San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-12-07


within the busy crowd, they two alone
| in it, though hundreds of their fellow
beings were about them, Lima began to
question him again impatiently.
SNOW, tell me-" she said, -tell me
ALL"
What shall tell you first?"
"Of yourself. How came you there
how long have you been there? What
does it meanT she repeated.
Il had never meant to tell you; but
| will tell you now. went there of my
own accord. L have been there all these
years" He shuddered involuntarily at
the remembrance.
"Where is your BROTHER
81 am not sure. We exchanged names
and places. He was to go to Mexico"
"Do | understand? Have you been
there for his sake. so that he might go
! free?'
You understand in part. | have
! been there that he might go free. But
it was for your sake, Lima. more than
| his"
This is too terrible" said the girl;
too horrible. How you must have suf-
fered."
1T is all over now"
They walked on in silence Chalmers
began to look about him. 1t was good
| to live again, to be in the world, to
jostle people in the streets, to feel that
one other human being was in sympa-
IL To @~ fnn I0ht
hearted.
Lima, where are we going?' he asked
finally, after they had walked long
distance. Il have just remembered
that haven't any home"
Come home with me-" she said inn
pulsively.
Il can't. I'm not presentable," and
he looked dC,;n at tle coarse clothes
that the sta.l mad munifcently allotted
him. Besides, aren't you ashamed to
be seen with an ex-convictT
For an answer his companion came up
closer by him and took his arm timidly.
Il tell you what, Lima" he said pres
emily; 81 can't go with you in this rig.
You will have to lend me some money"
She laughed and slipped a roll of bills
into his hand.
Where is all your money!
II gave it to George to set up shop.
'All of it,"
Yes. suppose he has made millions
for us both by this time"
"And he has taken your name"
YES. | told him to take both the
name and the money, and do the best he
could with both until could come"
Are you going to him now?"
He laughed easily. You have asked
me to come with you"
They dined together, and then Chat.
mers went to the station with Lima and
put her OH the train, but he did not &c
with her. With the money that she
had given him he first got himself decent
ly clothed; then. he went to hotel and
registered in a good, bold hand, "Ogder
Chalmers" Then he sent this tele
gram:
To Ogden Chalmers, Esq, City of Mexico:
Are you all right? Answer here.
OGDEN CHALMERS.
The answer came back:
To Ogden Chalmers, Esq, Columbus, o.:
Dear old boy, am A No. |. Will you come?
OGDEN CHALMERS.
To this he replied:
Not Just now Send letter and some fund.
to Cleveland.
He thought that he would go tc
Cleveland at once: but as he delayed il
he found more and more satisfaction IL
20 ,,-l,a,n ba Tr-oC in hairCr fraa u n
unknown. He felt some surprise tina
the remembrance of the past sat st
lightly upon him. And as long as this
was so he was reluctant to do anything
that might disturb this mental repose
If he should see Lima again and sht
should not prove responsive TO his wish
es he felt as if he might not be strong
enough to withstand the depression int
which it would cast him, and he had II,
assurance that she could care for hin
as he wished. He had better let wei
) enough alone.
, But in the course of little time h
did 20 to Cleveland, and there receive,
letter from his brother with ampl
funds and full statement of his opera
tons. The letter ended as follows: 4"
have been very successful. Inclose
: account will show that l hold subject I
: your order the entire capital that yo
: placed in my hands, plus one-half tn
- total earnings. Also an additional SUI
8 of some forty thousand dollars-whic
= Leonie instructs me to say she has SUI
= rendered to you very cheerfully, as sh
> has not kept the compact. We are bot
- outlaws, you see, ana so perhaps be-
= suited to each other AS for Miss Tel
=, nant, please say to her that | am a Yer
-. worthless fellow. | trust time wi
=, bring its compensations and that yo