San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-03-24

Brenda felt very lonely and guilty
wife. A certain dim suspicion had crept
into her mind, and, although there were
times when she told herself that she
hideously wronged her sister-in-law, it
still occurred that special moments Of
anxiety and alarm would work their
darker spells. Louis frightened a little
at first, and then grew more languid
and nerveless Once she said to him:
"Why don't you have a talk with DR..
Southgate, Louis? He is only country
doctor, it is true, but he knows your
constitution well, having attended you
from childhood"
Il can't see why you should want to
dose Louis with any more medicine"
said Mrs. Bond, hard note creeping
into her voice. sit strikes me that he
is getting along excellently we'll"
Louis fixed his dark eyes on the speak
er. 81 am not getting along half as
well as | should like, Natalie" he re-
turned But as for more medicine, it
seems to rae you're quite right. al
ways feel worse, somehow, after taking
that decoction you prepare for me-"
Brenda believed she saw slight flush
steal into Natalie's cheek as her husband
thus replied. But in an instant after
ward the young wife said in her gentlest
and most solicitous way:
"Ah, Louis, that can only be magma,
ton, my dear. The medicine has already
strengthened you wonderfully, think"
"Oh, well, 1 suppose you know best"
said Louis, with a gaze that was in it
self caress.
How he loves her." thought Brenda,
land how devoutly he trusts her. Can
it be possible that both his love and his
trust are piteously misplaced?'
Not long afterward, on lovely star
light evening, Brenda CHANGED to be TAX
ing a little stroll about the lawn. Sis
had walked in the direction of the shore,
where stood a summer house, in which
she would now and then seat herself,
and watch the dim stretch of waters be-
yond. This evening it was rather chilly
down by the rocks, and she passed in
land among a great grove of fir trees
that rose near one of the roadside gates.
On a sudden she heard the sound of a
feminine voice emerge from a specially
dense cluster of trees. At once she rec
ognized the voice as that of her sister
in-law, and paused, listening in surprise.
Never come like this again" Natalie
was saying. Your letter gave me a
great shock. should not have met you
here, and you have been horribly, impru
dent in writing for me to meet you as
was one thing, Archibald; to insist on
seeing me was another.
Then came the unmistakable sound of
a mans voice; already Natalie and her
companion (whoever he waS) had strOlled
beyond earshot, and all that Brenda
could now hear was swift succession
CT words, few of which conveyed to her
more than a faint idea of their meaning.
The girl remained for a moment quiv-
ering with CONSERVATION. Then she
hurried forward, and, through an open
ing in the trees, presently discerned two
forms that moved side by side along a
path leading straight to the outer oppo-
site road.
A little while after this Brenda had
resolved on taking one particular course.
She made no further attempt to follow
her sister-in-law. Returning to the
house she entered the still, vacant, lamp
lit drawing room. For some time she
sat there, with her eyes fixed on the floor
and her face pale and determined. Then
she rose and went to find her brother.
He was up stairs in the library, lying on
a great leathern lounge and apparently
sleeping. But he gave quick, nervous
start rs Rranda annrnanhed him nnd