San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-12-28

shall spin her web in your dwelling,
the part OF fortune shall shine on your
path, it shall rain jewels on your roof,
and your winter shall have SHOWS OF
pearls-you shall"
Good heavens! Keyork," inter
ruptsd the Wanderer. "Are you
mad?n
"MadP The matter? l love youl
[ worship you! | adore you! You
have saved her life, and you have
saved mine"
"Be sensible, Keyork. Unorna is
quite safe"
The rest of his speech was drowned
in another shout from the gnome, end
ing in a portentous peal of laughter.
He had taken his glass again and was
toasting himself.
10 Keyork, to his long life, to his
happiness"
The wine seemed to steady him and
he sat down again in his place.
Come" he said. Let us eat first.
i have an amazing appetite, and Israel
Kufka can wait"
'.Do you think so? Is it safe?' the
Wanderer asked.
Perfectly, returned Keyork, grow
ing quite calm again. The locks are
very good on those doors. | saw to
them myself"
But some one else"
There is no some one else" inter-
rupted the sage, sharply. "Only
three persons can enter the house witn-
out question-you, and Kafka. You
and are here and Kafka is there al
ready"
He had helped his friend and began
cat NJ. somewhat treasured, the
Wanderer followed his example.
1T Just occurs to me, " said Keyork,
fixing his keen eyes on his compan-
ions face, that you have told me alb
solutely nothing. except that Kafka is
mad and that Unorna is safe"
Those are the most important
points" observed the Wanderer.
Precisely. But l am sure that
you will not think me indiscreet ii l
wish to know little more"
The Wanderer saw that some eX-
PLANTATION was necessary, and he de-
termined to give one in as few words
as possible.
"Unorna and had strolled into the
Jewish Gem terry" he said. While
we were talking there, Israel Kafka
suddenly came upon us and spoke and
acted very wildly. He is madly in
love with her. She became very an
CRY and would not let me interfere.
Then by way of punishment for his in
trusion suppose, she hypnotized him
and made him believe that he was ST.
mon Abeles, and brought the whole of
the poor boys life so wildly before
me, as | listened, that / actually
seemed to see the scenes. / was quite
unable to stop her or to move from
where l stood. though | was quite
awake. But | realized what was GO
ing on, and | was disguised at her
cruelty to the unfortunate man.
He tainted at the end but when he
came to himself he seemed to remem-
Der nothing. l took him home and
Unorna went away herself. Then he
questioned me so closely as to what
had happened that was weak enough
TO tell him the truth. OF course, as q
fervent Hebrew, which he seemed to
be, he did lot relish the idea of having
played the Christian martyr for
Unornas amusement and amidst the
grave of his own people. He there
and then impressed me that he in
tended to take Unorna's life with
out delay, but insisted that l
should warn her of her danger, saying
that he would not be a common MUIR
derer Seeing that he was mad and in
earnest, | went to her. There was
some delay, which proved fortunate,
as it turned out, for We left by the
small door just as he was entering
from the other end. We locked it be-
hind US, and. going around by the
passages, locked the other door upon
him also, so that he was caught in a
trap And there he is, unless some
one has let him out"
And then you took Unorna to the
cOnvent?'
Il took her to the convent, promis-
ing to come to her when she should
send for me. Then / saw that / must
consult you before doing anything
more. 1t will not do to make scam
dial of the matter"
No" answered Keyork, thought
fully, lit will not do"
The Wanderer had told his story
with perfect truth and yet in way
which entirely concealed the very i'm
portant part Unorna's passion for him
had played in the sequence OF events
There will be no difficulty in Sc
curing Kafka," KeyOrk said. The
real question is, what shall we do with