Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-10-07


had awakened him with q shock that
showed him '.ie sweet and terrible
truth (Another literal quotation y
81 gather from other sl!usions tina. she
5 had blinded him so efectuslIy as to tns
} state Of her affections that ne h.d not di.
2 vlned this until on the afternoon Of {,
certain horseback ride, when by accident
! the carefully yelled secret became mu
tually manifest. / gather. furthermore,
that the woman fought hard to keep bel
msrried lover st distance, more becau Sc
4 she loved and wss indebted 10 his wife
S thsp from moral scruples.
81 will read one passages:
e 10y id.rlilg! you have studied my
5 character to little purpose Il you imagine
s that even for your dear sake l would psir
). or wrong her to whom have vowed con-
stGpcy and love for lifetime. Hars must
5 ever be the chief chamber OF my heart. Ii
5 is her right, By every Law human and d.
, vine. But, sweet one, msn's is G dual
nature, more complex than womsn's.
Uutil I knew you, the deeps
Of mine had not been sound
; ed. Your companionship brought q
fullness OF satisfaction, as the knowledge
that you love ne has brought glory into
|, my life unknown before. 1 n5ed you, snd
You naeG me. Heaven hiss made US as
We IRE. L: is folly to fight agsinst des-
'i1y. By the love we bear one smother,
BY our isith in And hope Of tbs. HeGver,
| entrest you Tot to sell yourself to .
man waose narrow soul can never mate
itself with yours. Tle Imagination mad
dens ue,"
ut sounds flst-smsll-beerisl to third
person." iGterpolsted the reader, with
scornIa! l!tle laugh. "To save time and
| patience we will condense the rect. He
goes on to propose compromise. should
she be still madly resolved on self -immo-
is!ioa. Let them have one b!issfully-
forgeiiul day al 10 themselves. Il che
viii sccept his egcort on the morroH's
journey, they will, until her destination
Is reached feel ard act and talk SIS IL they
had the whole, beautiful lOve.iull world 10
themselves. VIII forget sorrow, in
pending parting for few golden hours.
"TheD," he continues, ~ sTesr SOL
EMMY &c deliver you to your relatives in
Albany, without mu-mur, and in so do
iGg &c have done forever with tie love-
words and lovs-looks that make you
miserable. While l know thst it is
perverted sense OF right and honor which |
causes you p.in and remorse where I |
feel none, l bow 10 your will. Sig hours |
is eli l clsim as my very oWn-utteriy, |
freely, fully rnine-out Of the years you
will spend with another. q could curse
TIE cold-blooded sutomaton when l
write Tie wordsD You will be as ssfe
with ne as in an angels arms. And what
is my petition when you look dispsssi0n-
stely Ct it. 4 matter 30 natursl ard eim-
pie that Madeline would be the tirs. 10
laugh al YOUR scTuplesu
"Stop therei" almost shouted the
haited victim in thick coarse voice that
did not belong TO him, or to any gentle
man. "Why DO yon 60 on with the infer
Ial farce? You want your Price for the
stolen letter. Whst is ~"
His face was flushed, his glance dan
gerous. For awhile, he listened duly,
ike one smitten dumb and numb with
horntied snazament. Now, the savage
was aroused, and meant fight.
Mrs. Luptoniaughed agsin-the creamy
Surgle OF veil breo amusement.
"Infernel" and "stolen" sre not nice
words, my dear Mr.. Phelps. But you are
right in enc thing. l have my price.
rhe day your daughter marrIes Hollis
Lee, or anybody else than ny husbands I
son, l will burn this document
In your sight. II you do
not break eff this ill-stsrred engagement,
shsll make the whole affair 50 public :
that Rex Lupton would refuse st the very ,
,ltsr the daughter CT the man who stole ,
IT. borrow your Word) the affections of !
ais promised bride, ana would have !
eloped with her hsd not death eratched ,
Ter from his arnls. Keep quiet!" suthoT- {
Gstively, as he Started up with an oath Ct :
ienial-such fierce profanity as her deli :
;gle esr had never heard before, "I shall ;
lot detsin you much longer. l an DO :
more fond Of scenes than you, and wait =
o hurry this one over. This letter would :
convict you in the mind Of eay MAJ or
1om&n OF common sense, of e deliberate {
iesign to run sway with that girl. Men $
hirty-six yesrs old, with families Of their +
1--WE, 90 not bellows in such sublinieted :
1lss0nics, such whipped syllabuo :
4 sentiment as this letter ex- :
presses, II it mems anything else than :
what l nave said. II l DO not h6ye your :
written promise by tomorrow morning
hat this marriage 6hzu be prevented by
Air means OF foul, MIA, Pnelps snail have =
he story and the papers by tomorrow :
lo2n. Should the engagement hold fsst o
q spite OF your oppos.tion-9ny, much j.
's | should dislike 10 byesk with es- 6
eemed Geighbors-I snail have no a!tGrn- =
.tiVe!
81 an not supersti;ious OF pious-!ska .
hem as synonyms, IL you Will-buG I do n
jellaVe in guch tate az warned ne to keep
hese papers, SIS c hold upon Rex, should >
.e ever be unmGnageable. aud check
lp0E your bouGtlesa, fstucus self copceit =
,hen, toe, 50 disliked the girl that l II
would hsve struck her in her grave /: che
ould have felt il. Altogether, something
rged me- 30 put sway the letter and blda -
~ time. 1t has come!" n
Dumb end desperate, ne made step to-
'nrds. her, giarlng so wolhshly a. the aow y
oided sheet in her hand that she sntici- .,
sted the impulse. q,
"fhke it, if you would like to refresh y
cur memorg!" with the same msrc:iess q,
.ugh that had tainted him before y.
This Is only s copy in my handwriting A
knew you too well, mon ami, to trust II
re original within your reach. Thst is
afe under lock and key, ready to tell the
lie should you murder me in the r.
nth it, the penciled reply from your in m
morste Tor which you wrote you would
ait in the library until midnight. There IN
'ere out threelines and they evidently did NJ
OF quite please you for you tore and
visited them into bits, and tossed them r,
Ito your waste psper basket. 81. shall m
e IS you wish!" she said. 81 60 to Al hr
any in the noon train tomorrow. God in
lily US both, and forgive US If he csn!" tn
"She sinned with both eyes open, poor
You drugged your conscience lie
PLAYED the reputable sneak so ef- hr