San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-07-18

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1t was flattering, that with so many
to choose from, he had selected her,
and his devotion was q most graceful
ly shown and evident affair. Her
girlish beauty and youthful strength
attracted him, and he loved her with
the sntires affection, which world
weary men bestow upon a new SEN
sation. He had not attempted to op
pose the Texas trip, although he felt
that Mrs. Duulapp, popularity known
as Sadie, had particularly
favored his suit. That fantastic
young person was not held RESPONSE
BILE for all her remarks, q circumstance
of which she often took advantage.
1.-THE silver spoon in Mr.. Dupree's
mouth, with which he was born, has
rather impeded his utterance," she
said. IT wonder what Bella will do
| with him around the house all day I?
I would rather have Frank ON
the frontier fighting Indians
than reading Greek in the
library" This observation was not
made to Bella herself who might
have resented IL, but it reached the
caused him q sharp Dang. Frank
buulopp "oS q Ludu VI oNOthOW III
mental and physical vitality, so that
perhaps Sadie was spoiled again in q
matrimonial sense. Her first words
to Bella as the train reached the open
country were perhaps q tri1e heart
less
"Now," she said, "you are mine for
. whole three months. and we'll play
you are not engaged to anybody.
Frank, on pain OF death, you are not
to mention the name of Dupree, tenn
porarily deceased" Frank settled
himself on the seat opposite and
laughed rather grimly. as Bella to
break q couple of ranch hearts for
pasttme ere she goes to town ?' he in
quired.
Sadie pouted a little "just think,
three perfectly available young men
on this ranch, in which you have q
half interest, all naturally dying for
a fiIrtation. If we tell them that
Bella is already "bespoke" it will be
such a wet blanket to start out
with"
Bella looked utterly shocked.
"You might tiirt with them your
self Sadie" she said con temptaously.
Gradually it dawned upon Frank
that the situation amused sadie, that
she was able to cope with it herself,
and that Harry's proper punishment
was quite swift and secure in her
hands.
"Harry is deliberately civil as a
rule" she said to Frank in the first
year of their marriage, considerably
civil, to everybody but me. Now it
naturally follows it must be my
fault"
Frank protested that she had no
faults to him. Eyes, my dear" she
laughed, ~ have plenty, but they
happen to suit you as well as my in
finltesimslly small virtues do. If
Harry doesn't feel that he must keep
his temper with me, you will find
that, take our relations 'en masse,'
shall be an extremely comfortable
family party"
So it fell out that before Harry |
came to Texas, he was continually at
his brothers. house, always a welcome |
guest to the much lectured, unmoved
sadie. He had indeed taken her
bundles at the train by natural in !
slinct, having done any amount of
practical work for her in New York. |
In spite of wealth and all imaginab l. |
assistance, Saddles housekeeping used
TO get into strange complications, |
which ELECTED only mirth from Frank
and herself. Harry "a il the hsoit
of coming to the rescue.
When her serious illness had been
announced t him in Texas, no one
knew of course just how he had taken
it. Frank did not know this, how
nuar n uoo h. hiS hrnthnrG n rpnptt
wish this Journey of restoration had
been decided uDon.
Harry had expected a white, pa
theiic sadie. shadow of her former
self, and it must be owned that he
was relieved 10 see her much as she
had been before. Languid now and
then, with her large eyes a trifle
larger, and more of a spoiled child
than ever.
"BeIla has grown to he very beau
tiiul," Harry said. How did you
persuade her to leave all her beaux
and come to this far-Off place."
Persuade her!" cried Sadie with a
slight pout, don't you think it would
have been awful tor her to hesitate.
1 had been i'll. 1 wanted to come to
Texas, and I needed her,"
"O!' suggested Harry, "seltishness
again. l don't really suppose the
poor girl did hesitate.
at has been very remarkable, con-
sidering that you are not anything
but a cousin, the way that family has
always given in to you You had not
q cent, and they We'd with each other
when you were a girl to see what they
could do for you. Poor Bella has
been bulldozed from her babyhood."
Sadie smiled c~omplacently. bella
and 1 adore each other. 1 don't bull
doze her; 1 only a her society. l
like her to be admired; 1 give her