Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-11-18

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vivid picture he retained Of her lingering
in the porch to put It up; her rounded
arms held shove her head, her pretty
shouldeTs,N full throSt, and glowing
face thrown back, and Bisp CT the verI
hair between her white teetni he begaI
another letter.
| When Il vas finished the shadow OF TIT
pine branch before the vi ndow, thrown
By the nearly level sun scrOss his paper
had begun to slowly reach the opposite
wall. He put bis work away, fingered
for c moment In hesitation over tie myr
tie SPRAYS, and then locked them In hi
d'sk with sn odd i'e ing thst he hst
| secured in ecme vsgue way 3 hold upoI
C-essE's future vsgarles; then reflsc.inl
thss Uncle Ben, whom he seen In town
would probably keep holiisy with tn
Others, he resolved to walt no longer, bu
strolled back to the hotel. The act, how
ever, had mol Ie,alei Uncle BIZ
to him By any association of ideas, fol
since mis- discovery OF Johnny Filgee's
caricature he had failed to detect any
thing TO ceEroborate the csricaturlst's
satire, and had dismissed the suit &c,
| from bis mind.
On entering his room at the hotel he
found Rapers FIlgee standing moodily ty
! the window, while his brother Johnny,
overcome OF 8 repletion OF excitement
and collation., Wss asleep on the single
arm chair. Their presence was not ulL
| usual, IS Mr.. Ford, touched by the lone>
illness of these motherless boys, had cftec
| invited them to come to his rooms to IooB
| over his books and illustrated papers.
"Welii" be ssId cheerfuIy.
r. inert lid not ranlv Or chsnrn hta n I a..
sition. Mr.. Ford, CHANGING at him sharp.
ly, SAY familiar angry light in the boys
oeau:iiul eyes, Slightly dimm d by tear
Laying his hand gently on Rupert shout.
der, be said: "Whst's the matter,
Rupert?"
"Nothin'," said The bog doggedly, vi.
his eyes TIL fixed on the pane.
"HsE-s as-Mrs. Trip" the fair pro-
rrietrc "oeen untind?" he went OF
iig.'ly.
No reply.
"You kroT, RUPEE" continued Mr..
Ford, damurey, "she must show some
reserve before cCmp2ny-like 20 dsy. Il
won't Go to mako scandsl."
Rupert maintained an indignant silence.
But the dimpEe which he uguslly &c
spised as feminine blo') en- the cheek
nearer the master became slightly &C
cented. Only for moment; the dark
eyes clouded sgain.5
az Wish l wes dead, Mr.. Ford"
"Rallo."
"O;-Goil' suthin'"
"rhst's better. What do you want to
dc?'
$50 work-make liviu' myself. Qal,
totem wood End water a. home, quit
nj Nd ~
Chinaman; quit nussia' babies and
like girl. Look 81 him noT," point
iog to the saeetl3 Unc1nEcicu3 JJhri y,
''look a him here. Do 5og know Waa5
rat meaasI I.mea22 I've got to p2ck
him homo through the iowa ] SE ez he d
thar, 81 & then make a fie sud bile hs
f)on ior aim, snd wash him md uIdccas
him sud pu. him TO BAD, sid 'N2| lsy
me down to sleep MIN, and tuck him u;
ard Dad all the while 'scoOtirg Tould
t,wa Nth other idjitg, iswin' shout pro
grsss' I'D the future CT Injin SPRING.
Much future We'ya got over our Own
house, Mr.. Ford. Much future he's goi
laid up for me-"
The master, 70 whom these occasional
outbreaks from Rupert were not unfa-
miliar, smiled, albeit with serious eyes
that belied his lips, and consoled the boy
es he had of.en done before. But he was
anxious TO know the cause of this recent
attack and It's probable relations to the
fascinating Mrs. Trip.
~ thought We talked all that ever some
tine sgo, Rupe. In few months you'll
be able to leave school, sld I'll advise;
your father about putting you into some9'
thing to give you q chance for yourself
Ps:ierce, old fellow; you're doing very
wsil. Cons!der-there's your pupil, Un-
Gle Ben"
"O5, yssl That's smother big baby to
to. round IL school when amt niggeIin'
at hons"
land don't see exactly what else you
could do at Indian Spring." continued
M. Ford
"No," said Rapeit gloomiiy, "but l
could get eTsy 10 Sacramento. Yubs
Bell ssgs theY .ske boys nc bigger nor
me in thar express offices or bsnks-sud
IN year or tTo they're IS good IL any
body aud get psia ss big Why, there
vas fellow here, last now, no cider
.han Jou, MIR. Ford, and net hslf your
Iearnin', snd he dressed to death with
j5welry, and everybody bowin' snd
rcrspiu' TO him, the: it WAS perfectly
sickeniu'"
Mr. Ford lifted his eyebrows. "Oh.
yCu mean tie young man CT Benbsm &
Co who was taking to Mrs. Tripl?' ne
said.
A quick fash CT angry consciousness
crossed Raperi's face. "Msyoe; he has
just cheek enough for anythin'."
"Aud you want TO be like him?" ssld
Mr.. Ford.
"You know Whist I mean, Mr.. Ford.
N1s Ike him. Why you're ss good as he
is, ar7 dsy," continued Rupert with re-
leniless rsiTete; "bus Il S i'ybird like
that csn get or, Why couldn't II"
There Tss no doubt that the master
here pointed GU. the deiect7 eness Of Ru-
peI.'s logic sud tha bereH;ence of pa
tieuce aad study, as became thsir rels-
d3as CT master end pupil, but with the
addition Of a CERTAIN fellow syupl.hy and
some amusing recital Of his own boyish
xper,enI es, ihlt hsd the effect Of calling
RuperL's dinp!es into sction agsir. Al
;he end Of t,N al hour The boy hsd be-
come quite tractable, sn6, getting ready
to depart, approached bis sleeping
crctteE With something like resigus-
tor. Blu: Johnny's nsp seemed to
have had the eject OF Transforming him
into G. inert jslly-liks mass. L required
i lint exsrliOu6 Of both tue master