Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-05-02

whore you arc until I want you, and,
Pbilip, iisieD--if ever you hay prayers-'
pray that nothing will make tails night .
festful memory"
lie left the room, leaving me IN state
u wonder There wss ~ excitement
and agltation about both him and my
father which the circumstances 81 tbe
case could not account for. Lord Roth
well had nov gone 20 plead my cause, but
was beginning 70 think diplomacy was
not his forte. lie had commenced BY
DattinR my father IN rage. Well, must
trust 70 myself IN the iuiurei
( iit a cigar. Mrs Lee came 10 and
cleared away the dinner. ! had long
gossip with her. She asked for news 0i
Valentine, and vas much disappointed
that had not seen him for 80 long she
wdnJertd why the master TOOK her 40 20
Short when she had mentioned bis name,
add why. NJ last, be told her ia hia stern
EFT manner never H. let him hesrit gain
And wondered TOO why my father should
hsye taken such an lnVetefate prejudice
against The EFmere family.
Win his words lingering 10 10Y ears
iupulred " Mrs. Lee AS 70 his general
htaiih, and vas assured that be bad
spoken truly IN sayihg IT never was bot.
tef. Then the Old soul left me 70 my
cigar and my thoughts
i;bYu9ht good deal about Clsndine.
! woudefed why The tNo men IN tho next
room we're having such prolonged Inter.
view ! wondered II Richard Gresham
wOBld really send me his cartel, and
whether, II we met, ! should XIII him or
DO would XIII me ! WAS not much airald.
| was a skilled pistol shot, although had
never fired At o human creature who was
ifing ~ ne IN return Still ! Lad 20
wish 20 die life was very dear. NY
code 81 honor insisted that | should try
events win Chesham, but was
likely enough 20 come out IN
soathed. what would Claudlne do II
were sbot7 Poor Claudiuei What would
my father DOT How strange he should
talk about death, little knowing II might
be so near his son7 Ana iiothwellY Well,
believe Rotbwell loved me well enough
% shoot Chesham In revenge for my isil.
What strange thing that q middle-aged
man like Lord Rpthwell should have
grown so fond OF me- wonder why 1t IL
4 wonder why
Then tired with the days travel fell
asleep IN my chair, and slept for w
hours. II WAS well dld, for ] was to
get little other sleep that night.
Tho diniugfoUm door was open, go
when some one turned the handle o. the
library door I awoko. heard Lord
HOihwell's deepvolce---lt seemed 10 come
through q dream.
ufou promise on your honorf"
9TH you retufn-I promise on my
hOnOrfr
started to my feet ! heard the
library door shut and found HOthwsll
standing before me. Tie eyes Of NE
great ais foot man were positively iull Of
ttarF The laughing rrpfoach for his
long absence ditd on my llps. gezed 40
him ana know that his emotion was due
70 no commonplace cause.
He TOOK both my hands IN his, but he
spoke rot word.
"what IL W." cried '1s anything
The NATTER"
Suil he said nothing, hut looted Of me
with his true, LOVING Eyes
lie must have believed ynu," | said
"The evidence was unimpoachable"
q lie did belleyei he Was overwhelmed,
rhilipn
"lie Il inst man, said aHo biames
himself Tor lHuling too eager an car t0
common report We II grltyed,oi course,
but glad That wrong 4 righted."
S.il LORD Roibwell held my hands,
sun De looked a. me.
ole Is convinced, Philip. Laurence
Estmorb knows that his wiie Is Innocent y
"banrenca hstLerel My father you
mean y
"Yuur father mean. Philip, Phillpl
DO you know why have loved YOU ea
sou2 Why knew thst II was your des-
thy to work out this thiugY Why | babe
you spare nothing --ey0n hOnOr-Htop
short of nothing, save crime, 10 learn the
tuthG Shall tell youf Can you bear
itp'
| could scarcely breathe, much less
speak. My eyes were nv, ted on his.
"hecause," he said. "yuu sre the eldest
son Of her loved of him loved Be
cause your father, William Norris, Is the
man you have condemned and blamed
Laufence Eslmefein
The truth cams TO me Il came like
Hood. Such food as no brain could
hold or withstand, In one second on one
tenth " second the Whole W my he
seemed justlat together. saw and knew
ey, rSthina My state was not one OF a..
tohishmtpt II WAS simply that ui one
upon whom sudden revelation bursts.
Doubt | bad none | saw, knew and re-
m, inferred everything. Tue truth aud the
tram oi thought Witch rushed after II was
too much Physically, aud bnlltye men.
tally, | was u strung man; but ,his was
more than body uI mind could bear. For
tht fyst and hope the last, tine In ~,
lite tainted
tTo BE- Continued Nc1t StmdW)