Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-02-18

first entered ballroom leaning on his !
arm and introduced "My cousin, Mr.. |
Works." to the Indy of the house, I
was certainly nervous one. But all !
went we'll. MIR. Works rose, he sat, he
bowed, he gave her his arm across the |
room, he even, impelled by a secret |
spring, went 10 the supperroom and |
brought back q plateiul Of something he |
did not know what and she did not care, !
| and no one seemed to notice any marked !
difference between him and the other
gentlemen present. lie was silent, TO be
sure, but there are always speeches.
men at parties, aud Miss Joanna took
pains TO lament confidentally TO this
croney and that the fact that her cousin
| was so "taeiturn"
1 "bor he really can be an agreeable
man when he chooses 30 talk she added.
! Later, as She grow more expert in the
manipulation OF her Frankinsteni, she
| learned to turn him 10 more profitable uc-
count. No longer contentiug herself with
/ a random plateful of Hsomething,' she
passed into the supper room on his arm,
4 and, choosing her dish, skillfully headed
1 him directly toward Il. He could seize
spoon and ladle ice or salad on 10 plate
as well as anybody, and he always gave
big heaps, a habit Of which Miss Joanna
highly approved. She could not trust
him with champagne, but that was OF
less consequence, and he could hold her
glass when somebody else had iilled 1t,
and he always did.
No one who had observed Miss Arkc,
tall. wel-dressed, handsome after passc
fashion, and perfectly self-possessed, cat
ing the oysters and looking up now and
then TO say a word TO the tall, stately per-
sonage who stood so dovotedly beside
her, could have imagined that she was all
guile and he all wood People began to
say, SLOW worry attentive that Mr.. Works
is to Joanna Arke there must be some
thing In III" and as the reputation OF sue
cess goes far toward making success,
other men, by natural result,
showed Miss Joanna more attention
, than heretofore. Altogether the
! winter was far more entertaining and sat
isiactory TO her than any winter had been
for long time previously. ~ wouldn't
exchange him for any real man In SO
clety,n Miss Joanna told her brother.
Alas IL il when the skies are hluest that
nresarc OF storm Is NEST evident 10 OK
perlenced eyes. Prosperity had its usual
effect on Miss Joanna. She grew rccb-
less. Her brother was called away for q
week on business. Itchanced 10 be that
particular week directly preceding Lent
which is always throngc1 with entertain
ments. Mr. Works was In nightly requl
sition and there was no one 10 supervise
his inner economy
What II was that she did 70 him or left
undone Miss Joanna could never under
stand or explain. But az the GROWING
iete OF the season, a superb ban AZ MIS-
Castor's palatial residence, when the waN
lights were blazing their highest, the or
4 chestra playing its londest the bank
and wreatbs Of tropical flowers sending
/. ont their sweetest perfumes, ns the ment
) Of the banquet was gradually unrollini
/, itself before the delighted gonrmels an'
}, champagne flowing like river, ini'
!. dreadful thing happcnedi
/. II had been an evening OF elysiuni =
:. Miss Joanna. she was remarkably vel
dressed, and was looking her best, an'
n she knew II. More than one man has
a Wed with her machine escort IN cNillty
Il and she walked out 10 supper Win DIR
n Works, whose arm she tightly held OF
one side Of her, and on the other hand DIT
- Percy LangdoB, an accomplished man o
4 the world and desirable partl, who ma
seemed 10 tind her conversation enter
:, tanning, and TO be IN no haste 70 80
u away from ~.
!. II was 60 him that She was lndeDte.
Ie for her plAtcful OF croqueties aha ora
- salad; II was he who spread the napkl
Il over her satin lap, AMI urged upon her
y mantling glass Of y6uye Cliquot, ana sh
was so well content with her position 10
a time she relaxed In her oDserNasioh
AZ her other COMPANION. To be suses h
couid very well bear being left 70 hin
a, self
n. She was Eonscd from her briei forge
- Iulness by hearing Blr. Langdon say, IN
IS tone OF sudden concern; 81 rear yoi
en- cousin Is not feeling we'll :.
In She looked approximately around Di
WORKS was doubled cuiiously together
90 II with pain. Ills loot beat fAitoo on .
Gly floor. .,,, x !, -,
Is "James--are you ~, james" Paid Ml
Joanna, tramnl0usly James Was y
~ name " whlch she hsf elestea % ci~'sp