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

nad thought di5tasteful ana ilcorgru0u
I in her ware but accessories Of her lowell
ness at that moment, in that light, in ths
! atmosphere, In that strange assembly
Even her full pink gauze dress
J from which her fair young shoulder
, slipped CO from sunset cloud seemed
only the perfection Of virginia. simplicity
: her giilish length OF limb and the Ion.
curves CT her neck and back were now thj
! outlines OF thorough breeding. The alb
, sence Of colour in her usally fresh fact
| had been replaced by 8 faint magnetic
aurora that seemed to him half spiritual
He could not take his eyes from her; he
!, could not believe what he cav Yet
: that was Cfessy McKir stry - his
} pupil! Had he ever really seen her
Did ne know her now? Small wonder
that all syes were bent upon her, that g
murmur CT unfpoken admiration, or still
more intense hush OF silence moved the
people sround him. He glanced hurried
ly st them, and was oddly relieved by
this evident participation in his emo.
tions.
! She was dancing now, and with that
sarDe pale restraint and curious quiet
that had affected him SO strongly.
She had not even locked in his direc-
ior, yet he was aware by the same in
stincs that had at first possessed him
that she knew that he wss present.
| His desire 70 catch her eye was bscom-
ing N rg! ed with certain dread, as IL
In single interchange Of glsrcss, The
| illusions OF the moment would either
vanish utterly or become irrevocably
fixed. Hs forced himself, when the
Get was faies ed, to turn away, partly
~
nrces who had drifted before him,
and whom poli,eness would have
toblged him to sex to dance, and partly
to collect his thoughts. He determined
to make tour Of the rooms and then go
quietly home. Those who recognized
him made way for him with passive curl
osity; the middle-sgef and older adding
confidential sympathy and equality thai
he had an idea Of seeking out Mrs. Trip
and claiming her as psrtner, merely to
show her that he danced.
He had nearly made the circuit OF the
room when he was surprised by the irst
strong feature Of Indian Spring festiyity,
doubts II David's sslutatofy performances
snd partly that 8the young had not yet
mastered its difficulties. q When he yielded
TO ais impulse to look again at the
dancers lie found thai only
three or four couples had been bold
enough TO take the floor. Cressy Nc
Kinstly and her former partner were
one OF them. In bis present exaltStion
he WAS not aetonished to find that she
hsd evidently picked up the art in her
late visit, and WAS now WALKING with
quiet grace and precision, but he was
surprised that her partner was far from
being eq1sll7 perfect, and that after Q
few turns she stepped and smilingly
dlssngsged her wEist from his arm. AS
she stepped back she turned |
With uperripg instinct &c that part
OF the room where the master |
stood and raised her eyes through the |
multitude CT admirirg faces to his. Their |
eyes met in an isolation sg supreme as il |
they lad been Elone. II was: an q trcc-
tion the more dangerous because ul-
for nulsted "A possession without
previous pledge; premise, OF even IN
tentioI-a love that cid not Il qutre to be
"made." /.
He sppJtsched her quietly sId- even
more cooly than he thought possible.
"Wui you slow me tSisl?" ne ztked.
She looked in his face, and as il she
had not heard the question but was fol.
lowing her own thought, ssid,nI knew
you Wou d come; cav you when you
first came dn." without smother word
she put her hand il his, xpd SIS II 1t were
part Ct az instr Give action Of drawing
closer to MIN, caught with her advancing
foot the scent OF the wal z, snd the next
moment the room s,emeo to Slip away
from them iato whirlirg spIce.
The whole thing had passed so rapidly
from the moment he App cached her TO h
the arst graceful swing OF hog full skirt
1t his side, that II seemed to him almost
ike the embrace CTS .lover5t meeting. /,
BE had often been es. near her before,
lad stood ct her side at school, and
even leaned oyer her desk but always /
With sn ir;itated instinct eis rsserve
nat had equally Affected her, and which ,
1e! now understood. ssWith her conscious !
outpsle face so nesr his OWL with the !
aint SSdor Of her hair <c.ingiug to :
Ter, snc, with the sweet confusion !
II .he half-lingering, half With +,
leld contsct CT her hand and arm, :
J.! had changed. He did not dare to re.
.ect thSt he could Fever again approach y
ler except with this feeling. He did not
iGTe TO think OF anythirg; he abandoned p
himself TO the sense that had begun with =
he invasion Of her hairbouud myrtle in
he silent school~rooD, and seemed to Y
lave st las. led her to his erms. They
we're moving GDw in such perfect rhythm h
md unison thstthey seemed scarcely con-
cious CT motion. Gree when they
reared the open window he y
aught glimpse of the =
olod moon rising Above the
olemn heights OF The opposite shore, Gnd ,,
cit the cool breath of mountain and river ~
weep mis- cheek and mingle few escaped :,
breads CT hsr fair hair with his own :
Vith thc: glimpse and !nst seBsation the =
uIgsEity and the tsWdriress ct their sur =
oundings, the gustsrtpg candles in their =,
ccnces, tie bizarre figures, The unnean- :,
,g faces seemed 10 be Whirled fsr into y y
istant spsce. They were alone with y
light and Dsture; il wss they who were a
ill; All else bad Tcsaed IL 8 vanishing ="
CT Gull reality, in which tiey -
Sd no par. +
Pisv on, o wkiz CT S'rGuss Whirl c:
D, o 1--we sad youth! FJr YOU cannot d
hirl so swiftly bus that his recedirg h'
e.ld viii re,urn sgsin win narrowing p
ggie 10 hem Ycu in. Faster, 0 cracked u!
EEonst! Louder, o too DIsz5n bAs- 81
,oI 4, Keep oscf, o Gull ana earthly eI-
rolmeI!, III MEsger Ard pupil LAYS e.
,eamed their foolish dreamSsy "
They are in fancy alone on the river h
NIX, only the round moon above them q
I'd their linked shadows family fiutter-i al
G IN the sttaam. They have drawn 90 m
osely tegetHAr noN ths* ~her arm is en-
rcling Ills neck, her soft eyes upliited bl
ze the 1tesn's reflection and drowning p:
to his; closer and cioser till their hearts 70
op beating snd their lips hsYe met In pl