San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-03-31

81 am sure you do not mean, and now
the tone was pleadingly serious, Ito re-
main here at my window after request
you to go away. lam, as you have said,
the only girl at Overlook." ylltE II !
'"If there were thousand girls at
Overlook
mot one of them, trust, would pro
long dialogue with a young gentleman
at night through the open window of her
bedroom"
Half, in respectful Difference to Mary's
unassailable statement of the rule of
propriety applicable to the situation.
and half in inconsiderate petulance at
being dismissed, Gerald let 60 of the
sash with an impulse that almost closed
it. This time two miniature hands came
outiunder the swinging fran ne. Would
more than one hand have been naturally
used? Was it not an awkward method
of shutting a window? And Mary War
riner, was not clumsy creature. But
there were the hands and Gerald grasped
them. They fiuttered for freedom like
birGs held captive in broad palms by
completely caging fingers. Then he un-
covered them, but for an instant kept
them prisoners by encircling the wrists
long enough to inpetuously kiss them.
Another second and they We're gone the
window was closed and the offender was
alone. 4
He walked slowly away, accusing him.
self of folly and ungentlemanliness, and
he. felt better upon getting out of the
clear, searching moonshine into the dim,
obscuring shade of rocks and trees,
among which the path wound crookedly,
There rapid footsteps startled him, as
though he were a skulking evildoer, and
the swift approach of a man along an in
tersecting pathway made him feel like
taS;y:. Jo <,owaxdly digit. BIZ he recog-
nized he monomaniac Epb. who was in
breathless tremor. /
"Mr. Heath, could man walk to
Dimmersville before the telegraph sta
ton there opens in the morning. Eph
asked. with, several catches of breath,
and a reeling movement of physical
weakness. .s..' '.'.# jt.0I { + /
You go to bed, Eph," was the reply,
meant to be soothing "and I'll see that
your telegram goes from here the earliest
thing in the morning That won't be
more than six or seven hours from now
six or seven hours" the poor fellow
deploringly moaned; "fll be a good
many years older by that time Oh, it's
awful to have your life go whizzing
away like mine does, and he clutched at
Gerald with his fidgety hands, with a
vague idea of slowing himself by holding
to normal human being. ......... I
Then he darted away, swaying from
side to side with faintness, and disap-
peared in the foliage which lined the
path he was following.
( Gerald watched him out of sight, and
was about to resume his own different
way, when the voice of Tonic Ravelli
was heard, with its Italian extra "a" to
the short words and heavy emphasis
on the final syllable of the long ones.
"Mistair Heath" he said, 81 saw-a
your affectionate parting wees Mees
Warmer"
. Gerald had just then the mind of a
culprit, and he began to explain apol-
ogetically: at was cowardly in me to
insult defenseless girl. She didn't in
vite it. Pm ashamed of myself"
He hardly, realized to whom he was
speaking. The two men were walking
rapidly, Ravelli taking two strides to
one of the bigger Gerald, in order to keep
alongside.
You should be ashamed-you-a
scoundrel."
As much of jealous fury and venomous
malice as could be vocaliZed in sixwords
was in Raveli's sudden outbreak. Gerald
was astounded. He turned upon his COM
panion. caught him by both lapels of his
coat and shook him SO violently that his
boot soles pounded the ground. Ravelli
staggered back upon being loosed, and
threw one arm around tree to steady
himself. ..s
II didn't mean to hurt you, said Ger
aid, ''but you shouldn't be reckless with
your language. Perhaps you don't know
what scoundrel means in English"
81 saw you-a kiss her hand"
did you? Well, do you know what
I'd do to you, Ravelli. if saw you kiss
her hands-as did-without her con-
sent? Ia wiring your miserable neck
Now. what are goa going to do to me:'
Il ANA going to keel you" S..
The biadeo2 knife flushed in Ravelli's
right hand as he made a furious onslaught.
Eutthe stronger and quicker man gripped
both of his assailant's wrists. threw him
violently to the ground and tortured
him with wrenches and doublngs until
he had 70 'rop the weapon. In the en-
counter the clothes of both men were