San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-07-27
The Daily Eight.
MONDAY, JULY q, 1891.

gave me no counsel. WdJCneu IL TOT
a little while in silence, knowing that his
eyes were on me ali the time. Poor boy,
poor boy! So had been to blame for all
his unhapriness! l turned again pres
emily and looked at him steadily. You
should not say this to me-" said. You
must CO."
He dropped my hand and left me. So,
as l said, was very thoughtful as | sat
in my mothers little parlor and waited
for him and Emma Naples. My chief
trouble was to fix the exact amount Of
my o7-. rn~0ops; ,,ity, but the more /
thought the more it seemed to be re-
duced, and though at first | had felt al
most as soft hearted about him as on
that eventful evening when l had re-
fused him, finally, becoming somewhat
impatient as he and Emma Naples still
delayed, | decided that if anybody was
to blame Bran Boullter was, for l had
given him absolutely no encouragement,
and if his foolish speeches to me while
we drove through the park together had
been based upon the superstition that
was encouraging Capt. Brague, why h.
deserved the additional unhappiness
which he would now receive from having
mistaken my meaning when tod him
not to fear his fate too much. He need
not run after me unless he wants to, said
|, and of course he must do so no longer.
was really sorry for the poor boy; l
seemed fated to destroy his happiness;
but clearly was not to blame. While
was trying to think over the best way
to reprove poor Bran-dear me! what an
unnecessary amount of trouble l seemed
to be having-the door bell rang, and
presently he came in alone!
Where's Emma? where's Mrs. Ma
plesY' said l.
''She can't CO." said he. Here note
from her."
took the note-she simply said that
she had bad headache and could not
go; she was awfully sorry and begged
me to enjoy myself without thinking of
her. unused over the letter for little
while. 1t was my duty, supposed, con-
sidering the circumstances, to give up
the expedition. had at last succeeded
in justifying my going at all on the ar
gument that Mrs. Naples presence would
do away with all possibility of sus-
picion on Bran's part that | did not
lGean to be angry with him. But now?
Well, after all. what harm could there
be ii going: | had quite made up my
mind to be very serious with him, and
in the meantime there was no reason
why should lose any fun just because
lie had chosen to behave foolishly. When
had thus decided | looked up and said
calmly:
Then l suppose We shall lave to go
without her. What Il ply she is not
vii" i slight movement passed over
lis features. could not detect its i'm
port. Dear me I said to myself, Il
hope he is not going TO give NE any more
trouGi.! At all events | can treat him
like Il a.;ck Of wood, and if | am impas-
sive, whit can he dO:' Ali ut once ] re-
mcmbered that ny domino was out in
the Carriage, and | stopped for mo-
Heat: at tie end Of which time | had de-
cided that my costume was too conSpicu-
Gus for NE, and that | could very well
make use of an old black domino and
mask Which | had once had for some
girlish frolic, and which | knew was
somewhere among my mothers belong
Tags. In few minutes had found it.,
leaving Bran Win Ky mother. who had
in The meantime come down stairs:
sI.p,@I it on the Ves thule, and presently
We were of.
l felt quite little pleasurable culver
of excitement rs | Jumped out of the
carriasc and passed up tie steps of the
Academy Of Music. 4 gaping o4ogd of
iIlers stood about; curious looking wo-
men AMI absolutely extraordinary men
were entering The b7il'lil.G aJ tho same
time with myso'.: J3i5 VIZ. lad cI de.
I-1trIi. | was #0..I IN the lor.. and
holding in one ha4l knot OF jIcJue
laLuot roses which Bran had produced
az the las Hn,lrut, and winch tuJlL-:
e VOID com niicHte masters lease i nc
r.1t c&ry!,sslr. | took I. couDla Of tUrA.
around tDe room win him 10 90 III
IA II how | sIou.i begin Tor niyse!s
Somehow OF other tae roJiiay over OF
The pit did not give the effect of II:
much size as I lad Greeted: bat there
were thro-Gs Ct pie. We were toc
late for the entrance u King Carnival
Int plenty Of gaudi!Y dressed men OF ex
tremeiy Teutonic co,uUen2Hce helped tc
gifs :..,.1WL;t OF tD1 appearance of Z
full masked ball.
1t was curious to notice how different
y different people regarded the affair
4ne honest German burghers came with
their families, seeming to find nothing
Improper in bringing them. l saw sew
eIal small girls with fair hair and tin
sclcl dresses moving about in the crowd
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