San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-07-09


Gus glance, ito d. berately lead a
guest on to ask questions, which he is
to be snubhed for asking
"And can know of nothing raider of
guest, than to take advantage of
the good nature of his hostess in yield
ing on one point to twit her for no
yielding on another. The first time l
met you butter would melt in your
mouth, and now it would freeze ice, so
chilling is its sarcasm"
Thus bantering each other, they APP
preached the house from the rear. BY
an apparently side dor they entered,
| for it had no front door. This was it's
popularity. The whole front of the
house, if that could be called the front
which was, rightly speaking, the side,
was one unbroken rodm, with sue
cession of great wide windows reach
ing from the ceiling to the floor, each
half of each window a single big
pane of heavy plate glass, as big
as the pane of large shop
window. There was wide
piazza covering the entire length, and
there were many trees, but the trees
were so disposed and trimmed that all
of the windows commanded views of
the sea, some larger and some smaller,
according to the way in which the
foliage left the space clear. In front
of the house had evidently been almost
forest, now made over with rare care
| onI clyil1 70 ,NrNlnrn thaSA nninNo
effects. Back of this really immense
room for true summer cottage, sepa-
rated by a narrow hall, were the dining
room and kitchen. The servants quar-
tiers were in a smaller house beyond.
Overhead were the sleeping rooms, all
large and airy, and each having an UNI
usual number of windows.
''Isn't this perfectly charming
! place? Weren't we lucky to secure it2"
asked Miss Lebourgeois, in an outburst
of enthusiasm. DO you wonder that
/ want to buy it?'
mo, indeed" replied Paul, heartily
Robbins" said Miss Lebourgeois,
addressing the woman, take Mr..
Terry's things to the north room, and
show him the way. When you have
freshened up after your hot and dusty
ride, we will have dinner served-I
know what you men want when you
come into the country-at about 5
o clock, and then if you keep on your
good behavior, and don't ask saucy
questions, l may show you my favorite
bower. and perhaps let you row me
around-only perhaps, mind"
Paul assured her that he would be
the typical guest for behH~'or, and
hasteued to his room to change his
linen. The room had four or FIVE
beautiful views out over the water,
which it would take days to decide be-
tween.
Dinner was served promptly on time,
and an excellent dinner it was too, in
cludinP clans, and lobster, and crabs,
that Only taste their best favored by
salt sea air when one is in actual sight
of the water.
After dinner Paul received permission
to light cigar, and the two strolled
together toward a summer-house on a
point, which commanded, through
various openings n the foliage, the
sweep of the Sound 81 three directions.
Paul NOTICED that Miss LebourgeOis
had with her pair of field glasses.
p For few moments she seemed dis
traite. Then she impulsively turned
toward him, and said: Mr.. Terry,
please take these glasses and look
through that opening toward the ex-
IRENE point of that farthest island out
Look carefully, and see if you do not
see IN the little playhouse in that tree
what looks like a man pointing his
glasses this way. You will not prob
ably see his head distinctly, il at all, |
only SLOUGH hat and body and legs
below"
Paul took the glasses and leveled
them at the island indicated. 1t was, |
perhaps, an eighth of mile away. 1t
took him some time to get his bearings, |
but finally he discovered the little
house in the tree. Sure enough, there
was what might be easily a man, with
what seemed glasses at his eyes, look
ing steadily in the direction of Quassa-
paug island.
You see him, then" she said
eagerly.
Yes" said Paul, 81 see what might
be him But who's 'him2'
That's it, said Miss Lebourgeois,
"whe's 'him?' Why is he always
STAYING at Quassapaug through his
glassosE Why does he take every
ehR~na he gets for look at meas he