San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-01-05

fession must be nearly achieved" he
presently continued. as she remained
silent
lyon think it was only the object
that justified me?' she said quietly.
''If were you," he replied, IL would
be myself in the future"
'But can sing any more"
Speaking for the public, should say
sing on forever. You have gained
footing from which nothing can dislodge
YOU. You need no other woman's repu-
tation, and the public win easily forgive
You the rusc yen have pr! upon rhem;
indeed they have nothing to forgive"
Il would rather you found fault with
me than rna,ie it easy for me" she said,
withG iremor in her voice. There is
no one else can go to-"
Il don't think you need Il scolding,"
returned Wallie. with his kindly smile
The past is done with. can imagine
You have had an uphill time of it in
many ways. But you hare gone far to
rehabilitatc completely Nile Marana's
character. and should fancy she would
be very reluctant TO have il known that
she cannot claim the merit of the vindi-
cation. Another season you would
probably be free from vulgar annoyance,
even We're you to continue your present
disguise, but III your own name and with
the outside protection which it would
enable you to command you would be
perfectly secure However, sha'u't pre-
tend to advise you. Mademoiselle-Mi
Randolph. In the i2st place am an
interested party-l want You to go Oh
singing fer my own benefit; and, fur
therInore, / cannot tell how far the
pleasures of tbs profession may seem to
you to outweigh the drawbacks-or vice
yersa.
''It's the only thing I'm good for
hats al. said she, looking np at him.
Il wonder what Godfrey would say to
chat" thought Wallie. by Jove! les
outrageous what fools these boys and
girls will be- They will-they seem to
like it, Well, then, they deserve to have
their little nliseries, don't they? OF
course they do. wish. were"-he
checked himself and dropped his eyes,
which had dwelt too long upon her love
iness "Come, come" he said to him.
self severely, this will never do. At
tend to your business, old two-and-forty,
and pay proper reverence to your daugh-
terp
He got up and said aloud:
Miss Randolph, I'm going to ask you
a great favor. I'm IN old man, as l
needn't tell you, and am a slave to my
labits Would you permit me to smoke
y cigarette? What small wits l have go
hope,essly wool gathering if don't keep
chem together with little tobacco"
Miss Randolph smiled.
"My father always smoked" said she.
1T would make me feel at home"
Dear mel" thought Wallie ruetully,
'she might have let me off as an eader
brother! But she takes me at my own
valuation-bless her he t. Now let rs
see what can be done"
He Lit his cigarette, and sent tho
smoke curling through his nose. art
ID a. l'solutNf III oA~scA'
ed, 'and u noble one. Ii has been said,
and it may be true, that it admits OF no
rivals. If ones affections are unoeOu-
pied-ones human affections, l mean
and are likely to remain So dare say
one could not do better than to devote
ones self wholly to art. You feel, you
say, that there is nothing else You could
possibly prefer to it; that you were
made for music and for nothing elseS"
Nothing else" she repeated In
husky voice, feeling as if, with those
words, she had surrendered her hst So
cret of hope of happiness.
"This will come out all right" thought
Wallie to himself cheerfully; IF that
ass Godfrey were only here it might be
settled on the spot" Aloud he said:
THAT being the case, | don't see how
you could be more fortunately situated.
With you circumstances, expediency
and inclination all pull together. bwas
not SO with young friend of mine
once who showed remarkable talent for
the stage. She had got SO far rs to make
her debut, with every prospect OF Sue
cess, when she was unlucky enough 30
fall in love with-and be fallen in love
with by--a young gentleman of good
family here, a lawyer You VIII
hardly believe it, Miss Randolph,
you are so differently constituted IN
every way from her." continued Wallie,
grayely: "but when she discovered that
he would feel panied if she remained ON
the stage she actually gave up her whole
careerI And they We're married, and
she has never been heard of in a public
way since. And she seems very happy
tool But she could never have had the
same single hearted devotion to art that