San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-04-08

am not sorry-not /! No: glad, glad.
glad! And I'll have You all served So
no, hung, hung for SPIES
Take her away. men," repeated Skier
rett. I'VE must contine her, but not
here with this dead man. Gently now.
as gently as you can: remember she's a
woman
, "Woman!" says Canady, holding her
fingers from his face. No, by the Con-
tinental congress! she's a hell cat"
mo hope for him with such wound
as that" said the major, kneeling over
Brothertoft and examining his bloody
forehead. He seems to be quite dead
See to him, Sappho! Stand by Major
Kerr, Van Wart, while dispose of the
woman"
"Sargn," mumbled Kerr, I'm SASH
fled It's all a mshtake."
The two men dragged Mrs. Brother
toft, struggling furiously, across into
the parlor and forced her into an arm
chair before the fire.
Skerrett followed. Plato was in the
hall, terrified at the mischief he had
caused.
Run. Plato" said the major, land
have Miss Lucy's mare out. And you,
VOltaire; don't look so frightened, man!
We must make the best of it. Bring
the young lady down some back way!
She must not see her father or her
mother. Horrible, horrible, all A
Of oil +liS cOrror- onH Sinin
He passed into the parlor.
Madam" said Skerrett gravely, 81
regret that l must confne you. You
have shown your power to do harm and
threatened more. cannot take you
with me for safety. If | left you free
you could start pursuit and we should
be caught and hanged as you desire
Boys, tie her in the chair, so as not t,
hurt her, now, but carefully, so that sh
cannot stir hand or foot. hate to seem
to maltreat a woman"
They belted her and corded her fast in
the chair. She wrestled frantically and
cursed them with unwOmanly words,
such as no woman should know.
There you are, ma'am, fast" says
Galsworthy, drawing back. You're
tied so you won't feel it, and so you can't
hurt yourself or anybody else.
Skerrett heaped up the fire to burn
steadily and slowly. Then, with great
tenderness Of manner, he laid shawl
over Mrs. Brothertoft's shoulders.
Madam said he again, 81 am sin
cerely sorry that must imprison you.
have tried to make you as comfortable
as possible The nights fine. This fire
will burn till morning. must take
your people all away with me for safe
ty; but they shall be dispatched back,
as soon as we are out of danger, to re-
lease you, and"-here his voice grew
graver-"tO bury the husband whom
you have killed and in whose death you
triumph"
She made no answer. All the flicker
ing of the fire could not shake the cold
look of defiance now settled on her hand
some face. The color had faded from
her cheeks. Her cOuntenance-rimmed
with her black hair, disordered i'll the
struggle-was like the marble mask of a
Gorgon.
The major paused a moment, listen
ing if she would speak. 1T seems brutal
to leave her So" he thought. But what
else can l do? She will grow calm by
and by and sleep. There are worse
places to pass the night in than a com
Portable armchair before a good fire"
Good night, madam" he said, with
no trace of a taunt in his tone.
The cold look gave place to an express
sion of utter malignancy and rage at
her impotence to do further harm.
"Move on, men," said the major, and
followed them.
At the door he turned to survey the
scene once more. Its tragedy terribly
fascinated him.
There sat the lady with the fire shin
ing on her determined profile. She was
quiet now, and from the picture the
heads of the soldier and his white horse
as quietly regarded her.
Skerrett closed the door softly.
He listened an instant without. Would
she relent? Would he hear a sob and
then a great outburst of penitent agony,
when, left to herself, she faced the
thought of this CHASTITY accident, which
she had adopted as a crime?
He listened. Not a sound!
There was no time to lose, and the
major hurried after his men.
PART THREE XIV.
All this while Lucy had been waiting
w / -. L l.
AS twilight faded, she took her fare