San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-06-19

right to be there, and he is probably not
spying after my movements, but it gives
me nervous feeling all the same. l
must end this. must go to the Barranca,
and stay there till the work is done"
Alone in that dismal place? 1t would
be too dreadful! Suppose you should be
sick?'
"a la guerre CONNIE a Ia guerre" he
responded as before; that is one of the
least considerations when there are so
many more important things to think
about. If anything should happen now
by my fault when only these few poor
thousands have been realized-a mere
drop in the bucket to the sum must
have-with what bitter regrets should
be overcOmew
But how will your absence be ac-
counted for? How long will it be? What
if you should meet with any accident"
expOstulated Amy, in pain, thousand
obstacles and dangers rising before her
fancy.
Il must appear to go to the United
States for visit; that will divert atten-
ton from me entirely, and may then
do as | please in my retreat. But letters
would naturally be expected from me.
Will you help me in this, also, or have
exhausted the measure of your aid?"
You have not yet even begun to draw
upon it"
suspicion will thus be allayed, and
without them it would be certain to
arise, to say nothing of its being a civil
thing to do. Let us say letter once in
three weeks; that will answer for my
good aunts. can plead being extreme
Iy busy, you know. Other people will
hear of me through the postmaster.
You speak of being gone for 50 long
time" exclaimed Amy, dismayed at
the prospect he opened before her.
Il can estimate it almost exactly, if
the luck holds good, allowing, of course,
liberal margin for contingencies. |
have never given you more than the
merest inkling Of burden and obliga-
ton that rests upon me, and am not
now prepared-it is not best-to do so.
But of this l assure you, by whatever
force you may attach to a solemn asSer-
ton of mine, that the object is most
worthy and honorable one. 1t is one that
you may well feel glad and even proud
to have assisted"
Amy recollected with sympathy the
hint he had once let fall of an adequate
cause for his recklessness, and her heart
smote her at the injustice she had more
than once done him in thinking him pos
SpSSpl Of ,upr"pnarv cr"pp.l
The sum is Il gl-at one" he con-
tinued, ''b1t till the LIST cent Of it is
realized must hyld ii ;5 Il sacred trust;
before heaven! seek no advantage Of
my own"
He named it.
Millions" cried Amy, aghast; chow
can they ever be realized?" Still, in her
heart she felt treasured, for had he not
on former occasion demanded the en-
tire contents of the heart Of the earth:
"Th4Yr ar t".o things 70 be DONE"
said Waiter. In the first place, will
you give NE a few points about New
Gork-the hotel at which | may be sup
posed to stop, for instance, and the thea
tres, palaces, noble monuments and Cll-
leries Of pictures and sculpture th4t
may see?-so that | can write as if |
were actually there"
ALAS! our poor noble monumer, and
galleries of sculpturel However, will
put our best foot foremost"
In the SECOND, place, will you be capa-
bic of so much duphcity as to find some
one in New York to receive the letters
and renal them from there?'
1T is in good cause, and l underta' (
it,"
She sent one, in fact, to her friend Mis-
Winchester, another to her family, and
another again to Miss Winchester, ex-
planning it in each instance as a joke, the
key to which they should have later
The composition of the first letter was
entered upon at once, and 50 much
amusement was caused by mistakes aris-
ing out of Walters preconceived ideas Of
things in the United States that a hui
morous light was cast, for the time being,
over the sadness of parting. 1t was pro-
posed that Amy should prepare for him
after each letter a few particulars, to give
a sort of cOntempOraneousnes to the
next, and he was to endeavor to steal
out, in disguise, once a month, to get
these notes, and leave his letter and also
one with some account of his own doings.
Where shall we put the letters" asked
Amy.
You know the cross set up at the
spot where the English governess was
killed by lightning; that is an excellent
place. A natural. easy path goes by it,