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

never crossed their shrewdly sImpl
minds. This sick nsB's rawlings OF bus!
ness, travel and frisnds; his ffequsn
mention Ct Freehold names and localities
thc1ireless zeal Of the Lee brothers, sn'
Mrs. Phelps Asseverstions that, hu, 10
them, especially for the fiilsl support c
that "noble Hollis" she could never hGv
horne up as oil; P:ui's devotion gu
S.lome's utter prostratioD of spiritE-
were cenvsssed as animatsdly all over tn
town acd suburbs as wss the eurpiciou
circumstance that her step.son's nam
WAS pointedly avoided by n
amisble and discreet matron. Ecor
sll that Freehold could discove
By The help CT 'his iEgeGous cIes'urt-
$50 rlsssan5 end free spoken thst on
couldG't believe ste belonged to the ssm
family ss thst high erd mighty STICK
md by sid CT the Ftch ett opera glass
R4x LUpton sent regularly TO his busi
ness every dlF, 2. the usual hour, s1c
was in nowise movie by the troubles O
his e. er's old f-isLds. Even the wsry
STEP mother su-ui.ed, rather than knew
that lie did cot sleep for o single light i
MS room Gil through tina. terrible ssssor
Of suspense; that when he disappeared
immediately x.Ier the Gia:ef over which
he said little, sDd thst in the oldest
/ oriefest fashion, Il w.g to e. into TIE
Phelps back door, SID ros TO ei1eye
from the house Until the gray Of tbs al
| tumusl GAVIN.
| The secrecy srd reserve msihtaine1 by
. him and the family Of lis betrothed wa
omilous. she had not cree chancsd TO
sec S.loms cld himsei! together sir &c
he moment CT his return, from New
York, but che felt assured that they were
10 regular Communication, snd did not
delude herself with the hope that they, or
the mother who met her with grsgs
courtesy day after day, bad forgotten oGe
pri7sd discovery.
Whether Richard Phelps LIVED or died,
her last fight for the accomplishment CT
duel, s1d with his wife. Without
making the error OF undertaking
Ger sntsgonle'S skill, she felt
herself justified in counting UPON her
ability to administer coup da grace,
within Two MINUTES after the fencing
should begin. With no hesrt OF her own
to speak q, she WISE well posted IS TO the
anatomy Of the orgsn, snd believed thst
she hsd mapped oU. thst Of her opponent
SO skliliully ss 10 make no wild strGkss
IN feeling for the vital psr*. R-x's i'm
plscebe temper toward herself p eased,
not wounded her. II Bss n earnest taaI
he would neither forgive nor forget that
double treschery OF which she-the
mschinstor-held the proofs.
While bidiDg her time, she was in train
Ing Tor the encounter, shs went to bed
ase reasonably, eZd DID Lot
Deglec: the out, door exzreiae necessary
to Keep rsrVes and brain IN health.
Ga the elevenlh dzy, the fever grad
ualLy subsioed. On the twelfth, temper
sure snd pulse were normal. On the
TIE patient Was pronounced 10
DE out Of immediate danger. 0ne liEnd
October day, four wee ks et.6r the after
noon passed with MIS-. Fitchett in the
perlor car, he Was removed, partially
dressed, from the bed 10 the lounge il
his ressiaa room, ana called upon by lis
wife 80 admire the IcA.cblees gsrDiture Ct
the Gins and naples CT the lawn ard
.own, with The soi:ened coior!rg CT the
Ellis beyond.
"Compsring the greater With the iegs,
he hillside on your lef. reminds NE Of
ny best InCia shawl" she said, play
July.
He smiled, pressed her hand to hps
hat quivered, and, holding 1t against the
min check, iaY lot k!ng out upon TIE tran
JUL landscape Until q warm nist JWe6 |
up between it SID his eyes.
TIE sweet, dreamy silence wss ended |
~ James eNtrsaca with card.
"Mrs. Lppton Is In TIE drawing room,
ns'am.n
He almost smiled in presenting the sal |
'er, 50 unusual was the f5ruhshsy CT tie |
psstebosrd.
"Say that will be down in S few mo-
nents, james And do you stSy in She
ext room and listen for hr. Pleips'
,eu.n
1t WAS in evid nee OF their appreciation
II the VISITORS love CT dramatic ef CT
hat neither husband ror wife Was su--
,rised at the stately preface TO the mo
nentous interview. Hers was not
rispd!y call. SEE intended thSt they
bculd comprehend this, sud tneP Gid.
"Should you want anything, ring for
!im," continued Mrs. Phelps, Calmly.
'Salome has gone to ride"
"With R.x LTptoI?"
S1e had no, rl5Eut TO tell hin, bu. she
sSu'A hSb Sslu W NNzSAOh.
Yes" she said, SIMPLY. Try AID
leep when you are tired Of looking 81
be view"
Re clutched iold Of her gown; pulled
er down to him. The hollow, SAD eyes
sz,d imploriagly in;o hers.
"Dsrline!" he sas6, brokenIy and fee
ly. "Pfomise that you will not LEI that
Ioman teach you to hate mel"
She did not seem disturbed by the od-
lrssiop, although he did not think tina.
.rsaee then. or until long aiterwsrd.
Nobody could DO tast, chard! !" she i;
1swered gently, putting back the hsir +
ON his sunKen temples. "Ycu sh0uid :
OF tasr it by now"
~ should not! Blu. 1 do. au-I !
ways have been utterly unworthy Of :
~, my sngelwife! But you are my ;
ifs, dear-and however clrcunsiantla! =
7iCence may press you to the opposite
inclusion, 1 do love you with all mFtA
G!t, soul ard strength. I 1--we bugf;
our emile. Your flown would XII urss HI
"Yju ers ex cited, Gesr husband ~ sx'
ore gently. al do not like to lssve YetdE ;,
will send word to Mrs. Upton saafa
.nno; see her to-day" :.
The releXah OF irexpress'blexSeIief
me into his face. Like other Ecile,
se-lovins natures he caught a. the posi-
'nement OF pa ne knew 10 be inevita- I
e, IS boon Of price. ..sS
"Would you really be willingiHput
r of?' gratefully. 81 sh.teaeSffongef
morrow, or nexseAz:assser able to
With an 3s!s edasitsasnce she
mmoned Tn*s and Gent hels messsge, n
the same tiIAe diminishing Him from
Ity. .-,.A.aesSsS
"Mrs. PhelpsS 4esslzsvery nueani