San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-10-22

tlce nm, but he was disappointed. He
was walking ahead when he heard a fa-
miliar voice calling his name. He turned
and saw Mr.. Hartman reckoning to him.
The carriage had stopped in front of the
academy and the banker and his daugh-
ter were alighting.
LENA thought she would like to goto
the theatre this evening" said Mr..
Hartman, after shaking hands with him,
80, as she never saw The Old Home
stead l have brought her here. have
a box, and l want You to come in with
us, unless you have some special en-
gagement."
II want to see a-friend." said Hen
shall.
lyon can go put between the acts
and see him. may want to see a mar
myself, and l know that Lena will ex-
cuse us" said the banker with a facetious
wink to the young man.
The artist came to the conclusion that
the young lady, in whom he felt a much
more lively interest than he did in Lena
Hartman, had probably gone too far for
him to overtake her, and so he allowed
his fiancee to persuade him to enter the
academy. Il really have some business
on hand, though" he remarked, ''and l
shall be obliged to leave before the end
of the performance"
He had seen Denman Thompson's play
before, and he was far too much en-
crossed i'll his own thoughts to take any
interest in the quiet rustic scene ON the
stage.
In the meantime DR.. Watson, as the
evil eyed n chose to style himself for
the time being. had gone along Four
tenth street as quickly as his legs could
walk.
When he reached Union square he
looked around in the vain hope that he
might catch sight of Miss Crawford.
She had disappeared, and he did not
know which way to turn. People surged
around in every direction, and he knew
that if the girl had tried to escape she
might have taken a horse car, as long as
she had reached the corner ahead of
him.
Curse the luck" he muttered; ''if it
hadn't been for that young idiot on the
block above l should have had her in
safe keeping before now"
He went over to the Morton House
cafe, sat down at one of the tables and
ordered a glass of absinthe.
Il thought | had time to catch her
a~>in before she reached Union square,"
he unused. II wonder if she really walked
that whole block. She couldn't have
taken one of the green cross own cars,
as / did not notice any pass there. Let's
see, where could she have gou,? Not to
any of the places on the south side Of
the street, that's very ure. She might
have entered Steinway hall. By jove
she must have done it."
This idea impressed him as being very
good, and he told the waiter to bring
him some more absinthe. As he slipped
the liqueur his mind was active.
"Of course that old fool Steinmetz is
bringing III a new fiddler, and she
would naturally want to attend the con-
cert. Supposing-no, it is not possible
yes, it is, though-she might have
sought work there herself. | do not
know but that she is the new C...nilla
Urso herself. I'll find out"
He did not dream of going to the hall
himself and seeing his old friends Stein
metz and Neuberger. He left the cafe,
and as a first move bought an Evening
World from a newsboy and turned i'm
mediately to the amusement column,
where he saw the announcement that
Miss Louise Neville, a talented young
artistic, would make her first public ap-
pearance in the United States.
Louise Neville may be Es2na Lewis"
he thought. 1T is not probable that
she would appear under her own name
or under the alias adopted by her father"
To settle the question to his own salts
faction he walked around to the nearest
florist and bought u large bouquet.
Then upon a blank card he wrote:
with the sincere regards of an cid
st. Louis friend who has often enjoyed
in, private the accomplishments that the
public are now given an opportunity to
applaud. EDWIN ST. LEONARD"
He instructed a young man to deliver
the flowers to Miss Neville off the stage,
and to say that he had been sent by Mr..
st. Leonard. Fifteen minutes later the
messenger returned.
when | handed her the flowers" he
reported, ''she said she was surprised to
hear that Nh. st. Leonard was in New
York, and she told me to thank him for
her.
Il am glad to have that much settled.
Now | can lay my hands on Edna"