San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-10-20
CHAPTER XIII.

retulneu 10 HURST COurV I&e 1oll0w-
ing day in the forenoon, add there
found Mr.. Goodwin, with Non clinging
to his arm, in an upper rom command
| ing view of the northern slopes, dis
cussing their future and Moll told me
with glee how this room was to be her
husbands workrof I'm, where he would
paint pictures for he admiration of all
the world, saying hat he would not,
nor would she hav} him, renounce his
calling to lead the Sle life of country
gentleman.
If the world admpe my pictures, the
world shall pay to haSe them, says he,
with smile. Then, burning to her, he
adds very tenderly: n will owe all my
happiness to you, sweetheart. Yet guard
my independence in more material mat
tiers. No mercenary question shall ever
suspicion ON my loveI"
Seeing was not wanted here left
rtnea +. -sattsla their prospectives and
sought Don Sanchez, whom found read
ing in room below, seated in a COM
Portable chair before "a good fire of apple
logs. To please me he shut up his book
and agreed to take stroll in the park
while dinner was a-dressing. So we slap
ON our hats and cloaks and set forth,
talking of Indifferent matters till we
had come into fair open glade, which
sort of place the prudent don did ever
prefer to holes and corners for secret
conference, and then he told me how
Mol and Mr.. Goodwin had already de-
cided they would be married in three
weeks
Three weeks?" says 1. 81 would it
were to be done in three days" To
which desire the don comedies with
sundry grave mods, and then tells me
how Moll would have herself cried in
church, for all to know, and that moth
ing may be wanting to her husbands
dignity.
"After all, y says /, three weeks 10
no such great matter And now, senior,
do tell me,wbat you think of all this. y
eff you had had the ordering of your
own destiny, you could not have con-
Etriyed it better, answers he. IT'S a
most excellent game, and you cannot
fail to win if'' (here he pauses to blow
his nose) eff the cards are played prop
ierly."
This somehow brought Dawson into
| my thoughts, and told the don of my
visit to him, and how he did purpose to
come down to see Moll, whereat the
don, stopping short, looked at me very
curiously with his eyebrows raised, but
saying nothing.
+" 'Tis no more than natural that ia
Their should want to see what kind Of
man is to be his daughters husband, .
say in excuse, "and if he will come
what are we to do?''
81 know what 1 should do in your
tplace. Mr.. Hopkins, "says he quietly.
Pray, senior, what is that?'
''Squeeze all the money you can out
lof old Simon before he comes" answers
The. And it wouldn't be amiss to make
tMr Goodwin party to this business by
letting him have a hundred or two for
Ibis present necessities at once.
Acting on this hint,I when Moll left
lus after supper and we three men were
seated before the fire, Iasked Mr. God
win if he would permit me to speak
upon a matter which concerned his hap.
lpiness no less than his cousin Judith's.
May, SIR" replies he, II do pray
you to be open with me, for otherwise
must consider myself unworthy Of you1
friendship. .
well, sir" says l, "my mind is
somewhat concerned on account Of what
you said this morning-namely, that nc
pecuniary question shall ever be dis.
cussed betwixt you and your wife, and
that you will owe nothing to her but
happiness. This, together with your
purpose of painting pictures to sell.
means. take itAtbE will leave
ent fortune y - 49,
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