Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-11-09


"Theren" to Ci.rinds jones, "don'.
hop! And don's you," to Octovis Dean,
'fgo en- breathing ever ny head IKE thai.
II there's snJshiog I hate it's having s
girl breathing round me-. Yes, you were
felt it In my hsir. And you too-you're
alwsvs sIooptu' snd snoodgip'. Oh,
Jes, you Wsnt 20 know why I've got
Az extra copy bock snd another
'rifhmeNc, Miss Curiosity. Well, WHIST
would you give 70 know? Want TO see II
they're pretty" with ,Df tie scoEn at the
adjective "No. they .il't pretty. That's
81 vcu girls thinS R5out-Shsps ofettT
AID what'a curious. Ont noT. Come
Don't ye see tescle- iCoziE' at you. Ami
you ashamed"
He caught the masters beckGl!Dg eye
ard came forward, slightly soashed, with
q iueh Of irritstiOn etiil On his handsome
fscf, and his chestnut Curls slightly
ruDpi1d. Ope which Octsyis had
cogerlg scceu.ed By twisting round Der
iofsf ger, sio9d Up Ike 3 cres! On Ms
nesd.
awe :old Uac!a B3a that you might
help him here after school hours, "sa.d tie
MISTER, taking him aside. "You msy
therefore omi. ycui sitting CXsgCise II
the morning ard 60 It II u TIE sitter
rao1."
IRE boys dark eyes spMklsa. Ind II
# would &c ali the s2Oe 10 you, sir," he
added earnestly, 'iyop might sorsar give
mt in scaooi that was 10 be Kept n
'T'm atrsid that would hzrdly 10"
safe ,19 master! much smnscc. But
/ VIZ"
/ Ruper.'s CO - aaerened. nS5 q .
ksSp them dazasd g.Es from fJoIia'
around me and fol!owia' ne oscb here"
J awe will stteGd to hat" ssi1 The mas,
,er smiling; a moment sitter he added
more seriously: 4 suppose your ta:har
knows you Gre - receive money for
his! and he decent osiea'?"
He! On, Ho :" retp:hed Rupert witt
! . slight look OF establishment, and the
| sane general suggestion Of patron zlrg
MS pTugenitor ;nsE he lad previously
-GoHc 10 sis younger brother. "Y0u
nssda's mind him" In Tesiity F4gee
pere, : wldCWs- OF two Yatr's stsndipg
! Gsd tsci:ly allowed the discipline Of his
ismiI9 to dtvJlve upon Rnpert. Rsmem.
| hpring this the master COnld Only sag:
i."Verg we'll" and coed nstureGi' dismiss
! the pupil TO his seGs and the subject from
J MS mind TIE lsst laggard had jasE
! slipped in, tie mister hsG glazed
| ever the occupied benches with his hand
| upon his warning bell, When there was
quick step on tina gravel, ilttsT Of skirts
. Ike the sound OF slighting bids, and q
youCg womsn lightly entered.
| In the rounded, untouched and IN.
trou 0led fseshneas of her creek and chI2,
AEd tie forward droop Of her SANDER
necS, sns appeared girl Of httser; in
her developed figure and tie n;sIdr0T
draperY Of her fu:I skiGts SIZE seemed z
woman; in her combination Il nsive
| reckisesnes5 and perfect unders landing
OF te- person, she WISE both. In spite OF
| few school bo9ES that Jauntily swung
from s Strap in aer glogeo hsI6, she bore
no resemblance 70 pupil; IN her petty
2UWa CT Gotte q muslin win bows OF blue
riU5oN on the skirt aud corssge,
sni cluster - roses IN her belt SIZE vas
SO Inconsistent aEd i1copgruou9 10 the
others IS Q fashion plate would have
heeZ Ia the CRY ard dcg.eaged pages Ds-
toIe them. Yet she carried !. CT With I.
81 mure minglirg CT sLe HsiyetG II youth
And the spl0mb u 5 WOMAN, cid IS Ste
swep. Gown the narrow aisle, 0Gcviug &
few hc3siI wondering heGts il t24 over
Gow Of bel f)unGes, there Was 20 GOCb:
of hGr Eecepti0u IN t1e Srca smile inst
GimpIcd her cheek. Dropping q hsii
courtesy TO the master, the oaly nuggss-
tiGn 81 Gac 6qusHty Win sbs others, sbe
tOi Ter place 81 one ot (ae larger desks,
sld, resting her elbow on The I'D, Began
- qQ:eilv remove nsr gloves. II Wss
Cr-ssg McK.nesry.
Ifriiatad and disturbed st tie girls Un
ceyeEoniQuG entrance tho master fJT Gaa
moment recognized her a2iutatioaS
coiCiy, end SstctaJ 10 ignore ner ela3o-
rkie apoaATsnce. The sitUEtion Waa en-
.:@."rs5sirg. He could not decline 50 re-
ceige aGr So she R&s TO Iorgar iccom-
p4aiei By her lover, nor could &c plead
e9iige iguorsGca Of 1er broken engage
mec,; While 20 point Ont the glsrils IN.
s1pcJ TriAtaness Il costume would 10 3
fresh Interference he k3eT Indisn Spring
would scarcely tolerate. He could OILY
accept such explanation as sha mi2kl
choose TO give. lie rang his DELL rs
muCh 10 ayert the direced 5Ees II TIE
cbiIGyen % 10 briug tna scsLe Tos climax.
See nad removed her gloges end wss
staacing up.
81 reckon can COON ghsra eft cf?"
she gsii iazllg, pointing 20 the bocks enc
had brought win aer.
"For the present" saii tis master
driig.
Tue tirs: clsss Ess cai.ed. Later, when
bis daty brought hin 20 her side, he was
surprised 10 iud tnst she we9 evidently
slrexGy prepared with consecutive les
G0LE. as If she were ssYeneiy pacorecious
ci NGy doubt 6! asr return, aad IS
coolly ss II she had ouiy lei;
school the Day before. Her
s.uties were ssin quite elementary,
for Crasey McKiuslrY nsi pege: been
brilnsnt scholar, bu: he prsc9iYed with s
cynical doubt OF is parm2nency, amt ste
lad bestowed uuussl Gaze upon ner PRES
elt performance ssEaeIe wae, moreover, s
solved 20 sstop dDy o6j=C!iUl to her re-
was obliged, in self defelce 30 take psr.
large bracelet that o5tGntstIously gilt
tered On Aer white srn-Shich bad g.
ready attracted the attention of her com
comment from Johnny Filgee that It
Ter eyes he coaterted himself with Sc
vateiY Restraining tie glances OF !he chill
dr5H that wandered IN her direc lion.
SEE mad never been quite popular with
the school in her previous role OF fance,
ana only Octayis Deen and one CO TWO
older girls spp,eciated its mysterious
fascination, while the 0eeu.it1l Rupert,
secure in his avowed prediction FOR the
middle aged wife o! tie proprietor OF tie
Indian Spring hotel, looked upon her IS
precocious Chit with more thsn ususl pro
pensitg to objectionable "oreataing."
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