Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-01-10

the dainty hat and brown riding habit
but the last glimpse he caught was OF 4
very friendly greeting between the fall
equestrian, whom he could not but take
for Connie" and him whom he was hal
Inclined to mathematics as ''Corduroys. y
The bell OF the express sounded Toms
gun-case was in the smoking car, away
forward. "Neyer mind" he thought, 81
can wire for IL. I'm well out Of this any
now" and he swung himself down,
caught hand rail on the express, and In
an instant was speeding back toward
Baltimore.
In the meantime an excited little dia-
logue was In progress at the edge Of the
Brockville platform. Greetings over be-
tween "Connie" and "Cordurovs. she
glanced at train and platform and passen-
gers with rather proud,questioning look
ON her face.
WIl2n ''''' -
eyes, what OF ityn
"And did not Mr. Follaker Gomez"
mo. Did you expect him?n
yes; by this train. | wrote you how
to find him"
''Nevvr got the letter.
The blood rushed up into Comics
cheeks. "What must he think OF meg"
she cried. "Will, did you see another
gentleman on the train in shooting
suitY'
win reflected, eyes, now / think of
1t, did. Some distance back"
"Well run and see II you can find him.
The train has not gone yet. Bring him
hereN
win caught the conductor Just as he
signaled the engineer to ego ahead"
"Iiold on minute, Thompson. What
became of that fellow in the shooting
rigs"
"He caught on to the express Just as
she pulled out. Queer lot he Is, Mr..
Crary. Shifted his clothes in my room
this side of Brinkerton, and now he's left
his gun case in the smoker"
can right! give 1t TO me. I'll be re-
sponsible.n
The conductor, knowing Mr., Crazy as
a near resident and frequent patron of
the road, gave him the gun without more
ado, aud with shade of growing annoy
ance on his face, VIII returned to his sis
ter's side.
"What mischief have you been up TO,
CONF"
"oply joke of Fanny Follaker's--
for that matter.n
"Yes. I've no doubt you had.n
"liere they come" added Connie, as
the rattle OF the wheels was heard and a
road-wagon drew up containing Miss
Fanny Collaker and sundry Crarys, who
need not be introduced.
A hasty council of war was held.
Gle must have seen you from the train
and his courage failed him." said Fan
Indeed! and am SO very frightful?"
"Under some circumstances you might
be-"
"What can we do, WHIP
"Only one thing. Miss Follaker must
telegraph to him on the train.n
And so II happened that at Brlnkervile
Tom was startled out OF very brown
study, not very fiattering to himself, by q
stentorian voice shouting: "AIr. Thomas
Follaker in this car?n
Tom responded, and in n moment was
reading this dispatch;
Gan mistake. Mrs. Crazy, Miss Crazy,
and Mfr. William Crary unite IN apologies,
and in renewing invitation which you
should have received already. Take the
next train for Brockvile. FsNNY.n
Tom pondered. "rhc question is, - he
reelected, "Nhether they or have made
the worst fools OF ourselves
But he ended by taking The train as dl-
rected by his discreet aud affectionate,
aud usually obeyed sister.
What need to follow him? It was with
very different sentiments that just at sum
set he caught once more the dark frame
work Of Carter's Ran bridge, aud shortly
afterward marked waiting groun ut the
roadside, which included a brown riding
habit, certain chestnut mare, "Cordu
roys,n the liyer-colored setter, The rest
of the Crarys, and last, but not least, that
highly successful schemer, Fanny Follaker
herself.