San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-12-23


did weapons hung upon the wall and
the polished wooden floor was partly
covered with extremely rich carpets.
"Do you know what she said to
me when helped her into the car
riage?' asked Kafks.
No. did not attempt to hear"
"She did not mean that you should
hear her. She made me promise to
send you to her with news of myself,
She said that you hated her and would
not go to her unless l begged you to
do so. Is that true?"
Il have told you that l do not hate
her. hate her cruelty. l will GER
tainly not go to her of my own
choice
She said that | had tainted. That
was u lie. She invented it as an ex-
cuse to attract you, on the ground OF
her interest in my condition"
Evidently"
"She hates me with an extreme
hatred. Her real interest lay in show
ing you how terrible that hatred
could be. 1t is not possible to con-
ceive of anything more diabolically
bad than what she did TO me. She
made me her sport-yours, too, per-
haps, or she would, at least. have
wished it. On that holy ground
where my people lie in peace she
made me deny my faith, she made me,
in your eyes and her own, personate
a renegade OF my race, she made me
confess in the Christian creed, he
made me seem to die for belief | alb
no.. Can you conceive OF anything
more devilishp A moment later she
smiles upon me and presses my hand,
and is anxious to know of my good
health. And but for you l should
never have known what she had done
TO me. | owe you gratitude, though
it be for the worst pain l ever have
suffered. But do you think | will for.
give her?"
You would be forgiving If you
could" said the Wanderer, his own
anger rising again at the remem-
brance of what he had seen.
"And do you think that can love
stillp"
No"
You are mistaken. l love her
with all my heart will therefore
kill her."
"She made me promise to send you
to her, if you would 60" he said.
"Will you go to her nowp"
What shall l tell he? l warn you
that since"
You need not warn me. l know
what you would say. But / will be no
common murderer. l will not kill
her as she would have killed me.
Warn her, not me. 20 to her and
say, Israel Kaf6a has promised
before God that he will take your
blood in expiration, and there is no es-
cape from the man who is himself
ready to die Tell her to fly for her
life, and that quickly"
And what will you gain by doing
this murder?' asked the WanGerer,
calmly. He was revolving schemes
for Unorna's safety, and half amazed
to find himself forced in common hui
manity to take her part,
81 shall free myself OF my shame in
loving her, at the price of her blood
and mine. Will you goP"
"And what is to prevent me from
delivering you over to safe-keeping
before you do this deedP"
You have no Witness" answered
Kafka with a smile. You are
stranger in the city and in this cOun-
try, and l am rich. l shall easily
prove that you love Unorna, and that
you wish to get rid of me out of jeal-
ousy."
That is true" said the Wanderer,
thoughtfully. Il will 60"
go quickly, them" said Israel
Kafka, " for | shall follow soon"
As the Wanderer left the room, he
saw the Moravian turn toward the
a;e where the keen, splendid east
ern weapons hum upon the wall.