San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-05-13
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We made late start the next morn
ing and did not reach the farmhouse be-
fore four o'clock. | had little oppor-
tunity of speaking to Kate on the way;
in fact, the presence of Slurk, who sat
ON the box of the vehicle and once in
awhile threw glance at us over his
shoulder, irritated me to such degree
that more tender sentiments were tenn
porarily pushed into the background
Kate herself, though she attempted to
appear cheerful, betrayed signs of in
ward anxiety and nervousness, while
Mr. Birchmore conversed with a volu-
bility and RESPONSIVENESS greater than
had ever remarked in him before.
The farmhouse stood quite alone on
an unfreqpented byroad, in little angle
of the hills, 1t was not exactly pictur-
esque building, with it's four walls Gov
cred with rough plaster and pierced
with dozens of small windows, and its
enormous red tiled roof, with those
quaint, narrow apertures, like half open
ed eyes. disclosing single pane of glass,
which do duty as dormers. 1t stood flush
with the road. as German houses are
fond of doing: but behind was large
inclosed farmyard, roughly paved with
round stones and well walled in. The
front door, though rather pretentiously
painted and ornamented with some re-
ligious versicle or other written upon
the Intel, was pot used as means of
entrance or exit
1t was, as | afterward discovered, not
only locked and bolted, but actually
screwed up on the inside, and the only
way of getting into the house was by a
side door opening into the courtyard.
AS the courtyard itself was provided
with a heavy gate, you will see that the
farmhouse, close to the road though it
was, was by no means so easy of ingress
or egress as it appeared-supposing, of
course, that it was the humor of the in
mates to declare state of siege. men,
ton these particulars merely by the way,
they are common to three houses out of
five in this region. a. '
The Birchmores' luggage had. it ap-
peared, already been carried over from
the hotel; but man in rough peasants
Il wish had fallen!' she said, almost
below her breath. "or," she added, after
a short pause, in tone still lower but
of intense emphasis, II wish he hadl'
You wish had?"
81 did not know you were so near,
she answered, drawing back from the
verge. No, no-not you! Come, we
must walk around this place. Tell me,
she said, facing me suddenly. did you
see any oney
81 think not Ifancied / heard
"Wemust get back to the hotel" she
interrupted excitedly; lat least, mus
| get back. don't like to be here.
wish you would leave me, would
rather say 'goodby' to you here thar
there" '
IL never mean to say 'goodby' to yoJ
at all, Kate Ii this is the trouble yol
limited at, you overrate it entirely
Why. two people out of every seven ar
somnambuIists 1t is as common as II
have black hair. Besides, you will out
grow it in few years; it is only I
nervous affection. which any doctor cal
cure"
1T is not that; you don't understand,
she said with sigh.
Whatever it is, I'm determined no
to lose you shall tell your fathe
when see him that love you, and tina
wherever he takes you shall follow
No one can or shall keep us apart.
The resolution with which spok
seemed to impress her somewhat. "Yo
can speak to him if you will. But oil
it is no use. It cannot be-; you don
understand. Let me go: goodby. Nc
do not come with me; please do notI
have reason for asking it. | will Sc
you once more-tomorrow-before W
leave. But let me go alone now if 20