San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-12-16


At last Matilda said, "You were quite
right about this wrapper, Leandcr: it's
not half warm enough for night like
this. I'm really afraid to go home in
it."
He knew well enough what she in
tended him to do; but just then he
dared not appear to understand. at
isn't far. only to Millman Street" he
said: land Won must walk fast, Tillie.
| wish | could leave the shop and come
too
you want me to ask you down
right, she said. pouting. "You men
can't even be kind prettily. Don't you
want to see how look in your cloak,
Lcander?"
What could he say after that? he
must run upstairs, deprive the goddess
of her mantle, and hand it over to Ma
tilda. She had evidently made up her
mind to have that cloak, and he must
buy the statue another. 1t would be
expensive but there was no help for it.
"Certainly," he said. "you shall have
it now. dearest, if you like to. I'll run
up and fetch it down if youA wait.
He rushed upstairs, two steps at a
time, and flinging open the door of a
cupboard, began desperately to uncloak
his Aphrodite. She was lifeless still,
which he considered fortunate.
But the goddess seemed to have a nat
ural propensity to retain any form of
portable property. One of her arms
was 50 placed that, tug and stretch as
he would. Lcander could not get the
cloak from her shoulders. and his efforts
only broke one of the Oxidized silver
fastenings. and tore part of the squir-
rel's fur lining.
1t was useless, and with damp fore
head he came down again to his ex-
pectant fiancee.
"Why. you haven't got it after ALL"
she cried, her face falling.
"Iillic. my own dear girl" he said,
I'm uncommon sorry. upon my soul
am. but You can't have that cloak this
evening"
But why, Leander, why?"
because one of the clasps is broke.
1t must be sent back to be repaired
Il don't mind that. Let me have it
lust as it is. "
And the Innings torn. No. Matilda,
| sha'n't make you present of dam
aged, article. shall send it back
They must change it for me-" ("Then, :"
he thought, Il can buy my Matilda
another.")
Il don't care for any other but that, :"
she said: land you can't match it..
"Oh, Lori" he thought. land she
knows every inch of it. The goddess
must give it up; it'll be all the same to
her. Very well, then, dearest, you
shall have that, but not till it's done
up. | must have my way in this; and
as soon as ever | can I'll bring it
round"
"Leander, could you bring it me by
Sunday" she said, eagerly, when you
Gomez"
"Why Sunday" he asked.
"BecauSe-oh, that was the message
your aunt asked me to bring you; it
was in a note, but I've lost it. She told
me what was inside though, and it's
|, this VIII you give her the pleasure of
your company at her midday dinner at
| o'clock, to be introduced to mamma?
And she said you were to be sure and
| not forget her ring"
He tottered for a moment. The ring!
Yes, there was that to be got off, too,
besides the cloak.
Haven't you got the ring from
|. Nidler's yet?" she said. Hes had it
such a time"
He had told her where he had left it
/ for alterations. YES" he said, he
has had it a time. It's disgraceful the
way that old Wider potterS and potters
I shall go round and 'urry him up. 1
won't stand it any longer"
Here a customer came in, and Ma
tilda slipped away with hurried good
by.
1--WE got till Sunday to get straight, "
! the hairdresser thought, as he attended