San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-07-14

and repeat the words he had heard.
Il would listen to you il loved
you" She offered him some OF the
fruit from the aforesaid basket, and
before pealing the orange took Off her
pretty pearl gloves. He noticed with
= sad pang that the little hands were
destitute of rings. She scorned the
wedding circlet then.
Harry was a good fellow at col.
lege," he said, "uut he was always
too easily influenced, could not refus sc
his money"
Mrs. Reynolds tried to look as is
she did not comprehend.
II tried to do all I could for him;
He is two years younger than 1 am.
He was very good in Greek, Do you
know If he keeps 1t up at alp"
"How in the world should 1 know"
said the beauty smiling.
Mr.. Doroman smiled also-it was To-
fectioUs.
"Well, he is your husband t
he"
~ suppose So" she replied, but the
emile died and her tone was tragic.
Don't talk about him any more. "
MIR. Doroman hated himself tor the
insult he had paid bis daughter in
talking her over with such . woman.
accordingly, there was an ugly sneer
in his next question.
by ell means let us drop copjugal
illusions ii you wish 1t. Let us talk
about the president"
"Oh, don't know much about poll.
tics, except that papa and brother
Hubert are republicans, and Annie's
people-Annie is my sister.in-law,
are all democrats. Mother says when
Annals father comes: 'Mind-no poll
tics read that article of yours on
the Tariff, though. Some of it was
all over the country"
"How astonishingly fiattering the
wretch can be-" thought Mr.. Doro.
man, steeling his heart. "What an
'ingenue' actress the boards have
lost"
~ don't mean the president of the
United States, Mrs. Reynolds, / mean
the president of this railroad, Patrick
Carleton"
She laughed unsteady.
"What on earth should we talk
about him for. / hardly know the
man. 1 don't know anything about
him except that he is awfully fat.
Papa invited him to dinner once or
twice and he patronized me dread.
fully"
This was too bold an effrontery.
The ugly sneer repeated itself.
why do you call him Pat and
drive his four-in-hand and 60 to the
theatre with him and"
She raised her hand and cried with
an indignant break in her voice:
How dare you say such things?
Why, he Is . married man. He has
an invalid wife and five children. 1
wouldn't drive in his coach to save
him.
The sternness in d )roman's nature
rose to the surface.
You are q married woman" he
cried, and have not heard you say
such things to that handsome student
as no wife should say? We are told
that men never moralize to pretty
woman. but it seems to me that
you have some gentle qualities,
some glimmer of better motives
than are imputed to you by
the world at large. Poor Har-
~ is not strong character, but
ne Is your nus band after all, and you
have no right to drag his name
through the dust"
The train gave q fearful lurch and
she threw her hands desparingly
over the table which the porter had
put up in front of them for the fruit.
She buried her head in the shelter
thus afforded and sobbed bitterly.
Mr.. Doroman had not expected
anything like this. The porter might
come through al any minute, the
conductor was very liable to be on his
rounds.
pray Mrs. Reynolds" he began,
but he heard from the bowed head:
LET me alone, don't speak to me,
guess l can cry as much as like.
I've, I've got reason enough to
and papa and brother Herbers both
know you so we'll, Papa stayed with
you at the club once when he was in
your city at convention. o! dear o !!
dear, wish 1 was dead. You dare
to lecture me and insult me-"
"If you will calm yourself Mrs.
Reynolds L will apologize and leave
the car"
o! don't do that, should be fright
ened to DEATH She raised her face
and exclaimed in a tone of mingle d
anguish shame and relief.
We'll I'll tell you the truth, I'm
not Mrs. Reynolds. There you are.
Just borrowed her pass!"
A great light broke over Doroman's
soul, but LIE asked "How could you
borrow her pass?"
"WelI you see I have been visiting
Uncle Hi and Aunt Lucy at Middle
ton, have been there tor five weeks.
Mrs. Reynolds was visiting in the
town too, she was staying with the
Van Burgs. Papa would not let me
be introduced to her In Cincinnati,
but I met her everywhere in Middle