San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-08-09

hate him simply because he stool
of him.
No one, to watch Noel in SOC
in the presence of his brother {
would suppose for a moment
looked upon Lane with other tn
ings of the warmest regard a.,
radeship. 1t was only in hia
thoughts. which he admitted to
on earth, that Noel realized V
real feelings were towards a II.
had never done him q wrong, /
had treated him on all OCCASION
and private, with courtesy and
Grafton.
For some reason or other the
ant felt restless and dissatisi
morning. The atmosphere of
was decidedly uncongenial. Il
man who rarely read anything,
whom letter writing was a bore.
sure. he had little of it to do, for
in the regiment had expressed
to hear from him. 1t was a no
day; the stylish white flannel
which he had arrayed his hands,
was wasting its elegance on ii
air Of u bare and empty room,
of being seen in the boudoirs Of
or the billiard rooms at the cluL
ness was slack: 10 recruits we
ing in, and Mr.. Noel could sta
longer. y ring from his bell su.
the sergeant TO the room.
There doesn't seem to be an
hood OF recruits coming in such
this. sergeant" said Mr.. Noel. -
ing up to the club for a while:
body should come in, send on,
men up there for me: I'll return
And with that he took his straw
light cane and strolled leisurelv
street. His was a figure that
man-and more women-woulC
look at more than once Tall,
CANT in build, always dressed
lent taste, Gordon Noel in any c
ity would have been pronounc,
markably presentable man. Hi
has been said, was very fine;
dark ana handsome, shaded !
thick lashes; his hair dark and
his mustache, dark and droop;-
ed only to enhance the brillianC
even white teeth thai flashed I'M
it in his frequent smiles and
laughter. One would say, in lC.
Noel, that he was a man of 81
sunny disposition; and so he wa
they found him at the club; an
lounger5 there hailed him wit
shouts as he entered; for, thong
fortnight had elapsed since hi.
and four days of that time he h
absent, giving his testimony be
court martial in New York ha
had nevertheless won his way
hearts Of all the young fellows
the club, and no more popular 1
Gordon Noel had ever come wi,
doors OF The Queen City"
What are you going to h
MANI" was the first question as
Noel laughingiy ordered a shl
bier, saying the day was far to,
anything stronger.
who's that | just saw going
billiard rooTn?" he asked.
THAT? That's Regy Vincent. .
you met him YETI"
"Regy Vincent, said Noel.
the brother Of the Miss Vincen;
met at the party last night
THE very same" was til
Mighty bright fellow, too, ar
jolly enc; though he has beer
luck of late"
How in hard luck?" asked
looking man seated in a big a:
lowering FOR a moment the N
which he had been reading.
We'll, through his fathers il
Change. You all know, of COZ
Vincent was nearly busted be.
corner went under last week"
81 know this" was the cal
that while he did stand for a
on the ragged edge and Will
be that had that corner not bro
it did he would have been in sol
in some way he or his partn,
came to taw with additional fl
had the COnsummate pluck t.
more at the very moment VIII,
believed that that syndicate '
to have everything their own
far from being badly bitten by
it's my belief that Vincent, Cl;
came out of it with a very pre-,
to the good"
well. of course, Harris, '
know more about it than l do.
cannot be gladder than l am to
Vincent's status is so much be-
we supposed. I'm glad on his acc
glad on Regis account, and In
larly glad on Miss Mabel's acco.