The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-09-28

| prevent such proceedings, Ell her sproper repairs
should be made or else new fence Duiit alto
gether. Which OF these two things are you Will
iOg do?''
Rothsay threw back his head aud s;roked his
chin with most irritating, rnmlnant ali. III
-er- consider" ne btgan; - /"
Please DO consider" struck in Frank, very
sharply. And lie rose. hurt aud stung TO me
quick, passing forth at once from the house.
All that day while in Town, he felt tempta-
tion to drink. II is the fault of our too perfect
CIVILIZATION, perhaps. that comparative tILhes
VIII aiflieI US with an extraordinary discomfort
Frank felt now and them as II burr were stick
ing in has mustache and lie had been forbidden
TO comb II out.
But he resisted all desires to win forgetfulneSs
of Roln>ay's aiiront Thai same uiglt new
depreciation took place in his saiden, and with
more destructive effect than erei before When
the news was brought To Frank he was at break
fast. Adea saw how pale he TUNED, aud broke
out worfiedy:
No use ?" be repli d. And then he gave
little curt. dry laugh. d" Lie isn't worth living
ii we've goI to bear such insults as these"
He left the breakfastroom aud went into his
garden. Whaj he saw there made him turn
paler yet. Happening to let his eyes stray
across The broken fence, he perceived Rothsay
who stood III converse with one OF his farm
hands.
Frank went nearly as close up to the fence as
Its bars would allow.
- Mr.. ROthsay,' he called.
Either having previously feigned not to see
Frank, or in truth not having seen him, Roth=ay
now turned with a cool ''W el?" and a slight ar
roEant fiutIer of the eyelids.
Il nave only this To tell you, rang Franks
next words 'if any OF your cattle cross into my
iand again VIII shoot them-and shoot them
dead"
there longer. lest he should quite lose his tenn
per; and on Adeia'S account this would be an
event keenIy undesirable.
He omitted TO bear in mind during that same
day, however. what an undesirable course il
would be 10 let liquor gain with him tie least
headway. II is always very easy drink in
Wall Sfr pnr is Sptp ~ hahItHal
bunker, indeed, abstinence is difficult ordeal,
since he is at every turn assaulted by old con-
viYIalists who crave his company.
Frank narrowly ESCAPED missing his usual
train that afternoon. Tie moment Adela looked
at him she fell thai something was wrong. He
had OF late always drunk cldret at dinner, and
now he drank il more freely than ever These
fresh potaJions lo0sened his tongue III an uu-
wOnted way, and set him talking with hot
vehemeuee Of Rothsay's iHsolenI behavior.
He declared 10 Adela that his plans were fully
formed. Matthew and himself we're TO take turns
in keeping guard over lie vegetable garden all
night Tor the next three weeks. Either OF Them
would be armed with pistol and the first bead
Of cattle that showed it>en on the Armery
grounds should receive a bullet in its BRAIN
AdeIa silently shiYer-d as she beard OF this re-
solve. In her weak and oyer-sensitlFe Stale IL
was cruelty uDquestionable for Frank TO speak
as he dd. Sill he was no doubt guililess OF Tie
least really unKind intention. Aud yet apart
from alarming Adela, his conduct wounded her
TO the core. Alter dinner ne III cigar ana lelt
her, apparently quile obvious mat SUI
had seated herself on the IL tie piazza
according to custom, aud was waiting for
his presence there at her Side Adeia
strOve to console herself with he thought that
after all it was not half so bad as II might be-
True Franz had evidently DRINK during he day,
| and those subsequent glasses of clar,t had not
| BY any means cleared hts brain. But now, thank
heaven, he was here at D. and not In New York.
| This evening she would try and persuade him TO
| go to bed early. Then tomorrow morning be
| would be hanged man, dreadfuily sorry and
| conlrite as lie always was after similar fOlles.
So Adela sat there, building her little castle Of
! hope, when Frank suddenly appeared and de-
mOlished 1t, as though IL had been child's house
| of cards.
| Pm going over to the hotel for little while, -
| lie said.
| lover 10 the hotel ~ repeated AdeIl, with the
| color dying cut OF her face Oh, Frank You'd
| better nOti"
! He looked at her someW hat annoyedly, al