San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-06-16


own And you were his friend, made
moiselle? /, can see that he POSSESSED
talent, but that he deserved your regard
that seems strangep ---.'.a .-.s-.-s -zz---z
.. "Count de Lisle, said Olympia, rising
up in angry indignation which she found
it hard to control, .'you don't know what
you are saying, and that is your only ex-
cuse, Keppel Darke died an innocent
man. He was not my friend only; +
loved him. | told him so when last
saw him, and if he were alive should
be now his wife. That portrait is. the
last thing he painted, it is the only
|, thing OF his that is left to me-. Do you i,
think I would part with it? But you
did not know or you would not have
dared to speak sor' iham. 'aii' -a,o.,Ifi
'es The Count de Lisle listened with his "
head bent, and without answering he
moved to the, window and stood looking
out. After, while he turned and leaned
with his back against the, sill. IN INV Ir,
lf, "Mademoiselle,n he said, 81 am glad
ito believe that Keppel Darke was inno-
cent do believe it, for am sure that
you could not have loved a man who was
capable of such a crime; but Mr. Ban
nick told me he was not executed. Are
| You certain that he is deadY'.n5 u,5 a5
a, "His body was found chained to the
officer who was taking him to prison. =
oh, ifnthere were any a doubt >, She ,
pressed her hands together and her lips
'trembled- go
%. "Of course there can be1'none. But
had he lived you would have been his
wifep HS'Tfnu- So! -sa1 Tn.milfam, -
She covered her face with her hands,
and then dropped INTO her chair and
leaned her head against the back OF 1t.
The count stood looking down at her.
He took Of his eyeglasses, and his pow.
'erfui dark eyes We're bent upon her with
an intense expression lips were
parted as Tito speak But at That mo
menu a'sounanot6 voices was audlple n /.
an adJoImns ROOM, MIS- "banincK ana.
MIS- haven naa returned rom tneir
shopping expedi1ion. Inc count recoV--
ered hiH Iise IN an instant. no,,, is' ~
|ut II viii DO myself the honor 70 cai
again, Miss Raven, ne said. Forgive
me for having disturbed. YOU nope
you Will link OF me az your TREND.
And then, as the ladies opened tne door. e.
he bowed to them silently and ceremoni-
Dusty and went out
T.. -. So.
His carriage, with two horses, was
standing before the door,, As the count
emerged from the house on the sidewalk
there was singular bright and triumph
ant expression on his face, as If some re! =
fnarkable happiness had befallen him.
| Y An understood man of ,dark-complex-
ion. with black stubble of beard on his
face and wearing a ragged coat and q ,
derby hat rusty with age and two sizes
too big, for him, was shaznbling along
the sidewalk in pair of boots that were
not mates. AS the Count de Lisle ap-
proacbed his carriage the dingy wreck
of civilization sprany I'd open the car
rage door. having determined at a,
glance that the count was not only able
II afford him a quarter. but was in the
right humor to do so.-.--. e. 80
The cnuntrlooked- ut the man as he,
stood ducking, and scraping, with his hat
IN MS naaa'' ana p4osins' ne ~. Ans
myers ~ nis Ma'1 n'St n p s.o M
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nave hoslnns ou. .en go ptSSot
mat oetIer ,tllau nQt IN ca1.s.n.
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