San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-10-30


of Esther's future life in consequence
would have been different. But she
was idle, she wanted occupation, she was
weary OF monotony, and so it happen
ed that she began to let the thought of
this woman fill her imagination. She
went again to see her presently, and
came away more than ever charmed
with her beauty. After that second in
terview she was to larg eextent fascin-
ated by her. Impressionable, if she
were light and Eighty too, she fell after
this to musing about her, specializing
over her possible history, trying to de-
wise schemes for helping her. She rath-
er Wearied the others with her perpet-
ual talk about her. She persuaded
Aunt Susan to go and call upon her, and
was considerably disappointed when
Miss Dunstan after that visit gave it as
her opinion that the widow was not
very agreeable woman. IF she is not
agreeable, she is something else that is
far more uncommon," Gabrielle said
little hotly; and to this Aunt Susan did
not make the least demur. Il think
she is something very uncommon in
deed, my dear, she rather dryly replied.
A sudden happy idea struck Gabrielle
at last after two or three weeks had
passed, during which the few and casual
glimpses which she had obtained of Mrs.
Hill had just suficed to keep her inter-
est in her on the increase.
II wish we could do something for
her." she was saying to Miss Dunstan
one day. II can't help thinking that
she is very poor. Aunt Susan. can we
/ really think of nobody, who wants a
governess?" "
MY dear, replied Aunt Susan, a little
irritably, for this question had been
put to her many times already, ''you
are quite aware that we do not know
anybody at present.
us there anything that she could
teach me then, wonder! l know so few
things: dare say, if l were to talk to
her should find that she could teach
me something" Gabrielle said.
Gabrielle, you are talking foolishly,"
replied Aunt Susan.
Because 1 say that I might learn
something?"-and Miss Lynn looked up
with those innocently astonished eyes
of hers.
"No-but because you know you don't
scant to learn. You wouldn't learn any
thing from Mrs. Hill. You know that
quite WELL"
but if 1 could engage her to teach
me, and pay her for it. it would not mat
ter whether l learnt or not. | want her
to be paid-that is the only thing care
about, and / can't go and offer her
money for nothing"
''My dear, you have such childish
schemes, and Aunt Susan shook her
kind old head.
Childish schemes are not bad
schemes always. l think my plan might
do till something better were to turn up.
Or--wait!' cried Gabrielle all at once,
with look of sudden inspiration in her
face. "Wait moment: have thought
of something" And then there was a
few moments pause. why should not
she come and read to Nelly?"
"Why should she?" asked AuntSusan
composedly.
Because Nelly would like i'll am
sure she would. She might have Mrs.
Hill instead of me; and she could have
her at a regular time, instead of only
having me when she can get me; and it
would save her from firing her own
eyes, and it would be something settled
and pleasant and orderly. If only Mrs.
Hill should read fairly well! But think
she muSt-she speaks as if she would.
l don't think she would ever gable
over a thing, as Nelly always says do
and as l dare say is quite true" said
Gabrielle with unWOntad humility.
Now. Aunt Susan, is there nc wisdom
in such plan as this?"
"Well, my dear. | don't see the use of
it," said Aunt Susan dOuStfully.
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