San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-10-06
A. SET OF ROGUES
Continued from Sixth page.

heau spent the remainder OF the week
in visiting the farms, menages, ETC., on
his rent roll, and found them all in good
condition and held by good substantial
men, nothing in any particular but what
he represented it.
Reporting ON these matters privily to
Don Sanchez and Dawson, / asked the
don what we should now be doing.
1.-TWO ways lie before us" says he,
lighting a cigarro. Put Simon out of
his house and make an enemy of him, "
adds he betwixt two puffs of smoke,
"seize his securities, sell them for what
they will fetch and get out of the coun-
try as quickly as possible. If the prop
critics be worth el25, 600, I'VE may" (puff)
possibly" (puff) "get 100000 for
them" puff, "about third of their
value-not more. On 100000 a man
may live like prince-in Spain. The
other way is to make friend of Simon
by restoring him to his office, suffer
him to treble the worth of the estate
again the next ten years and live like
kings" (puff) Gin England.
pray, which way do you incline,
senor?" says /.
"Being a Spaniard, answers no
gravely, "I should prefer to live like a
prince in Spain.
''That would not l." says Dawson
stoutly. "a year and half of Elche
have cured me of all fondness for for
eign parts. Besides, it's a beggarly,
scurvy thing to fly ones country, as if
we had done some unhandsome, dishon-
est trick. If faced an Englishman, I
should never dare look him straight in
the eyes again. What say you, Mr.. Hop
kins?'
"Why, Evans" says l, lyon know
my will without telling. 1 will not Of
my own accord go from your choice,
which way you will"
''Since we owe everything to Mistress
Judith" observes the don, land as she
is no longer a child, ought not her
wishes to be consulted?"
NO." says Jack very decidedly, and
then, lowering his voice, he adds, "for
was she Judith Goodwin ten times told,
and as old as my grandmother into the
bargain, she is still my daughter and
shall do as 1 choose her to do. And if.
as you say, we owe her everything then
1 count 'twould be mean, dirty return
to make her live out of England and
feel she has a sneaking coward for a IA
Their.
GAS you please" says the don. "Give
me e10, 900 of the sum you are to be paid
at Michaelmas, and you are welcome to
all the rest.
"You mean that, senor?" cries Jack,
seizing the don's hand and raising his
left.
"By the Holy Mother" answers Don
Sanchez in Spanish.
"Doner' cries Dawson, bringing his
hand down with smack on the Don's
palm. NAY, always believed you
were the most generous man living.
Ten from t'other. William jackson, 1"
says he, turning to me, what does that
leave us?'
more than e100, door,
1.-THE Lord be praised forevermore ="
cries Jack.
Upon this 'Moll, by advice of Don San
chez, sends for Simon, and telling him
she is satisfied with the account have
given of his stewardship offers him the
further control of her affairs, subject at
all times to her decision ON any question
concerning her convenience and reserv
ing to herself the sole government of her
household, the ordering of her home,
lands, etc. And, Simon grasping eager
ly at this proposal, she then gives him
the promise of 81 900 for his past serv-
ices and doubles the wages due to him
under his contract with Sir W. Goodwin.
''Give me what it may please thee to
bestow that way" cried he. "All shall
be laid out to enrich this property. l
have no other use for money, no other
worldly end in life but that.
And when he saw me next he was
most slavish in his thanks for my good
offices, vowing 1 should be paid my
claim by Michaelmas if it were in the
power of man to raise so vast sum in
such short space.
Surely, thinks 1, there was never a
more strange, original creature than
this, yet it do seem to me that there is
uO man pup Ills paSoAOu
madness to others.
l must speak now of Moll, her admit
rable carriage and sober conduct in these
new circumstances, which would have
turned the heads of most others. Never
once to my knowledge did she lose her
self possession ON the most trying occa-
sion, and this was due, not alone to her
own shrewd wit and understanding, but
to the subtle intelligence of Don San
chez, who in the character of an old and
trusty friend was ever by her side,
watchful of her interest (and his own,
ready at any moment to drop in her ear
"A quiet word of warning or counsel By
his advice she had taken into her serv-
ice a most commendable, proper old gen.
tlewoman, one Mrs Margery Butterfly,
who, as being the widow of a country
parson, was very orderly i'll all things