San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-06-25

befriended them, and looked OFT at the
distant mountain peak which seemed
covered VIII powdered sugar in the
warm tropical landscape. Since the
earthquake the basin no longer bubbled,
but in all other respects Las Delicias
had escaped intact. How often had
Amy sat there alone. prey to the ter
rors of her imagination. how often had
she fancied her friend lying dead in the
wild Barranca, his hapless corpse titfully
illumined by the lava flames! She was
rapt with enthusiasm now at his mag
nificent success. But all danger was by
no means yet over, as appeared when,
without betraying the secret Of the po-
litical movement, he gave her an outline
Of his plans
I'VE shall march in force from Rio
FriO," he said. There we shall have
mules, and our porters will be trans
formed into fighting men. You used to
profess fancy for the romantic. Well,
now ask you to look at us a little in
that way, for surely there is an element
of romance in an expedition like ours"
But you will be in danger-ah, you
smile; could never make that have any
weight with you; but-but you do not
wish to fight and sacrifice lives? Think
how badly you will feel when you reach
New York if anything of that kind has
happened"
None but villains will try to stop us,
and they will deserve whatever happens
to them. The country will be all the
better for their taking off. No one shall
have this treasure while live"
"Oh, why will you talk 500" she ap-
all that a man hath he will give for his
ife?"
Till this is over do not feel that l
have even begun to live," he replied,
glOOmily. but let us not discuss that.
Before long, trust, we shall meet in
New York. When we meet there l shall
have wonderful story to tell you: but
till the,!'--
Amy "ulated s>-r.1Dlingly whether
this WI ,n,... :. , {. disclosure Of Lis
love for n.I.-.i, -. Sc 50 greatly
crave
II, g, ,.;.' %: Dp,Na Bc&triz
Shit. 4. , h.: -. on seen in public
SINCE the return t..l FL Jasmin." said
AM " .l.-- -. , terribly alarmed by
IT,. e.. -: II. WAS even more de-
p~:.,sn3 o.. -. ,g4- down than | was,
th,r ....i....&I NY other troubles be-
sides ;IIa& OF. She is living il strict
seclu .IvH went there to try to find
! her the 2 " OF the festa, but Sister Praxe-
dis brou,rlt me word she would see no.
body. How she recognized you at e.
Jas,nin remains the greatest of myster-
| les"
Walter told her Of the intercepted letter
-suppresSingi its purport- and then, little
! by little, as to one to whom all confidence
is due, of the whole interview, except as
to the place where the. riches Of the con-
vent We're buried; for this knowledge be-
| longed to no one, not even to himself
And why did you not take this treas
ure, and this true afTcction?" asked Amy,
genuinely marveling at him.
He remained stubbornly silent as tC
his motive.
He was asking himself speciously if it
were not really his duty now to ask the
| right to throw his protection round he1
and watch over her during the approach,
ing troubles
mo, no" his fixed conviction still an,
swered, 1.-The time has not come; all
may yet fail. No danger can come tc
her under the guardianship of this most
influential family"
How peculiarly fair she was, even in
spite of her worn look, after his long de
privation of the sight of her! how small
a victory it would have seemed for him
to have overcome even far greater blan-
| dishments for her sake. Their hands
trembled with agitation as they touched
| in parting.
What madness! what utterly unwar-
rantable conduct! what a yielding t.
temptation after all the severe resolu-
tons he had but just now registered!
Swayed by an impulse he could not con-
troll, and one that seemed to extend as
well to her, and hardly knowing what
he did, Walter took Amy fairly in his
| arms, held her form for one delicious in
slant against his own, kissed her peach
like cheek, her brow, her lovely hair.
Don Walter" she protested, in an in,
] describable murmur of gentle resistance
that haunted him many long day like
a refrain of the sweetest music, or one
Of those exquisite aromas that are some
times blown across the track of the trav,
eler on mountain road.
CHAPTER XIV.
A FIERCE ENEMY SwOOPS DOWN UPON
TIIE TIDE