Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-11-09

| your IClUEn('
An uneasy suspicion Of some arrange
men! with her former lover had prompted
tie emphasis.
The yourg girl looked at him with AN
guild astonishment. az reckon paw and
NAV sin't no objection" she said with
the same easy Ignoring Of parental su-
, taor!ty that characterized Rupert FIgee
the day 3sfore, s1d which seemed 10 be :
local peculiarly. "Msw did CTR 70
come ger and see ycu, but .old her she
needn't bother
She rested her two hsnds behind
her or the eoce Ct s desk, sad leaned
against It, locking down upon the tee
CT her smart little shoe which wss
describing smsn semi circle beyond the
hem Of her gown. Her altitude, ghicS
wss hsf DEFIANT, hG,! irdoieut, brought
cut tie pIesty cu1v Of her wais. aad
| shoulders. TIE MASTER noticed i and
became 't.fe more sus,ere.
"Then l am 10 understand that this is
a permanent thina?" be asked colby.
"Wnst's thal?" said Cressy inierrcgs-
lively.
sam 70 understand that you intend
coDitg Tegungly 10 school," .epe.ted
tie Mister CURLY, "o- Is tag merely 1n
arrangement :or s few dsys-unti,-r'
49," sid Glossy compcehe Rdiugsy, Itt-
| irg her aasb=ssea b'ue eyes to his, "voG
Insal ;hoE. o.: gbs:'s broke OF YES"
sEe added coaEeInp .u0uslY, making 6
| larger selCEctc:e vita 1er i0Ct, "tac.'S
| oVtI-shree weeks egU "
Sand Seth Dav.s-does he intend re-
tuYH'nG s0oC?"
ma" Sac oroks into light gl.lisa
! i.uga. ~ reckon net muchl S'loDg's
Pm here, al least" She had Just lifted
herself 10 sitting postuce on the dssk,
80 thst Ter little lees swung clear Of the
, haor 10 icnic esucy dance Suddealy she
brought aeT heels together Sid aligated.
Csc lhst's AMP she asked.
| Eyes"
| "H.u go nuT?"
| "Yea."
Sac kid EeE books one on the sop CT
| the othef aCi fingered cn instant.
"8eeG quite Sell?" she asSed with ~.
| doleu, pG.itJaoes.
"Yes-thauk YCu"
"Y3U're lcCk!a' Eight pasTt
Size walked with = southern sLr!'S IN
6uisting Lacquer to the door, cceued II,
'ccn Charged suddenly upon 0cJavis
Deon, f7l-iaG teg round IN wild wsl'Z
and bore her sway; sppeaEirg q momeat
hiter on the playground demureIy waking
with her sim around her. compsnlon's
waist in an 0SteniEtiOus conf fence st
once lofty, exclusive and eYasperatng 20
the sma!ler children.
When school H&s dismissed that after.
noon End the master had remained 20
show Rupert Fig e now to prepare ID
Gle Bgn's tesss, aGi had given bis faal
Instructions 70 his youthful vice-gerent,
that irtscioio Adcnis unbursaened him
sslf quernlCusly-
ala Cres7y SC KiBstfy comm iasYsr,"
Mi. Force"
"She TO-" sSid :hs master drily. AH:er
8 pause he asked, "gGhy?"
Rupsri's chris had descended on his
eyG5rcEs IN heavy discomfort. ATS
mighty rough, ja3t 81 teller reckon5
ne's GOT quit Of ner and her 1ackass boz
% h&v her prscc!n' bsck inter school
sgia, an risged Gu: like IL Il ehe'd been
10 IRE Ia Eliliiuet'D shcp."
"Yo1 shouldn't alinT y0ur persona:
ditiikes, Elpsr!, 10 reoVoke you 10 spas
ci Si1.lo1 scholar - thet wsy-srd a
young lazy, too" corrected the master
arily.
"rae woods is full . SIGH fsller schol-
sr5 glc hicE youag ladies', if you keer TO
50 Z eu3Ei2' :c1 EN- Sid Rupert wito
csrk aDt s!augY eigc!f;Sree. 'sEi Ia
&acW1 S,,a wEs comm DICK I'd" Ge
s:CFp24 sad Trough MS srnharnt fist
ggairaG ne se2n Of MS trousers with
5ogish ses'u1e, I'D rev iist--''
"Yhs'?" said The master Sharply.
"Pt sgV Played EooSoy till aba Lett
scooCl agi1. Il MOUNT lev bin go long,
nei:aey," ne Eaded GIss q mysterious
chuGsi0.
"Hn.t viii d." said the mas.sr per.
smplo.i.y. "F4E tEa present ycu'u az
NJ to your du!g &3G iry % make UGcls
Bsc sac you're e0g7tn!GE mere thzn
!JaiisS, ~ iId!csd scaocib1y, oF," rs
added Additionally, "he znd may beth
repent cur agreement. Let ne hsye
. good accouAs 81 you both F7hen
return"
He :ook els tst from lis peg or taa
Wal, ara il obedience 20 suddenly
formed :esolutioa left TIE sclooiioosa
so csil upcE the parents OF Greasy Me-
kHstTJ. He wss not quite certain
wh&t rs should ssT, but, sftec his
tAoIt, would trust 20 me inspiration OF
t1e moment. ~ The worst DE
could resign L situation that nov tp
Feared co require mere tact snd
Gelicacy thsn seemed consistent Ti.h his
position, All he waa obliged 20 confess to
him6eif tbat ne bad la,eIy suspected that
his present CCcupstiOn-the temporary
eypedient CT poor but clever young man
q tWEnty-Was scarcely bringing him
EeeTer retaliation Ct his daily dreams.
For VI. Jac& Ford wss youthful pilgrim
Who had sought his fortune in California
SO lightly equipped that even ii the mat
tsr Of kin and advisers ne was deficient
That prospective fortune had already
eirde6 hin in San Francisco, hsd 2ppsr-
emily rot waited ier hin in S8crxmGMtc,
sgd nov seemed never to have been q
Iaoiga Spring. Nevertheless, when he
1s5 once ont Of sight Of the zcnooihouge |
be III & cigar, put his hands III his pockets !
aGd stTcde On with the chesT2uiness CT
tast youth &c Thica all things are possi !
BE.
Tae children had alrescy dispersed as
mysteriouslY snd completely as they had |
arrived. Between him End lhe struggling |
hamlet Of Indian 6pfiag the landscape |
SEE med-to be without SOUND or motion |
The wooded uplaEd CT ridge CT Wb!ca
the sch0ol-house stood, half mile |
further On began 10 elope gradually to-
wards the river, On whose baIks seen
from that distance, the toWn appesEed to
have been 5cstteEed irregulariy OF thToHD
together hastily, az if cast ashore by some i
oVerf3W-,he Cosmopolitan hotel drifting I
into tie Baptist church and dragging 10 !
its tail CT wrsoksgs two saloons aud e |
blscksmith's shop; Whils the county |
courthouse wss stranded in solitary
grandeur il 3 waste Of gravel hsli Il mile |
e1sV The Intervening 6xt Wss Gtili |