San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-12-18


everything you tell me-"
You must believe me or renounce
all claim to intelligence, answered
the little man climbing from his chair
and sitting upon the table at her ell
bow. His short, sturdy legs swung
at a considerable height above the
floor, and he planted his hands firmly
upon the boards on each side of him.
The attitude was that of an idle boy.
and was 50 oddly out of keeping with
his age and expression that Unorna
almost laughed as she looked at him,
"At all events he continued, "you
do not doubt my absolute sincerity.
You come to me for an explanation.
l give you the only sensible one that
exists. and the only one that can have
sedative effect upon your excite
ment. OF course, if you have any
special object in believing in ghosts
if it affords you any great and lasting
pleasure to associate, in imagination,
with specters, wraiths and airly ma
licious shadows will not cross your
fancy
'Perhaps you are right
"Will you allow me to say some
thing frank, Unorna?" said Keyork
with unusual difiidepce.
IF you can manage to be frank
/! without being brutal"
1T will be short, at all events. 1t
Is this. | think you are becoming
superstitious. He watched her close.
ly to see what effect the speech would
produce. She looked up quickly.
Am L? What is superstition?"
"Gratuitous belief in things not
proved"
II expected a different definition
from YOU"
Seriously, Unorna, am not the
devil. l can prove it to you conclu-
sively on theological grounds
Can youP They say that his mai
esty is lawyer, and successful one.
linen prioe is lis cnIeI characteristic.
Am proud, Unorna? The question
! is absurd. have nothing to be proud
ola little Cd man with a gray beard,
of whom nobody ever heard anything
remarkable. No one ever accused
me of pride. H,w could | be proud
of anything? Exc pit of your acquaint-
ance, my dear lady" he added, gal
lantly, laying his hand on his heart
and leaning toward her as he sat.
Unorna laughed at the speech and
threw back her disheveled hair with
a graceful gesture Keyork paused.
why should the evil one have a
monopoly in the soul market? You
remind me of my argument. You
would have distracted DemOsthenes
in the heat of peroration or Socrates
in the midst of his defense, if you had
flashed that hair of yours before their
old eyes. You have almost taken the
life out OF my argument. | was going
to say that my popularity is not less
exclusive than Lucifer's, though it
takes a different turn. | was going
TO confess, with the utmost frankness
and the most sincere truth, that my
only crime against heaven is most
perfect, answering, devotional love
for my own particular self. In that
attachment have never wavered yet
but really cannot say what may
become of Keyork Arabian if he looks
at you much longer"
You are betraying yourself, Ke-
york. You must control your feelings
better or | shall find out the truth
about you"
''1ou have really no cause for
nervousness now that it is all over, j."
remarked the sage, who had not de-
scended from his perch on the table.
He is very well. 1t is one of those
cases which are interesting as being
new, or at least only partially inves-
hgated. We may as well speak in
confidence, Unorna, for we really un-
derstand each other. Do you not
think sop
That depends upon what you have
to say"
mot Woodworking that ought to
offend you. You must consider, my
dear" he said, assuming an admira-
bly, paternal tone, that | might be
your father and that have your well
fare very much at heart. as well as
your happiness. You love this man
no, do not be angry, do not interrupt
me. You could not do better for
yourself or for him"
And yours is in reality CHART
able nature, dear UnOrna, though you
are sometimes little hasty with poor
old Keyork. Good again. You, be-
ing moved by a desire for this mans
welfare, most kindly and mildly take
steps to cure him of his madness. The
delusion is strong, but your will is
stronger. The delusion yields after