Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-10-19

was Ii consultation with the local prsc.
tltioner IN the upper chamber. Sslome,
Walking the drawing loom restlessly, wss
united by suspensetul agony for speech
or copnscieG thought. Hollis Lee stood
at window With Anna Marcy, both too
much occupied IN watching TIL figure ttst
went back snd forth between them and
the end Ct the apartment, 10 keep ~ g
pretence OF conversation. Mcs. Lupton,
psle and sostrected, with dark rings IN
der her eJes, lay back in an esey chsi.
With folded nsnds and hslt-closed eyelids
She vas, in truth, feariully anxious and
keenly alive to the Importance of the i'm
per!lsd life TO the stability OF her schemeg
SIT l had bu. insisted upon having c
written protest against the marriage, be
lore &c left me that night" wss the bats
On OF her present med.tstions; ''i. w
have the farce OF q Gssth bed il iiFc
ti0n"
She Was ret prone 10 hlunder, b1t -
hal made several gTeivous mis.skeS2a
the conduct CT this intrigue. she sfw
.hem clearly, and belzboTed herself ul3ra
severely for them than s1y other critic
could have had the heart 10 de-. had he
seen her, row. - lsngud, colorlase, 8
prey 20 such sympathy iG her friends dis
tress, as VEGAS upon the spirit with the
Heigat Of 9 personal grief.
! 10 bEEin very far 6ack-she WAS short
sighted not TO keep the original OF he
copied lpistle, instead Of yielding TO the
Iomlnisn desire CT staobi0g to The hear;
her vic had nGde the match between
Marion Bayard and Rex LUpior. and who
was 3D. insoIeItly-aecurs IL the CON-
| sCiousiese o. her husbands fidelity s11
her friends devotion. Had the pIotter
fJTIcEs: ne ac!.ke!y complication Of ihg
Setclt bets9:hal aa1 the circumstances
;bat made It eiEastroua, while ;ha frs.
Tas only dis'a5tetu', to herseii, size would
never daya parted with her best weapon
OF defense. l. TAs stupid blum
der, Furthermore, since me dpl!er-
Titl8d wife hRd evidently, with
aer high fowTY Md @1al ro!.ors
Of generosity and E01cr, destroyed
unread, the sesl3d envelope deposited f.
msf o1's GIs'er. Mouths Il keeuas.
scrutiny, ara Leafs CT fAes; Ingenuity had
broush. the d'pIoma!s, with bitter is!uc-
lance, % acceD3 this i2sereIce. Wnh9ul
re s!ighes. desire, in her coil, critical
suui, to divert his csfesses to herself, the
fascinating widOw never ssa Z chad
Phelps kiss or pet his VIE, aHd marked
he answering love in the matrOFly fece,
flushing unGer his Tenderness ,ths. she did
not experience sspse f actualiUiury snd
repress Wits difficulty the iuclirEiiUn to
proclaim tie truth, srr.igning enc as
nyplcrite, the other IS dule She used
al these times, ID despise the wife almost
IS much 80 she did the husband; to sing
OF The latter iE her hesrs as:
Douglas Douglas! tender and untrue!
she LCCk whimsical pleasure, when
very much wrought up, In hummipg the
.!ns 6sl. srtculEtely, II Msdeliue'S hear
ing. The wsys and thcughts CT these |
large, slo9 natures irked her ruc0nsci-
opsoiy. Sire had told nc he more glibIy |
10 RicfaTC PDelDs than foas Of her fond |
ness CT his wife,
SEili--tar she was many lesgues shor. |
CT dsspundeucy-the copy had served her |
purpose up to cate reasonably yell, acd |
ene hell tee restored pepciled n0ye n |
mlrioa's hand writing - al uniQu5.ed |
sdhBIsntiate her report OF |
the interview in which the father had |
plejgcd his wCrh tcst his g.ri Should
no. marry Reginald Lupto1's son. Should
MrS. Paelps De left & WidoT, she W u!d
a0Ieiy sacrifice her daughters preset
(IGsginsrI) good tor The protection OF
her desG busb4ud's nsme. Scenes were
int v,tA5ie with her-Riyh Sal0ue, and
WIFE RsH-2u. leG th5m CINE
JsG0el WAS no: thinking 30 eazily End
Clearly as was common With heT-shc
ticcovered just here. Two lecp:ees
ljgrts sad Csy5 Of Cesseless anxiety had
USED Up more caliulA- ;issus thsn she
could tpsTe, and be her equsbie, evsr
'eady SET. Toniga. she would 90 to
bed Ike selfish, sensible hes.hen, and
her forces by great, full
ct boEe fie elunber, such .s
;sms obadiently ST her Gall. R-x WIS
not expected home until to IoorroT-i
.lsrk heGveni
Ire sharp rattle end Fcr:pe OF wheels
70 we drive made the two ct the window
esq for 1ard 10 pser out between the cur
SiIF, sDd AoE- said involuntsri!y:
''Is Is M. LuptoD, Ssloms!"
The girl WAS nall way up tae room II
Ter restless promenade ss tie words
cached her. With. s lew, thrilling cry,
iae eprGBg forward spd me. her iover ir
he door Of the drawing room. Forgettu. ,
# LOCKERS o1-oi msi3aUly regerva-oi .
.vefytbing except that here Ws5 strength ,
n which her f.int!ug hesr: could Isy ;
comfort, cslm!--3he cast her
elf upon his breast. Z
"R x! On, my 6arlidg! Thank God :
Gu have come at lasti"
he csugat Ter in mis- arms and bowed !
lis tSll he.d 10 kiss her In mute trans
,ors Of fandest compassion.
With q afk that wrenched CT the fast :
.ning Hollis tore open tine tNo-lesved :
french windows and derted through, :
Anna following. The boy was livid VITA
,sio and rage. BE threw up his arms to ,
7srn Ser oacs, retreasiag 10 the vine. :
ece5ssd end Of the colocnsde. As 10th /,
0 witness cis psTOxYsm Of horror and :
80 he vas to be seen, :
AoG. ran around the corner OF the house,
egatriug tue hall through the back door, ! .
nd there me. Mrs. Phelps at Inc foot OF !,
ne stairs.
The LADY Wss wan and heavy eyed, yet +
s enc h.d been throughout the Crucial :
'eriot, composed in temesnor.
az 1ssnt Salome, M dear; where is
her"
Anns rested her futtering brasst !
gniust tie bslustrads aud tr ed 10 bresthe
egulGriy.
"S1e is IN there, Mrs. Phelps" with 9 ;
wave OF the hand. "Will not :
or"
"No, thsnk you. The doctors are still
pstails aad cannot be spared long. 1 :
must Speag to her for sn instant"
The bttRt dialosus. Nent On in the sub =
ued key lsa.nad ssss sick chamber and =
Srs. Phelps psssSd fosw1rd to the door !
I the drawing yoolH where sic WAS 4
lithin. r
KS left arm, II kNde4F or I'D eSSoh Is