Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-04-18
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81 4 STORY.
III, author OF can Ambitious
.Le,cia Silh1 uettes," ~ Gentle
II cisare, !" "Ruthcrford,' Etc.
Copyright 1856.
M Prescott and !, after leay-
I'm York Medical college, tlrst
A a kind of professional part
"A ether, our practice as ply
"A BY no means be considered
under the circumstances,
IN. during a period of tour or
q ereditaDly enough, We
"A become well-known aud
u practitioners, 50 that | can
Il primal struggles for recogni-
the least qualm of embar-
a Fortunately, | possessed a
oopious, inherited income,an
4 this account, as avid for p u
4 threat of harsh need might
Nine. Affairs were less promis-
|hlph Trescott, but long before
bur two names printed in
|&ilt-lettered parallel over the
Low Of a neat, reputable build
My.seventh street, | had made
Neatly understand that one OF
duties in life would be TO
Killing fortunes end to feed
u al what he might consider an
Hate his failing purse.
8dship was then, as 1t has al.
Neiuce then, OF the most honest
ii reciprocal sort. We had nc
holes, no feverish misunder-
i. no absurd impediments to q
i |sincsie Intimacy. Ralph came
#yerished Western family, aud
tentleman in every manly and
ideut which would necessitate
correspondent to that rather
ID, was perhaps deficient very
/hn graces which sum up It's
IRcial dc1nition. Idon't know
10 like me TO state (now that he
78tnous as n medical authority
IA once very lank and awkward
|,kEert na.aliy drawing in HE
Seecb, aud very insecure about
s lift OF exercise Of his own pc
5bts.
+ talents we're always unques
!, and now that he Is q doctor
iecord with pleasure how keenly
let esteemed his innate power
1kIs. fever q man was u borr
1t was Ralph Prescott. But
MIN as much so many times
HE reads these lines the &C
spent on my part will, am sure
d BIO novel thrill.
( recorded that we were lik,
our congeniallty OF taste anC
I'D doubtless for this reason
'nal pang OF irrltability, durinl
fesr OF our association together
IA become more or less plain Il
Ralph was devoting his ful
|5etudy and analysis to o certail
NJ huu; reposing in me the leas
Violence concerning 1t.
"A ! said to him one day in oui
Wu'Te been porting over tina
IA covered book at odd interval
't shree weeks, and you AWAY
when you're not reading II
4 rth do you mean by that sor
u line conduct What the dew
" about2 You might as wei
Mlph. You know III worm |
sooner or later, If you don't.
4 hlitady started aud had locke
An almost guilty flush. Then
d, he broke into an awkwar'
handed me the volume Q
i, ! spoken.
Rudolf" he said, "look at
#in
ind presently | lifted a rattle
face to his: "Poison" sal
1sdded. "Yes; CHANGED on
own own, at Leggett's, /
.4treet. 1t Interested me, 80
It's rather rare, / fine
N let me have it quite CHEAP
ny didn't know how rare
Here Ralph's face gree
mat | felt something OF in
#y behind the mere fact of hi
a'chased and studiously persue
And very soon aiterward IN
*as fully confirmed.
{" he said to me, "I've bee
at there may be something
sort connected with the cas-
~ Weymouth -
nm hun, wide-eyed. "Whats
~, che millionaire patieI
leked you about so Otter
me lovely daughter with II
ne," said Ralph.
Aeayens!" / went on, half jo
|n don't suspect the violet-eyc
urelyin
d gave his head weary tos
vity We're not only lll.tlme,
q Irifl shocking.
he sald, with a touch of re
IN histones, "please boar
llis Is b2 no means a subje
TO tell you the truth, N
matter that has been botherlr
ivr two months past. Ev,
IA evening that CHANGED
nere in our office, al
liy summoned to tai
pld Mr.. Weymouth in an scu
tack, he has liked me al
! spoke to you often OF L
n know. LII
# you spoke TO me oiit, Ralph