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

time out OF mind. The trees were show
Ing their bursting greeuery f.st-eFpe
cfal.Y the elms that oyershedowed til
cottage, the oaks ia R.vensbourne Chas
were putting forth their red buds, and th
beaches their graceful sprays. The labur
mum was shedding its golden petals, tn
plum trees were masses Of unbrokel
blossom. and the happy birds we've build
ing busily and singing merrily in ever
shady bower.
Dick WAS looking out his fishing tickle
for new golden light was playing O!
pond and stream. A little time more anC
the flowers Of May would be all over the
land.
Ere that time came-Melsnie clssps(
| her hands and shiVered.
Engaged II, but three months ago
anyone had told Melanie she would be
| so, she would have deemed that person
or herself insane.
Now, Sir Brisco's colored miniature
on opal, with burly eye brows, grizzled
upright hair and white mustache, was tc
replace that CT Longdale, with his hand
some young face. his keen scldierly eyes,
close shorn dark hair and darker mus
| tsche-his general expression Of 8 pleas
ant and purp0se-like fellow, who, as the
mess used to say, could 90 anything,
"irom holding his wicket at Lords to
facing the devil in his shirt sleeves"
Even her brother Reginald, for whom
she WAS chiefly making this sacrifice, rep
rehended the coming marriage. This old
sound hard; she could neither Explain
nor retort-she WAS TOO sfectionGte and
too gentle; out she felt, just then, as if
life WAS ever with her, and in her eXhaus-
tiOn and faintress, when turning to leave
the room, her knees bent under her and
she tottered.
The new turn of affairs partly puzzled
little Amy Musgrave, who. when on g
visit TO the V.carage, bright, merry ana
IN all the fash Of her own happiness, said
to Melanie:
81 wish SO much to ask you question
but" and then she paused, though
their arms were entwineo.
"Ask," said Melanie, YEARLY.
with all my old love for you, 1 have
perhaps no right"
Il never had a secret from you, Amy"
"Well-do you really intend to marry
Sir Frisco now"
"Now!" Melanie repeated, and burst
into tears at al the word implied.
81 Go not like this narrisge-thls May
and December business" said DR.. Bren-
con, when Melanie had gone; "she
seems to be selling herself for wealth and
position"
May" said his kindly old better-half;
"think OF her friendlinese, her unCle's
character for mesnness, her brothers. de-
pendenCe. l hope they will both be
happy
80 do I, good wife-but you mean to-
gether."
"Of course"
"Ah-but maan apart" replied the
doctor, cynicslly. "Melanie Talbot 8
heart is not in this affair, but with the
lad who has found his last long home so
far, far away. God rest him! Montague
L3Dsdale was thoroughly al English gen
tleman and soldier"
The time dew on. Mel&nie cid not
wish any wedding cake or breakfast, IN &
wedding senge--0r bridesmaids, or fuss ;
al was TO be as quiet ss possible, TO the
intense disgust OF Mrs. Chillicglon snd
to the disappointment Of Sir B;iscQ, who
w&s vein OF his young bride.
"What do you mean, you eccentric
girl?" demanded Mrs. Chillington.
OH what Way?"
"No breskfasc-Who ever hesrd OF such
thing?"
"There seems no one 60 invite, aunt"
Appropriateness are essily found"
"Perhsps-hut how many friends?''
sis it usual to have marriage IL this
hole ard-cOTner way, aud with q man IL
Sir Bcisco's posi'ion?"
81 do not know what you mean. shall
be married in Stokancross Church"
"By thst old country trump, Doctor
BIendou; why not atESt. Georges, Han
over Square2"
~ an al unknown girl-Dr. Brendon
will do all that is necessary"
Ore th&t> as you please then, but ere
long no one in town will be better known
than you, Melanie. Sir Brisc0's wealth
and your beauty will achieve great things.
We shall see your photo in every shop
wind0W-the Braybrooke costume, the
BreybrooKe hat, the Bray orchid,
or something so named by gardeners-the
Melanie waltz-you will become the r&ge,
my dear Your laces will be priceless,
your furs the envy Of the Empress Of
Russia"
And the little woman Of the world
laughed loudly in her glee.
"We English people are supposed to
marry for love-" says writer, some
what cynicelly; "bus so matter Of fact
we marry for fifty thousand other causes
that have nothing to do with 1t; but woe
TO the rash couple who are indiscreet
enough to own their fidelity to the selfish
national tradition"
However, nothing short Of q mira Gle
coulI alter the destiny Of Melanie now.
CHAPTER LIZA FATAL PARAGRAPH.
In bungalow built OF bamboo,
matched with elephant grass, and having
q broad veeandah for coQlness in sum
mer, lay Montague Lonsdsle, stretched
on 8 charpaY Or ms i've bed, unconscious
Of all the world about him, of the fierce
war that was sill being waged with Ds-
colts, hundreds Of miles up the great
river that rolled past the environments to
the Bay of Bengal, and ignorant or OBJ
livious of everything else.
"Bad case-yery hopeless indeed!n
said Surgeon Mej0r Squills, as ne re-
moved his cigarette aud looked at the
delirious and unconscious patient with
ing on the cane couch, and beckoning to
q hospital sergeant, he scrubbed memo
rsndum in bock-anent the case, and s
prescription therefor:
"Febris Remittens-Rsngoon Msrch.
Shiverirg last night-hot and giddy, list
lessness, lapguor end delirium increasing
without remission. Skin now burning
hot. Pulse full and frequent-tongue
quite WHITEHEAD case-very.
"Applice. Lofts frigjt &c csssuti.
"Ahusio frigic9 stat
"Cspiat Calomel ct ext. Colocynth
comp. az gr. stat, ETC., etc. See to it,