Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-07-07
Copyright 1883 by S, S. Mcclure.
IN THREE PARTS .


was strangely moved.
Eyes, my dear. That is your father Is
story. =
land you never heard from him?'
"Never, from that day TO this. He
must have died long ago. But where, or
when, or how, none of us can tell, and
perhaps you will never know till you
meet him and your poor mother in
| heaven. /"
e Aunt James story, the delivery of
which evidently caused her much pain +,
effectually dampened the high spirits of
her nephew and Miss Nugent, and after
promising to call on Mr.. Nugent at his
Office early the following morning Jack
left the house and walked thoughtfully
down the avenue towards Washington
square. At the corner of Clinton Place
his attention was attracted by two men
who were rapidly walking eastward
down that shabby genteel street at
rapid pace. Gne of them Jack thought
he recognized.
"l'n be shot if that ism It Strange, -
said he 10 himself 81 wonder what he g
doing down here at this time of night,
and I wonder where he picked up that
old chap with him. He looks like q cross
between third card monte man and q
cowboy. However, it's none of my
business; he's nothing to me and I'm
nothing to him. And he went on
towards his rooms in the old University
building.
CHAPTER VI.
AN ECCENTRIC STRANGER.
When Lemuel Strange felt his hand
seized from behind and heard the strange
voice ringing in his ears his heart seemed
to stop its beating, and he would have
fallen forward on his victim had not the
stranger with quiet strength that was
irresistible, twisted him around and
backing him up against the low park
wall steadily looked him in the eyes.
Eyes, - he said slowly as he looked at
him; ''I thought you had devil in your
eyes, and a cowardly one, too, that's
why followed you. Now, if you were
in my part of the world, I'd throw my
lasso round the nearest branch that
would bear your weight and string
you up. But in this Cody town,
guess I'll have to march you to the
nearest police station. Didn't I tell
you to go home? Think what lot of
trouble you d have saved if you had
taken my advice.
Lemuel' IS teeth chartered with fear.
''What did you do it for?'' went on
the tormentor. ''You don t look a man
that had to steal watches for living -
81 did it for revenge, - murmured
Lemuel
HOho! For revenge, Ell? Well, then
l mayn't be so hard on you. That's
feeling can understand, but it's a
clumsy way of going to work, this, -
and he pointed to the body at his feet.
Nv norton of ia no Tayuicb
one. An eye for an eye, and a tooth
for tooth. If man has wronged you.
wrong him in the same way. L don't
suppose this old man hit you on the
head. Why don I you try to get even
in a sensible way?"
Lemuel had recovered his wit which,
normally, were not inoonsiderable and
he saw he had an eccentric sort of
character to deal with
81 wish to God could, - he whined.
"Why, what has he done to you?'
fTreated me like dog and worse -
and he began to pour out the tale of his
wrongs, skillfully avoiding any reference
to the part, that he had been false to his
trust, and only dllating on the way in
which his request for the unconscious
man s daughter had been received.
''What did you say his name wasp
carelessly asked the stranger who had
listened with cynical smile TO his out
pouring.
ST didn It say. - said Lemuel sullenly,
but If you must know Its Nugent David
Nugent -
'"rhe HI you say - was the startling
and releasing his hold on Lem
uel the stranger quickly turned TO the I
PROSTATE figure and turned it over so
that the face was exposed to view
Yes, he murmured, ''he's telling |
the truth. He's grown old though very
old, but so have l, - and he peered into |
the still face with savage earnestness |
Then he drew himself up and addressed |
Lemuel again.
"fLook here, - said he; 'you say this |
man has treated you badly, and perhaps |
he hasn't. / neither know nor care I |
10 know this, that if you do what / tell |
you without asking any questions l III |
show you how TO take such revenge as |
would make devil out of hell envious.
Do you consent?''
There was a fierce inherent sincerity /
about the man which, in spite of himself,
Lemuel, and he at oncs an
wered IN the affirmative.
''Then we .Tnust be quick - SAID the
stranger, for he Seeming to his senses.
{ was the fall, I guess, more than the
ap you gave him which stunned him.
QUICK! l see someone coming; police
nan, fancy, by his gray coat; and it
viii not do for Us to be found here, - and |
akIng the unresisting Lemuel by the
-rm he led him quickly forward for
ew yards, making him walk backwards.
md treading heavily in the snow, and so
-ccentuating the footprints. Then lift
ne the astonished man of his feet. he
topped lightly across the road, this time
Talking backwards himself. They
ound themselves at the corner of one of
he cross streets, and down this the
Granger FASTENED, followed by Lemuel.
nth they had reached Third avenue, the
avement Of which, late as it was, was
eaten down by multitude of footsteps.
Meanwhile Nugent lay stretched on the
nowy sidewalk uneasIly turning his head
rom side 70 side, but evidently not vet
onscious. The quick eye of the stranger
ad not deceived MIN and in a few min
ties gray-coated park policeman came
'alking quickly along and almost STUN I
led over the fallen mar He STONED |
yer him as the stranger had, but with a !
lferent motive, for, after cycling HIM
osely 20 be sure he was uEhonsoious.
lis salaried law-breaAer deity removed
he watch and chain from him ord fba /,