Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-04-25

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Something seemed 70 strike him. III,
turned to me and caught my arm.
"You handsome baegageir he said
TWEEN see all about that. ] believe YOUR,
right IN what you say Any way wei
try ~"
Then we made peace, and thought ne
more about t.
A few days afterward boz ladyship hac
a new dress sent down from town Il
WAS Of q most striking description, 81
though not grand toilet. She wore 4
the same evening, and when / undressel
her she told me that her husband ant
Capt. Gresham had greatly admired Il
Like all ladies, she was glad when hei
good taste was recognized especially *
when Sir Laurence commended Il.
The next day Chesham went TO London
but his stay there was short A few day
alter his rcturn 10 Estmerc Court he CAV,
me a largo parcel.
There" he said, 81 always keep my
promises. J have paid Lady Estmcre'l
dressmaker q fortune for tbs counterpart
oi her gown. Some day ! viii see You ia
II, and form my own opinion Don't be 0
fool and show IL 10 anyone before then u
took the parcel TO my room and
/ opened t. As Gresham said, the dress II
contained was the counterpart Of that
/ Of my mistress.
Much as longed 10 show myself ia II
/ ! Dare not do 80. IL was too noticeable.
| X seen by anyone should lose my place
at once for wearing my lody's clothes.
I so II was only whom { was alone at night
! could venture TO attire myself 10 my new
dress, and had no one except myself TO
Judge as 60 my appearance In It,
{ Shortly afterwards Gresham went back
to London. Before he left Estmere | had
consented 60 join him and live with him
/ as his mistress. ! expected he would have
been eager for me TO accompany him,
/ but II was not so. Under the excuse Of
furnishing suitable place, he deferred
the matterf for month or two As soon
as he was ready for me he would write.
Perhaps the carelessness and seeming
neglect made mo really anxious that he
should take me at my word, made me
fancy that loved the man, and would do
anything for his sake.
heard nothing from him for two
MONTHS at the end Of this time Sir Lau.
renee and Lady Estmere went TO spend
couple of weeks at the Dover House.
detestcd that dull, wretched place,
where scarcely soul came. ! was de-
lighted TO hear that Gresham was ex-
pected there. | knew he came for me,
and was determined that, unless he was
ready to take me, l would make an end
TO everything between us. Willing as
was 10 give myself TO him, | expected to
find him at least ready TO accept the
gift.
lie spoke TO me smoothly, and told me
that his one desire was to take me with
him when he left the Dover House.
Whether he would have done SO had his
plans mlscaried | cannot say, The
wound my vanity suffered when | found
that he had used me for tool extin-
gulshed all the love ever bore him.
Sir Laurence sometimes had business
at Estmero Court. When he rode over
there he generally stayed the night, re-
turning TO assuage his wife's fears the |
iirst thing the next morning. One day he |
started for the Court, intending to sleep
there. The only persons left In thehouse |
except servants and children were Lady !
Estmere and the friend Of the family, |
Capt Gresham
They dined together, Lady Estmere that
evening wore the dress have spoken of. |
AS fastened 1t did nothing but think
how much better looked in my copy of |
II than her ladyship did.
After the dinner slipped out and met
CheahAm as usual He was in very good |
spirits and told me to hold myself in |
readiness to go to London with him. He /
might perhaps start tomorrow.
''By-the-by," he said "let me see YOU
In the dress gave you Lady Estmere has
worn hers tonight, so now shall be able
to judge between you"
was nothing 10th TO obllge him; but
told him | could not do so until her lady
ship had gone to bed. Even then |
scarcely knew how TO manage 1t, did not
care for any OF the other servants to accuse
me of wearing her clothes, and did not
choose to let Gresham come Into my
room, nor would 20 to his.
''Neyer mlnd,n he said. "Put your
mistress to bed and then change your
gown. When you are ready | will look at
you IN her dresslng-room. The door of
u Is next to my room. No one win come
there and We need not talk aud disturb
Lady Estmore. l only want to admire
you in silence,n
His plan seemed a curious one, but |
lad no idea TO what 1t was tending. The
after Lady Estmere had
eli IL would be as safe and secret place
u meeting as anywhere In the house. No
me would dare to enter It, So agreed
o do as he suggested,
Lady Estmere went TO bed at an early
lour, being suppose anxious TO get rid /!
II the hours which separated her from her
husband by the aid of sleep. | put her
resses away, then leaving the lamp burn
ng went to my own room, changed nv |
ress, and, mighty proud of my appear s
nee, crept back 10 the dressiug-roo l
our lordshlp VIII remember that the
lower House is low building, all the q
BEDROOMS being on one floor, so that in |
rosslng from one room TO the other ran !
title risk OF being observed. Gresham 1
vas on the watch for me aud soon Joined !
me- ! was rather surprised to find the I
window open and the blind drawn up. IN
cit certain had drawn 1t down, whilst h
'auy Estmere was undressing. Had
ot done so She would have noticed il.
Chesham admired me to my hearts con. a
emit, although he only expressed his APP !
roval In the lowest whispers, for fear OF r
er iauyShip overhearlng us, He took
ne lamp ana held Il near to me that he
llsht see me better, Then he placed II
y a table az the back OF the room no. a
leed box that did not belong 20 Lady :
'stmere was on the table. He opened Il.
Let me make The resemblance COM
lete, y he whispered and to my astonish- I
lent drew ont Wig Of golden hair ne. n
her ladyship's. 0Put n on.n =
Q said. oheyed, thinking for the time i,
was but a joke.
Then he led me to the window and en-. i,
raced me, begged him not to be- tnn ~
ash The room was rs light MS dsv IL
ryone coming down the drive must =
ae IA