Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-12-18

The dog WIS carlo, Dut inc meu Blu
.,a no, recognize until he spoke.
oval, Miss Mary, 1 reckon you I'VE
tod powerful good dinner to-day, and
- thars ans left guess l could find
room for II.
NARY recognized him then and looked
., Rove long md steadily, judging him
., the crime he had been charged with.
,.you know me, Miss Mary he said
nth q wistful look in his keen grey eyes.
~ know you, she answered gTavelT,
,,ror, are he who struck down yonr Of
fcer trcacherouslg. Why do you come
lereE
the hard, thin face or the toughened
,orcbman quailed under the accusing
alonra. then ho Strengthened up.
,,You make me feel a mean man, Miss
| psih, and IN glad stand here inno-
oart # that blow He gave q deep
,oh. as though expelling weight from
h.. henrt. then he looked ct her gravely.
-! am not the man, aud Capt. blame
himself believes that. -
Mary rr!euted somewhat, but she was
not s0iished-
''Why then, sne asked, 'did they
Ecclse your
wal now, Capt. Blaine put that
,sme question. That venison smells
vol. guess some of it would sort @ oil
,ry Speaking machinery.
Mary smiled family and directed him
TO the table.
when he had satified his starvation APP
rei,e, he fashioned pipe from maize
rob. ana then observed retiectively that
{. would look well with tobacco inside.
MARY brought him twist of BOer to-
Iorco, and when he had shaved off Il
rireta!, Pala was n hand With live
cos.
He crossed his legs and pulled away
,,D,endeGly, with eyelids half closed to
tle view To enable him the better to de-
y6;e his mind 10 4 problem which had
Er..en.
should he or should he not tell Miss
Path about the will. If he did, it would
Destroy the budding of the sympathy.
which existed between her ana Captain
Juajue. Into love If he did not, the
young couple might perhaps fall into
love without hope of marriage. Both
would then suffer. Whereas, if they
married, Blnine would forfeit his in
heriteure and be unable TO support
wife. Thus Rowe ruminated while
unry stood waiting, not lndIiferentiy,
Tor his story, Tor the best OF women are
curious, but always with that JOYOUS
singing NJ her heart, since she had heard
Of Bane's return.
oval, Miss Mary - he said, having
come 10 q decision, sit is this way.
Capt. Blaine comes into fortune If he
INJURIES a certain young lady. If he
does not marry her because OF someone
else, Won see he loses his chance of
fortune, which goes TO another person.
was sent out to prevent him from
marrying the Young oman, and they
taii that hGd made way with him TO
finish my work thoroughly.
Does Capt. Blaine know this?'
asked Mary coldlv.
eyes, mss, - said Rowe, with swift
glance ut hey, che does, aud so does
capt. Dul5ton. IL vas he who accused
ne
And how could you lend yourself to
such a base plOt2'' she demanded sud-
denly, with II flush in her cheeks.
81 dunno about Lending myself; l was
Mrel: but there no harm come of it
'cept 10 me, unless you recken on THAI
knock on Capt Blaine's head, which
YOU NAV say IS balanced by the news
gave him You see, Miss Mary, L did
Inn Il powerful square turn in telling
him about his chances, for he might have
fallen plump in love with the first pretty
face be met and right there d be an end
u hi, fortune. Now of course he kin
wnit, and look for that young woman |
sgCHe Of when the war is done.
when the war is done. On, this
cruel, cruel war; II has brought nothing
lux rain, desolntion and sorrow. We
were happy before the troops broke in
upon our loneliness with their trumpet
calls; now the loneliness weighs upon
Is. ana ull is changed for the worse.
wish had never seen them The blow
had struck her, and she spoke in her
bitterness; then she raised her head with
tie old, cain look on her face.
at strikes you that way now, Miss
NARY, lut you are young, and there is
plenty Of happiness awaiting you. 1t
must d. so, % he said, turning his eyes.
with look OF rough sympathy, on the
sweet face
land what do you intend doing? ]
VII do nothing TO prevent your escape
ihe said, hiding her own sorrow, aud
looking only 10 the welfare of the fugi-
tive.
Wal. Miss Mary, l guess the first
Thing IN DON be to TEND 10 your
melon patch. 1t wants wedding
Mary looked at him in establishment.
'lou had better think of getting into
The Irnnsraul, and leave the melons 10
take care Of themselves. -
after tending the melons, - ne went
on calmly maybe I'lI gather in the
rpe corn, draw water, provide for the
iarIer, nmoose your father when he can
t' outside, ana generally see that no
harn letalls you. l guess that s about
al, II put in some work to onct. -
He hunted up hoe and started off for
'le garden, while Mary watched him
with slight smile that rather height
'a4i the weared look in her eyes. The
worth that had been so bright minute
Eco was now dull and gloomy.
hove carried ont his self-set duties
faithfully. lie hoed the garden, carried
wafer, and went out every afternoon
after game. In the evenings he talked
10 old Rath, who had vague idea that
toWe was one of the hospital STAFF told off
70 help his daughter. In the nights he
saving he preferred the company of
koosts 10 the chances of being captured
Il Ae slept at the homestead.
Meanwhile Blaine was eating his heart
ou' AT the camp, in the enforced idleness
v'hseQuent on the continued absence OF
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