San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-10-15

tested warmly. Every likely l do keep
rather too watchful an eye upon the
seamy side of most things; but that only
gives me a keener Joy in the things
which have no seamy side. And one Of
those things, he ventured to add, would
be visit to Westmoreland Will you
be there the whole of next winter, do
you think? In the month of January
for instanceg"
II really don't know; but we live
there and we don't often leave home"
answered Dorothy.
80 that if were to turn up at that
time-if happened to be staying for
few days with my cousin, Sybil Belvoir
Il might hope to find you in the neigh
borhood? | don't see why shouldn't
invite myself to stay with Sybil when
return" he continued musingly. Then
something that he saw in Dorothy's face
prompted him to add, "She and are
nothing more than friends and cousins
now, and | am sure that she is quite as
glad of that as | am"
Miss Leslie made no rejoinder, but
presently she asked him whether he
would have another cup of tea, and ON
his declining moved into the front room,
whittier he followed her perforce. The
old lady, who may have had intelligence
enough to surnise why her company had
been desired, and why her room would
now be more welcome, rose at once to
depart, and after she had gone poor
Percy had to pass through an uncom-
Portable FIVE minutes. Mrs. Leslie was
a simple, honest sort of woman, and as
the news which her daughter impaired
to her so calmly filled her with conster-
nation it was quite out of her power to
conceal what she felt
She said, "Oh, indeed!" and then re-
manned absolutely silent while Hef visitor
explained somewhat confusedly that he
required a change, and that it was the
fashion to go round the world now, and
so forth; but when he reached the point
of saying that he should try to be in
Westmoreland in six months time she
could not refrain from giving him a
tolerably direct snub.
I'VE do not see much of Lady Belvoirs
friends, said she Lady Belvoir scarce
ly visits at all in the country, and should
not, in any case, care very much about
that kind of society. Besides, am not at
all sure that we shall be at home in JAN
uary. should be glad to escape the long
winter, and we may very possibly move
south when the cold weather sets in"
And if you do go south where will
you go2" asked Percy, who felt that he
could not afford to accept snub.
That is quite uncertain Dorothy.
dear, didn't you say that you wanted me
to go to some shops with You? And do
you see what the time is?"
After that Percy could only take him.
self off as speedily as possible. Mrs.
Leslie's method of showing displeasure
was lacking in grace and dignity, but
she had every right to be displeased and
he had none to resent the very chilling
accents in which she babe him farewell
Dorothy, if less undisguisedly angry, was
scarcely less cold, and the impression
which he took away with him was that
his chance of ever being forgiven was
small indeed.
Carlton House terrace was perhaps
rather an odd place to go in search of
consolation; nevertheless it was to Carl
ton House terrace that he betook him
self straightway. His cousin was the
only person, except Lord Guise, to whom
he could confide even a portion Of
his woes, and he remembered that she
had more than once displayed good
natured sort of interest in this second
love affair of his.
Lady Belvoir was at home, and the
speech with which she received him was
a welcome one to his ears, because it en-
abled him to plunge without preface into
his subject.
Have you come to ask for my bless
ing?" she inquired. II heard that you
were expected in Ebury street this aft
ernoon, and | am so extraordinarily
clever that can guess what errand
took you there.
"You are very clever, " he replied; 'but
like other clever people you sometimes
make bad shot. | went to Ebury
street to say good-by. The fact is that
have made up my mind to take trip
round the world, and suppose | shall
hardly be back before the beginning of
next year"
Dear mel" said Lady Belvoir. And
what do you mean by that, pray?"
"Oh, don't know; nothing in particu-
lar want to see Bombay and Calcutta
and Yokohama and-and all the other
horrid places that people talk about"
"You look as if you did. And | won
der why you wanted to begin by seeing