Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-11-04
CRESSY,
ContiR,ssd from Tenth Pase.

their little loved ones to hopeless adysp-
.ure, or terrible vendetta as matter OF
course, or with partisan fury; WHO had
dsvo.s Oily nursad the won lded II keep
alive the leud, or hs1 received back their
dead dry-eysd and reyeugeful. Sn.i!
wonder that Greasy McKlostry had de-
veloped strsngely uader tai5 ssxless rs-
lationship. Looking at the mother-sl.
belt not without csrtain resPect-Mr.
Ford found himself contrasting her with
the daughters graceful feminini.y, and
wondering where In Cressy's youthful
contour, the posi- oility Of thu grim figure
before him wss even now hidden.
"Hiram allowed to 60 over to the
school house ana see you this m )rnin',"
said Mrs. McKlnstry, after q pause; "out
reckon eZ how he had to look up stock
on the river. The cattle are tnIt Wild
this time O. year, huatin' water, and
hsngin' round the tules, thst my men are
nigh worrite out o. their outes with 'em
Hank aud Jim sin't been OF thsir mus
Angs since sun up, and Hiram, what with
patrollen' the West B)andery all night,
watchia' stskes where them low down
Hsrriso5's hzv been trespassia'-assn't
hours. M3bos you noticed hi.
ram CT you ken along?
81 so, ye didn't remem-
Der what kind o. shootin' irons he had
with hin?" see his rlls over y.n.
Like e. not he'z only got mis- six shooter,
and them Hsrri-ons are msan enough TO
lsy for him ct long range But," che
added, returning TO the less important
topic, az s'pose CressY came ali right"
"Yse,n esid the mssser hopelessIv.
al ItcBon she looked So" continued
Mrs. McKinstrg, win tolerant s5strsc-
ton" Sac allowed TO do herself credit
IN one CT them ne8 store goWlds sha.
she got ~ Sacramento. A. lest that's
what soU3e o! cur men said. Late yeSrs
sin't KEEP teen with the fashions my
self " Size passed her fingsrs explans-
tory down the folds OF Ger own coarse
gown, Gu. without regret or spologY.
"She seemed well prepared in her
Lessons" se!d the master, Abandoning for
= moment tnat criticism of his pu 1iI's
dress, wlich he saw was utterly futile,
"but cm 10 understand tina. she is
coming regularly to sch ,ol-:hst she is
now perfectly free to give her entire st
tention to her stuhies-.not-.hRt-h
engagement is brok n OFF,"
"Wby, didn't she tell ~" echoed Mrs.
McKiustry in laDguid surprise
"She cartsiuly did," said the master
with slight embarrassment, "but-
"Ef she ssid so," Interrupted Mrs
AcKtnstry acstrscted!y, "she ougnter
krow, and you kin tie to what she says +"
"But as Pn Responsible 20 parents and
not to scholars for the discipline OF my
school," returned the you7g nsa little
stiff :, ~ thought it my DUTY 10 hear it
from yCu"
"r6srs co." sald MIS-. McKins:ry
meditaiively, then reck IN you'ld better
see Hiram. That ar' Sssh Davis engage
ment WAS mstter of hern sud her
father, and rot il ny line. '82ose
that Hiram ral'r.!lF SLOWS TO SET the
thing square to you cad erq1iZln'
friends I"
al L0pe you unGerstST5," said tie
maste: slightly resenting the classifcs
ton, ".hsS rn7 Tess ms faf inqRlripg
sbout tae parmS eEcy Of Jour daughter >
attendance, wss Simply because it might
bs necessary to arrange Fer studies in a
way more suits Die to her years; perhaps
even to suggset to yCu that young
ladies' seminary mignt be more salts
factory -"
"SArtaiu, ssrtair," interrupted Mrs
Mckn5lcy hurriedly, but whether from
evasion OF annoying sugges iop, or weEri-
ness OF the topic, the master could not
determine. "You'd better speak to Hi
ram about Is. Dry" she hesitGted
slightly. ".z he's got now sorter Sc! ard.
pinted towards your sc col, sGd IS triae
Worried with stock and tbem Hsrrisons,
We might tech 1t lightly. he oughter be
sloog Yer now. l CAM think Whist keeps
him Her eye wandered again with
troubled preoccupation 10 the corner
where her husosad's Sharpe + fs 5000
Suddenly Fhe raised her vo.ca IS II for
getfnl OF Mr. Ford's presence.
80 Cressy!"
msw!"
room. The next moment Cresfy appeared
at the door with en- odd hsif ley defiance
In her Dspner, which the master could
not understand, except upon the hypothe
sis that sac had been listening. Sac hSd
slreedy changed her elaborate toilet for
long clingirg, clcss blue gowc, that sc-
cented the graceful curves OF heT slight,
petticos.less figure. NodGiDg Der head
toward the master, she SID "HOwdJ?"
and turned TO Der moGher who practically
Ignored their personal Acquaintance.
"CressY," she said, "Dad's gons snd left
his Sharpe yer, dye mind takll' It along
TO meet hin, store he passes the Boun-
Diary corner. Ye might tell him the teach
er's yer, wsitin' TO see him"
"Oie moment" said the master, IS the
young girl csrelesely stepped TO the cor
ner and lifted the weapon. "Let zoe
take it, Us oil on my way back to school
and III meet him."
MIS-. MoKlpetrY looked perturoed.
CressY opened her clear eyes on the mas
ter with evident suroriee. ono, Mr..
Ford" said Mrs. McKii s.Ty, with her
former maternal manner. 'Ys'd better
not mix yourself up with these yer doin's.
Ye've no call to do il, ami Crsssy has; its
all In the family. But It's outer your
line, snd them Harrison whelps 60 to your
school. Fancy the teacher takin' weppins
betwix. ard between !"
"Ii's fftcr work for the teacher tsaD
for one CT his scholars, snd young lsdy
at that" ssid Mr.. Ford gr$vely, Sc he
took tie rihs from the hands OF the half
amused, haii-reluctant girl. 'lVs q1lte
safe With ne snd promise l shsh de-
liver Il into Mr.. NICK nsiGJ's hsnds ard
none other"
'sPsrheps 1t wouldn't be ez likely 10 be
.sin'rally roticed az it Won q II one OF US
carried IT," murmured MIS-. HcKtnstry
In cor hientisI sbs'ra2tioE, gang g. her
daughter, sublimely unconscious OF the
presence CT q third party.
"Y0u'ie quite right" said the master
composetly, throwing the T.f3 ever his
shoulder end turning toN2Tds The door
$50 I'll say 60 Il afternoor, and try 81
d1d you- husband"
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