Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-11-25

nome IIOm tQ6 DOLL. bub why uku Suc
come To ore? Had they seen him arrive,
aud were mIschievously watching him?
But the sound Of C;essY's voice sad the
lifting Of the unprotected window near
the door coLvir ced him to the contrary
"There, thatrl do. Now you two can
step aside. 'Tsve, take him over to yon
fence, and keep him there till get in.
No-thspk you, sir can assist myself.
I've done it before. It amt the fcst time
I've been through this window, is 1t,
'Tave2"
Ford's heart stopped beating. There
WAS moment OF laughing e1postulation,
the sound OF retire ating Voices, the sudden
darkening Of the window, the billowy
sweep Of skirt, the fsint quick fash OF Q
little ankle and Cfessy McKinstry swung
herself into the room and dropped lightly
on the foor.
She advanced eagerly up the mconlit
passage between the two rows Of benches.
Suddenly she stopped; the master rose
ct the same moment with outstretched
warning hand to check'the cry Of terror
he felt sure would rise to her lips. But
he did not know the lsz7 nerves Of the
girl before him. She uttered no outcry.
Add even in the faint dim light he could
see only the same expression Of conscious
understanding come over her face that he
had seen in the ball room, mingled with
q vague Joy that parted her bresthless
lips. As ne moved quickly forward their
hands met; she caught him with Q quick
significant pressure and oarted bsck to
the window.
"Oh, 'Tave!" very lsnguidly.)
"Yes."
'You two had better WAT for me st the
edge Of the trail yonder, and keep look
ous for folks going by. Don't let them
see you hanging round SO nesr. Do you
hear? Pm all right" EY ErE
With her hand still mesnlngly lifted,
she stood g,zlng ct the two figures until
they slowly receded towards the distant
trail. Then she turned IS he approached
her, the reflection Of the moonlit road
striking up Into her shining eyes and
eager waiting face. A deem questions
we're upon his lips, dozen replies were
ready upon hers. But they were never
uttered, for the next moment her eyes
half closed, she leaned f)rwari and fell
into kiss.
his f3cs In her hands, turned towards the
moonlight, Ter own in passionate shad-
ow. "ListeD," she said quickly. "They
Think came here to look for something
left in my desk. Tney thought 1t high
fun to come with me-these Two. l did
come to look for something-not Ia my
desk. but yours"
"Wts It thit?" he whispered, tskirg
the myrtle from his breIs. She eeizsd il
with light cry, pushing /. first to her
lips and then to Mis-. Then clssping his
face again between her soft palme, she
turned It to the window and said: "Look
5. them and not at me-"
He did so-seeirg the two figures
slowly walking in the trail. And holding
her there firmly agsinst his breast, it
seemed blasphemY to ask the Q 1estion
tina, had been upon his lips.
CHATS not ALL" she murmured, NOV.
ing his face backwards and forwards to
her lips as II 1t were something to which
she WAS giving breath. "When we came
to the woods 1 felt tina. YOU would be
here"
sand feeling that, you brought him?"
said Ford, drawing back.
"Why not?" she replied indolently.
Even /! he mad seen you, could have
to have you walk home wi.k
me-" y
"Bus do you thi1k it's quite f.il?
Would he Ike III?
"Wl u!d he like ~" she echoed lsz.ly.
"CressY," said the Young man earn
estly, gazing into her Swallowed fsce
"Hkye you given him shy right to orjsc.?
Do you understand mt?"
Sue stop2ed So il thinking. "Do you
want me to call him il ?" she said quietly,
but without the least trace OF a,cbness
or cequetrY. "Would you rather he
were here-or shall we go GU! now snd
meet hin? I'll say you inst came as I
was going out F."
Whist should he ssy? "Cressy.n he
asked almost curly, ''do you love me?"
Il seems such ridiculous thing to ask
holding her taus in his arms, If il were
true; IL seemed such yilIsinous question
Il 1t were not,
~ think lived you when you first
came" she said slowly. SIT must have
oeen tnst that made me engage myself TO
lln," she added simply. III knew
owed you ara thought only CT you when
Was away. l came back because l
oved you. loved Jon the day you came
10 see msw-even when l thought you
,Eme 20 tell her OF Masters, snd TO ssy
hat you couldn't tske me bach"
"Bu. you don't ask me II love your"
"Bus you do-you couldn't help it
1ow," she ssit confidently.
WHAT could he do bus reply az illogic-
lily with closer embrs &C, al5ei. slle b.
remor as II G. c0ld wind had blown ACROSS
he open wiItow, passed cvar him. Sle
nay bav3 telt i toe, for she presently
;Eit, "K,ss me, end let me go"
"Bus we must have s longer talk, dsr>
g-TheE-Rhsr-0th are not Wsii-
pg"
lido you know the isr barn near tee
,ouadar, 2" she asked.
"Y S"
M used to take your books here,
afternoons tc-'o-2e with you," she
"and Paw gave orders that
10 enc Was 10 come nigh it while WAS
.hera. Cone Tomorrow, juet before
.und0W2."
q long embrace followed, in which sill
hat they had not said seemed, TO them /
1t least, to become srticulate on their
remulous and ci!ngirg lips. Then they |
separated, be unlocking the door softly |
% give her egress that way. She caught |
10 book from desk in passing, arsS
hen slipped lie q rosy shaft ,fsthsf
coming dawn ACROSS the fading @osn-
light, ana moment after her slosfSoic ei5
Without 8 treno- of excitement, WI
,o.,d ,.Igno +o bo- companinna ~ I