Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-04-20

Lady Gilmore s, and together they
walked out of the little wood behind the
men who bore the young lord.
Lady Gilmore 5 footsteps faltered, and
sometimes nearly failed her, and it
needed Lady BIenkensop's strong arm
10 support her trembling frame. 1t was
piteous to see the expression of her face,
the fixed look of anguish in her dark
eyes, as they followed the bearers of her
SON All his life he had been the IDOL
whom she had worshipped with an ex-
ceedlng love, and to see him thus-struck
down in his young prime-seemed al
most more than her reason could endure.
No wonder, then, that her strained gaze
never moved; that her paHid lips spoke
no word.
Lady Blenkensop proposed that they
should drive up to the castle in her car
Tiage, which was waiting on the road
way through the park, but Lady Gilmore
made a mute sign Of dissent. So they
silently walked on, and as they did so
Lady Blenkensop was specializing cur
lousy how the cardinal ribbon bow had
found its way to the spot where Lord
Gilmore lay wounded.
"Probably a woman IS at the bottom of
it, - she reflected, and her head gave
little depreciating shake. But she
said nothing TO Lady Gilmore, and
showed both good sense and kindness,
when at length they reached the castle,
to the half bewildeTed mother, who
seemed, indeed, to have lost the power
of thought.
eve had best telegraph for two of the
best surgeons in town, had we nOt?' she
suggested, and Lady Gilmore eagerly
caught at the idea, though before it had
never occurred to her through the mists
OF her absorbing grief.
Lady Blenkensop therefore at once
wrote out two urgent kilograms and sent
the butler to the nearest postOffice with
them, and, having done this, proceeded
up the magnificent front staircase of the
castle in search of Lady Gilmore, who
had closely followed her son. AS she
did this, and was passing down one of
the long, broad corridors, two little girls
who were standing with frightened faces
at the door Of a room, ran up to her as
she drew near.
'What is the matter, Lady Blenllen-
sop?'' they both began, almost as if in
one voice. what is the matter with
GiImore?'
"He has got hurt somehow, my
dears, - answered Lady BIenkensop,
kindly laying her hand on the shoulder
of the girl nearest to her; "but l hope
he will soon be better. -
"MOther will not speak to US, - she
answered, raising her pretty face with an
injured air; land no one will attend to
US; it is very annoying.
"WheTe is your goveTness?'' asked
Lady Blenkensop, her quick mind in
stautl7 travelling in the direction of
Nancy LOTUS, for these children were
the twin daughters of Lady Gilmore.
''She's gone,' they both answered
simultaneously, for they had curious
fashion of saying the same thing at the
same moment; "mother said she was
fool -
"Ah, indeed?'' smiled Lady Blenken-
sop.
''They had a row, you know" ex-
planned the young ladies in the following
words: "They had row, you know -
said Miss Dossy; I" Oh, yes, q row, You
know, - echoed Miss Flossy a moment
later.
1t was the same in all their conversa-
tons, and their features hair and COM
plexi0ns were as like as their ideas.
They were pretty children. and had in
herited, as their brother had done, the
good looks of the late Lord Gilmore, and
not the dark eyes and sallow skin of
their mother.
land when did she go?'' asked Lady
BlenkensOp, who was interested in the 4
departure of the governess.
Mother packed her off yesterday
answered the twins; packed her off at an
hour notice, saud it was a good rid
dance - ~. -
1t was funny to hear these children
talk IN their old-fashioned way. They,
in truth, lived with Prown-up people,
and Lady Gilmore was not judicious
mother. She gave way to her quick
temper before them, and would scold
and pet them in one breath. She found
fault also with their governess in their
presence, and laughed when they caught
up Gilmore IS phrases and words.
"Then you will want a new govern
ess? Suggested Lady Bienkensop:f
81 suppose'so but it's anuisanoe, -
said Dossy.
eyes. a nuisance, - echoed Flossy.
Lady Blenkensop said nothing more !
the fair heads with her larg6, strong,
white hand.
''wen, shall go and see after your
mother and your brother now, my
dears, - she proposed.
land will you kindly come and tell US |
how Gilmore is?'' replied the twins |
together. owe are anxious, you know, |
and everything seems at skies and sew |
ems.
Eyes, shall come and tell you,''
said Lady Blenkensop, -"but you are too |
young TO be with Gilmore while the doc |
tor Is there, as he is at present, and 1 |
suppose all the servants are busy
''Yet We have a proper schoolroom |
maid who does nothing but attend on |
us, - answered Dossy, with some dig |
nifty.
Nothing but attend on us, " repeated
FIossY.
"Gumore s accident has put the house
hold in confusion, datesay; but I shall |
not forget my promise, and will come
and tell you how he is going on. fl
walk down here shall 1 come to his
room?' ~
Ii, is in the left wing replied both
young ladies eagerly; elf you walk
straight down here you will come to a
staircase, and if you go up that you will
come to Gilmore's suit of rooms; they
are the best we have. -
Lady Blenkensop obeyed these direc-
tons and went along the richly carpeted /
corridor, which was hung on either side