Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-07-28

three blackguards out of my EMPLOY -.
the state will have them in hers y -
''But has Mr.. Dene complainant,
''No; that makes 1t the moro Ill,
He Is not the sort Of man to 90 b1NSi!,
about like a beaten cur. just trr ing
find out little about this. - aad
81 will. And 1 may speak n NJ
Swift?'' - Mss
''Oh, yes, if you like. -
''What an ass was to say tbat'I,-.-.
tered the manufacturer uneasiIv. Gu nut
sat biting his penhOlder. Sumo :, %
nah said yes. Girls like the idea =. VI y.
ing married and have a home ~ -, Os'
own. Humph! No fear. Wen 'usr
what is it? Come in. Don't rub sE'
feet so mucn. 'o-s
(Which they was preshus dirty u,
Letter, sir, from Mr.. Dene, sir. and va.
for harnser. "At
Dan u took the note out of the liDin, -.
his cap, handed it to his master and ~
stood shifting about from one foot :, '.sa
other, staring round the room and NJ rs
Ting softly the while.
"Say yes. No, IN write I'm. 81,
SAID Gunnell and Swift, and scrfbL,!.
off a few words he placed them in mug
envelope. Take that to Mr. D.. AZ
Here, wait a moment, boy. Mr. n,
was stopped night or two ago bv 800
men with sticks. -
eyes, sir, but he was too mucb =.
'em and gave EN- the slip. I showed ~, ~.
the way round by Palenland. and ~ ~
never came up to US nor got near ,,
"'Then you were there?''
eyes, sir; 1 went to tell him -.
were out after him, only I was q nj.
late. ~
"'WhO were out after HING said n.
manufacturer, quickly.
Dan i stopped short and stared
''Well, why don t YOU sneak H.
Come, no nonsense. You know wbo n.
men were.
Dan i was silent.
''There 5 q reward offered Of S5aa ..
know who those men were. Sneak an,
my boy, and you shall have a good -
ward for yourself now and some moDs,
put away in the savings bank ready -
you when you grow q man
Five hundred dollars, said Danrp
an excited whisper.
eyes -
"Put away in the bank for me:'r
Eyes. -
"COuldn t mother hev it now?''
'Well, l would see.
"My! what chance!" muttere1 n.
boy; and then he gave one of his Ices
slap.
''Who were they?'
"Can t tell, sir.
''But you know2'
"Never see one on 'em, sir. Nors
didn t, Mr.. Dene, sir. "
'No tritiing, you young dog. Tell NE
directly, Or
He caught him by the collar.
HNow tell me.
"Shan't Don t you knock me about
IN show you. -
He made feint, twisted himself away
and slipped out OF the room before he
could be stopped.
IAN insolent young rascal, - he nut
tered. "How cross things do go.
Dan 4 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 IN and out among the build.
inGs till he reached the one where the
steam hammers were st work and the
u
dTous 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.
"Well? No, tell your mother l srn't
got no money -
r'.'Ah! it isn t about money, father, "
whispered the boy. ''The CANCERS 90
ing to give $500 reward to him as'n say
who went after Mr.. Dene.
fWhosays so? -
Council and Swift hisself; he offered
it to me to. tell him.
"And you telled? Here, give me the
money. IN be of.
a. earn! I amt got no money. How
GOULD tell him it was You?''
- HushI'' whispered the man, looking
sharply round: 80 Don t talk so loud. II
WASH t me. What made you think
that?"
"Think it! Why, wasn't l sitting
atop o. the wall back o. the cOal-sheds
eating apples, when vou and Turner and
Lumby came and sat smoking your pipes
and talked about it.
''NO, no; nonsense, DanI. You
dreamed it. -
''Oh, no, didn't. But I must 20
nov; T We got letter for Mr.. Dens.'
- You with your Mr.. Deues, growled
the man saHagely, leone here to elem
us all to death. But you won t tell no
one, Dan 'I?''
"Not I - said the boy. ''Why ,didn'
Gunnell and Swift offer me $500, and
l wouldn t, and run off "
GIVE hundred dollars, saa
the great cunning looking scoundreI
$500 tor him as tells Wel, VII!
not;'' and he went off toward tur-
mace for q fresh ingot of glowing steei
as lOadS<Sr his bench.
ITO be Concluded Neat Week.