Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-03-07


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worda. ana have never seen him since
That day he loft the Dover house, Ahlng
NV darling boy with Mn, ana tno ne.s
day, with ny youngest gnild' "'p' -
London. ..,,.,,, ,o
protcstationa oi innoccneer-l 20 NY
eoen pray that time may snow
= anr,,se how hu has wropged me.
ps,hcy would / pray that no may
n@vnr tnow ID, never learn that his
witc md no thought that was not cen
tered In him. what ] suifor now WHAT
| he auifers- would be aa nothing 10 inc
anguish hla kecnly sensitive nature
wonld feel II no learned that he had gwen
| tho crueiest blow 20 q woman who IN no
way deseryed IL and that woman inc
wife he once loved.
0Tnanklnq You again Tor your knd
sympathy, believe me- dear iflohui
dMAnaAurr EsrmERE."
read the letter again and again
Iayniled myself OF Lord liothwelPB per-
mission and took copy OF u, J Hat
THINKING of Lady Estmore and her
wrongs until worked myself up 10 such
n mitch of Indignation that ! shook my
2st yIuoroualy nt nm imaginary Sir L0uf'
renee, Thanks % this letter ana MfH'
paync,s narration ! had the iacts before
mo no related by both the principal
actors. More and more that pointed 10
somc rcyengoful mnchlnaiion Of Chess
haui's, and frmor aud nrmcf grew my
resolve 10 md out the truth. Had Chcr.
| ham been In London ! think ! should
have returned there the next day 70 com
monce operations Az II was, ] must
await his return. went 10 bed and
dreamed | was n knight Of old, and
champion OF Lady Estmerc, just about to
engage with Chcsham in deadly fray,
AA was In full armor aud my Antagonist
In plain evening dress the result OF tho
encounter would probably have been
highly satisfactory TO me II the breakfast
bell had not rGng 40 loudly and put an
end 10 IT,
returned the letter 20 Rolhwoll, ana
told him that after reading IL, felt no
onG could have doubt upon
the subject, Had not heard
what Mira. Payne knew of tho matter
should have thought Sir Laurence
Estmcro was victim 20 monomania'
We snid little more about the matter
during our stay at Mlriicld, which lasted
until the middle OF October. ~ was a
visit | have always remembered with
pleasure. The weather WAS ilnc, the
aport good and the companions enter
talnng, After few days Valentines
shooting grew languld and hls c0lor-box
and canvas took the place NJ gun Hnd
cartridge lIo made u number OF out
door sketches, and began 10 prophecy
fame and success more decidedly than
had over done yet Rothwell praised and
encouraged his efforts VlgOr picked
them TO pieces as became nm authority,
aud Stanton abused him for doing so
Valentine took praise or blame with MS
usual airy good temper Save that one
sorrow, there waH little In life that
troubled him lie laughed the loudcs'
and oilencst OF ali, and kept us w TO un
earthly hours with hia songs and morrl
, mcnt; hIs gems aud general Bplcndol
we're nm untlring topic OF conversation
aud banter, and HIS good humor was un
aHanllablo.
Yet, In spite oiall the pleasant aud con
; genial society, no man turned hls iac'
towards London with greater dollgh
than did, for Clnudlnc had written Una
she expected to he In London for u few
days, when We might meet and renew
those everlasting vows OF Affection Val
, entinc was talking about his big picture
40 we pnskcd our portmnnteainN aud gun
cases, aud returned TO tho great cit
bracod up by the fresh air Drowned b
! the sun, our muscles hard NJ iron irol
the sX wceks' good exercise, and nllo
' ucthrr feeling nc 20 meet whatever Fat
mn uht have III store Iui "s'