San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-03-27


20 the simple truth. She scarcely spoke,
nor was her manner in the least vehe-
ment. A look, a gesture, a slow turn
ing away as from something unspeaka-
bly, despicable and vile, perhaps the sin
gle word:
You" uttered scarcely above her
breath, but with an emphasis that con-
veyed the last refinement of disgust and
adherence; at all events there was no
margin left for even shadow of hope.
Never before in his life had he felt small,
weak. insufficient in the presence of an
emergency. no matter how formidable.
Rose turned from him with Just that
deliberate dignity of movement which
gave greatest effect to her beauty and
walked away, the embodiment, as he
felt. OF incompatible stateliness, grace
and purity,
He shrank into himself, so to say, and
for some moments after she had gone his
mind was vacant and his whole nature
shrIveled OF course with such a man
this was but n passing state OF discon-
6ture and disorder, the result of surprise
HWY WAN VI an lIIhsS cloC. liz, WIN tsh
his shrewd insight, had not dreamed that
she could summon at moments notice
the power to crush him like this. More
over, the exhibition of calm, superb. alb
solutely commanding dignity so added to
her charm that he felt great JOY in it,
even while collapsing under its serene
weight of contempt.
Large, almost gigantesque in stature,
with the suppleness of health combined
with the strength of Justly proportioned
and thoroughly trained physique, be raj
lied quickly from a wound, whether OF
the body or of the mind The stupor Of
surprise and discontinue soon passed
from him, and with sinister smile he
yawned and stretched himself as if shak-
ing off a light nap.
"Confound the girlF' he exclaimed,
"confound the grit She is stunning,
amazing, bewildering!"
He walked back and forth, chuckling
to himself, his face quite red, and the
slender scar cleaning on his cheek like
a tongue of fame. Minute beads of
sweat CLEANED on his forehead. and his
large shapely hands actually shook as he
nervously rubbed them together.
1t was while he was thus pulling him
self together after Roses departure that
MAYNARD received from the hand of
servant note written in cipher that in
formed him Of the approach of the Brit
ism fleet In moment he had forgotten
everything save the mission upon which
be had come to Savannah. With him
not even love could stand in the way Of
the grosser enterprise which he regarded
rs duty
Making few quiet and hurried prep
aratlons he vanished from the mansion
without sign or word to any Of its in
mates, and went to confer 18th some OF
his Tory coadjutors. The purpose was
| 70 fire the town in the rear of the Ameri-
can army. lust at the time when the
battle should fairly begin, and follow
this MP with show of attack upon the
handful of guards left to keep order in
the streets.
The plot was we'll laid and must have
been successful had the moment ever
come to put it into operation; but before
anything certain could be gathered after
the British had landed the scattered
and utterly demoralized American army
was already fleeing in every direction.
Soon enough the advance OF the vlctorl-
GUS invaders poured into the town.
When the battle began Mr.. Fenwicke
was at one of his plantations some
miles in the country. BY the time he
could have his carriage made ready and
be driven into town the British were
there rushing up and down the streets
and committing every outrage known
to a mercenary and utterly conscience
less soldiery Defenseless citizens were
bsyoneted, houses were pillaged, women
snt=aged. negroes beaten with dubbed
muskets drunken Hessians reveled in
all manner of debauchery.
MIR Fenwicke's driver was an old
negro man whose courage was as pale as
his face was black. and when crowd of
brutal soldiers. half crazed with wine,
stopped the carriage he tumbled off the
seat and fell upo. his knees in the sand
AT their feet They spurned him with
their heavy boots and proceeded to drag
forth MIR Fenwicke. whose age ana
lameneSs were no appeal to their feel
ings His heavy gold watch and SEAL
his leweled snuff box and his purse were
quickly torn from his person, whiLe Win
rude nuffets they silenced his every effort
In expaln to them his loyalty to Great
Britain and the 81 rvices he had rendered
20 the kings army His nose was bleed
inr ON account of heavy blow from the
show of one of the HeSsians. and his