Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-11-04

! coming back to school sgsi1," he began
"But suppose they have decided upon
your return?"
An uneasy suspicion OF GENE arrange
rnens with her former lover had prompted
the emphasis.
The yourg girl licked et him with an
guild advertisement. "I reckon Paw rnd
nav sin't no otj c.iou," she said WITH
the same essy igaoriug cf parental su
toority that Character Z ID Rupe-. FIlgee
the day before, AID which see ned 70 be &
local peculiarly. "Msw did CT to
come yer snd see you, but told her she
needn't bother"
Sac rested her two hands behind
her on the eCge Ct 8 desk, and lesred
sgalnss It, locking down upon the toe
! Of her smart little shoe which WAS
describing small semi circle beyond the
hem OF her gown. Her attitude, which
wss half defiant, hslf iDdolent, Brought
cut the pretty curv OF her wsls. and
shout srs. The master noticed IS snd
| becsme trife more austere.
"Theu I am to understand that this is
permanent thipt 2" be asked coldly.
"Whsts tAsl7" said Cressy inss,roga-
lively.
"Am to understand that YOU intend
coming regularly to school7" repessed
tie master curtlY, cor is this merely an
arrangement for q few dsys-unti-
90" ssid Greasy comprehendingy lifs-
log her uusbsshed blue eyes to HE, "you
mean that. On, that's broke OF Yes"
she added CONTEMPORARY, making q
larger seml-clrcle with her foot, CHATS
over-three weeks ago"
"And Seth Dsvis-does lie intend re-
turning scCI2"
"Hs!" she broke into light girlish
laugh 81 reckon not much! S'.opg's
I'm here, at least" Sae hsd just lifted
herself to sitting posture on the deck,
50 tia! her llS,le fee! sHalg clesr CT the
q )or IL thelf sa1Cy dsnce Suddenly she
brought her heels together and alighted.
$50 hs.'s alp" she asked.
fYesn
"Kiu I go noH2"
ayes "
SIC laid her books one on the top Of
the ether and Iingersd Al instant.
"3een quite SelI2" she asked with Ia
dolaUt podteness.
"Yrs-.haGk you "
you're lookin' right peert"
Sac walked with southern girls un-
dulating Lacquer to the door, opened 1t,
tnen charged suddenly upon Octavis
DaSn, tWlrled her round in wild wall
and bore ner away; appearing moment
after CT :he playground demurely walking
with her arm around her compsnion's
waist in en ostentstlous COLI ence at
o1co lofty, exclusive and exssperst ne to
the smaller chi dren.
WleD school WAS dismissed thst after
neon and the master lad remsi1ed to
show Rupert Fig how TO prepare Ga
Gle Ben's tasks, ana hsd given bis fnal
instructions TO his youthful vice gerent,
that iEascible Atoms unbnrthened him
s=Li q1eruIously-
'I, Cfes y McKIGs.ry comm regular"
nr. Force"
"Sne Is" said the master drily. Ai.er
pause he ASKED, "Rhy?"
Rupsrs's cur!s had descended on his
eyebrows in heavy dltcJbtent. "It's
II ghtg rough, JEST IL feller rsckons
ne'J got qli. Ct aer sud her jsck1ss oo,'
TO hev her prel cin' back lntsr school
sgiD, and rugged Gu: like ~ if she'd been
% i.e IN 6 millineI's shop"
"foG al ulda's slloT your personal
dislisss, Rupert, 10 provoke you 10 spssk
u itllO y scholar in that wsy--and :
young LADY, toe" corrected the master
dirty.
"rhe woods Is fu!l O. SIGH ;3ller schol-
ars ead sich you7g ladies', if you kser 10
god gunnin' for 'em," ssid Rupert with
dark and slangy significance SGT I'd
known she WAS COMM back I'd" h
stopped and brought n!s sunournt fist
sgainst the seam 0: his trousers with
boyish gesture, "I'd heV jis.-"
Ynkl?n ss;d the master Sharply.
"I'd hev Played hoozey I'll. she LETT
SCHOOL ag!l! 1t moutu't hev bin SO long,
neither" he sdded vita 8 mysterious
chuckIe.
"Tnat Will d." said the master per.
emp!ori.y. "For the present you'll at
nd to your duty and try 10 maxi uocle
Ben see you're sometaing more thsn q
foolish, prej1d!cs d scaool5oy, Or" he
added significantly, "he and may both
repent our sg:eenelt. Let me have
good sccouns Of you bo,h when
return"
He took bic bat from It's peg on the
VAL, and IN obedience to suddenly
formed resolution LETT the schoolToom
TO cau upon the parents Of Crets So Me-
K.nsiry Ha Wss nJt quite certsin
what he should say, bu,, after mis-
asoit, would trust TO the inspiration Ct
the moment. At the worst ne
could resign situation that now ap
pecred to require mere tScs snd
!eIicacy than seemed consistent with his
position, and be was. obliged 70 confess to
himseli that he bad LACEY suspected that
Els pTeeent Cccups!ioG-the temporary
expadien. Of poos but clever young msu
II twenty-Wss scarcely bringing him
nesrsr aresliz stion Of his daily dresms.
For Mr JACK Ford was youthful pilgrim
who had sought his fortune in California
80 lightly EQUIPPED that even IL the mst-
ter Of kin and advisers he was deficient
Inst prospective fortune had slready
eluded bin Ia San Frsnctscc. nad sppsr-
emily not waited for min In S4cra gnen.c,
srd now seemed never to have been q!
I diaa Spring. N verihelses, when h.
wss once ont OF sight Of tae schoo!houEe
he lit cigar, put MS hands In his pcckets
aud strobe or with the cheerfulnecs q
mat youth to 1hich all things sre posi-
BILE.
The children hsd already diipersed SIS
mystertously ard completely az hey had
srrived. Between him and the siryggiiCg
hsmle. Of Indisn Spring the landscape
SEE med to DE without sound or mo:iGl
The wooded upland or ridge on which
the school house stood. hslf & mill
further on began to slope gradually to
wards the liver, en- whore bsIk, seen
from that distance, the tovo sppas-ed to
have been scattered irregular 2 or thcovn
tcgetheT hastily, IS If cast es1ore 6y some
ovelf )w-'he Cosmopolitan hotel drifting
into the B,p;!st church and dragging IL
It's taIl CT areckags two saloons AID =
blscksmitd's shop; while the courfF