Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-11-02

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I'M LrE9Z%AN man sat molten
WS; 4 WI less, while jane
A 4 Nh ran into he r. CID
4hA III kbd il o5etil1c.
Ca3&A, ~ 10 his ms ress's
directions, ,uafed out restorative
MOT uIess-tu. unsy With though NV
bolr ATes G,ltua cvea tn>S lost rct ~ ~
cidect OF tae seen. #hen the stSva"'
wSs i5AltseG, dl.d .Le Il 'iee 7ittius
bec.r, to breathe nstursli7, the rEsr
trelgsc & s;c"nSe agsiD 80 c1ed hlua.' q.
"L cegiu 10 gee dsYI'Ghs through ~
duss Ssd smoke! Isp,ke 70 you, some
weeks 5f.,r Niss bSysr0'S 6tSe, O.
sealed GIVE lope lsft, wiz other etscls o.
here, in & locked drawer III tae Sou'h
room. IccalIea2e ycu TO deny last = Ii
oreued II and read fhs contents oeiolt
destroying them. - With SeeH1t
sCtu.inT-"you ever cid destroy trey
Tse E,ge sulI supported her hrsbi'd''
head sac did not remove bar eyes Il" u
h.s--.srge sEd pitenus 50 those e. c1e
VINO is slowly drowning. ZEE oreSth
fiutlered ind iutermisted between Dis
faded lips. Unable to srticuiste, ne
threw Rre;cheduess, plescirg, saoratlon
into tas gas thst clung 90 her IS ING
only hope In esftd CT oeaTeI. Saenl2S
not 10 hee the LAST query, che sDi.eo
down =. HIM, CLEAN Ct loving comphs.
sion that qulcSeIed .Se, wess &C ion OF
the heart. He- dise' gagged hand ltted
bis 6smpened hsir. Sac do not bslleVe
the k2HEor yet!
81 per ceiyt ~ said Mrs. Luptor,
laughing snd rising. "Thsnk sou for the
kew 70 o, hHvior otherwise iHsxpl!csbis
In e
the original CT your letter Was II MI
sate-keep!ng. Your wife lad it-s-d
read i Ny ecrsnd-@r TIE pr: # It
which peItsiced 10 beI-wGs useless. /
an r00re than e.tis fad"
"Mateli1e!"
He shook IS ia the death egue. Such
extremity Of terrcr as ghe had neVar cen
celve5 81 rushed into the aTes she helc
with hers; 2 pIeepirn nsll0r 0veIspresG
hi; vlzsge; his TIN frgers listened nI
her sleeve; his iips wcithed, giving lcTtn
no ecrud Sae smiled s.lii, and CO.. 1Uad
&c thread his hsir with D0smeT:c fJgar
tips. Ia answering what ll5 tcrmsntoT
had said, hor thoughts appeared to &C
divided by solichpde Tor her patients
Physical case II the semi-a0s!rGcticn
were fsigned, Inc acting WAS periec..
"If sou refer 20 anything contained il
the envelope you told me- Was IN the
sCuSh-rocm drawer, Mrs. Llflor-l can
ssy that I found /: there when ne came
back 10 R.een3ld last summer. There
was &c much to be attended TO whcn we
we7s getting ready to 60 aorosd thSt
much was overlooked. The. envelope lay
in the locked drawer all the tins we were
sway. ! found it ORG dsy-and burned
st."
"Uaopsned2" esrcsstical!y. iLcrecu-
loua.
Mrs. Phelps returned thu i17cleDce
with lsTsl io0z-1 lurking tn:olAtiou Il
gGrp1is4 in her reply:
mT burned sae pack5t without breaking
fhe EsAi. WaE. could /! matter rt.eT so
many yesrs?"
"snd unre9O?'
"U7o7enei sid uu7Sst" A f.sh q
hs1gt,y tnpstispac cAat Nsck the NJ
per- nCaca. ~ 3aGy ycur -ignr . cate
CT, re re, 5u5 Il reply an sno1t2a his
scene. you shaI Eav9 i sG5i1, hrruec
She eesled envelope $40 coute-'s !osg IS
found them "
"Hs6.you never !asd Sat la'te'
One swift g!1-c5 - he fGce IN 1eT
arm, and she leid 4 teutaTi7 or The p'i~
low. She stcco Up 10 pilo ea se; Eer
eyes ware black Snd deep with suger.
"Do Tou take ne 70 be ono Ike your
SET? What more explicit scawer c&o
give? What concern IS tlis % 31uUf
This pssses She bounds c! docSncy ind
pstience!"
az. IS SO much ny Eff:;r tee, I &c &c!
leave this room UntI nave lad cs;e-
goricA reply g NJ question D.2 you
never -esd the contents Of thtG tn5el-
ope?r
az yer. Now-wlI you go?"
Tae TWO women confronted ere a.
other far an iustaol; raither quAiliRe,
while she seemed to take TIE measure OF
TIE o.her's strength. JneD, vi . suds
cieca esse, End her mos. :siine smile, the
youucsr swept host aud h0sloss no
f0lVc courtesy, sud left Them 20 them
seiyeS.
"God forgive mel"
The stlfzd cry rechiiea R!ca.-d's sh1!-
tered wits. Trying 10 raiss himself On
his elbow, ns SAY That she AS! fallen on
her tDees bv chair, hcr ilyeEesd or Der
psl1as, Eaiverirg s2G m0crsg IL wN5,
lost sort Of q Vssy, utterly gliise h9T5e3
Greatly alarmed, De called Her twice &c
fore sae heard hin. WheU, at list, sie
spra1g up snd c,me hettly tcRard bic
sofa, she was trying TO sn:.ss--SuE1T the
brevest, strsnges: smile -eves,s33sten On
martyrs isce! 80 -
"Don't mird MAJ" she said -e6tcbiHg
breath between the syllables. al seldom
get very sugTy. l don't think L nave lost
ny temper ir twenty years As completely
ms did ISL HoT. Blu hsd pEcv2cs-
sicn-hadp.s We Will say no mere
about i. You must rest, end 1t is time
Eor your beef tes. M! no" bexSS<n
sgsin upon his mouth. al va. Ms ~
vow tAik! What good would ddsAY oGsi
cooldu's get out Of the rooYa "Sr TO |
ordsr you 20 sc!' isucAic 80 fivoaaly. |
81 ntver thought I shcu!d agsrne cspkr,.
ble-or guilty--of ms IuCsaess 6luII ing
c gusS. ouf ci-d0Cl!'
STE ieng for the bee! ties; m-s,ured /
and added the wire sdvIssa oy the Coo
TOR, and gave Il With az answering GsDe; /
DIRE u & Screen h=''1.P-' III ~ Tru-iFSN H. /
yslI5 aad To- 's,:t " = y. - >'rE. s}sitcS,
eeeued 10 read ula.I he icltag.sepEa 7
Satisfied OF this, che let, ihS vo,ums,S2k
to her knee, while she watched the loFstE
street and gate, a;rzid tossyield TO TIE,
swey Of thought and "reminiscences until I
the rest Of the trial IVES over. Without
having heard the threat OF exposure made
70 her husband, she spprehended fully
what Issbelts next step would be, and
what Hxs the prospect OF partial success
with ore Of Rex Lupton's infexiole idess
Ct right and honor. It was beyond the