Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-10-28

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~ 6{WS >>N,E Tie othe! VIC
Nm GS Z>SNI m,n sst molten
m Il wv leef, While Jtrei
M 4 NH -sn Into the roor
TEAA I'M and in obedlen,
IA, ~ 10 lis mistress!
directiuDs, poured on: restorative
MosioIiess-hu: Uusy with Though -ua
holy ftss tiili3a 6, es That lost not IA 10
cidont Of the sceDa. When the server,
wss dismissed, end the fa,nupe 7lc9p1s
began TO breathe naturally, Inc t:chI
tr,inEnts sccenls sgsin re:c1ed tlW'
az begin to see daylight through the
dust snd suoke! sp ke 20 you, some
weeks eiter Mrs Bayerd's ces:6, OF
sealed envelope left, with cths- effsc.s Of
hers, n e locked drawer Ia The SCUM
room. Icasl.enge you TO deny that u
opeped il and read the contents o"tore
DESTROYING them. Ii" with keene?
scrutiny-"you ever did destroy them
TIE wiz stlll supported her hueb.2at
head sac old rot remove her eyes f:o u
hig-lsrse and ptteous ss those Oh one
who is slowly GrowD ing. The brestn
nu.;ersd ard intermitted between biz
faded lipa. Unsole to srticulate, he
threw Tre.c1edness, pleScirg, adoratloT
into the gszs fhss cluns to her So the
cnIY hcps IL earth or heaven. Seemif
no. to he4d the last query, che Sill a
down q. him, q CLEAN CT loving compass
eiun that QlickeDed The weak sc ion OF
the heart He. dtsergsgfd hand lifted
hts dempened h.ir. Sne did not believe
the horror yet!
"I per ceiv. ~ ssid Mrs. Luptor,
!. laughing and rising. "ThkLk you for The
Key 20 behavior otherwise iDexplicsble'
MIR. Phelps, l he'd in telling you that
Ehe original OF your letter wss In nv
saie~keeping. Y,ur vile had lard
read IL My errand-cr the part CT It
which psrtained 10 het-H6s u5eless. L
am more than satisfied"
"Madeliue!"
h shock IS In TIE death eGue, Such
extremity Of terror SIS she had never cen
ceiped OF rushei iato the eyes sac nH!f
With hers; greeri5h prllor cverspreed
lila yisege; Liz thin fGgers fastened %
her sleeve; bis lips writhed, giVlrg forth
no eound she smiled sill, SEC CON ilued
so thread his hair With mesmeric 1oger-
tips. In answering what his tormentor
had said, her thoughts appeared to be
divided By solicitude ror her Patterns
physical case. II the semi- abstraction
were feigned, the scttpg WIS perfect.
az you refer to anything contained In
the envelope you told me WAS In the
south,room drawer, Mrs. LTpten-1 can
say thkt ! found it there when We came
back TO Freehold last summer. There
WIS so much to be attended &c when We
were getting ready to go abroad thst
much WAS overlooked The envelope lay
In the locked drawer ell the tine we were
away. found 1t one day-snd burned
st."
"UnopenedP" ssrcsst!cslly ircretu-
lous.
Mrs. Phelps returned the insoleDce
win level look-a lurking iasoas!.on ct
surprise in her reply:
az burned tie packet without breaking
Ghe seal. What could il. Dlasscr .f;er 80
mary yesrs2"
"Aqt anzesd?"
sUao2ensd sad unread" A Ash Ct
nnugaty iupatisuce Cast os,k the n
per.inerc2. ~ teny ycut i!gat 20 cate
cn re me, gu. II reqlS viii short tbs
scene, ycu thAE hsva i. agaio, 6GSnet
che sealed envsl1pe anu ccet$r's l1Ssss
;cUnd fhsm" @5SS:<s. -.
"H.d you never read thst Iat.ci?"
One swift glslca at the fsce on her
arm, and she laid IL taEdaIl7 on tee pi'@
low. She stood MP AZ pale es BE; Fer
eyes were black and deep With sJgsT.
"Do you tsko mo-to be oRe liSe your
self? What more explicit answer can
give2 What concern Is tcis CT ycurk2
This passes the bounds Ct dccenc7 Gld
patisnce!"
"I. is SO much raY sT4ir thoS DO ret
leave this room Until hsvs hsd cate
goricd reply nv question. DID you
never read the contents OF that tnyel-
ope2"
"Neverl Now-giu Jou gc?"
The two women confronted one an
other for au instant; neither gushing,
while she seemed to take ta6 msssgrs OF
tie other's strength. TneE, wi b huds
cieus ease, ard her most feline smile, he
younger swept host snd hostess s pro
found courtesy, aad Left tRsm 10 them
selves.
"G2d forgive mel"
Tee et;fed cry recalled RlGaArd'a shE'-
teEsi wits. TIylng TO RISE himself CT
his elbow, he ssW tEat she hal fallen On
her knees by chsiE, her forehead on ser
palms, sAlqeriug snd pos2ing in u Wild,
lost sort Of & way, utterly uniise h"rstN
Greatly alarmed, he csilad her twice CO
fore ae heard hiLa. Waep, St lpsf, she
spcAaZ up and came hastily towEra his
sofs, she WAS trFiag 60 smile-sureIy !hs
brAyest, strsngest smile ever sSsr OF
martyrs tsce!
"Dou't miod me?" she said csickIEg
brsSth between tae eyilshles. G seldom
gel very angry. / don's tt1Ih l nave lost
my tsDper Ia twenty yesys as completely
ss did asst nov. Blu had p1ovocs-
fi0p-hhdp.t II? We will say 10 nogs
alb oas il. You must ress, and il is time
for your cesf tea, NJ no" her pGlm
egain upon his mouth. ''E will not let
yoC t&lk! Whist good would IL d12 You
cop!6a't get cut rs TIE Toom ii Fsera 70 |
ordsr you 70 gel" laughing natv9GB,Y. |
81 never Thought l Should svar b. csps. I
bie-or eair,-ot the rpdenCss OF IusAs-e !
o guest ous of-dooI!'
Ste Y6lg for sAs beet foG; ms. u.sd |
erd added the vine ADVISED ny the doc
ter, end esya IL with an uHswervio hans; (
dre,S :; Sc -eEY r. rs.s Fr ts- X - *; - !
va, e3a IT, SsilG ~ ;slo, 1%Aiag y BOT L, /
eaeuea 10 read un:ll he fell Ssleep.
Satisfied OF shls, she let tie volume sink
to her knee, While che watched the lower
street and gate, sfrsid TO yield to the
sWey OF Thought and "reminiscences until
The rest of tina trisl WIS ever. Without
having heard the threat CT exposure made
10 her husband, she epprehended fully
what labels next gtep would DE, and
d hat YVES the prospect OF partial success