Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-11-09

On the thresiold CT the sc2Holiouss, re-
called al the primitive simplicity and de-
licious Witness Of the little temple ne
hsd left. Even in tire mischievous
glsnces OF svssive squirrell aud 9ne moist
eyes Of consemplstive RABBITS there were
faint Suggestions Of some Of his own
truants. The woods were trembling with
Genus memories of the independence he
aad always Known hers-o! ms. sweet
aud grave retreat-uow so yidicuously in
vaded.
He began 70 hesitate, wiz ore Of .hose
reyulsicns Of sentiment characteristic Of
his GatGre: Why should he bother him
self shout this girl after al? Why
net make up his MUD % accep.
her IS his predecessor lad done?
Why Pss II necessary for him 10 fad her
inconsistent with his ideas of duty 10 his
little deck snd MS mission to them? Wss
ne not assuming sense Of decorum Shai
"as open 70 miscoEceptiou The sb-
Surdlty Of her school costume and s1y
responsibility il Incurred, TASTED not with
hin, but her parents. Wnqt right hSa lie
20 point Is ont 30 :h5m, auG abCve Si
how Tss he TO 90 ltY He halted
iFreso!uIciy ct what ne believed wSs his
soner second t3oCg3;, oC5 TAioE, Ike
litIa, Tas oalY resctiGn Is impu.siye
Snd Illogical AZ tae emotion taa. pre-
ceded it.
Mf. McKins.ry's "snike yaE" fence
Tts already dieceE1i5la IL the lighter
opening Of the woods, DCt {sr from where
he hsd hated. As be snood there IN Resi-
ta:'on the pretty figure and bright gown
CT CEessy McKnstrg suddenly emerged
from more secluded trsl!.I2at inteIseCt-
ed MS own 81 ST sGcte snzie few rass
shead &C him. she 9ss not aIoxe, out
WAS accompanied by msls ilsure whose
arm scs had evidently Just iielodged .rom
aer It:zs. He WAS sill tying 10 resume
his lost vsnrage; che wss SO reS1luteiy
eVsdinG him 1l.h 9 certain 4Yn2d like ssil-
lty, While the sound CT Ter ts..-lsughirg,
alf-irste protest coU!I DC t,iatly aesrl
without being S5ie 10 Identity the .xce or
tSure Of her conpsDloa ct tnat GisISHce,
he could see EhsI it was Eos her former
betrcthed, Seth Davi5.
4 superior smile crossed his face; he
No longer hesitata6, out a. onCa rehdued
MS former path, For some time Cressy
and hsr companion moved on quietly oes
fore hin. Then OF reaching the rail
fence they turned abruptly to TIE riglt,
were lost for an inst2ntiR the intervening
talcEef, aEd the Mex moment CresSy AZ
peared alone, crossing The meadow il a
shorter cut towards the house, having
either ecaled the fence or slipped tArongl
sone familiar gap. Her companion had
disappeared. Whether they had noticed
thai they vera observed he could not de-
teFmiue. He kept s!esdi y siorg ide
tail ttat followed the line OF fierce 20 the
lane that led directly TO tEs farm build
Ing, and pushed cpeD the fronI gate IS
Cressy's light dregs vanished round ~
angle ct the rear OF the house.
TIE house OF the RIcKlIstrys rose, or
rather stretched, itself before him, IN al
the lazy uG2aiHiiness Of southwestern
architecture. A collection Of temporary
make-shif's OF boards, Of log7, Of csr-
Vass pfsmaturely decsyad, auc in some
instsnces SbaGdoned Tor newer erection,
c. degraded 20 mere outhoUSeg, It pre-
5sn-ed with Singular freukress the no
nScic and tentative disposition Of its
founder. II asG been repaired without
being improved; It's additions rad seemed
only TO extend lss primitive Ggiiaess over
: isYgar space. lis Tocis we're roughly
or rIdely boarded s2d bsttened,
md the Tsfters Of some OF its Glenn.
to's" were simply covered with .es-ed
canvas. As II TO settle sDy douIt CT
the iEposaibiit} Of this heterogeneous
mas ever taxing upcC itself any pic.urS
eEgus combination, smSl blildIng CT
corrugated iron, transported IL s2cticas
iztn some rsnotcr locality. hsd bean set
~ in its center. TIE NICK rac7y rsHeA
RAD long been an eye sore 90 the master;
even that morning he tad been mutelY
wondering from what coryoIpticn CT that
hiGecls c1rysai5 the 5righ. olt1e!fy
Greasy lGG emerged l. Was with re-
naT7s! Of this curiosity that be had ius.
seer Der fiutter beck 10 It again.
Yellow dog who he'd observed him
hesit.ting in doubt where he should en-
ter, he-e yswued, rose from the sun
lignE where rs hEd been blinking, sp-
the mss.sr with lsnsuld 90
itterese. and then turned towards the
iron ouildiL & ns II showing him the Wy.
3lr. Fer followed him cautiously, paIG-
;uly conscious thst his dypocriticrl
c'utne introducer YVES only aveiIipg him
s9lS OF al opportunity CT gsi5iDg iDgress
lotto the house, and wss leading him SIS,
responsible nccompl:ce 70 prooSble ex-
posuFe and disgrace. His expectations
we're quickly realized. Iazy, queru.ous
feminine outc:y, with the words, ayers
that dsrned hound agin," Gaze from An
aciacent room, and his exposed and
shashed companion swiftly refreshed
past hin into the road agail. ME. Ford
found himself ElOue il plsinlY fur
oIshed sitting rccm confronting The
open door lesaipg 20 another apartment
Il which the figure OF c womz1, pre-
ceded haet;ly by thrown GisbclOta, had
iIst appeared. Il was MIS- McXtDstry;
Ter sleeves we're rolled up over ner red
Ous still shspely arms, and IS she stood
there WipiDg them on lsr aCrop, 75Ish her
elbows advanced, snd her closed hands
raised sjternEtalY ii the cir, theTe HSs sn
nd pugilis!ic suggestion in he- a..itude.
[. Was nor lessened on her sc5del dig
2oVery OF the master By her Ys,res.irg
backwards with her hands ap ard aer eIe
1ows still well forward rs /! wsril7 re-
i Ing to an imaginary "corner.o
Mr. Ford st once tactfully stepped back
rom the doorway. ~ beg youg pardon"
le said. delicately addressing the oppo-
'ite wall, "out found the door open snd
followed the dog"
"Fh&t's just ore Of bis p!zenous
rickl," responded Mrs. McKus .ry dole
uly from within. "Oa'y last aesk he
ct IN ChiIam:n, and in the ust'rsI
,usilln' that iollered he managed to help
himself outer the pork bsr'l. There amt
10 shade G. oussecress that or'nsry
lound amt up to-" Yet notwita-
handing this ominous compari-
ION ehe presently made her
appearance with her sleeves turned dowr,
Ter black wooden dress "iiGied," snd
mile OF tstigued but aos urkindl7 well
,Cme end protection On her face Duss-