Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-06-10

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honor ('uch as 1t was) Tor above su. To
nus decision. II he had once Judged
Dick To he the right man to pursus Sir
Daniel be WAS not one TO Change; and
ne soon proved 1t by shouting after Cat
esoy 10 De speedy, for the palsdin was
waiting.
In TIE meanwhile, Dick turned to the
CID shipm4n, VINO hzd seemed equally in
q. 4 :renE TO his condemnation and to his
-uostq1snt release.
"Aroiaster," ssid Dick, "I have done
you IL; but row, By the rood, think I
rave Cleared the score"
But the old skipper only looked upon
MIN Gully and hs.d his peace.
Come" continued Dick, "s life is q
NE, Old sarew, and 1t is more than ships
or hquor, Say ye forgive me; for if your
HE Dc worth nothing to you, it hSth cost
NE the beginning OF my fortune. Come,
haye paid for it dearly; be not so chur-
nsb."
"Aod l had had my ship" said Arblas-
.er, 81 would "a been forth and ssfe on
NE high seas-I and my man Tom. But We
!ooS my ship, gossip, AID I'm beegar;
ana Tor my man Tom, knaye fellow in
:usset shut him down. 'Murrainl' Quoth
as, snd spake never again. 'Murrain' was
the lss: OF MS words, and the poor spirit
OF him passed. a will never sail no more,
will nay Tom"
DICK was seized with unavsiling peni-
tence and pity; he sought TO take the
sS!ppet'S hand, but Arblaster svoided his
touch.
NAY" said he, 'let be. " have
oiayed tae devil with me, and let that con-
tent you"
The words died in Richards throat.
lie saw through tears, the poor old man,
oemused with liquor and sorrow, 90
shamoling away, vita bowed head,
across the snow, and the unnoticed dog
~limpering at his heels; and for the frst
lime began to understand the desperate
game that we play il life; aud how a
hing once done is not to be changed or
remedied, By any pepitence.
Buy there was no time left to him for
vain regret. CatesbY hsd now collected
the horsemel and, riding up to Dick he
cismounted and offered him mis- own
horse.
"This mornir g." he sid, az was sdne-
what jealous Of your favor; It hath not
oeen OF long growth; and now, Sir
Richard, it is with a very good heart that
l offer you this horse-to ride away
with"
"Suffe7 me yet moment" replied
Dick. "Tnis favor OF m.ne-Hhereupon
was it founded?"
upon your nsme," answered Catesby.
at is My Lords chief superstition,
We're my nsme Richard l should be an
ri Tomorrow"
"Well, sir, 1 thank you," returned
DicR; "and since l sm little likely to
follow these great fortunes, 1 will even
say farewell. l will not pretend | was
oil Pleased to think myself upon the road
TO fortune; bus l will not pretend,
neither, that am over sorry to be done
with it. Command and riches, they are
brave hinge, to be sure; but word In
your ear-Yon Duke of yours, he isa
fesrscme lad"
Cs,esby laughed
may" said ne, "of s verify he that rides
with Crooked Dick will ride deep. Well,
God keep US all from evil! Speed We
we'll"
Thereupon Dick pat himself at the
head of his men, and giving the word Of
command, rode eff
He made straight across the town, fol
lowing what he supposed to be the route
Of Sir Darrell, snd spying around for sny
signs that might decide il he were right.
Toe streets were strewn with the dead
md the wounded, whose fate in the bitter
',ost WAS far more pitisble. Gangs of
he victors went from house to house,
and stabbing, and sometimes
,ayly singing together as they went.
From different quarters as he rode on
he sounds Of violence and outrage came
20 young Saelton's ears; now the blows
,f the siedge-hammer on some barricaded
IGOR, and now the miserable shrieks of
women.
Dicks heart had just been awakened,
1e had just seen the cruel consciousness
II his own behavior, and the thought of
he sum Of misery that was now acting in
he whole Of Shorsby hIlad him with de-
pair.
At length he reached the outskirts. au6
here, sure enough, he saw straight before
lin the same broad, beaten track across
ne snow that he had marked from the
ummit Of the church. FL re, then, he
vent the faster on; but still, IS he rode,
lie KEEP. bright eye upon the fallen men
nd horses that lay beside the track.
dany OF these, he was relieved to see.
vore Sir Daniels colors, and thel,eces OF
ONE, who lsy upon their back, he even
ecognizsd.
About half way between the town and
orest, those whom be was following had
iainly besn assailed by arcaers; far the
orpses lay pretty closely scattered, esch
ierced By an arrow. Aad hers Dick
pied among the rest the body ofsysry
Dung led, whose fee WAS somehow
e9ntingly fsmili,r to him. -
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