San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-01-16

the one psrT0, r:us -. = =Aser. Nssrs ne
stumbled, it is highly psssisis sEsthsr Ass
should fall Ho had the two sons
Ny lord raped suddenly and violently on
the table.
What is thisg' cried he Speak outIr
al will them" said |, my veice almost
strangled with the thuRHing of ry heart.
If you continue to indulgs Mr. Alexander,
you are following in your father r9otstsps
Beware, my lord, lest when ~ Avs up,
your son should follow in Tho MASTERS"
| had never meant 10 put the thing so
crudely; but in the extreme Of fear thsrs
comes a brutal kind of courass-ths most
brutal, indeed, of sll-and I burned my ships
with that plain word | nsver had tn. an
swer. When lifted my head my lord had
risen to his feet and the next moment he fell
heavily on the floor. The ft or seizure en-
dured not very long He came TO himself
vacantly. put his hand TO his head, which
was then supporting, and says he, in a broken
voice: II have been i'll, ;" and little after:
Help mel" | got him to his fsct, and Re
stood pretty well, though he kept hold of the
table Il have been i'll, Mackellar," he said
again Something broke, Nackellar, OF was
going to break, snd then all swan away.
think was very angry Never you mind
Mackellar, never You mind, my man.
would nae hurt hair upon your head Too
much has come and gone. It's a certain
thing between us two But | think, Mackel
lar, will go to Mrs. Henry think win
go to Mrs Henry" said he, and got pretty
steadily from the room, leaving ME overcome
with penitence.
Presently the door few open and my lady
swept in with flashing eyes. Nv hat is al!
thiss" she cried What have you done to
my husband! win nothing teach you your
position i'll this house, viii YOU never cease
from making and meddlingf"
my lady" said |. "since | have been in
this house have had plenty OF hard words
For awhile they were my daily diet, and /
swallowed them all AS for today you NAV
ell me what you please; you will never find
the name hard enough for such a bmnder
And vet | meant it for the best"
told her all with ingenuity, oven As it is
written here; and when she had heard me
out she pondered, and could see hsr ami
mostly fail. Yes" she said, you meant
, we'll, indeed have had the same thought
myself or the same temptation rather,
which makes me pardon you. But, dear
God, can you not understand that he can
bear no more! He can bear no more!" she
cried THE cord is stretched to swapping.
What matters the future, If he have one or
two good days"
Amen" said l. Il will NEEDLE no more.
| am pleased enough that you should recog-
nize the kindness of my meaning
YES" said my lady, but VIXEN it came
to the point, | have to suppose your courage
failed you: for what you said was said cru
ely" She paused, looking at me; then sud
denly smiled little, and said a singular
thing: "Do you know what you are. Mr.
Mackellarl You are an old maid
No more incident Of any nots occurred in
the family until the return of that i'll starred
man, the master. But have to place here
a second extract from shs noEneirs Of Chova-
Iier Burke, interesting in itself and highly
necessary for my purpose 10 is our only
sight Of the master on his Indian travels, and
the first word in these pages Of Sscundra
Dass. One fact, it is 10 observe, appears
here very clearly, which, il wo had known
some twenty years ago, how many cslamisies
and sorrows had been spared that Secundra
Dass spoke English.