San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-12-09

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! dressed. But his Matilda looked twice
| the lady she ever could, and vision of
! his betrothed lat that time taking a
weeks rest in the country rose before
him, as if to justify and confirm his
! preference.
| The luckless James had to undergo
some amount of scolding from Miss
| Bella for his want of punctuality, a
scolding which merely supplied an OBJ
! ject to his grin: and during her remarks
| Ada had ample time to rally Leander
| Tw eddie upon his long neglect, and
used it to the best advantage.
| Perhaps he would have been better
! pleased by little less insensibility, a
touch of surprise and pleasure on her
| part at meeting him again. as he allowed
| himself to show in a remark that his
| q bsence did not seem to have affected
her to any great extent.
| IL don't know what you expected,
| Mr. Tweddle," she replied. Sought l
to have cried both my eyes out? You
haven't cried out either of yours, you
| knowl"
| "'Men must work, and women must
| weep as Shakespeare says" he OBJ
served with a vague idea that he was
| making rather an apt quotation. But
his companion pointed out that this
| only applied to eases where the women
had something to weep about.
The party had a compartment to
| themselves, and Leander, who sat at one
end opposite to Ada, found his spirits
| rising under the influence of her lively
sallies.
"Thats the only thing Matilda
| wants" he thought, "a little more live
illness and go about her. / like little
chaff myself, now and then, l must
say"
At the other end of the carriage Bella
had been suggesting that the Gardens
might be closed so late in the year and
regretting that they had not chosen the
new melodrama at the Adelphi instead;
which caused Jauncy to draw glowing
pictures of the attractions of Kosher
witch Gardens.
Il was there a year ago last summer"
he said land it was tirst-rate-Open-air
dancing, summer theatre, rope-walking,
fireworks, and supper out under the
trees. You'll enjoy yourself, Bella,
right enough when you get there!"
"If that isn't enough for you, Bella, "
cried her sister, you must be difficult
to please! I'm sure I'm quite looking
forward to it, aren't you, Mr.. lived
dle?"
The poor man was cursed by the fatal
desire of pleasing, and uncOnsciously
threw An altogether unnecessary degree
of empressement into his voice as he
replied: in the company | am at
present should look forward to it, if
it was wilderness with a funeral in
it."
"Oh, dear me, Mr.. Tweddle, that is a
pretty speech!" said Ada: and she
blushed in Il manner which appalled,
the conscience stricken hair-dresSer.
There | go again" he thought re-
morsefully, putting things in the poor
girls head-it amt right. I'm making
| myself too pleasant"
And then it struck him that it would
be only prudent to make his position
clearly understood, and carefully lower
/ ing his voice, he began a speech with
| that excellent intention. Miss Parkin-
son." he said huskily, "there's some
| thing ! have 10 tell you about myself,
very particular. Since / last enjoyed
the pleasure of meeting with you my
| prospects have greatly altered, | am no
| lOnGer"--
But she cut him short with little
! gesture Oh cICftdIS' ph; uOG hCIS'
| please. Mr.. Tweddle," she said. "Tell
me about il in the gardens!"
| Very. we'll" he said relieved. RE
| mind me when we get therein case
| forget, you know"
Remind you!" cried Ada. "The idea,
| Mr. Tweddle! | certainly sha'n't dc
| any such thing"
"Shc thinks | am going to propose to
| he +hn,Crlnf full will
Il delicate business undeceiving her.
wish it was over and done with"
1t was quite dark by the time they
had crossed the river by the ferry and
made their way up to the entrance to
the pleasure gardens, imposing enough
with its white colOnnade, its sphinXes
and lines of colOred lamps.
But no one else had crossed with
them, and as they stood at the turn
stiles all they could see of the, grounds
! beyond seemed so dark and silent that
they began to have involuntary mis-
| gfvings Z" | suppose" said Jauncy t
the man at the ticket-holc, the gardens
are open, eh?"
"Oh. yes, " he said grufly, "they'r,
/ open, they're open; though there amt
much going on out of doors, being
! the last night of the season. Belle
s~ain wished that they had selected
the Adelphi for heir evenings pleasure
and remarked that Jauncy might have
e known"
"WcIl, SAID the latter to the part,
generally. "wEat DO you say-shau W
, ! 60 in, or get back by the first trair
s hOmc?'