Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-04-18

sstiatt love for gaming. Mf. Weymouth
refused 20 send further remittances after
ne reached Paris, and this decisive move
was the sole reason for his return home.
iiau Il not been made, suppose the in
cofriRible Wilke would have staid In
Europe until now. BETTER II the steamer
that bore HIM westward had spilled him
Overboord!r
This conversation with Ralph ilnpressed
me deeply / thoughS more about the
Weymouth family aud the old gentloman's
Illness, during the next Day or two, than
was perhaps professionally good fof me.
But had wholly failed to realized how
soon ! myself might he called to enter
their household, although feeling that the
necessity of Ralph's sudden departure
might renter such an event, at some
time in the future, highly probable.
But the event, as II proved, was immes
date. My conversation with Ralph was
on Friday; on the following Sunday he
received telegram from the doctor at
tending his mother IN Topeka, and the
summons which 1t conveyed was SO i'm
peratiye that his prompt departure en-
sued
! thought somewhat grimly OF the Wey-
mouth family after Ralph had left me.
Would the old gentleman act upon my
friends advice and send for me2 And II
he did so, with my suspicious reused and
my doubts as 10 fair play in distinct mas
terry, would | not lack the requisite cool.
ness Of Judgment demanded from one in
my peculiar aud delicate position2
Ralph mad been gone two days, and on
the second night after his leave-taking l
sat until a later hour than usual In my
Office, reading certain passages OF medi-
cal work which bore upon an interesting
case then under my charge. The clock
above my desk had struck twelve perhaps
\ five minutes ago, when sudden vet very
soft ard decorous he'll peal startled me.
| went at once TO the door, and admitted
a stout, qulet-looking elderly woman,
who promptly Informed me that she was
q servant in the house 81 MIR. Weymouth,
Just across the way, Mr.. Weymouth. She
further informed me, was little unwell
aud nervous, and had seen light in my
office window He had supposed that /,
I DR.. Lodge, was still there, and desired
that | would have the goodness TO visit
him II perfectly convenient.
told the elderly woman who placidly
delivered the message that ] would i'm
medistely obey Mr.. Weymouths request
lShe went back, and | soon ollowed her
She was waiting my arrival, aud had M
sooner pulled the bell at the door OF tn,
handsome, high.stooped residence thar
she admitted me into its dim hall beyond
/ was at once shown to Mr.. wey
mouths bed-chamber. The apartment
was well, though not brilliantly, lighted
The old gentleman, clad in some sort o
flannel gown, was lying propped up b.
pillows on the bed as ! entered. Hi
face interested me at glance; it was 81
high-bred and sensitive of outline
Wrinkles and sparse gray hairs shove,
his advanced age, but the fire of his darl
J eyes held luster that still spoke o
youth.
think that IL it had not been for oil
Mr.. Weymouth's eyes | would have faile'
/ to hazard guess regarding his kinmar
ship TO the younger gentleman standip
! ut bis bedside. But in this one respeC
the resemblance was striking, and rap
j idly concluded that Mr.. Wilke Wey
mouth was also present Nor did err
as the next few minutes made me aware
Wilkes eyes were indeed marvelousl
| powerful, and with what almost seemt
an electric spark amid their deep dusl
= But in no other way was his personalll
Atall remarkable. All else about the ma
; was commonplace and ordinary enough
except, perhaps, his unusual leanness
/ both face and figure
i His manner 1 found somewhat Chi
: and ungracious. "My father was co
a WINGED that he must see You tonight, ID
1 Lodge" he soon said, though have e
doayOred to persuade him that there wa
/, no necessity for it, He WAS mere
i awakened from bad dream, and
q nervous. Nothing more"
: ga bad dream?" | inquired, with
affable smile as / could muster, turniI
8 toward Mr. Weymouth.
& The old gentleman looked at his Sc
with repressed Impotence. "When
raug for my servant Catherine, Wllke
: he said coldly, "I did not mean 20
/ And you will kindly leave. DR., Lodge al
y myself together for little while p"
. ooh, willingly" said Wilke. l
: glanced toward one of the doors as
spoke. "By the way, here is Elena"
said,
' Ichauced, Just then, 20 be looking {
rectly at old Mr.. Weymouth, AS q
: words Of his son were spoken he visib
= shuddered; and little later, as his ey
, fell upon the advancing form OF b
daughter, felt convinced that his III
turned of an ashy pallor.
Elena Weymouth came forward with
Z sweet, unaffected grace, and showed he
. self not only blonde OF the fairest al
!. sweetest type, but girl of easy name
y and excellent breeding. There was n
!, l merely strong physical contrast b
X tween herself and her brother, but Of
? which appeared to lie much deeper TIL
e that.
! "Dr. Trescctthas often spoken of you
70 she said to me, in her gentle, music
IL voice, lifting to mine the soft, viol
eyes, which appeared to hrim both wi
Is Innocence and caudor. 81 am sorry, .
Dodge, that your first acquaintance wi
us should be at so untimely an hour"
Ai 1 felt charmed by Elena at once, just
had felt repulsed by her brother.
~ "The hour, | assure YOU" ! a
IL swered, sis OF no consequence whateyt
| only hope that can be OF some genui
u service to your father"
at is my wish TO see DR.. Lodge alone
o. here struck in old Mr.. Weymouth, w
~ something OF what seemed to me the r.
n ouerulousness of an invalid. "Wn
~ and Elena" he now said, with a toach
Oh rather decisive command In his tones,
nc must beg that you will leave myself