San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-11-26

said about how they appreciated his
conduct; "bygones be bygones;" some
thing, anything; he didn't know; she
did; she always knew just what to say.
80 write, Bess,"
"But | have, Dick"
"Berengaria! And without my con-
sent?"
"Richard Plantagenet, Ceur de Lion,
Tete de Veau, of course-ten days ago."
"What did you say?'
Everything that was proper, trust"
"What did he say?"
Nothing"
didn't he answer"
"How could he, Dick? You can't with
two hands; he has but one, the left at
that"
"He might have got somebody to write
for him. did"
$50 did he"
Thought you said he didn't say any
thing"
"Well, he didn't. He said everything
that was gentlemanly courteous, appre-
ciative, and yet-nothing. A model let
ter, Dick"
What does Winnie say?"
Nothing"
didn't she see it?'
"Why should she, Dick? Two months
ago you practically forbade their meet
ing"
"Oh, know; butt didn't know him
then"
"Not even after seven years service
with him, Dick?'
"Oh, well, that-that party in petit
coats there in town, l didn't know her
as well as-well, as after | heard all
about her from those fellows in the
Eleventh"
But l knew her, Dick, from the
start"
II know you did, Bess. You said so;
and l suppose I've been an ass" said
Berrien ruefully.
"You sometimes do cross the danger
line, Dick, dear. That is, when l let
you"
The major had nothing to say in re-
spouse to this accusation. He pondered
in silence moment. "Well, fellow
can change his mind, can't he, as well
as woman?'
"Not as we'll as a woman, Dick. Still
he can change. And suppose a certain
fellow were to change his mind now and
take six months leave and go away to
be cured?'
"What! Brewster change his mind?-
about Winnie, do you mean? Why, con-
found him! I'd round him up so quick.
The idea of his going back on Winnie!
Why if thought such thing possible
I'd have him here on his knees at her
feet inside of week."
"Oh, no, you wouldn't, Dick" said
she, laughing softly.
"Woubln't? Why not?"
Gust because two women wouldn't
let you'll for one, Winnie for two"
"You still think she cares for him."
II won't answer that, Dick. But this"
with sudden change from her laughing
manner, Il will say, no matter what
she cared or how she suffered, neither
you nor l, Dick, nor any one of us on
this wide earth, would ever wiring one
word from her lips"
And over at Holden's things were
going on in an odd groove. 1t was Ken
yon who was frequent visitor there
now, not Rolfe. Mrs. Holden was still
in st. Louis with her olive branches,
for the doctor had frankly told her that
justso long as he had all these wounded
on his hands the children would be in
his way.
HE means me-" said Jennie to Miss
Guthrie, with prompt resentment. But
he says next month he'll come on here
business will require it as well as pleas
ure-pay us ten days visit and take us
home Then you'll come, too, won't
you, Nita?' But Miss Guthrie shook
her head.
"You promised u.s." said Mrs. Holden
reproachfully; land Rolfe won't be there
to worry you this time" she faltered.
"Hes going TO take Il long leave and go
abroad"
But even that" wrote Jennie to her
liege, "did not seem to comfort her. She
says she will never, probably, visit Paw
nee again; and know well as can be it
is all ON account of that terrible fright
What can there have been behind it all?
| Now that the Twelfth is coming home
and you have everything running
smoothly, don't you think it possible to
find out something about that strange
| affair? You have never written a word,
| and l can see Nita's eyes questioning
me every time she knows l have let
ter. The other day l was in her room,
and looking over some old albums that
| drew from the bottom of desk came
across picture of hers just like the one
| that is in the little silver frame ON the
| toilet table in her room at Pawnee, ex-
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