San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-09-26
The Sunday Light.
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 1897.

claimed, with his usual movement OF
the shoulders as If to deprecate her
opinion. "For the moment it is an ugly
looking part that play, but Lola can
we'll spare the little allowance which
require for my few wants. She made
the mistake, not ], and man can't live
without money. ! am no Enoch Arden,
ana so long as no one knew there was
no risk. But now you have probably
told half dozen people. and the thing
must end, and that's all about it. I'm
not sure that I'm sorry"
81 have told no one as yet" said
Beryl, and could she have seen the light
that leaped into his eyes at the state
ment she would have been ON her
guard, but her head was turned from
him for the moment.
~ don't mean told people outright,
but you silly women do a hundred
things which leave the trail of your
movements such that blind fool can
see what you've been doing It's the
same thing
No one has even suspicion of this
horrible secret except myself" said the
girl. "There's but one paper which un-
der any conceivable circumstances could
suggest olew to any one. ] have been
most scrupulous because I have had to
think of the honor of the family.
have plan
But at that moment the door Of the
conservatory was opened with a need
less amount of noise, and some one
came in coughing loudly and shutting
the feet on the tiled floor.
The two turned and found Mrs. De
Witt coming toward them.
~ hope don't intrude, but upon my
word I couldn't restrain myself any
longer. I'm only woman, you know,
and when I'd seen you two here in such
serious consultation for over an hour
positively, Beryl, over an hour, and
nearly two--and as I was dying to
know what it was all about I couldn Z
resist the temptation to make noise
and come in. M. Turrian, you interest
me so much I can't bear to see you
monopolized in this way, and by Beryl,
too. of all people" And she looked
from one to the other with curiosity in
every eyelash.
Madame, if the interest that you feel
were only such as could dare to hope
. i should feel that had lived indeed. I"
And he bowed with his exaggerated
courtesy. while hooking smile drew
down the corners Of his mouth.
"You Frenchmen are all equally in
sincere, she said. but what on earth
have you two been talking about you
two of all othersp"
"You may not know, madame" re-
piled Turrian gravely, THAT Miss
Leycester was the first person in England
to whom spoke on the great object of
my presence here in England, that she
then was able to throw most valuable
light upon it, and now ! have been ex
planning to her at great length all that
is meant by the fifth string ON a violin
and all the part have cast for myself
Is not that 80, Miss Leycester?" He
turned to her with unabashed impu-
dence and smiled as he waited for her
answer.
Beryl passed over the question and
spoke to Mrs. De Witt.
1--WE had nearly finished. You did
not interrupt l want to think over
what M. Turrian has said" And she
left them.
''She takes the interruption badly, I"
said Mrs. De Witt when the two were
alone. 81 think she is a good deal
changed-sinoe this marriage" she
/. added little maliciously.
II have heard about that, said NJ
: Turrian significantly. "She is very
{. curious girl, / should think very close
/: and secretive. Umphi"
"She is as good as sterling gold. :"
said Mrs. De Witt in burst Of enthu-
siasm, but, hedging her verdict instant
lily, "and, like all good people, some
times very Objectionable. As for close
ness, she might be an iron safe"
81 thought so," murmured the
Frenchman, and as he turned the con-
versation with light compliment the
Thought was running in his head that
beryl alone knew the secret and that II
oy mischance she were to die it would
die with her
CHAPTER 1I1L
IN DEADLY Peril.
Beryl went away from her interview
with the Frenchman sorely perplexed as
to what was best for her to do.
She did not doubt a word of what he
had said against himself. and his cal
lous confession of his villainous conduct
had made her shudder with hate Of him.
She bad never come into personal con-
tact with any one who had a 1.-THE OF
his rascality, and the experience was so
strange and battling that it confused
and dazed her.
But the interview had changed her
attitude toward Lola 1t was clear to
her now that, whatever might be Lola's
faults, she was more to be pitied than
blamed in this matter, and Beryl
thought with a shudder of loathing and
disgust Of the fate of any woman tied
to such scoundrel as Pierre Turrian
and in his merciless power.