Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-02-07

Valentineg" asked.
"You must settle that yourself, Philip.
shall have enough to do with my mother.
Besides am gentleman, although you
| didn't think so short time ago, and viii
betray no condolences"
But we settled should not 20 back
with him 10 Bourncmouth. must come
under no false pretcnscs. Lady Estmere
must know exactly how matters stood.
Valentine promised to do his utmost to
| bring her 70 his way Of thinking, and
then
'You will telegraph said anxiously.
81 will telegraph at once. Now let us
have a pipe and sensible chat, and then
you go 10 bed like reformed character
SO we talked till be limited upon going,
saying II was wearisome TO find that, how.
ever, the subject stated, IL was bound 10
work round 10 Claudine Neville. He
said no more about the unpleasant events
OF the evening until he rose 10 leave me.
Then CHANGING at the shattered panel OF
my cabinet, q stern, hard look crossed his
| face.
81 wish had hit hard enough TO kill
that dog" he said, in such a hard voice |
scarcely knew IL.
| could make no reply. He turned TO
/ iut hHA NAhhDNh my uhhAs \ uillNs 4
| think you will marry Claudlne. Before
! then You win hear more about us. Prom
ise me through good and evil report you
will not only love but believe in my
mother"
Through good and evil report The
very phrase had heard Claudine make
use OF.
returned the pressure Of his hand
"Through good and evil report | swear
it," said. Then We parted for the night
| had too much TO think about 10 go to
sleep easily, too much Joy to picture, too
many castles 10 build, and every one of
these airy structures tenanted by Claudine
and myself. Valentines refusal to give
me any opinion as TO the state of her feel
lDgs towards me raised by hopes, and a
augured well from his account OF what he
chose TO call her bad temper. The happl-
ness felt at the turn affairs had taken
made me think little of, or almost forget,
my catastrophe at whist. Somehow did
not trouble much about the money lost
The fact Of Mr.. Grace having paid It so
readily showed me my father could afford
It.. | was ashamed and willing TO pay any
penalty he might demand, but II would be
n long time before | shoul see him, and
meanwhile here was Claudine TO be won
All minor considerations sank before this,
and | longed for the moment when |
might meet, and with clear conscience
look into her true sweet eyes and read
what fate had In store for me-
| Valentine left early next morning. With
true solashness begged him not TO delay
this departure He left me laughing, aud
promising again to send me word directly
he had smOothed matters. / was restless
whilst he was with me, and even more
so when he had left | scarcely expected
the telegram that day, so time must be
| killed somehow, Then remembered my
pledge to Mr.. Grace that Lord Rothwell
should know all my folly, | would have
| given something 10 be able 10 recall the
promise, tut that being an lmpossi-
5ility thought had better get the un-
pleasant task over as soon as possible, so
about midday went In search OF the dis
tinguished traveller.
He was stu at Longs hotel, and APP
peared inclined to stay there. II was too
much bother, he said, to take either n
house or chambers, so he chartered long
bedroom on the top OF the hotel, cleared
out AL the furniture it originally possessed
and sat down to write the book OF
travels which his publishers were eagerly
only free TO one or two persons, amongst
whom were Valentine aud myself
climbed the stairs, raped at the door
and heard his lordship's deep voice bid
ding me enter He was hard vi work,
and both in garb and surroundings looked
as unlike u British peer as can be i'm
aglncd. The furniture OF the room con-
sisted OF couple of chairs--good, strong,
wooden.soated, and comfortable cou-
pie OF boxes OF cigars, large tobacco jar,
several pipes, and two deal tables, so
gigantic that II ia marvel how they were
got upstairs. Ono Of these stood In
corner, the other In the center OF
the room. Both, with the exception
OF small space Ia the center of the
one he wrote AZ, were Uttered with maps,
charts books, papers, and sketches. An
open memorandum book and a pile OF
ruled paper lay in front OF him; the floor
at his left side was strewn with pages OF
manuscript which, as finished, he dropped
there to await sorting and fastening to-
gother. The noble authors attire was
unconventional, 10 say the least. A pair
OF trousers, flannel shirt, and delight
fully comfortable looking old yolyeteen
shooting coat, absolutely out at elbows,
formed, With socks and slippers, the
whole OF his raiment, as far as eye could
see. short pipe was the only ornamen-
tai thing about him He nodded as l en-
tered
"Chuck those books of the char,
Philip, and sit down lam in the middle
OF SENTENCE
oheyed and watched his pen forming
the big, bold characteristic letters, aud
trying to calculate the consumption OF ink
and paper such ponmanship must entail.
AZ least 1t had the merit OF being legi.
BILE, and knowing il was intended forpub-
LEGATION had no scruple In reading as he
wrote,
"There was no holp ior IT, Finding
neither scolding nor persuasion would
induce my guido to risk his life In the fast
running stream, ! babe him hold the
frightened mulo and Invested myself OF
my garments, Till then / had no idea
that water could be so cold SILVER now
as think OF II. | ducked, dlved, and
CROPPED with varying success Ia the bed OF
the stream, aud when compelled from
nunbness and exhaustion to cease, |
found had recovered most OF the heavier
articles which had fallen from the care.
lessly fastened pack, but alas, That