Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-11-23

over ais OcOE5 alQ illustrated pEperg.
- "WeLf" he sElG cheerful,y.
| Rupert cid nc. reply or change his po.
! sition. III. Ford, glancipg at him sharp
! ~, ssT fsmil:sr angry light in the boy
oesctliu. eyes, eIlgetly dimm:d by tear
Laying his hsud gently on R1pert's shout
der, he said: "What's the MISTER
Ruperi2"
"NothiL'." said The boy doggedly, Wit
hia eyes still died CT the pane.
"Hsf-hss-Mrs. Trip" (the fair pro-
prietrtss) "beeu unkind?" he went or
lightly.
No reply.
"You know, Rape" continued Mr.
Ford, demurely, "sae must show some
reserve hefcFe com2suy-liks to dsy. Il
won't do to msks & scandal"
Rupert msintsined On indignant silence
But the dimp!e which he usually de
spised IS feminine blot on the cheek
nearer the master became slightly &C
csnted. O1lY for moment; the dark
eyes clouded agsin.h
~ Wish was dead, Mr.. Ford"
! "HaIlo!"
"O:-doin' tuthin'."
"Ihst's better. Whist do you wan! to
$50 wo,k-mSke livin' myself. @ ii,
| totem wood and water at home; quit
cookin' and mtkil' beds like yalIer
ChiHamtn; quit nussin' babies and
dEessln' lem End undressin' ZEN
Ike girl. Look ct him now" point
ing TO the sweetly Unconscious Johnny,
clock st him here. Do You know what
that mssns? II means I've got to psck
oim home through the town list ez he ia
thar, sId then make q fire AMI bile his
foo for him, and wash him and undress
hin and put him to BAD, and NOW l lay
ne down ia Sleep him, and tuck him up !;
ind Dad al the while 'scoOting round
town with other idiits, jswin' about 'pro-
gress' nd the future Of min Spring.
Mucn future we'va got over our own
hcuee, Mr.. Ford, Much future he's got
laid up for men
The master, TO whom these occasional
| outbreaks from Rupert we're not unfa-
IniLisr, smiled, albeit with serious eyes
that bel!ed hia lips, and consoled the bog
% he had cfien done before. But be was
s. xiCu5 10 know the cause Of this recent
attack and its probable relations 10 the
fascinating Mrs. Trip.
~ thought we talked all that ever some
| tire sgo, Rupe. In few months you'll
oe able TO leave school, and I'll Sdvise
Jcur father about putting you into some
thing to give you chance for yourself.
Patience. old fellow; you're doing very
Well. Consider-there's your pupil, IN
Gle Ben"
"Os, yes! Thsta another big baby to
to- round in school when amt niggeTir'
at home"
"And l don't see exactly what else you
ccu!d Go st Indian Spring." continued
Mr. Ford.
"No," said Rupert gIoomily, "but 1
could get away 20 Sacramento. Yubs
Bell says they lake boys no bigger nor
ne IL thsr express Cfflcas or bEpks-and
in year or two they're as good q aHy-
body sud get paid es big Why, there
wSs fellow here, Just now, no older
than you, Mr.. Fo.d, and Tot half your
lesTnin', srd he dressed TO desth with
swelTy, and everybody boSint and
sccspin' TO hir, that it YVES perfectly
sickcnin'."
Mr.. Ford lifted his eyebrows. "Oh,
you mean the yourg msR Ct Benhsm &
Co, who was taking to Mrs. Tripp?" he
ssid.
a quick fash CT angry consciousness
crossed Rapert's f,co. Maybe; he hes
just cheek enough for snythin'."
sand you Walt 20 &c ike hint" SAID
Mr. Ford.
"Y0u know what l mean. Mr. Ford.
Not ike rim. Why you're as good as he
IS, RnY day." continued Rupert with re-
l5ntlogs DGivete; "bus Il 8 iSybird Ike
tbs. can get or, Why couldn't II"
There was no doubt that the master
here pointed cut the effectiveness Of Ru-
oert's logic SID the bsnefoenCe OF pa-
Tience sad study, as becsme their rela.
ions q master and pupil, but with the
addition OF certain fellow sympathy and
some amusing recital Of Els own boyish
experiences, that hsd the eject OF csllir g
kdperFs dimDles into action again. A..
The END OF half al hour the boy had be-
come quite trsCtsble, enc, getting Ieady
to depart, approached his sleeping
orctter with something like resigDs-
ticp. But JohnHy's zap seemed to
have he'd the effect OF transforming him
iato al inert ia!iy like mass. Il required
{ e aint exsr:ions CT both tie master
aud RGpers 10 trGnefsr him bodily into
,ae lsster's arms. W0Cre, with single
limp elbow elcircling bis brothers. IeCk,
re lsy With li5 unfinished elumber sill
visioiy distcndlng his chseks, his eyeliCs,
aud eFea lifting his curlE fEOm his EiOieI
forehead. The master babe Rupert
''g 2Gd night" and stunned TO tis room
IS the coy descended the stairs With his
burden.
Blu. here Providence, with, l iesr, It's
occasional disregard Ct mere human mos
ral,ty. rewarded Rpp5Tt after his OWE
foolish Qeslres. Mr.. Trip Rse at the
foot Of the stairs es Rupert came elowly
Gown. BE ssw her, and YVES covered
vita shame; she saw Gtn aud his burden,
and WEE touched with kinGl.ness- WhethH
cr OF ros she HEs ala0 pischieVopsly
e7are Of Rapert's scmiIatioD, and vas
net altogether o'sples5eG with it, ca5~
Il say. II voice that II HE'D hin, she
said:
"what! Rupert, are yea going SO
soon?"
ayes, ms'am-on sccoSDt OF johnny"
gu! let me take him can keep him
here tonight"
It was great temptation, bu. Rupert
bad strength to rsture, albeit with his hat
pulled over his do9pCasi eyes"
"pooT dsSr, how tired he looks"
SAe approached her still fresh snd
pretty face close 20 Rupert and laid her
lips on JohnnY's cheek. Then she lifted
her sudacious eYee to his brother and
pushing back his well worn ip hat from
his clustering cur!s she kissed MIN square
= OF the forehead.
"GcOd night, dear
The boy stumbled, ard tnea staggered
b!indly forward into the oUsez darkness.
Bat With geDtlemsn's delicsCF ne turned
almost !2essntly into SIDE street, as If
to Keep tbis conservation CT himself from
Vulgar eyes. The path be hsd chosen
"A III, r,:.hE . . q |.