San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-06-03
The QailY Eight.
FRIDAY, JUNE 8, 1892.
her and smiling again.

Miss Jelliberts mind; and was glad,
to think perhaps | was going TO be of
some use 50 my old friend, Miss Jolli-
bert"
She played with her diamond rings a
little nervously. and turning her head,
looked into fhe fire.
"An old friend; yes, so you are You
seem to have been an old friend all my
life. Icannct remember the time when
/ did not knew you. know that other
people call me foolish and vain behind
my back, and somehow or other know
that yeu never do. Would you rather
that told Wau now what is upon my
mind-or would you rather wait a lit
tleg'
Stretching up he :settlsd the httle.tea-
cnp carefully among the Sevres china
on the mantel piece, and crossing his
legs folded his white hands composedly
on his apron.
Il should wish you to tell me all about
it atonce, Marion? Why delay anything
you have to say"
She hesitated an instant longer, the
freight playing around her heavy eye
lashes. 1.-The long and the short of the
thing is this" she said; .'or rather, this
is what might be called the short of it,
and the long will come after. l have
made up my mind to go over to Rome"
The bishop uncrossed his legs with a
sudden movement and stared at Miss
Jollibert. After an instant's pause he
raised himself once more and brought
his teacup carefully down from the
mantel piece again. my DEAR" said he,
"could trouble you for little more
sugar; just the le-east thing? Thank
you, thank you. AIR The "ah" was
more in the way of sigh than an inter
lection, and with it he half closed one
eye and infinitely inspected with the
other the morsel of currant bun he was
engaged in eating. There was something
in the action which appeared to irritate
Miss Jollibert slightly, for she pushed
her chair back from the fire and asked
him very quickly. did your lordship
not hear meT .s
He finished the currant bun and folded
his hands composedly again.
49," repeated he, lyon have quite
made up your mind TO go over to Rome?'
''Quite, said Miss Jollibert, and after
an instant's pause, unbroken except fol-
the cracking of the flames, she added
"Quite, again.
Why asked the bishop quickly.
"On account of my convictions" re-
piled Miss Jollibert still more quickly.
"Of course it has taken me long
time to make up my mind about this,
and of course | am very sorry. | have
studied Butler and Jeremy, Taylor and
Luther's treatises, and Manning and
Newman. | have fought against my
conviction as never fought against any
thing before, and yet, in spite of myself,
as it were, have been converted. OF
course | am very sorry that it should be
so. In case like this, however, l think
that one is not, perhaps, entirely re-
sponsible for ones own conversion"
The bishop inspected the side of his
handsome foot. and setting himself
little more comfortably, nodded with
much benevolence. "Quite so, quite so:
very possibly not, my dear"
He stretched his hand out for the lit
tie poker and gave sharp tap to a bit
of coal which sent it rafting noisily
down upon the painted tiles. Il beg
your pardon, my dear" said he rueful-
ly. 81 ought never to have meddled
with the fire, you see-just as you ought
never to have meddled with theologians.
Hand me the tongs, Marion"
She did as he asked her, a rush of
tears coming into her dark eyes, 1T is
no use to talk to me in that way; no use
saying anything, since l have quite
made up my mind. And besides that"
she added after slight pause. with her
eyes fixed anxiously on the back of the
bishops fair head, just then within dan
gerous proximity to the CRATE, Il have
quite made up my mind that am going
to dispose of my house and my horses
and my furniture and everything, and
Immediately after | have collected my
money | shall go into a convent and
take the veil"
He put the tongs carefully down on
the fender, and sticking two of his long,
white fingers into Miss Jollibert's sugar
basin brought out a little pointed lump
and balanced it dreamily in the air.
"Ah!" sighed he again.
Miss Jollibert pushed her chair back
abruptly and stood before him. "Why
do you only answer 'ah,' like that ]
asked you here to help me, because you
used to always help me with things; and
now you only answer 'ah.'" Then, turn.
ing suddenly away, she crossed both
hands upon the mantel piece and leaned
her head down upon them. "Oh, DOM
you see what it is? Don't you under