Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-01-20

ing their bursting greeuery f4st-espe,
ci2i-V the Gins that oversaadowed th'
cotSsg the oaks il Ravens bourne Chase
were putting forth their red buds, and the
beeches their graceful sprays. The labur
nam Vas shedding its golden petals, tht
plum trees Ware masses Of unbrokeI
blossom. and the happy birds we've build
ing busily and singing merrily in every
shady bower.
Dick wss looking cut his fishing tackle,
for e new golden light was plsying or
pond and stream. A little tiDe more and
the flowers of May would be ali over the
| land.
Ere that time came-MeIanie clasped
her hands and shivered.
Engaged! II, but three months ago,
anyone bad told Mel.nie she would be
so, she would have deemed that person
| or herself insane.
Now, Sir Brisco's co!ored miniature,
on opal, with buIly eye brows, grizzled
upright hair and white mustache, was to
! replace that Of Lonsdsle; with his hand
some young face. his keen soldierly eyes,
close shorn dark hsir snd darker mus
tsche-his general expression Of pleas
ant and purpose-like fellow, who, as the
mess used TO soy, could 90 anything,
| iron holding his wicket at Lords TO
facing the devil In his shirt Sleeves"
Even her brother Reginald, fer whom
| she wss chiefly making this sacrifice, rep
| reheEGed the coming marriage. This did
| sound hard; she could neither Explain
nor retort-she WAS TOO afectiorste and
! too gentle; but she felt, Just then, as if
life was ever with her, and in her exaaus-
tion and iaintness, when turning TO leave
the room, her knees bent under her sud
sbe tOt;ered.
The new turn Of sfairs partly puzzled
little Amy Mussrave, who. when on 9
visit TO TIE V.cA:sge, bright. merry ana
IN all the fash OF her own happiness, said
to Melsnie:
81 wish so much 20 ask you g question
but" and then she paused, though
their arms were entWiEeo.
"Ask," said MelaHie, wearily.
with ell my old love for you. have
perasps no right
Il never had secret from you, Amy"
"WelI-do you really intend to marry
Sir orisco nOW?"
"Now!" Melsnie repeated, and burst
Tito tears at all the word implied.
81 do not like this m&rriGge-th1s May
aDd December business" said DR.. Bren-
don, when Melanie hsd gone; "she
seems 10 be selling herself for wealth and
position
may" said his kindly CID better-bslf;
"tbink Of her friendliness, her uncls's
character for mesnness, her brothers. de-
prudence. l hope they Will both be
happy"
80 90 I, good wlie-but you mean to-
gether"
"Of course"
"An-but mean sp.rt," replied the
Decor, cyDicanY. "Melsnie Tablets
heart is ucG IL this affair, hut with the
far, far away. God rest him. Montague
tiemGn and soldier"
Tire time drew on. Melauie did not
wish any wedding cske or breakfast, in
wedding seGse-or bridesmaids, or fuss;
Gil WAS to be ls quiet as possible, TO the
intense disgust Of Mrs. Chillipgton snd
10 the disappointment Of Sir BriscO, who
was vain OF his young bride
"Whst do you mean, you eccentric
grip" demanded Mrs. ChiIlingtoD.
ola what way?''
"No breakfast-Who ever heard of ouch
e thiug?"
"ACqUaintsnces are easily found"
"Perhaps-but how many iriends?"
'Is it usual TO have a marriage In this
hole snd-corner way, and with & man in
Sir Brisco's positionf"
81 do not know what you mean. I shall
be married IN Stokencross Church"
SPY that old country trump, Doctor
Bfendon; why not a. ST. Georges, Han
over Square2"
81 am an unknown girl-Dr. Brendon
will do all that is necessary"
are that as you please then, but ere
long no one in town will be better known
than you, Melanie. Sir Brisco's wealth
and your beauty will achieve great things.
We shall see your photo in every shop
WindOW-the Braybrooke costume, the
BreybrooKe hat, the Braybrooke orchid,
or something so named by gaTdeners-the
MelaGie waltz-JCu will become the rage,
my dear! Your lscea Will be priceless,
your furs the envy CT the Empress OF
Russia
Aud the little womau OF the world
laughed loudly in her glee.
awe English people are supposed to
marry for love-" says q writer, some
what cynicaliy; "but as a matter of fact
we marry for fifty thousand other causes
that have nothing TO do With l.; but woe
TO the rash couple who are indiscreet
enough TO own their fidelity TO the selfish
national tradition"
However, nothing short OF miracle |
coul alter the destiny of Melsnie now.
CHAPTER LIX-A FATAL PARAGRAPH.
In buDgaloy built of bamboo, |
thatched with elephant grass, and having !
6 bfosd Versndgh fer Goodness In sum- |
mer, lay Montague Lonsdale, stretched !
on 4 chaIpay or AS i've bed, unconscious |
Of sll the world shout him, of the fierce |
war that was still being waged with Da-
colts, hundreds OF miles up the great |
river that rolled past the environments to |
the Bay of Bengal, and ignorant or o. /
liyious Of everything else.
"Bsd Csse-very hopeless indeeQ.h |
said Surgeon-Meior Squills, as he re-
moved his cigarette and looked at the /
delicious and unconscious patient with
ing on the cane couch, and beckoDing to |
q hospital sergeant, he scriboled memo
randum in & book-anent the case, and s
prescription therefor:
''Feo-is Remittens-Rspgoon March.
Sbiverirg last night-hot and giddy, list
lessness, lsuguor and delirium increasing
without remission. Skin now burning |
hot. Pulse full and frequent-torgue
quite Whitehead csse-yery.
"Applice. Lofts frigiCp cassuti.
"AEusic frigiGe stat
'Capist cslomel ct ext. Colocynth
comp. "a or. stat. etc., etc. See to 1t,
Sergeant"
"All right. sir" He sxIuted and with