San Saba County news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1874-19??, 1893-01-06

voice was for myself
.And why for yourself?' ne asked
quietly. his eyes full OF interest He
was cutting the end of fresh cigar
WAS is' Che was about to strike a
match, but paused suddenly be
cause you had thought the same
thing?"
She looked for moment as though
she would read him through and
through; as though in spite OF all
their candor. there was some linger
ing uncertainty as to his perfect
straig htforwardness then. as if satis-
fed. she said at last Yes out with
difference I have no doubt which
memory it will be. You will not wish
to be again on the plains OF Nindo-
bar"
And you" he said musingiy you
will not wish to sec me here2' There
was no vanity in the question. He
was wondering how little we can lie
sure Of what we can feel 70 morrow
from what we feel to-day. Besides
he knew that wise woman is wiser
than a wise man.
i really don't think I shall care
particularly Probably il we met
again here there would be some jar
10 our comradeship-I may call it
that | SUPPOSED"
(Which is equivalent 10 saying tina.
good bye in most cases and always in
cases such as ours is a little tragical,
because we can never meet quite the
same again
She bowed her head but did not re-
ply. Presently she glanced up at
him kindly: What would you give
10 have the past back before you wera
disiiiusionized2 Re'ore you had
tronble2';
4 do not want it back. am not
really disilIusionized. think that
we should not take our own personal
experience and make it law unto
the world. believe in the world in
spite-oi trouble. You might have
said trouble with a woman should
rot have minded"
He was smoking now and the
clouds twisted about his face 50 that
only his eyes looked through ear
nestly.
"A woman always makes laws from
her personal experience. She has
not the faculty OF generalization
fancy that's the word to use" This
was her reply.
She rose now with little shaking
motion. one hand at her belt and
rested Il shoulder against a pillar OF
the verandah. He rose also at once
and said touching her hand respect
fully with his finger tips: We may
be sorry one day that we did not be-
lieve in ourselves more"
oh. no " she sa d. turning and
smiling Mt him. Il think not You
will be in England hard at work. !
here hard al living; our interests will
lie apart am certain about it all.
We might have been what my cousin
calls frusty pals'-no more"
Il wish to God felt sure OF that
Nellie Ashfor;h.
The ne,t day the boar hunt oc-
cured. The rode several miles to a
little lake and a scrub Of Bungalow
and dismOunting soon had exciting
spsrt Miss Ashforih was a capital
shot and was. without loss OF any
womanliness IL thorough sportsman.
To day. however there was some
thing oB her mind. and she was not
as alert and successful as usual
Saerman kept with her as much as
possible the more so because he saw
that her cousins believing she was
quite able to take care Of herself al
lowed her TO her own resources
Presently however following m
animal he left her a short distance
behind On the edge OF a little
billabong she came upon truculent-
looking boar. 1t turned on her but
she fired and it fell Seeing another
ahead she pushed on quickly 10 secure
it too As she went she half-cocked
her rifle. Had her mind been ALSO
'lutely intent on the sport she had
full-cOcked it All at once she heard
the thud OF feet behind her She
turned swiftly and saw the boar she
had shot bearing upon her its long.
yellow tusks standing up like dagger+.
4 sweeping thrust from one Of them
leaves little chance Oflife.
She dropped upon a knee. swung
her rifle to her shoulder and pulled
the trigger. The rifle would not go
of. For an instant she did not under
stand what was the trouble But
with singular presence of mind. she
never lowered her rife or took her
eyes from the beast but remained
immovable. 1t was all a matter OF
seconds Evidently c0wed. the AMI
NAL when within 4 few feet OF her.
swerved to the right and then made
as though TO come down on her again.
But meanwhile she had discovered her
mistake and cooked her eifc She
swiftly trained l. on the boar aud fired.
It was hit but did not fall aud came
on. Then another shot rang out from
behind her and the boar fell so near
her that its tusS caught in her dress.
Tom Sherman had saved her.
She was very white when she faced !
him. She could not speak. That
night she spoke however very CRATE
fully and almost tenderly.
To something that he said gently TO
her about memory she replied;
Tell me now as candidIy rs to your
own soul did you feel at the critical
moment that life would be horrible
and empty without me?'
i thought only OF saving you )" he
said. honestly.
Then | was quite right; Won will
never have any regret she said.
i wonder ne added sorrowfully. |
But the girl was SIRE.
The regret was hers; though he
never knew that.
It is lonely life on the dry plains
OF Nindobar
Rode in Cattle Cars.
A comic incident took place during
some cheap trips on the PARIS. Havre