San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-07-17

ter one glance into Lucille's face gave
her cordial greeting and led the way
to handsome parlor.
"Do you admire my homer" she asked
when Lucille had Invested herself of her
travelling wraps.
81 think it beautiful" said Lucille
heartily, "and it shows to advantage in
this fresh springtime, with the green
grass springing up everywhere and the
trees putting forth their young leaves
and buds"
"You are enthusiastic" said Mrs. La
motto, land feel sure shall like you.
Draw your chair nearer, and l will tell
you in confidence why advertised for a
homely governess."
Lucille, who had called herself Miss
Danvers cher middle name), did as Mrs.
Lamotte requested, and that lady began:
II am a widow, as of course you per-
ceive by my mourning. My poor Arthur
died five years ago, and left Inc this es-
tate and comfortable income. Ny only
brother is bachelor, and spends his
winters in the city, but his summers with
me. / expect him here next week. He
is wealthy and much sought after, and /
have had a terrible time protecting him
from the snares set for him by every old
maid and young miss in the neighbor-
hood. l had one pretty governess, and l
firmly made up my mind that would
never have another. There shall be no
more running round the garden NOON
light evenings and culling buttonhole
bouquets. Do you know, Miss Danvers,
actually caught that sly Miss Garfield
in the very act of pinning a rose on my
brothers coat! OF course paid her a
months salary in advance and sent her
off. am obliged to have governess
for my two poor darlings, but it shall
never be said that my only brother was
sacrificed on my account to one of those
sly, deep, pretty governesses. No, l
have had enough of them. suffered
from nervous apprehension all the time
Miss Garfield was here. Another week
the sly thing would have been my broth
ers wife"
Il don't think 1 shall trouble his peace
of mind" said Lucille lsnguidly, in
wardly laughing ut Mrs. Lamotto's tribu-
lations. Il an sure we will not wander
in the garden and pick roses together"
''Oh, l am sure there is no danger with
r0u," said Mrs. LamOtte.
Several days went quickly by, Lucille
being charmed with her new life. She
completely won the hearts of her two
little pupils, and found both interest and
amusement in teaching them. She had
now regular duties which she was obliged
to fulfill, and found life much more
bcarable than at BarristOwn.
One morning when she entered the
breakfast room she started back rs if she
had seen IN apparition, for there in an
easy chair, his handsome head on his
hand, his blue eyes bent on the carpet as
if in melancholy dreaming, sat Godfrey
Wayne. He was evidently entirely at
home, for, hearing a footstep. he looked
up, saw. Lucille, and rising from his
chair came forward, saying:
Miss Dlnvnr5. I am sure. | arrived
very late last night, AMI saw my sister
but few moments, yaG she found time
to tell me of you ani the love Maud and
Willie bear you"
He did not recognize her then. Why
should he? She had been in full dress
ut both places where they had met, and
her hair had been dressed with flowers
and sprinkled with gold dust. Of course
she looked vastly different now in plain
dress of dark muslin and her luxuriant
hair in simple coil. And of course,
too, Geoffrey Wayne would never think
of finding in his sisters governeSs the
sister of his fiancee, whom he had been
told was at Barristown.
Before Lucille could collect her
thoughts sufficiently to reply Mrs. La
motto entered, evidently not at all dis
turbAl at fin ling her handsome brother
al her honlaly goyerness together Lu-
ellie saw by the way she jOked and
lu .hed at Gaoftey about matrimOny
and the SHARES spread for him that she
knew nothing Of his engagement to EN-
lily.
Mr. Godfrey Wayne had come to pass
the summer with his sister as usual
but to the lady'S astonishment he did
not enter with his usual zest into her
plans for croqust parties and archery
matches. Lucille noticed that he was
grave almost to melancholy, and when
letters came from Emily would go of to
the little arbor at the foot of the garden
and sit for hours smoking gloomily.
Lucille was sitting alone on the front
piazza reading one evening when little
Maud came running excitedly to her.
"Oh, Miss Danver5!" she cried, almost
out of breath, come to Uncle Geof
frey. A horrid horse kicked him in the
leg, and it is broken. Peter aud Sam