Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-11-02

the ngt.. psccltarlv spsingy step which
HE step. mother was won't TO describe as
"he only seton be had tina. wss Less than
fifty years DID," He looked happy, well
snd neryously expectant.
~ wss shout to crsve en- interview on
my own account" he s.idi "bus place
aux danes. l an st your service"
The smile common acau.intsnces rare
| ~ saw lsnt sweetness to the mouth arc
soflness 10 tie eyes Exercise had tined
the clesr-cut pale face heElth,uilF; the
gentle Difference Of tone ard demesDor
was graceful and becoming. As he spose,
he laid li' ungloved hand on one Of hers
SIS Il rested on the sOfs.arm. He was
very fond Of her; iaeIpressibly grs:s!I!
in snticips ion Of their resrer relation
ship. Nobody else hed "mothered" him
since, his childhood. Sic hsrdl7 ven
tured q second lock as al this occurred
to her; began her communication with
out presmble-obligirg hersel, to speak
evenly snd without obvious emotion:
"6rs Upton has been here this stier,
noon, and iIeiEted upor seeing ne il
Richards room. TIE interview wss agi
tstiDg, but we Will not spask Ct thst.
trust tie ct upon hin, will be nothing
worse than temporary fatigue. She
will ssB you, probably, s!m1st cer's.ulT,
to read some papars copied, che
SAYS, from letters written ? listle while
before Msrion's deaTh. O-e was sd
dressed to Marion; the other-a meTs
uote-is her reply. l DO not wish you so
see them know 1t all, sld 80 does my
husband. II the letters are genuine, re-
spect for the dead and marc7 for the Iiv
ing rsq1ire that they zhOuld be sup
pressed sid destroyed. II they are
forgeries-so much the woTse fuT ths
exhibitor. It is asking great Gesi 81
you to give blind pledga, but l think
you may trust NE wDere your pesce Ct
mind is concerned. Let the dead past
bury its dead. No good Gin Gene Ct rak-
irg in cold esEes. Deny lcok OF tuoae
papers, r X Refuse 20 glance &. tnem;
Mrs LuptJa cG:s'Eei them d!shoporablY,
and il 10 cruelty wrong 10 show them to
yon or 10 anY one II she sivea ihsm 10
you, busl them without -eadirg enc
iire!"
The hard, cold lock SIZE kceW we,l set
his visaee.
at is infamous" he soid judicieljy
"!saoel has disappointed re in InsDy
ways lstelY, bat this pse5es belief. Her
obj5ciions 10 ny usrrisge ere il some
measure ustu-al, since she no doubt
lmsgines it to BE- opposed 70 ner interest
aud those Of tbs children. Sac ought 10
understand, however, hit nothing would
Induce me to read-witn kpoHlefgs of
their ch2raC.er-suc1 pIpers as you de-
scribe. Thank you for putting me en- my
gGATf. And'-Hinniag accent saG smile
returnirg-"still more FOR the interest in
NY happiness that prompted tie set.
Isabel Shall tell me nothing thEG DO not
choose 20 hear Ipromise faithfully nc: TO
ree5 . iiGe CT lis.en TO syllable; does
this your m!rd st rest, mother!ie?"
Sac dropped her head upon his Rand
vi b choking FOB. "Row he trusts
u ~ was 6el snsmed thought. "WCuld
tn,7 stainless grn leman, without fear
and w;'ncut 1epTosch, who takes 10y
maze assertion es he would sE0ther's
oita, SGD pledges bis word On Inc
strength Of y, shrink from me IL be knew
ali? Cad mlgct pardon lie, bat wcuc
hep"
He fell = lot tcsY on his fingers before
Fhu raised herself. oot her smile wac
G ~cteIul, aad rsplete Nth teGter kumii-
i;y, that touched him to the quick.
"Hy tesr FoN!" she said. "MY TO-
Die, true boy! Nay you never know
wast weight you have taken from my
erri! There are some things it IS NOT
good or .efe TO think OF when one csn !
keep his thoughts aEsy from them. |
No1"-lSying her hand on her chest, |
and drawing 6 long sign, SIS il psr>ipg |
with TIE bGrden-'w1E: CEI l DO for |
you?'
Your petition WAS SO small, snd mine
g SO great, taGt / feel sshEusc TO speak |
7f nv premise as 81 equivalent for what |
/ HoUld have ecu say"
Mrs Luptcn WIS in the library when |
her husbands sop came home that night |
TIE cSnnel coal fire. WAS lighted al sunset |
eSsTy evening Row, and the silver gray |
te. gown had made Wsy For one
Of faa black Cloth, taller mhde,
int hted without crease. The |
su ser push poElere rthscsGd f5e and |
gss glow In lorg, shee2y lspces; the |
White fYi5Ee Ct 6 japanese chFyssDihe
mum, f.iuliy flashed wish pick, opened |
fu.l IL the warmth And g;aTe; the ook-
ccppice screened with the oliver Erd srsy
sRs!lo Hg d 2ing across it, fenced in the
-esGeris cnaIr from the breezy oriel.
See lsid BY her book-bg the nav, it
WAS tls. crysta!-pure id7l, Juiianna EH
=
1.d begun aloud 20 the children after dir
ner snd became 100 much Interested to
1ul il es!de-sId smiled 3 cordial wei
ioGje 70 the visitor.
"This is 81 unususl pleasure! ! WAS
blinking, jus: now, how little We had
3ee2 OF one another lately. l hope you
Ira going to smoke your night esp cigar
1veT my fre?"
~ To .-Er -h twill
defensive. "N0!" &c che m0tionef &c
10 Tot care 10 sit down"
He old not even staGd on the rug, with
lis bsck to the ite-2n easy altitude that
would have given her purchase" on
lin. Ee stopped in front of her, less
ser neck back Eard &c see his fsce;
1 not at hsy, sicily uGspproschsble by
.ught save direct and determined I'd
lSpce.
81 locked In TO tell you .hat an to be
married the first OF November. The ply
Ia, and Mrs, Phelps VIII 60 with him.
Turing their absence. The ceremony Will
~ very psItHIet Vi CJLisFJ III INC pISSons
,tste Of Nh. Phelps health, only cur i'm
Mediate relatives being present."
There he paused. AS much Of the
tory wks told as he chose 10 give.
The auditors mus!ng eyes went from
impssslye countensnce TO
he fiery crate, then back egain. Her
,elicets brows were puckered in!erroga-
lively.
"This is-st-unexpec; ed :" without
freak in the legato ripple. "8ecsuse--ls
r,<h NJ phnlpr did ,