Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-10-14

10 happier dsys, Anna declared that
under the fusill .de of authorities, Illus
trations, demonstration and eInortstiol
poured upoa her, she could think o
nothing but
They sought him with thimbles, they songh
him wi care,
They pursued him with forks and wi hope
They thr atened his Life with q railway share
They sootned him with anil g and VII.
soap.
she stitched on serenely through thu
hsrangue, maintsining enough OF
sancnied inctedulity in smile snd shrut
to keep him up to his work. When at
had talked himself bresthless d sWsy
from tho dreaded "concl4vs" he noticed
her occupation.
~. u ought not to be doing that! Yor
are wearing yourself away to" Re shut
his mouth with gasp.
ITO skin and bone? True enough
Bat am fond OF skeletons and cu:icle.
you see. At present, am only amueiog
myself with these odds and ENDS until
see whether or not Ethel xwekes at IL
O'Clock for her medicine. Unless She
does, am not to disturb her. You
ought to be In bed, however, Hollis has
come In, su2posef"
"No. He Is not In his room. DID he
say where he WAS going TO- nign,3"
"To see MIR. Phelps On business"
drily. "He seldom stsys 80 lSts there or
anyWhere else for that matter He may
have been Obliged to go to the cthc CO after
his call"
at may be that an laying too much
stress upon Mr.. Phelps aid and comfort
in this unfortunate siaIr," resumed the
pastor after q pause. "But it would
seem that the addition Of so Influential a
parishioner to the society might, when II
is understood that l have drawn him 10
the church, mollify measpraoly the
genera irritation" A..a
Annals lips parted impulsively, then
closed without a word. Let the educated
slave of illiterate despots express what
balm he could from the hope that the
spiritual influence Of wealth and position
might be tree of healing to the bitter
waters beside which he Was sowing in
tears. The whole framework OF the pas
torsl relation wss too far out Of plumb
for her to rectify 80 much as eingle
besm. She sewed on buttons snd tsTes,
her feelings somewhat by j+rk-
ing energetically upon each when Is Was
fast; listening meantime, not without IN
easiness, for the click OF Hollis's hey in
the door.
The rain fell in torrents; thu choked
cutters gurgled and ran over In sheets
and splsshes; the ffeless room was grow
Ing chilly. Camel coal and birchen logs
and sc ,thetic pine cones were not used as
fuel in the parsonage. The heatirg OF the
ugly Litrobs in the dining-room under
fro
So late In the season IS wss consistent
with health and comfort. Ccsl WAS dear
in Freehold, and the society knew just
how many tons could be .Qsde to warm
the minister's house durMg the long,
tedious winter. Annals feet and hsnds
were cold; the breath of her cousin In
aw showed in thin vspor, IS he continued
10 make tslk, b1igneitheI tpoke Of remit
ling the vigil till IL o'cl ,ck struck, and
still no Hollis appeared. Tnelr gl.nces
net unessily.
Don't you suppose-"'An began'
;heerily
The feeble. tiDgle OF the door bell wss
N electric shock 20 both. Anna wss
lponlthe cl rgymsn's he Is a. he drew
back the bolt in sgitsted haste.
"Good evening, Mr.. Le-e-e!" gsid
roice between chsttering teeth.
"Mr. Pnelp.!" in .1sreme astonish-
nenl. "Wklk IN, sill"
Anns could not wait for civili:ies.
"Whst has hsppsned2" said she,
sgerly, but gaurdedly; mindful CT the
lesping patient up stairs. "Whers is
Iollis7"
The visitor wss drenched snd dripping;
sreneaded,. his hair streaming with rain
nd plsstered to his head, hung scout 6
Isggard face he YVES more like q
Ilu1ken tramp, with his bleared eyes, fsl-
eriOg tongue ana skulking gia'5 han toe
sllant, gracious gentleman who hsd pre-
ented himself In the Lupton library less
han four hours before.
"Hollis!" he said holloway, 81 don't
now. Invent seen him. lam not
omething-like chill, ugh!" shaking
rom head 10 foot IS his most led him into |
he parlor "And hsd-sn-sidea. It Is
one nou"-with a weak, foo!isa laugh
but there was a-mHtter-of some-;m
ortsnce-soout which, ought came
xpressly-so consult You-as q good
my PASTOR. On, yes; SIS nv
aston, sou know. OF courss,o course"
He fell TO shiveriog anew, aud passed
rom artioulste incoherence to odd mum
lings, his head Cropping on his chest,
is body "slumpin he!plessly together
i the chair where they hsd put b m. Mr.
ZEE chsfed his hands, which were ike
baked CLAY, Anna ran for brandy and hor
nter. Mr. Lee met her in the hall when
lie brought them. -.
"He has been drinking slresdy," be
rais bresth tells that. Bu;
3 must have more or be will b. il g state
collapse. VIVA: can 1t meec2"
Never wss sound more welcome TO
ai:iug ears than the rafting ky in tn
OK OF the door behind them. Hollis
IS psle and excited, muddy up to the
lees, damp ali over.
"I ran in to ssy Ihst / nay not get
,me again, before morning." he reeso,
lking very fast. "Mr. Phelps went GU
r hslf an hour this evening. sat
clock. And hss not come bscs. nave
zen walking the streets for an hour. En-!
hsi7" at length perceiving the frantic
,stures that tried to CHECK him,
He pressed into the psrior before them,
lei. beside tie pslsied, cruuching form, ,
ID spoke In his ringing, young woke: {
apkiul to fad you. They are terribly I
xious about you at home. Brandy sud
ster, hot-is 1t, Anna2 Just the thing ..
r you, sir! You have taken cold, and
e thoroughly chillet. There! thst will
: you up!" IS the potion wss greedily {
"Now, Anna. get shawls-
understanding to wrap him up in,
lille run for q csrrisgs. We must get 8
N home without wesprg enc minute" I
He had knocked up the men Ut livery (
IDLE on the next block; helped them I
In the horses, and was back in eight
autes by the clock to which Annals G
70 turned every other second after her