San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-12-22

her arm.
Miss Parkinson, " she said, speaking
very rapidly, when | asked you to
come mere with my good friend and
former ledger | little thought that any
thing but friendship would come with
it: and sorry ! aIu that it has turned
out otherwise And my feelings to
Mr.. Jauncy are the same as ever; but
this is your bonnet. Miss Parkinson, and
your cloak. And this is my house, and
/ shall be- obliged if you'll kindly put
on the ones acd wall: out of the other
at once "
Bella burst into tears, and demanded
from Mr.. Jauncy why he had brought
her there to be insulted. "You brought
it all on yourself" he said, gloomily
you should have behaved"
What have done" cried Bella, "to
be told to GO, as if l wasn't fit to stay?"
"I'll tell you what you've DONE" said
Miss Tweddle; "you were asked here
with Mr.. Jauncy to meet my dear
Leandy and his young lady, and get all
four of you to know one another, and
lay foundations for Friendships fiowery
bonds. And from the moment you
came in, though paid no attention to
it at first, you've done nothing but in
sinuate and hint, and try all you could
to set my dear Miss Collum and her ma
against my poor, unoffending nephew!
and | won't sit by any longer and hear
it. Put on your bonnet and cloak,
Miss Parkinson, and Mr.. Jauncy (who
knows l don't bear him any ill feeling,
whatever happens) will go home with
you"
1--WE said nothing" repeated Bella,
"but what had right to say and what
I'll stand to-"
"If you don't put on those things, "
said Jauncy, II shall go away myself
and leave you to follow as best you
can"
I'm putting them on" said Bella,
and her hands were unsteady with pas
sion as she tied her bOnnet-strings.
Don't bully me, James, because /
won't bear it. Mr.. Tweddle, if you're
a man will you sit there and tell me
you don't know that that ring is on a
certain persons tinger-will you do
that"
The misera BILE man concluded that
Ada had disregarded his entreaties and
told her sister all about the ring and
the accursed statue. He could not see
why the story should have so infamed
Bella, but her temper was always I'M
certain.
Everybody was looking at him and
he was expected to say something.
His main idea was that he would see
how much Bella knew before commit
ting himself.
"What have I ever done to offend
you" he asked, that you turn on me
in this downright vixenish manner?
scOrn to reply to your insinuations!"
do you want me to speak out plain?
James, stand away if you please! You
may all think what you choose of me,
l don't care. Perhaps if you were to
come in and find the man who, only a
week ago, had offered marriage to your
youngest sister, figuring away as en-.
gagged to quite another lady, you
wouldn't be all milk and honey, either,
I'm doing right to expose him; the man
who'd deceive one would deceive many
and so you'll find, Miss Collum, little as
you think of it,"
That's enough" said Miss Tweddle
otis all mistake, I'm sure, and you'll
be sorry some day for having made it
Now go, Miss Parkinson, and make nc
more mischief"
A light had burst in upon Leander's
perturbed mind. Ada had not broker
faith with him after all. He remem
bered Bella's conduct during the return
from Rosherwich, and understood al
last to what a mistake her present
wrath was due.
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he could repel with dignity, with truth
how unlucky he still hoped Matilda
might never learn; but false he wa!
not, and she should not be allowed Il
believe it.
Miss Parkinson" he said, ave beer
badgered long enough. What is i
you're trying to bring up against mt
about your sister Ada! Speak it out
and I'm ready to answer you'll"
"Leander," said Matilda, az dom
want to hear it from her. Only you tel
me you've been true to me, and that il
| quite enough"
Matilda, you're foolish girl AM
| don't know what you're talking about,
| said her mother. at is not enough TO
me; so | beg, young woman, if you'v
| anything TO accuse the man VINO TO b
my son-in-law of you'll say it now, i
my presence, and let him contradict i
afterwards if he can"
will he contradict his knowing m
sister Ada, who's one of the ladies a
Nine. Chenille's, in the Edgeware road
more than a twelvemonth since, an
paying her attentiOns?" asked Bella.
Il don't deny" said Leander, "meet
ing her several times and being cor
siderably struck in quiet way. Blu
that was before l met Matilda"
SYou had met Matilda before las
Saturday, SUPPOSE" sneered Bella
spitefully; "when you laid your plans t
join our party at Rosherwich, an
trouble my poor sister, who'd given u
thinking of you"
"There you go, Bella!" said he
fiance. what do you know about hi