Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-01-08
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AN EvENTFUL sTokf.

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Despite the shifts and sneers of Uncle
Gcimshaw and of her fashionable aunt,
Mrs. Chillingson, Mela4ie bad adopted q
defs-an but blIck-dress and jet orna-
ments, as the only tribute her limited
means would allow her to pay to the
memory OF her dead love, as she naturally
deemed him to be.
And now she seemed to leave the days
OF her girlhood-nei her careless mol
quite happydsys, certsiniy-behlRd her
and endeavored in vain to probe he,
future.
"My poor Montague is lost to me-" he
said once, ia en- irresistible burst of grief
"but thank heaven, not for ever."
"Ah!" said Uncle Grimshaw, In per.
plexitY, and not without anger.
SIZE has BEEN feithtul in his love to
me, despite the duplicity Of others; and
doubt not that when we meet in the
next wor & nothing shall part u.s."
GAIL" said Uecle Grimshaw again
with shrug of his shoulders and rasI
ID OF bis side-tufts with both hands
"But al that won't pay day and way In
this"
ever one sordid ides," thought Me.
LAME, Crying her tears, in very shame that
he should See them.
TIE visits Of ber auni, who came more
frequently Eow than etore, were ever q
source of ann' vance 20 her; she was 50
cold and hard 50 Sor dly and mstter-of-
fact, having OF on iota of womsnly sym
pathy aoou her.
$50, So; snls Captain Lonsdale is
gone," she said. "Can't you forget all
about him now-as If he had never ex-
isted-as il all this episode had never
happened In your life? II is easy enough,
If you will only make the effort"
"Ob, heaven, auutl Let me die-let
me die, il can't forgeti" walled the
girl.
"Stuff! People don't die of your illu-
sorry ailment," was the harsh response OF
the old woman Of the world, whose senti-
ments belied her venrable beauty, her mass
of silky white hair aad pretty little hands
and feet. "What Is done can't be undone,
and tears are useless as we'll as unbeeom-
ing now. They spoil the eyes and red
den the nose"
"Just what I often say," added Nj.
Grimshaw. i'there Is no use in crying over
spilled milk"
ga vulgar aphorism, but q very true
one. Do try to forget him, 1t is getting
quite long time ago now; sud, then,
Burmah is such a long Way off," said
Mrs. Cnillipgton, little irrelevantly, but
with weli-bred smile.
"I am SO glad we have licked the Bur
mese. As an Engiishman am proud OF
that. My conscience, amW
"The next best thing for ones peace Of
mind, to having q good conscience, is to
have none at ALL" s.id Reggie, wno, re-
! clined in his usual corner, felt deeply for
his sister.
This remark made Unc!e GrimshaH
vince. He thought of the missing trust.
money Of his dead brotherin-laW; but Of
thst his niece and nephew knew nothing
at Is said that we shall now have
rubies and sapphires for song" said
Mrs. Chillington, slowly tanning herself.
despite the season, by mere force OF
na5t; .sout that will render them too
common for Ordinary wear, and prisoners
have reported-n
"The Burmese don's keep prisoners
aia's they csnnibals7" Interrupted Mr..
Grimshaw, who il he was, as he boosted,
intensely English, was also intensely
ignorant of the world at large, snd hoped
by this lime that the subjects of King
Thebaw had made pleasant meal OF
Montague LoRsdale.
s.In all this sfair there is one comfort
for ycu, Melanie," said he, after q
pause.
"Oae comfort-in what-hoW?" she
asked.
swell, that as your engagement to him
was but little known, If at all, save to
Ourselves. you will be spared all imperti-
nent pity and speculation on the subject,
unless this ridicul Jus assumption OF q
solnbre dress and black ornaments in
du rs them"
Exactly so. have ssid tais till am
weary of IT," ssid Mrs Chillington, who,
as II weary OF the subject. summoned her
carriage and drove over to RsveEsbonrne
Hall 10 report progress, as Melsnle's
heart foreboded.
"Uocle, you do not aud never will I'M
dqrstapd me-" she ssid Ia @ low, soft
voice sitter long pause.
B Gauge l think when people grow old
-garton me-to your years, at least,
they secm to become often beDumbed
AM, fear, incapaaie of suffaring."
.sUo thew" he Scarled. al wish you
rad twtpge Of my gout, that's SILL"
al shall never be hsppY egsip," said
NJ lspie almost to herself, as her chin
drops d on her breast.
"rnst remaifs To be proved. Do you
think, nov, that If yon learned to love
xno,her man you would be wronging
Captain LoDsdaiea"
eyes; as much IS II he had been my
husband-in memory, l mean"
aHad been-yes-that is In the past
tense; but he never was your husband"
aHe would have peeE--but for fate"
"Apyhow, you are not, and never were
his wife: SO you Can't effect to be his
widow"
aSaye In hesrt-in sentiment"
uBosh. And this black dress Is utter
hosh. too,n exclaimed Uncle Grimshaw,
departing in anger. And so ended one
~ the many bitter conversations to
which she was cow subjected. On, how
conld they be 50 blunt, so coarse, so Mt
terly unfeelipg 10 her st this lsmensaoie
iancture OF her lhe3
1lShe wrsng her slender bands in an
Saiss and lmpaiierce, but Was thankful
Ia be left for little tine in peace.
(Nsver ogain should she see him-never
jseair. There could be no more stolen
talks now in the Ravensbourne woods,
no more meetings st the trysting place
~ side the river, where the Id trees cast
I shadow on the floating water lilies,
with him she loved, with him who neerc
All her troubles, and in the sense OF whose
strong presence she had felt SO con hdent