Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-01-15
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CHAPTER LYu.-DEsPERATIoN.


passed Ike thai which had gone before 1t
duh, empty, proh,lees; nothing pleas
snt seemed ever 20 happen, nothing at
sH: but, now, as gloomy change, deep
sorrow had f.llen on one, at least.
One thought vas ever before her. Mon
tsgue L3nsdaIe WIS gone, ii the bloom
OF his strength and manhood, SIS che had
seen briefly GDd coidlY recorded, without
comment, IN the public prints: snd she
had s long life before her, perhaps life
ia Whicn ne could besT no part, s-ve IS
memory.
The doubt that comes to I'll Whfn the
loTed sre gone, thai We have in aly way
failed them, was strong in the hesrt Of
Melznie now; while before h2ated
the recurring memory Of tender words
AID caTcsses, IT mauy sweet snd grace
fui actions on the part OF her two
brothers IL her miseEy-actions that knit
the three together IL Affection st this
soTroWiul crisis.
MeIsus knew that LcUsdale WIS tie
last ct his race-the last of the CID
LCus5eles Of Cumberland. She knew
$50 that ne had neither fsther nor
mother, nor other kindred 10 sorrow for
him, hence her own sorrow was ali the
deeper.
WIKI eli this on her mind she hsd the
hard pressure Oi her Uocle and aunt to
undergo IA their views regarding her,
for, a the former phrased il, "noW
or never was the tine to put on the
screw"
Since the day Of Any's marriage Reg
gie had become mgse helpless than ever,
and his removal somewhere from his
uncle's roof seemed 20 have become in
cvitA5.e nov, unless Mal6nIe vas ready
10 sacrifice hereof.
"Ii life has 40 better promige than
this, death were prefarable!" said she.
"RdJ1is1i BJsh!" muttered Uncle
GrimshsG.
OPS hard enough" thought the girl,
'to ear the breed OF dependence, without
having l. dang in your face, a. we three
l2yc."
And go, ana SO, q terrible conviction
began 10 press upon her now, through all
hex sorrow and un&vGiiing anxiety, that
neg lste would eventUsIly be q morTiGse
with Sir BTisco, for the sake II the two
whose future seemed TO dcpsnf upon Il;
L1d 10 che hush Il iut desperation, to
save Reggie from hUmiHa.ion ana to
prosper DlCk, sle began Il sC1COl her
self o. face the ip.uTe IN any fashion her
Uncle GTtmsIsW AMI Aunt CliilingtOa
wished: waiie IN their eyes, voice and
hearts, there w&s neither compuac ion
mon pity. 50 after weeks ana months
q. dependency on one side, OF tsurts and
sGseTs and blyyer gloom on the other,
Me.suie, Ike hunted creature, at lsst
consented.
she would lesr the last appeal Of Sir
Bgsco.
Uncle Grimshaw cbuckled hideOusy
sE1 rubbed his hands over each utler il
glae IS he thought OF the settlements,
which be knew would be noble; sad also
"a he thought # the fsshDots OF Rzvens-
bourne hal No more rech4uffaj CT cold
mutton, with rice pudding ana chasp Ma
CcjrE-ucd. Aud th-l To think Of Sir
B-iscO's rare Old pOIt-Tsre as to its bou-
gutt ard afteT-ta5te, ia glasses Of six to
the bottle
NeIsuie only saw the net from which
there Was 10 escape closing its mesbes
around her.
~ must 20 through with il slI-hlI to
the butter end" she thought; "there is 10
one else 60 czre Tor me now" she added
cloud, ulCOnsCiOusiy.
a rigat Wow" said Uncle Grimshsw,
apprOviug'y. "Weu," DE sdded, looking
- ms watch, sin an hour Sir BriscO will
be here for your ii al decision"
Terrified, perpIsx5d, overwhelmed by
g. f aud chsgun-g,ief for L0nsdale,
--asrin fer the pltiful games ne wzs COM
PEELED 10 play, 90 emotion OF DEEPER
alton, We call Il, stole over her IS she
realized the fac that he was Coming for
reply in sixty minutes, snd that, by the
end ot these sixty minutes the fGiUye Of
her Young life would oe decided. Yes or
nc,
When Sir BriscO came, her aspect, as
she gave hin her hand for moment,
chll ed and NORTH him, as be was gen
er0usly anxious TO protect and oeiriend
her.
a. noted her pleia dark dress with it's
H.l ornaments, aRd knew why II was
woln; he noted also her pallor and lassi-
tufe, 5Ut never doubted that in time eli
tr-. Eaul3 pass away like G summer
c,ui. could Dc butwin her. Already he
had said s1ain and sgsin ell that &c had
10 ssy nn the 81 j3cI; but now, m0men-
tari.y c5ogrlae3, ne paused.
"Taen yen vii not have me, Melsnie?"
b. s-Atd, dOUbfuly.
Silent for q minute she IemBine5, and
Then, while trembling from head to foot,
Sic seul,ed IL dry husky YOIce-a Wlis-
PSI, 81 most.
"Yes-I viii marty YOU"
You will?"
S7s bowed her hesd in assent.
Gust IS l was beginning to lose all
hope-Ol, Melanie!" he exclaimed, with
10Y
'But say nothing more-more Icould
not stSnd Just now" she added, SIS she
tottered 10 q seat
sac had promised. she thought, hut the
worst part MSS Yet TO come-tke future,
end like one unconscious Of whist she did,
she sat clsSping and unclesping little
it bracelet on her slender wrist.
Sati, fed with his progress, after Hnger-
ing little and lowering 10 fstuCus kind
Of way about her, he kissed her hands
with old-fAshiored courtesy and bowed
himself ont, feeling as If he trod on air in
niS triumph, and yet he was far from be-
ing vain mSn.
That evening suite OF diamonds
necklet, earrings and bracelets-cSme TO
Melanie, nesting brightly in their blue
velvet case. "They are 8 trife, when |
compared with the Rsvensbourne dis |
mopds, as you, my darling, will see, but |
they are family relics, snd have, for more |
than 200 years, been handed down from |
father TO son." said the note that accom- |
panied the gift.
Melanie closed the case without touch
ing any OF the jewels, end-ss il to shield |
ner from temptation-plsced upon her |
left wrist the gold bangle sent TO her by |
fnrSdsla ls az In nj from 10