Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-06-01

6ud PACcC1Or tbtOuk& VIC bO0AStSStCl
cierestories q d ism OF rosy sunIigh
fiickered on the walls The storm wa
over; the great clouds mad dis1ufoene
their snow and I'D farther on, and tn
new day was breaking on merr7 winte
landscape shenthsd ia white.
A hustle of cnurch officers followed
the bier wss carried firth to the dead
house, and the stsins OF blood wer
clssnsed from # The tiles. hist no sue
ill-omened spectacle shou d Lisgrac
the marriage Il L'Id SlorsbY. A
the same time, the very tcclesiastics VIII
| had been Sd cismaliy engaged all nigh
began to put on morning faces, to d.
honour to the merrier Ceremony whic
/ Sss aoous to follow. AID fartner to al
nounce the coming OF :he day, the piou
OF the town began TO assemble and fal
| 10 prayer before their fsvouri.e shrines
or visit their 10 IN at the cohfessionsls.
Fsvoured by isis str, it WAS OF cours
silly possible Tor any man TO avoid II,
vigilance Ct Sir Daniels sentries ct hi
dor; and presently Dick, locking abou
him YEARLY, csught the eye of no less .
perso1 than VIII Liwlese, still In Iii
monks habit.
The outlaw. st the came moment
recogu zs;i his leader, aud privily signed
to him with hand ard eye.
Now. Dick was far from having for
given The Old rogue his most untimely
drunkenness, but he had no desire to in
volve him in his own predicament: and
he slgnaled back 70 him, es plain as he
was able, to begone.
Lawless, IS though BE had understood,
disappeared at olce behind pillar, and
Dick bresthed sgsin.
What, than, wss bis 6ismaY TO feel him
self plncked by tae sleeve snd to fiad the
old bier installed beside him upon the
next sea-, snd. to all appearance, plunged
In his devotions.
Instantly Sir Oliver srose from his
place, and. gliding behind the stalls,
made for the soldiers in the aisle. II the
priests su- picions bad been so lightly
the harm was already done, and
Lawless q prisoner in the church.
"Move not" whispered Dick. "We
IRE N the plaeuist page, thanks, before
Ill things, to thy swiDishpess OF Yesttr-
,ven. When re saw me here, so
strangely seated where I have neither
light nor interest, what murrail
Could ye rot smell harm ana get ye gone
rom eYil?"
"N.y," returned Lswiess. al thought
Ie had heard frcm Ellis and we're here on
iutv"
"Elis!" echoed Dick. "Is Ellis, then,
"FJr sure" replied the outlaw. "He
;sme LAST night and beited me sore Tor
,eipg in wine-so there ye ere avergeo,
ny master. A furious man is Ellis Duck
worth! he hath ridden me notspur
rom Craven to prevent this mar
isge, and Master Dick You, know
be way of him-do 50 he will"
"Nsy, then," returned Dick with COM
'osure, "ytu and 1, my poor rosher, are
lead men; TOR sit here a prisoner upon
uspicion aud my neck was to answer for
his very marriage that he purposeth to
mar. l had fair choice, by the rood
o lose nv sweetheart or else lose my
lfe! Well, the css. is throMn-it is to
e my life."
"By the mass" cried L:wless half
rising, 81 am gone!"
But Dick had his band st once upon his
boulder.
"Friend Liwless, sit ye still" he said.
IAN ye have eyes lock yonder at the cor.
er by the chsDcel arch; see ye not that,
ven upon the N ton OF your rising, yon
Imed men are up and rssdy to intercept
our Yield ye, friend. Ys we're bold
oosyd ship when ye thought to die sea
cath; be bold again now that y are to
lie presently upon the galIows."
"Master Dick" gasped !swless, "the
hing hath come upon me somewhat OF
,e suddeness. But give me q moment |
ii fetch my breath sgsin; and, by the |
lass, will be as stout-hesrted as your |
elf Z"
"Here is my bold fellowi" returned |
lick. "Ard yet, Lswless, it goes hard |
gainst the grain with me to die; but |
here whining merdsth nothing, where
IRE wilmer"
"Nsy, that indeed!" chimed iLswless.
And . 1g for death, at worst! II has to |
g done, my master, soon or lste. AnG |
angling In good quarrel is 81 easy |
ssih, they say, though could never
ear OF any that came back to say So"
And so saying, tue stout old rascal
aned back in his etall, folded his arms,
nd began to look absus with the greatest
II of insoIence and uncobcern.
"And for the matter of that" Dick ed-
ed. sit is yet our. best chance to keep
uiet. We wot lot yet what Duckworth
urposes; and when all is said, and II
le worst bsfall, We msy yet clear cur
et Of it."
Now that they ceased Ia king, they were
we're Of very distant and thin strain OF
irthful music which stesdily drew
carer, louder, and merrier. The bells in
lie tower began to break forth into q
1ubling peal, and greater aud greater
,pcourse Of people 30 crowd into the
lurch, shr Cd ing the snow from OF their
et, and clapp;ng and blowing in their
snds. The western door was flung wide
pen, showing glimpse of sunlit, snowy
rect, and admitting in great gust the
lrewd sir of the morning; aud in short.
became plsin by every sign tnat Lord
hereby desired tn De msrried very early
the day, and thai the ySeddipg-trsin
IS drawing near.
Some Of Lord Sbofeby's men now
cared passage down the middle aisle,
rcipg the people back with lsncestocks;
I'd Just then, outside the portal, the
culsr musicians could be deserted
awning near over the irozan snow, the
ers and trumpeters ecsrlet In the face :!
ith lusty blowing, the drummers and
e CAPITALISTS bea.ing as for a wager.
These, az they drew near the door of
q sacred building, fled OF on either
de, and, marking time to their own
gorous music, stood stamping In the
'ou "a fhou thua anpred their Yanka |