San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-05-10

| In careless coll and charming little
downy curls nestled in the nape of her
neck. She was thorough brunette.
pale, and yet pervaded with warm color
Beneath the skirt Of her crisp dress
peeped the pointed toe of an ineffable
little boot, which occasionally lifted it.
self and tapped the floor softly. Sud
denly. in the midst of my admiring in
spection, she turned around upon me
and our eyes met. There was an in.
stant's constraint and then we both
laughed, and the constraint passed away
not to return
81 was going to ask you" said l..
whether you wouldn't prefer sitting on
this side? You will find the river better
worth looking at than that stone wall.
II am under your orders, sir, for the
present: you put me here; and now II
you tell me am to go elsewhere. l shall
obey" 5tf EilH
She rose as she spoke; the jsl,sng Of
the carriage caused her to lose her ~
ance; held out my hand to assist her
| and so she tottered across and seated
herself opposite me.
snow are you satisfied she asked
demurely, folding her hands in her lap
and sending flash into me from those
mystical eyes.
"Yes, indeed, if you are. Did you
ever travel this way beforeY
"If you mean alone with gentleman
never met before-no.'
"Oh, what mean was
81 know didn't mean to make fun.
Yes. believe was in this part of the
| country once when was very little
girl that was before went to the con-
vent, you know
ITO the convent. .s-
She gave charming impromptu
laugh.
Il wasn't quite NM didn't want
to make you believe that! Only ! was
brought up in a convent near Paris; ed
ucated there. as many young ladies are
| was there seven years-wasn't that
long?-and only got ont little while
ago."
''It must have been awfully dull
"Oh, / liked it in sort of way; they
were very kind to me there. but then |
| didn't know how pleasant it was outside
You would never believe how delightful
| the world is if you were only told about
| it. My papa used to tell me about it
sometimes. and he is a great traveller
he has been everywhere. But didn't
realize it until saw for myself"
Have you been to America since
leaving the convent .
"Oh, yes. | went to New York, and
saw my cousins there. Papa went with
me, but he came back to Paris first and
| followed later. met him again in
Paris only few weeks ago. he will be
surprised to see you here. Mr.. (iainsbor-
ough. What funny way you have
| chosen to 60 from Paris to Rome
through Dresden!"
"Yes, but, by the way. how did you
know | was going to Rome? And why
will your papa be surprised
Again she laughed, and regarded me
with so delightfully."- mischievous a
glance that | felt convinced | must In
some way be making fool of myself
What did it all mean9 | bit my lip and
the color came into my face from provo
cation at my own evident thick headed
| ness. aru
IF you had only waited little longer
in Paris" she continued. still smiling
systematically, perhaps we might have
met in a more regular way. and perhaps
then you would have let me have a look
at your-diamonds!" ta.El
My diamonds! That explained the
mystery in fash. '"f
"ls your father Mr.. BirchmoreT
Il am Miss Birchmore, if you please
sir. You never asked me for my card
and didn't like to force it on you II
was so kind of you to take me on trust,
without making sure that ! was all right
first. thought Englishmen were more
cautions and reserved"
could now join in the laugh against
myself with full appreciation of the ex
cellence of the jest. MIR. Birchmore
then, had been married man after all
OF course he was Why had | not be
fore remarked the strong family like
ness between him and his daughter:
Take her on trust, forsooth! How |
longed To retort that was ready to take
her for better, for worse, then and there
if she would have mel If she were Il
fair specimen of American girls, what Il
nation of houris they must be indeed
But then they were not all brought NJ
in French converts. 1t was that thai
added to Miss Birchmore the last ire
sistible charm. ..,f a.
That it was that gave her that naivete
that innocent frankness, that uncon
scious freedom. And this lovely creature
had actually know me by report before
| xra mat Har faf thar had told har of me