San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-11-27

mot according TO your standard, | i'm
agine," returned Mona, though | believe
he could make Kenneth independent, and
me, too; for | have found that woman
wants but little here below to make her
happy. Money cannot buy what is most
essential"
ooh, of course not! Still one wants a
few necessaries. l often wonder how poor
Geraldine will get on. She will not hear
of the horrors which wait on poverty"
MAY l." said Mona with slight hesit-
alton. may send my love to your mOther2
l am so fond OF her. And you know she
has right to be angry with me. Ibid not
behave well to"
ITO poor Leslie Waringl" put in Lady
Finistoun a. she hesitated. "NO, you did
not! Now, dare say you are sorry for it,"
81 am very sorry / panied him. but am
very glad / did not marry him. 1t would
have been bad for both of us"
perhaps so. AT any rate he is gone to
the bad, so some one was telling me. He
lost heaps of money on horses and at Monte
Carlo; and he got into an awfully fast set;
then he disappeared. They say he was
last seen blowing or breaking horses, or
some such thing, in Texas So, after all,
he might have ruined you as well as him
self il you had married him"
1T grieves me to hear such an account
OF him." replied Mona, after few mo
ment's silence. He was kind and gener-
Gus, and deserved better woman than ]
am"
Then came leave-taking, and the visitors
drove Off as the soft gloom of an autumnal
night began to deepen in the east.
"DOyOu mind walking back by yOurself?"
asked Kenneth. II am going up the hill
a bit to speak word to Allan, the shep-
herd"
"Oh, no. am only few steps from ouI
own road and there is nothing to fear
among these delightful hills"
That's true I'll be back before sup.
per-" and Kenneth went swiftly on, with 9
free, swinging step.
The sound of his football had hardly died
away when another caught Mona's ear,
and seemed to gain upon her. In spite of
her assertion that there was nothing to
fear" she felt an odd uueasiness that,
thought not absolutely fear, was unpleas
ant; nor was she surprised when a voice
behind her said, Good evening, Miss
Craigl did not hope to find you so far
afield" Then she was obliged to pause to
turn and greet Lisle, who soon overlook
her. He carried gun on his shoulder,
and was followed by gillie with a game
bag.
This is a piece of luckl was shooting
in this direction, so thought of taking
Craigdarroch on my way back, to tell your
uncle that have had no reply from Bal.
muir"
Mona was annoyed at this TenCODtre.
She wanted to walk back alone in undis-
turbed thought. The report of Warning she
had Just heard had affected her. She was
so sorry for him! And now came Isle to
stir up the less worthy side of her nature
for Mona was by no means an angel all
round. If, as he seemed disposed to do, he
again tried to amuse passing hour by
making love to her, she would accept it in
a spirit of fun which should show out at
intervals. He should never flatter himself
again that he made any serious impression
on her.
"Can I not take the message for you"
she said, looking up, with a demure smile.
at is steep road to climb after your days
tramp over the moor"
"Whatl and leave your fair side all I'M
guarded, Lady,"
"Oh! my fair side is accustomed to take
care of itself very successfully"
"Then may confess to a low-minded
hope that your uncle may ask me to din
ner3-though, by the way, am scarcely fit
to present myself"
"a hope must nip in the bud! Wehaye