Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-10-26

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WIS Jus, coming up to Inquire az TO tn
result the medical consultation.
"You would better step into the liorar,
AMI wait" she Fad, suavel7. 81 knoV
this is wa. Mrs Phelps would wish. 1ol
will probably fad your brother there
He was here minute ago. Mrs. Phelps
will be down AFTER awhile. She Wal
wishing to-day that you would call"
Without doubt or scruple the pastci
tiptoed through the hall, pushed back tht
library door, which WAS slightly .lsr, snt
found himself IN the presence OF Mr J
L1ptop, wac, from the change in ii;
countensnoe as be wheeled about TO NEE
him, had evidently expected someoGdI
else.
"a playful psf OF the p.w-sh:. need
less bit Of mischief" said ourin.rigusnter
vending her wsy to the lower leyel Of ner
domain. "It would have been more CON-
plete Il could have hidden behind the
door, and heard them make tax until tbs
love-smittsu damsel entered. The divine
will stand his ground IS l advised, es
stupidity and more cooly Than Casa5i'
sncs."
appreciation Ct the comietsspect OF the
suggested situation, shs DID not turn her
shSpely hesd fer enough to see another
couple "msking talk" but out OF doors.
II she had, the spectacle 81 her son and
Anna Msrcy waking toge&hsEin the rose
garden would not have diysrted her
cogitations from the grsVer matters On
hand. &
Hollis was late to supper that evening.
"Detained a. the CfiioeL" he said,
brieiy, when his brother inquired If he
had "come directly from the hill"
she looked i'll and cToEs. and ate moth
ing, gulping down two cups Of strong tea
in total silence.
"Do you watch egsia tonight" IN
CURED Mr.. Lee, as consequential and
pacbydermstous as even the best clergy
men can be sometimes.
He was not lnsepsible TO the worldly
advantage Of the auemenfiDg intimacy
betwean his ismily and. that O. the
"prominent citizln," 81 tnis jdncture The
service he mad rendered r c1&rd Phelps
In restoring him to his family, and the
ensuing gratitude Of wife and children,
were fsctors IN the sum Of his fate. His
name had SCOT into the pa
pers" In TINS fstteriug cornec.
ton, and the Old North Hill felt
glow Of reflected distinction. People
spoke 10 bin with more respect, snd sew
er4l diss frcted parishloIer5 had put
themselves TO the trouble Of crossing the
street to question him 80 to the incidents
Of bis nocturnal adventure. Rufus Lee
WAS C good man, and sincere, but the
clerical eye must note the trend Of strsws
on the stream OF public fervor ths,-how-
ever other professions may presume to
disregard tt-signifes 10 the welded
divine starvation or honorable supsist-
once.
"No. 1 an no: needed. 1 brought
work home that will keep me up until
midnight, and later"
He mad not asked after Ethel, although
Anna still sst behind the test tray in her
stead. His brothers eye followed him to
the closing door.
"Poof boyl" he sighed, but not 6rx-
iously. "He is tired out, ard naturally
fees great solicitude. The death OF his
best friend would be crushing blow in 5
business point Of view, as well IS from
sentimental. DR.. Clymer told me, as We
walked down the hill together this even
ing, that lie regarded the chances CT life
and death rs evenly balanced, with, to |
quote his own words, slight tilt on the |
wrong side. He considers Mrs. Phelps |
rs heroine, model wife and true We |
man. She is fortunate in having Mrs !
Lupton as neItdoor neighbor. l wish |
her step-son would study urbsnity In her |
school. His department to me this after
noon Was peculiarly off3nsive-s sort OF |
naughty Indifference, very uuecccming In
young mans intercourse with one OF my
profession. And, in The circumstances,
meeting, IS We did, uni AZ the roof of q
parishioner who does not hesitate to de-
clare herself under obligations to NE, and
u whose family members OF mine are re-
ceived SIS intimate friende, I could not
but think 1t in wretched tasle, to say the
least"
Anna hesrkered and held her peace.
Her cousin in laws perfurctorlness and
continual msgnifying~ Of his otiice-as
borne By himself-wore upon her patience
at times. Sac made fresh tea and carried
1t up to Ethel, with cresm-toast prepared
by herself, the parsonage mAid-Of. all
work not being strong on da.nty cookery
Her preoccupstion In the task accounted
to Rthel's husband for her taciturnity.
The possibility most remote from his
logical mind wss thst he could bofe the
clear-eyed dsmsel-or anybody elss.
People take 1t for granted that fst peo-
pie can not be romantic or heroic, with
out masking themselves ludicrous. There
is really no coarsenirg or clcuding in
fusnce in eoipose tissne, evenly dis
tributed over the human frame, that we
should invariably associate It with mere
jollity or with dali phlegm. Yet music
lovers sigh oveT Campsrini's growing
girth, and smile when Brignoll MARBLES
love-songs in sweeter, lerk.like tenor
than ever issued from thinly-encased
lungs-and Fslstf6 SIS lover Is not
amusing because Of the ircopgruity OF
character with that of topper, br, ggart and
but because he weighs fifteen
stone.
"Hs is fat End scsnt CT bTesthi" (and,
perspirire the Queen gives
as her excuse for Offering her bsndker-
chief to Hamlet. BIT when did Booth or
living risk the sentence Of reductio I'D
absurdum by padding ito the par,?"
The girl who, IS the clock struck '
eleven carried to Hollis Lees door cup
Of stesming chocolate she hsd brswed {
After the servant had gone to bed, was as {
dne CT soul, as deep Of heart, as loyal snd 1
poetic IS il her beautiful hands had been s
lble to span her ws.st. She moved lightly 6
or one of her weight, ard never lunged C
,r Iurched IN walking. Hollis WAS first
made aware of her approach By her knock '
nd gentle call. Il
IT have brought up some lunch for &
o." che saic, Hher be opened the doo,. ! e