San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-04-01
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Ralph's reason, from what she had wit
messed of his manner in the conservatory,
and then Tom had presumed to do what
she had not wished him TODD.
She sat there, angry with Ralph, pity
ing him; angry with Tom, and not pity
ing him.
And thus Tom found her. He raised
the door curtains and regarded her trou-
bled face.
Envy" he called softly.
Her face froze at once.
"Sir!" she said
He entered the room, swishing the cur
tain after him.
Sat least" he said, "you might re-
member who am"
With elevated brows she answered
that there was small danger of her for
getting his identity. He was somewhat
meeker as he said that he had done moth
ing.
Nothing" she echoed. "You went de-
liberately against my expressed wishes"
May ask in what way!" asked he.
"Where is the marquis" she inquired.
''In the garden" was the answer, ''ex-
tolling to nature the beauties of the
American language, and contracting the
grip"
She turned her face little toward
him
"Then you have not told him?"
did you not say l must not?' he de-
manded aggressively.
'Oh, Tom" she said; dear Tomr
and slid into his arms.
What could he do then?
"But, Envy" he complained with
clouded brow, my silence does not
make the matter any the less outrageous.
Rather more So"
yet" she said, raising her face to his,
"you respected my wishes"
He patted her hand.
"But what is to be done?" he asked.
1--WE cannot let these people go on in
this way. Imagine them at Mrs. Mont
gomerys ball this evening"
1--WE will not go to the ball." said
Envy.
But" he persisted, 1.-THE old man is
wild to go, that he may see an assembly
of polite Americans"
Envy thought a moment.
81 might faint" she unused.
"Would mere faint keep your guests
at home?" he asked quickly.
Ralph could take them-cards have
come for them"
"Then," said Envy with determina-
ton and breaking from him, Ralph
must do something-he must have hy-
drophobia, or something-Fido shall be
forced to bite him. Ralph" she called,
Ralph
Ralph had not been far off, and hero
he was, as crushed a specimen of the
genus homo as any fragrant scientist
would care to see. He threw himself
upon sofa.
Envy" he said, "what have | doner
at is not what you have already
DONE" she responded with some asperity'
sit is what you have yet to do. You
must have fit or commit suicide,
something that we may have an excuse
for staying away from the ball. "
"Let it be suicide" he said sepulchral-
ly, and they both looked at him-even
Jardine felt little less hard. He would
have read Ralph an improving lecture
had not Marie put her pretty face into
the room. But her face was frightened
too.
Ralph she said, looking helplessly
at Envy and Jardine, Madame say
Ralph is not kind, and say 'Ratsr when
she cry out and re femme de chambre
say madame have re hystrike, and fire
me out"
"Oh," cried Envy, "poor mammal"
and agitatedly left the room.
Then Marie saw Ralph on the sofa.
She flew to him.
"Ce pauvre, Ralph!'
"Oh, Marie!" he groaned.
She kneeled beside him, laying her
hand on his hot head.
"You are not WE'LL" she said.
"No," he answered.; !'oh, no."
She stripped off her gloves.
Zen go not to re ball." she said. "to
nit on re dudes" She turned to Jardine.
my festive friend" she said, "please
ell papa remain in re house tonight;
MS nobs is not we'll"
Jardine frightened little.
THAT makes four at home" he said,
Envy, her mother and these two. May
De can brighten the old man with tales
If the Indians that may swoop down
1pon us" and he made for the garden.
"Ah," said Marie to Ralph, sit is re
arge head. will baze tive will get
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