Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-11-30


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" VIZ day for Iodia
SPRING. was slowly evsporating In pal
mists from the river, and the celebrstio
itself spasmodicslly taking flight here IN
there in Romsn candles and rockets, A
occasional outbreak from jewellers in th
bar room below, q stumbling struggle
along the planned sidewalk before tn
hotel only seemed to intensity the rusti
stiffness For the future of InGi2n Sprin
was still 90 remote that NIture iusens!bl
re-tnvested its boundaries on the slight
eat relaxation Of civic iufleuce, and Mr.
Ford lifted his head from the gloWin,
columns Of the "StAr" to listen to tht
far-of yelp ola coyote On the opposite
snore.
He WAS also conscious OF the Fecur.
renee Of that vague, pleasurabIe recol'
lection, 40 indefinite thst, when he sough
20 identify II with anything-even the
finding CT the myrtle sprays on his desk
it ev2ded him Re tried to work, with
the same interruption. Then an uneasy
sensation that he hsd not been sufficiently
kind to Rupert in his foolish love trou bles
renoTsefully seized him. A half palmetto,
half humorous picture Of the miserable
Rupert staggering under the double bur,
den Of mis- sleeping brother and mis-
p,sc3d affection, or possibly abandoning
the one or both in the nearest
ditch in G reckless Access OF boyish
frenzy and fseirg his home forever,
rose before his eyes. He seized his hat
with the intention Of seeking him-or
forgetting him in some other occupation
bY the way. For Mr.. Ford had the sensi-
tive conscience Of many imaginative
people; sn unfsiliDg monitor, it WAS
always calling his whole moral being into
play to evsde it.
AS ne crossed the passage he came
upon Mrs. Trip hooded aud deliberately
Sttired IN white ball dress, which how
ever did not, to his own fancy, become
her IS well as her ordinary costume. BE
WAS passing Ter with bow, when she
said, with compIRcel! Consciousness of
her appearance,
"Aren't you going to the ball to-
night"
he remembered then thls Gan opening
bsll" st the court house was part CT
the celebration. "No," he said smiling
"butit ig g PITY that RUper! couldn't hRYe
seen You in your charming srrEyn
"R7psrg," said the lady with slightly
coQuettish lsugh. "You have msde him
IS much woman-h&ter SIS yourself. I
offered to tske him in our party and he
ran kwsy TO you" She paused, and Civ
ing him furtive critical glance said, with
81 easy miDgling Of confidence and au-
dAcity, "Why don't you go? Nobody'Il
hurt you"
"T'm not 50 sure Of thai" replied Mr.
Ford CALAMITY. "There's the melancholy
exsmpIe Of Rupert always before me-"
Mrs. Trip tossed her chignon and de-
scelded q step of the, stairs. "You'd
better co." she continued, looking Up
over the baiusteEs. 'fYou can look on II
you cant dance"
NcE sMr. Ford could dsrc e, and It so
CHANGED rather well 100. With this con-
sciousness he remained st.ading in halt
indignant hesitation On the landing rs she
disappeared. Why shouldn't he &C? 1t WIS
true he had half tacitly scquisced in the re-
serve with which he had been tIelted, and
had never mingled socially in the gather
ings OF either sex st Indian Sprirg-out
that Was no reason. He could st least
dress himself, walk to the court house
snd-look on.
ANY black coat and white shirt WAS
sufficiently dc riguer for Indian Spring.
Mr. Ford added the superfuous elegance
OF forgotten white waisico&t. when
he reached the sidewalk 1t wss only 9
O'Clock, but the windows OF the court
house were already fiArirg like
stranded steamer on the barren |
bank where it had struck. On the way
thIther he YVES once or twice tempted TO |
change his mind, and hesit&ted even At the |
very door. But the fear that his hesita-
ticn would be noticed By the few
loungers before it. and the fact ShSt some |
OF them were already hesitsting /.
through bashfuiness, determined him 70 .
enter.
TIE clerks office and judges chambers
on the lower floor hEd been Invaded by
wrGrs, shsWls s1d REFRESHMENTS, but
the dancing wss reserved for the
upper floor Or courfr Dom, still IN
Il dashed. Flags, laurel WreGths and
appropriate floral Inscriptions hid It's !
bare walls; but the cost Of arms Of thsi
state already placed over the udges' dais
with its nlimitable golden sunset, itS
triumphant goddess and its implscSble
grizzly seemed to fgurstlVely typiiy the
occasion better than the inscriptions. The
room was close and crowded. The dick
ering candles in tin sconces against the
waIls or dependlrg in rude chandeliers CT
barrel hoops from the ceiling, lit
up tee most astounding diver y
sity OF female costume the.
master had ever seen. Gowns Oh
bygone fashions, creased and stsined /
with packing and disuse, toilets oil fosgot
Il Il se5tivity revised with modern sdGi-
tons; garments in sad out of seSeon, &
fur trimmed JACKET and tulle skirt, :
veIve: rGCe undsr & .pique szoQue; fresh !
yourg faces henesth fsded head dresses, {
.nG mature and bux0m charms q virgin i
white. The srnEil space clesredior The {
dancers WAS continually irysded'oy the I
on, who in fss CT :1Aqe dseG L
lined the room.
AS tie master pushed his wsf 10 The
Ircnt, young girl who had beea stand
ing in the sides OF a quSdriIIe suddenly c
isrted with 3 nymph-iike quigsuess '
among the ere nd and WIS for al &nssaul- y
hidden. without disSD&uishirg e. esthEi C
lace Or Agure, Mr.. Ford ,c3guizG1 in tie c
quick, jnuetu017 action 2 Characteristics 8
movement u C:tssy's; viii al enaGxr Y
'assiDg instinct that he could not sccouEs d
or he knew she had seen him, and that
or some inexplicshle reason he wss th5y.p
Ruse Of her sudden disappearance. Z
Bot it was only for . moment. Even. Il
while he WAS vaguely scanning the crow6Sc
he reEppesred and took her place beside e
er my5tified partner--the fascinating Il
traDger Of Johppy's devotion and Ru- Il
ert's dislike. She was pale; &c mad g