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

that he overheard fragments Of his open
disparsging comments upon his wor-
shippers
"rhere!" to Clsrinds jones, "don''
flop! And don't you," 10 Octovia Dean,
Ego on breathing over my head Ike !hst
II there's snything 1 nate It's having 5
girl breathing rouud M. Yes, you were
felt !. in ny hsir And you toc-you're
slwsys snoopin' and spoodgin'. o.
yes, you want to know Why I've gol
81 extra copy book and anoine,
'rithme.ic, Mics Curiosity. Well, whs,
would you give to kaow2 Wsut to see if
!. they're pret'v" with ihf lie sco.n st the
adjsct!vei "No. they amt pretty. That's
.ll ycu girls think sbou.-wha's pretty
aud what's curious! Qli. nowl Come
Don't ye see ,escher loUkin' - you. Aiu'L
YOU ashamed"
he caught he masters beckoring eye
and came forward, slightly absshed, with
5 flush Of irritation still on his handsome
face, and his chestnut culls slightly
runpled. One which O;tIvia hsd
cover ~ accented by twisting round her
forefnger, stood up !ise crest ca his
head.
ave told Uncle Ban that you nigh,
help him here sitter school hours, "said the
master, takirg him aside. "You msy
therefore omit your writing exercise 10
the morning snd do II 1t II tae after
Noon"
The boys dark eyes splrkled. Sand II
1t would oe all the same to you, sir" he
added earnestly, "you might softer give
cut In school that wss to DE kept H."
"Tm afraid that would hardly DO"
said ths master, much amused. "3ot
wny?"
Rupert's CO or deepeued. $50 e. to
keep them Gsrned gir.s from fooIio'
srouud me and iollowia' me back here"
"We viii attend to thst," ssid the mas
ter smiling; moment after he sdded
more seriously: L euppoee Jour father
kno9s you sIe t. receive money for
this, Aud ae doesn't Of jsc ~
III Ga, mo-" returned Rupert with
el!gh: iu,k OF establishment, sDd tee
same g ne 9! suggestion OF paIron.zlpg
his progeuitor tnae he hsd preyi usly
shown 20 his younger brother. you
| needn't mi2d him" In reslily Fdges
! pere, wlaower CT two yesr'a sts.C!2e
| mad taci.ly SLOWED the discipline ct his
family 10 dtvJlye uprn Rupert. K m N
oartng this the master could only ssy {:
"Vsry WE'LL" and good Daturedl dismiss
| toe pupil to his seat and the subject from
! his mind Toe last lsgesrd hsd Is.
tipped In, the mister bad glELced
over tne occupied benches with his hand
| upon his warning bell, when there WAS .
| quick step on thu gravel, after Of skirts
IKE the sound OF slighsing birds, and q
! young woman lightly ENTERED.
| In tne rounded, untouched and IN
trl 1led freshness 0; her cheek and chm,
snd the forward droop Of her slender
neck, SIZE appeared girl CO fit.een; n
her developed figure anG the matdrsE
draperY Of ner full skirts she seemed 5
| sonsc; II her combination Of naive
rsck.essnGss and perfect understanding
OF Ter par or, shO IVES both. II spite o s
| few school books that j IuQtily saulg
| fr01 et-sp in her gloVGc hand, che bore
10 1esem0.alce to C pupil; IN her pretty
c0Tn CT Cottsd Iaueli1 win bows CT blu5
rib5on on the tkrt and cor5:ge,
and cluster ef roses Ia her beit size vas
50 Inconsistent end incongruous 10 tina
otae-a 81 3 fashion pia,a would hGy
been Ia The dry sld doG-esret pages b.
fare them. Yet she carried l: f with
L. mUre nirgiiag u ne na.vate Ui yoath
zad the splClnb Cf O. WolAD, and - she
swept Down tie narrow sisle, curYiDg
tsw smsu wondering heads ii TIE over
foW Of her fl jucces, there wss no dCGo'
C! her reception in tie srch smile that
dmpled her cneek. Dropping 6 half
courtesy TO the master, the only 5uggss
iion o! ner quality with the others, she
tock her place az oae Of tie larger desks,
ald, resting her elbow on the Id, began
TO quietly Tencve her gloves. 1t wss
Cressy MIX nstry.
IrrIated and disturbed q. the girls IN
ceremoaious entrsnce the master flr the
N ment recognized hsr salpta.ioDs
coioly. and esse.ed to ignore her els5o
rate Appearance. The situation wac en-
oGrTsssiug. He could not decline TO re.
ceiye her IS STE Was 20 longer accom-
panied by her lover, nor could ne plead
entire ignorance OF her bToSsn engage
nent; while to poin! cut the slariug in
s2pr0pris. II costume uld ue t.
fresh interference ne kneT IQdisn Spring
would scarcely tolerate. BE Guild only
acceYs such eXplaos,ion IS che nigh
choose 80 give. de rang his bell So
much 10 aver. the direc eli efes OF the
children IS 10 bring tbs seine TO climax.
she had removed hsr gloves aud Was
standing up.
~ reckon | can so or where LETT CIR"
she saii iczIly, pointing % the books she
hsd brought with her.
"F3r the present." said the master
dTiy.
Tle f'st clsss wsg called. LITER, whan
his dQly brought him to hef ride, he was
surprised TO hsd that sne vas evidently
slresdy prepared with consecutive les
sons, as ii ste were sereneiy 1ccon scious
Of euy doubt CT her 1eIurl, snd SIS
coolly IS If sis had Only left
schoo! the day bsiore. H+r
studies were still quito elemen .sry.
for Greasy McK!ns.ry had never been
hrillisnt scholar, but he pre- oeivsd with
! cynical doubt OF i's --erna7encT, hist she
| had bestowed unussi care upon her pres
cat performance There WIS.,, moreover, 5
certain defiance in II, IS II ste hsd re-
solved TO estop sny eli caon to her re-
turn on the score OF deficiencies. He
Wss obliged, In self Geferce to t.ke PSF
| ticulGr Lo!s Cf5ome rings she wore, and
large bracelet that ostentstiously gilt,
teged on her white srm-Which lad al
ready attracted the attention OF her com.
pan!ons, and plcmp:ed the suiible
cornment from johnny Filgse that il
was Htruiy gold" Without meeting
| her eyes he coatented himsel! with se-
| varely Restraining the gl.lces CT the chill
| dren that wandered In her direction,
! Sac hsd never bee2 quite pop1lsr with
| the school in her previous role Of fsrce,
snd only Oc!Eyia Deea end one or two
older girls appreciated its mysterious
fascination, while the beautiful Rupert,
secure in his sVcwed pTedilec lon for the
middle aged wife OF the proprietor Of the
| Indian S1riup hotel, locked pD0u her as q