Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-08-01

three blackguards out OF my employ, and
| the state viii have them in hers.
''But has Mr.. Dene complained?
"No; that makes 1t the more likely
| He is not the sort of man 70 go bowling
about like a beaten cur. Just try and
find out little about this. -
| 81 viii. And l may speak to Miss
Swift?'
'Oh, yes, if you like. -
"'What an ass was to say that mat
tered the manufacturer uneasily; and he
sat biting his penholder. suppose Di-
nah said yes. Girls like the idea of be-
ing married and have a home of their
own. Humph. No fear Well, sir
what is it? Come in. Don I rub your
feet so much.
(Which they was preshuS dirty, sir
Letter, sir, from Mr.. Dene, sir, end wait
for a harnser.
Dan I took the note out of the lining of
his cap, handed it to his master and then
stood shifting about from one foot TO the
other, staring round the room and whis-s
thing softly the while. -
''Say yes. No, IN write a line, -
SAID GunneH and Swift, and scribblng
off a few words he placed them in an
envelope. Take that to Mr.. Deue
Here, wait a moment, boy. Mr.. Deue
was stopped a night or two ago by some
meus9ith sticks. -
y es sssir ;;Sbut he was too much for
1eislf sand gavessem the slip. showed him
5ss1ss way roundSbY -Palenland, and they
never came upEte ssneFsQt suear.,,
fsThen yOutBere thefs22s-sS
'eYss siffys I went to tell Rim sttfsy
were out after him, only l was a bit
late. -
''Who were out after him?" said the
manufacturer, quickly.
Dan i stopped short ana stared.
Gwen, why don't you speak, boy?
Come, no nonsense. You know who the
men were. -
Dan i was silent.
''There s a reward offered OF $500 TO
know who those men were. Speak out
my boy, and yOu shall have q good re-
put away in the savings bank ready for
you when you grow Il man -
GIVE hundred dollars, - said Dan u IN
an excited whisper.
Eyes. -
"Put away in the bank for me?''
Eyes -
"Couldn' t mother hev it now?'
''Well, l would see
''My! what q chance,' muttered the
boy; and then he gave one OF his legs a
slap.
''who were they?''
''Can { tell, sir -
''But you knOw?''
''Never see one on 'em, sir. More
didn t, Mr.. Dene, sir.
''NO tritiing, you young dog. Tell me
directly, Or "a
He caught him by the collar. IS
''NOw tell me. -
''Shan t. Don t you knock me about
III show you. -
He made a feint, twisted himself away
and slipped out of the room before he
could be stopped.
can insolent young rascal, he NUT
tered. "How cross things do go. -
Dan u darted out of the Office and ran
as hard as he could along the yard in the
full belief that be was pursued, but
after satisfying himself that he was not
he doubled III and out among the build-s
ings till he reached the one where the;
steam hammers were at work and the
incandescent iron was sending a won
drous glare all through the place
The boy stopped and looked around till
his eyes rested upon a man holding an
iron tender. To him he ran.
essay, father, - he whispered.
Gwen? No, tell your mother l arm t
got no money -
"Ah! it ISL I about money, father, -
whispered the boy. ''The ganger's GO
ing to give $500 reward to him as IL say
who went after Mr.. Dene.
"Who says so?' 4
Council and Swift hisself; he offereds
it to me to tell him.
''And you telled? Here, give me the
money. III be of. -
"Garn! ain t got no money. How
could l tell him it was you?''
"Hush.' whispered the man, looking
sharply round. ''Don t talk so loud. 1t
wasn't me. What made you think
that?''
''Think it! Why, wasn't I sitting3
atop O the wall back o the coal-sheds
eating apples, when you and Turner and
Lumby came and sat smoking your pipes
and talked about it. -
Ono, no; nonsense, DanI. You
dreamed it. -
''Oh, no, didn't. But I must go
now; we got letter for Mr.. Dene. -
''You with your Mr.. Denes - growled
the man savagely, come here to clema
us all TO death. But you won t tell no
one, Dan 'I?''
NOL Ia odIu luG DOy " ily ,uIOA -
Gunnen and Swift offer me $500, aud
L wOuIdn t, and run off. -
Give hundred dollars, - said
the great cunning-loeking scoundrel
$500 for him as tells Well, why
not;' and he went of towartYa fur
mace for fresh ingot of glowing steel
as load for his bench. ;
ITO be COncIuded,Nert H'esk. i q
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Choice. TVTIiip Seed.
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