Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-10-12

! 1sd awakened bin with 8 shock lha
showed him she sweet srd ierfitI
= Truth (AHother literal quotation y
: II gather from other altusiors that sd
; had blinded hin so eBectuai!y cs to III
, s'a:e Of hsT /, nectioos that he hsd not ii
, vined t5is unit, on the efternoon OF
: certtia horseback ride, wien By accident
the Carefully yelled secret became mu
I tualy manifest. I gather. furtderm1se
. mat the woman fought hard to keep be
married lover IL distance, more bscsus
, she loved and WAS Indebted TO his VII,
: than tfC m neral ecrupies.
will read one passage:
: "'hy CariiCg! you hsv3 studied III
. character 10 little purpose il you insglnG
: that even Fer ycuf dear sake would psii
or wrong her 20 whom have vowed con
! sI1rcy and lcva for 3 ljf5tiDs. Hars mas
: eVer be tie chitf chamber OF ny hesrt.
: is Ter right, 6y every law humsn Erd d.
vine. BuS, sweet one, IGaL's is dus
, nature, more complex thsn W0nan's
Ultl I knew you, the deep:
OF mine hst not been sourd
ed. Your compsnionship brought .
! fuilness of satisfaction, SIS the knowledge
; that You love me has brought glory iutc
ny life unknown before need ycu, al
you need me-. Hssvan has maze Us as
We are. II "a folly TO fgA. agSiost des.
| lay. BE- tie lcve we bear cae another,
oy our faith in sid hope Of t1s; Heaven,
| entrest you not to sell yourself to a
man whose nsrrow soul c,n never mae
Itself with Yours. Tae i'm sgilation mad
deus mel"
Il. sounds fL:-small-baerish 70 8 third
person." inierpoisted the reader, with s
scornful lit lie lsugh. "To save time snd
pstlerce we Will cooGense the rest. H
gees on 10 propose conpr 2misR. Should
she be sill! mid!y resolved en- ss:f IN 70
le!iG1. LIE. them have ora bilssiully.
fo,ge.ful day all 20 themselves. II she
? il accept lis osc0Tt OF the morrow's
! journey, they Will, until her destination
| Is rescued feel aud act sni tax IS II they
had the whole, bed 1titul 1--we full world to
themselves. Will forget sorrow, i'm
pending psriiDg for q few golden hours.
"fhen," he continues, 81 swear SOL
EMMY 30 deliver Vou 90 your rels ivss IL
Albagy, without nuTmur, sud IN so de-
irg 10 have done forever with the love-
words sud lCva.iooSs that make yo1
miserable. While 1 know that It is
perverted sense Of righ. and honor which
causes you pain end remorse where l
feel none, bow to your will. Six hours
IS Gil claim as my very oWE-u.terly,
freely, tnily mi5e-aut OF the yesr, you
will spend with smother. q could curse
tie cold blooded hu.Cmston when | |
write the words!) You will be rs eGfe
with me es IN en- angels Arms. And what
is my petition when you lock dispassion-
atelg a. it. A matter 80 natural ard sim |
pie that Madeline would be the frs. 10 |
laugh az your scruples."
"StOp tiers, - almost shouted the |
oaited vclim in thick coarse voice thst !
did rot belong to him, or 70 any gentle
man. "Whv do you 60 on wi.h TIE infer
nal fsrce' You want your price for the |
stolen letter. WEst is / ?"
His face was flushed, mis- glance dsn-
gerous. For awhile, he nstensd duly,
Ike Cne smitten dumb ard numb with
horrfei smszement Now, the savage
was aroused, ecd meant flgnt.
Mis-. Luptoniiaugled sgsiu-tse creamy
gurgle Of vel bred amusement.
"lnfernsW aud "stolen" are not nice
Words, my dear Mr.. Phelps. But you are
right in one thing. l have my price.
TIE dsy your daughter msrries Hollis
Lee, or spybody else than my husbands
sup, l viii burn this document
in your sigat. L; you do
net bresk off this ill-starred engagement.
sAsll make the whole halr 50 puolic
thsl R:X Lupton would refuse a. the vary
sitar the daughter OF the man WHO stole
% borrow your worc) the affections OF
lis promised bride, and would have
eloped with her had rot death sratched
Ter from his hrms. Keep quiet ~ author-
Eaiively, as he started up with an oath Ct
ienisl-such fierce profanity IS her deli
cate ear had nsver heard before, "I Shall
lot detsin you much longer. an 20
mere fond Of scents than you, ard want
20 hurry this one over. This letter would
,orvIct you n TIE mind CT shy man or
woman ct common Ee1se, Of deliberate
ieslgn TO run away with that girl. Men
years old, with families c. taeir
lwr, do not believe in such sub.imsted
1lafonics, such whipped syliaouo
# sentiment as this letter ex-
presses, II it means anything else than
Whist l have said. II l DO not have your
written premise by to morrow morning
hat this marriage Ghall be prevented by
air meaps CT foul, Mrs. Phelps shsll have
he -etory snd the papers by tomorrow
oon.f9 Should the engagement hold fast (
nspite stk your pposltio1-Why, much
IS sneHia sa4$lika to bresk with e. !
eemed neighSSfs-I shall have 10 sltern- !
tive, ~
81 an not superstitious or pious-tske {
hem az synonyms, ii you wilt--bu. do
Ielieve in suc1 fate as warned mk.tp keep :
hese papers, IS a hold upon Rex, Should
e ever DE manageable. aud aSheck
Ipon your bcu1dlsss, fstuous self copceit
men, too, / 50 disliksd the girl thst l
would have struck her in her grave ifshe
ould nave feltit. altogether, something
rged me to put swSy the letter agsIde +
ny time. l. has CONS !H 49, va IS 81 ''''est u
Dumb srd despsrate, be made s&tep TO-
fards ;her, gisEing 80 wofashl fFthe now '
olded sheet " her hand ts-she antisis II
"rske lt&f you you'd Ike tstrefrsHfi ~
our mem6E ~ wifi the same mxesf esa5 9
Iugh that ned tainted him Bsfors : !
This Is only copy in my handwriting
knew you too well, mon ami, to trus! II
lie original within your reach. That is
lfe under lock aad key, resdy to tell the
lie should you murder ne in the Il
ope CT hushing mp the scandal. And
it'll it, the peDciled reply from your in Il
nor2te for which you wrote you would
sit il the library until midnight. There IL
ere out three Zines, and they evidently did d
Of quite please you for you tore and
visited them into bits, sTd tossed them g
ito your waste psper basket. at shall ~
2 SIS you wish!" she said. "I go to AL II
,Dy in the noon train tomorrow. God ~
ty US bota, and forgive Us il Ee c.r :" u
"She sinpad with both eyes oper, poor &c
reich" You dIugged your conscience y,
played the reputable elesk 30 ef-
ctiYelY. even to youreelI. The Wonder Ia L,