San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-09-15


out attracting her attention.
She turned toward him, smiling sweet
| lv. rising to greet him, still singing.
| When they wer" seated he begged her to
go over the little dirty again. Their
voices rose Together in strange accord,
and seemed to go away side by side up
into The realms Of moonlight She felt
the touch of strength his presence gave
TO the scene. and it was very pleasant
and satisfying thing to sit there beside
him. Ii delighted Rosalie to have him
readily falling into her moods and shar-
inr her vhims She liked him all the
more because she knew he was Miss
Fain's lover In her simplicity she felt
that the man who was going to marry
her best friend was in a position to make
him quite dear to her.
Colonel Talbot WAS leaning his head
close to hers as they sang. They were
both unaware that Il tall, dark man had
stopped in the street, just beyond the
courtyard wall, and was looking and
listening through the gate.
The man clutched slat of the gate as
if to rend it, then turned and walked
away with his very blood on fire.
Colonel Talbot, as the singing came to
an end, took the banjo from Rosalie and
said:
Let rs go waIking-this splendid
moonlight makes an enchanted world OF
the city want to show you the love
Hest spot under the sky"
Il shall have to ask Aunt Marguerite
first" she answered. IF she says may
go, shall be glad to take the turn l
have been indoors all day"
When she returned she had light
blue scarf over her head, and her face
beamed the more wltcningly from the
contrast a few bright locks of her hair
Curled over her broad forehead
1--WE are not going serenading," she
said, taking the banjo and putting it on
a chair; AUNT says may not be gone
longer tl&n a half hour.
Resale hung lightly on Colonel Tai
bots arm. feeling Il deep sense Of secu-
rity, mingled with Il girlish consciousness
of the romantic possibilities of the situa-
ton 1t must be remembered that she
N as lIGSll tIOlll IIIC lC0OlLlS VI oJOl LuAl
of knights and trOubadOurs, of princes
in disguise, and of lady loves for whom
men gladly faced death. If she dreamed
of lover, she made him, in some sort, a
champion sans peur ct sans reprOche.
She would marry him who would win
her by personal proves directed by the
fGrvor Of romantic love: his nature must
be lofty and his aims pure; he must be
Launcelot in bravery, a Bayard in honor.
Many young girls have such dream;
out with ROsalie 1t was hereditament,
part Of her natures fiber
Talbot nestled her arm closer to his
side. They now and then passed low
stoops where groups of people were en-
joying the balmy breeze and the moon
light. He felt a keen satisfaction in thus
having this fresh young girl all to him
self, and it thrilled him to feel her light
touch on bis arm
But where is tlat lovely scene you
were going to show me- she demanded,
inst as tLey met .all man, who, with
wide brimmed hat slouched over his
face, was leisurely strolling in a direc-
ton opposite to theirs
why, that-that was Mr.. Ellis, was
It not" she added almost in a whisper.
Il believe it was he replied; IL could
not see his face.
But | thought he W. in Jackson
Vile" she murmured.
He felt her arm culver little, and her
voice was disturbed, us if with a pleasur
able emotion He felt responsive pang
leap through his own breast at the
| thought OF any man save himself caus-
ing that tender futter
We shall reach the spot spoke of in
few moments now" he said, uncon
sciousiy quickening his pace and draw
ing her rapidly along
| At length they came to where a street
had been temporarily walled across to
prevent travel in it dnring the erection
Of some public improvement. Here Tai
bot paIsed finding their further progress
barred by the wall across the street.
Il suppose we shall have to forego the
pleasure promised" he said; lit would
be a loa5 way Hround."
Il think we might better go back, any
way. sad Eosaie, the half hour is al
ready quite gone, | fear
On, no. exclaimed talbot, lit is i'm
possible We E;.veI.t u.an ten minutes
yu;ning." He locked at his watch, hold
ing it in spot of moonlight.
ROsaie had turned about and he could
do nothing more than turn also. They
we're both quite surprised to find that the
man they had supposed to be Ellis had
evidently followed them. he was stand
ing. or rather he WAS in the act of turn
ing away, not fifty feet from them
Talbot and Resale looked at each