San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-11-10

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In ten minutes / must say goodbye.
color replaced her extreme pallor; her
large eyes sparkleG; she dominated the
| conversation. Captain Lisle watched her
closely; her manner was quite natural,
while his lost the curt decision which char
acterized it at first. She questioned him
as to how many horses Waring could keep,
rs to where they should lve-said she was
glad he was not encountered with landed
estates, as she would like TO ramble about,
and much more to the same effect, half in
| Jest. At length he looked at his watch
| In ten minutes | must say goodbye"
he said. II get out at the next station,
and wait for the four fifty train to Gales
ford"
What long tiresome wait! You really
| have sacrificed yourself to friendship"
| Il have" he returned, emphatically. 81
wonder if you exactly appreciate the sacri-
! flee"
II do, indeed"
MAY l not call and learn from your own
! lips how you are going On?"
You see it is little uncertain where
you may find us fear they do not allow
our destination, if Mr.. Warning has not the
goodness to charge himself with our sup
port"
at is too bad that these wealthy new
men get the pick of everything! Ali here
we are. Do you know, it is awfully hard
to say goodbye; really feel little MUIR
derous towards Waring."
Beware! / have taken him under my
protection"
at is not goodbye, however; will see
you in ten days or q fortnight. Till then,
dddtOl'
He pressed her hand close, she withdrew
it in fierce haste; the next moment he was
standing on the platform, yet another, and
the train was again in motion. Miss Cliff
ford kissed her hand with sauCy smile as
she passed out of sight The only other
passenger who alighted gave up his ticket,
and Lisle was left to pace the damp gravel
and think over the conversation he had
Just held
81 am well out of it," was his first
thought; but she took my advice rather
differently from what IeXpected. fancied
we would have had high-hOwn sentiment,
perhaps tears and despair. | suspect l do
not quite understand my fair friend. How
beautifully fair she is. l did not dream
she had so much pluck. BY JoveI she
turned my flank by her ready acceptance
of my suggestions; but | fancy it was a
tremendous blow, for all that! She was
growing fond of mel know it, feel it
and ! never was so near making a fool of
myself about any woman as about Mona
Clifford; but it would not dol Matrimony
is a hideOus institution. Even MOna's fine
eyes, and general charm (She is CharmingD
would lose their effect in few years-per-
haps in few months, and / might be
brute, or she would think me one. Any |
how, | did not make my early start this |
morning for nothing"
Meanwhile Mona was carried deeper and !
deeper into the gloom of the fast-c closing |
October evening. Alone-unwatched, she |
set loose the reins of her self-cOntrol, and !
Welded to the storm of shame and despair
which rent her soul.
She had indeed grown fond" of Lisle,
after months of frequent intercourse, dur
ing which he had sought her with so much
carefully yelled assiduity-and won her
confidence by happy assumption of elder.
brotherly authority, hecked with CLEANS
of passionate admiration, which seemed to
flash out in spite of himself, and were real
enough. Now behold! the time of trial
came, and he was eager to hand her over
to another. How coul she have been so
blind-So deluled? Her rage was more
against herself than against him. Her
long slender fingers clutched the arms of
The seat with feverish force, in her agony
and self-contempt. How could she have
been so weak, so conceited, as to suppose
hat she had become all in all to such
nan as ST. John Lisle? Yet, yet he did
admire her and seek herl A hundred in
stances crowded on her memory which
night well have misled her; important $
rifles which could not have occurred had
lie not loved her at the time. If he had,
Why did he change so suddenly? What f
lad she done to forfeit the tenderness of t
which she was 50 sure? No! She was not
IL self-deceived He was false, tickle,
rual-she might be less hard upon her V
elf As to poor Waring, she bestowed /
mall consideration on his honest affection v
or her. OF all the hOuse-party at Har- I
Owby Chase, she had taken least notice il
him. Their previous intercourse had \
Onssted Of a few meetings at evening
arties, where he had perseveringly asked