Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-07-14
A PAIR OF ROGUES.
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have carelessly sped out my neighbor IS
doings in that fashion, but l never
thought / should see a scene such as
have witnessed tonight?
IT'S lucky for me that you happen to
be mquisitive, young man, - said Hous-
ton dTyly, 'Or l might find it difficult to
satisfactorily explain matters and ac-
count for the presence of that, - and he
calmly pointed to the body which lay
half under the table. THAT reminds
me- suppose we ought to do something
call the police, or something of that
sort. In my part of the country we
aFen [ so particular IN such cases, but
here suppose it is different.
eS, said Proudfoot, zone of you
had better step round TO the police sta
non. I had better 20 myself-it is only
lew blocks distant, and l know the
captain well enough to get him to ar
range matters quietly and with as little
l1ss as possible. But stay-there s Il
telephone in the corner. We had better
make use of that, - and, he walked to-
ward the instrument.
1T private wire only - broke in
JACK, who was beginning to emerge from
Ills state of bewilderment. cit is only
connected with old Nugent's house.
AAo" that, for Grace-I mean Miss Nu-
gent with glance at the mysterious
Stranger, whom, since the claim of pa
t,t'hity, ne seemed TO suspect of an IN
united capacity for chaff-''told me
aboutit once. -
IN that case, - said Proudfoot, t'I
1ad better ring him up and ask HIM to
come down at once, - and in another
moment he was 'hallooing'' into the in
S"Umeut. Luckily Mr.. Nugeut hap
pence TO be in his library, and when in
Iuiso that an accident had happened to
nj. strange, and that his presence was
urgently required, he answered that
nc would be there in the course of half
an hour.
But hadn t we better get doctor as
soon rs possible?' asked Jack. 81
"a can say am particularly fond of poor
strange, but he mayn't be-er-dead,
You kuow?''
,, My boy, " replied the elder Houston,
"uen II comes 10 gun-shot wounds I
guess | can give the most of your Eastern
1,eloTS points and still have some knowl-
elge 10 spare. The fellow as dead as
-1g'Flng, and good job, too, - and he
q. - AACci4 NAE&A Jul VI II - NG2SO
"lI M the end before lighting it.
les, - said Prontfoot, who, with a
solne|hat whitened face, had been kneel-
al the side of the body, "there is
~, Io' doubt of it, but OF course l II send
-. ponce surgeon around as soon as l
>au and he left the room hurriedly.
JACK and the elder Houston followed
I'm I'm Us far as the outer office, the former
t IN d scarcely concealed shudder clos
r ,ns lne door of the private room, so as to
o. o. oaFrier, as il were, between them
80. the horror within The other, no
,u sly disturbed by the presence of death.
90, ~uUg himself up TO a sitting position on
me r,le o' the tall desks, and, looking down
sI roH the young man with an amused
s--.le' started the conversation after a
'',lgWhat awkward pause by observing:
g., Perhaps you don t believe am your
Iather. Eh?''
n. Wen, - said Jack politely, ''I should
y +orry 20 doubt any one's word on
eoH, subjects, but you say my father has
uead for a good many years and
TO-, ana you think I hardly look like the
"a sS' ne, OF such good-looking young man
. Ut Jack Houston. anyhow. Well.