San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-06-18

joined:
Il have exchanged but very few
words with her in all our acquaintance.
Whatever influence | may have exerted
upon her is apart from my own doing.
did not suppose single worldly idea had
ever entered her innocent little head"
There was a hearty sincerity in this
that carried conviction with it.
"Oh, how awkward have been! said
Amy, ashamed of her girlish conduct,
and alarmed for the differences he might
naturally draw from it. 1T was only
that felt little hurt, think. at-at
not having been informed of such an
affair, if it We're so. You must punish
NE by not telling me what You hal in
mind to tell.
'On the contrary, | have come ex
presSly to offer you confidence would
not intrust to any other human being"
That is a compliment, indeed. How
shall | show my appreciation"
Il have penetrated to the heart of the
ancient mystery and superstition; | have
seen the Yellow Snake.
lis it such an extraordinary secret? 1t
really exists. them"
1T really exists, and it is as different
from what you may imagine as anything
can possibly be"
Il trust it has not brought you the
traditional i'll luck?'
That remains to be seen. Perhaps It
depends upon you"
Upon ne: You do me great honor"
lit was Jour suggestion that sent me
there, 50 loAOr to whom honor is due. l
have scarcely eaten or slept since | saw
you last" he broke out, in great excite
rient. What do you think the Yellow
Snake isl
How cen tell? Is 1t the principal
feature of all those wonders that you are
so disturbed over it,
1T is a periodical deposit of pure mol
ten gold
This from you, so skeptical of all
treasure stories!" she exclaimed. you
used to consider them mere fairy tales"
IT Is t.::'. Oh, do not doubt it. A
kinder tl.2 seems to have smiled upon
me. 1t is, perhaps, treasure incalculs-
BIZ. See Lere!" And ne drew forth
some singular fragments of yellow
| metal I,
At the view Of these, some of his own
excitement was communicated to her.
! She gazed upon them and held them In
| her fair hands with fascinated eyes.
Walter Arroyo began al account Of all
that had happened. He had two objects
in view, and it was apparently his pur-
pose to intervene them. lis discoY-
cry permitted him to plan for happt-
ness that had heretofore been hOpelessly
beyond his reach. /
II had never before been consumed by
SO desperate a thirst for fortune" he
said. "Why do you think it was?" he
asked pointedly. L
All indications seemed to point to his
answering that it was for her sake; but
so chagrined was she by her recent con-
duct, and fearful lest he should think
her forward, that she caught confusedly
at every pretext for diverting the con-
versat;Jn from the subjects that might
have offered him his opportunity.
Come, let us sit down by the spring."
she said. DO you know, one day while
you We're gone, by the way, the basin
Ebubbled and surged in way that it had
never been known to do before"
Did it, indeed" He was much struck
by the statement, and, on verifying dates
and time Of day, it appeared that the
disturbance conceded with the time Of
his troubling the great travertine basin.
1T establishes the direct connection
between the BarranCa and the hacienda
have often fancied," said Don Walter.
This is. iniaal, strange There will
| undoubtedly - soma way of turning it
to account in II " x Of getting out the
millions that may AZ last render it pos
sible for me to become humble citizen
of your Opulent United States"
How absurdly you choose to talk of
your own country, rs though everybody
there wara rolling in fabulous wealthr'i
All the women are not, at any rate" -,
she added, impulsiyeiy.
For example,
Her remark was evidently not throwni
away upon uninterasted ears, and theyi
drifted, as people will in talk, into al
side issue, which soon, however, became;
as momentous as the leading one.
You see before you, without gOingI
any further, one striking example. You'll
may have thought, from seeing me hereI
with people who live in such splendor,
that had everything on an equal foot
ing: did you not;"
Perhaps Ihad some such impression"
| You were Wrguy They tell me- vel