Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-11-29

! lie gave q very distracted attention ia
The sermon, for IN fancy he raw tlo nm
birds Hitting TO and fro where nnture bsd
designed them TO be. lie saw tbem
/ thrusilug their slender beaks into INK
I hnheysuukles aud half burtmn thn,n-
selNe, ~ the tnunel-shapoa blossoms III
the trumpet cfceper. Then he rcmon,.
Dfrod tiny hosts In which the mother
birds had broodod and mourned the loss
! OF Their mates Perhaps both of mo
| parent birds had been captured ara only
wee skc.ctons OF pniOdgod oiisprInr were
now iu somr nests, and his mdlRnation
grew strong that women would rounte
nance truIlc which might breal. up So
MANY happy little homes
Atter tie service was owen he accom-.
panied Miss Wentworth homrvarl
through shady lauc She did not nb.
serve that he was very undrman,tratiy,
in his chances and manner. hue chnttcd
Win hor usual ylyaoity AZ last She cx.
claimed
lyon remember my crrand 10 the clty.
Has IL not resulted admirably"
81 admit that had not Thought of the
rfWnd / mean tho bonnet until ! saw
10 In church this morning.
Yes ! supposed that ladies' only
looked az hornets in church. Isn't II a
gem! mean the bonnet, not the
church.
81 um very fond ot hummlup birds,n he
replied quietly "1ht summer scarcely
gives as anything more beautiful. They
are 80 small yet are SO highly organized
and perfect In their he that one rs I'm.
clmcd To wonder even moro than no adj
uirc-. By the way, have heard that
these employed as ornaments for ladies
hats are often skinned alive, m order That
thc exquisite hucs OF che feather, ma, bp
Ecpt uudimmcd Tho pumnac of yun
binds D. 800 bright chat u6Db tho itlc
creatures must have been treated I'm this
way and hc looEcd'ut her with obsert
ant eyes
"Ary thry $50 lruu io lilus' She asked.
with pleased look
"ics.'
"l'm dolIgbJrd lha, I have satisfied
/ yp4 lHsdjous taste, ANA shah dute ON
/ ihe bonnet more tlwu ever. she .aid.
! laughing "Ah! Mr. Gedncy, whore du
( you como trumYn
/ ''trom 0udiua sermons In stones, run.
ming muuks, and everything. can olive
Aou only Che spirit oi ihe quotation
eyes understands an who DOM ga
. 10 church have that ouoAiiou lp radI
ness. l,t don't believe you hgd thought
Of 1t before tu-day, GOOD. hye.n
uGgduuy, brooks called hack, ucomc
Inud dine with mr to-day. ! oypcct 10 bo
[ an. nt for some time und ,ylsh 10 see you
/ before 90.
uAle. you gniAg aWny, Mr. Brooks .'
asked his companion, aud there was dis
Iappolntcd look M hcr face.
ayes, Miss Wentworth, nm auticipat
lng lrip 10 Prince Edward island
ppm sorry" she said, after moment
"Gcntlcmcn nru ut % premium IN th,
country, you know, aud we ulrla had beer
| planning for rather q gay month";
"a plan Tint win undoubtedly bc car
! ricd out" lac replied, smiling, then add
ed, ~ hnyo been working rather hard ant
I feel the need of complete change"
Again she was silent for II moment ol
I two, aud then asked with pcrcepubl'
/ GOODNESS in her tone GLOW soon do ynU
! expect to enter upon your Complct,
chOugcin
81 expect to start tomorrow
! They had nov reached the gateway
| leading 20 her home and shi
paused md said "Well, SAT-
VOYAGE and rcturn,n aud she gave hin
hur hand I'm u slightly formal manner.
''Nlay the month be as gay and bright
I hurd as the birds in your bonnet, Misi
J Wcntwurthn he replied gcnally, then
turned and walked rapidly homuWufd,
He knew that he was parting from hc
forever IN a certain sense, although Tie,
might often meet again. She was n'
longer his fute Tor good or eyil Righ
or wrong he had reached a decision an,
was both snddcned aud relieved By Va,
fact. The gfl had awakened some yer,
fon,ly cherished hopes, but be knew tina
they bad all Withcrod and died that morn
Inc lie flowers after an October frost,
CHAPTER II.
Brooks had not been very long a. hom
lbpforr Gedpcy appeared, nnd tue tR,
friends snuntered out into the grounds.
81 saw Brooks, Isn't this rather "a sud
den move on your plrlYn
81 hnye long wished 10 make the trim
and now nave a GOOD chance for IT,
{ II IS evident that the explanation di
; not satisfy Gedney, but be rcmaine
: Silent tIc was an honest friend, am
, would not enter The lists against Brook
as long as his suit 20 Miss Wentworth up
J nearrd sincere and definite, even thoug
J iacEinn m ardor. Brooks had been IA
I Grst m the field, and should have iai
nloy. Tho temptation 10 u different course
= ho,ycyer.miehth have been greatorhad Ged
ney received any announcement Sine
{ this was nottruc, be- had begun TO wshtha
1 Brooks would become engaged and s.
p lhopish an uncertainty lc would thel
( facc the inevitable aud get over his disap