Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-08-21

"A royalty?' repeated Hope, inquiringly.
"A certain per centage on all sales; just as an
author has royalty on a book. Only, in this
case, il you preferred the royalty, should OF
course pay you small sum outright; for there
is no question as to the value of your rose; and
there always Is serious question as to whether
new book is worth the paper 1t is printed on -
- think l should like the royalty" said
Hope.
The lieutenant fingered a little after his uncle
Although he was a genuine West Point boy who
had passed unscathed through hundred firta-
tions, something about this little maid touched
him as no other girl or woman had ever done;
Miss Hope" he said in low voice. May
I-shaIl leone back next Year,
The siXteen-year-old girl caught her breath
with a little gasp Of surprise and terror. He
WIS handsome. amiable, such thorough
gentleman. She did not want to hurt him, and
has blue eyes seemed wisttully pleading with
her. Then the budding woman in her arose and
strengthened her to be true to herself and to
him.
s'Not on my account, Lieut.. Marshall" she
said.
why was it that at that moment the memory
Of another scene bore in upon her, and she saw,
n his place, n tear-stained boys face, and
heard the cry:
Whatever l ami I ever amount to any
thing. Hope, / owe it ali to you. -
that the grand army had come and gone with
all its train of exciting circumstances.
DIR. John seemed just the same as ever. 1t
was noticeable that he looked thin and worn,
but this easily accounted for by the pre-
yalence of a dangerous malarial fever through
him night and day might well have taxed
stronger constitution than his.
of course the NcCrary's came down with it.
just when the disease had abated little, and
the doctor most needed rest.
Matters had somewhat changed at the mount
ain ranch since Mike MCCrary started out TO
prove himself man.
The house was in better repair. the children
went to school, and Sam, at nineteen years Of
age, shamed by Mixes example, had planted a
considerable acreage in vines, to which he was
giving indifferent care.
One of the children, little Matte, as she was
called, was gentle, lovabe girl, with modest,
lady-like ways, in contrast to the rough man
of the others, Hemmed in by every disad-
vantage, she had eIerted all her slight strength
to bring order and decency to the dirty, I'M
kempt household, but had succeeded only in
bringing down npon herself the open disfavor OF
the rest: Nike alone, Inundated by the con-
trast between his home and the orderly house
holds of the valley, was little Mattie's devoted
champion.
When the fever had run its race with the rest
OF the family. Matte, the faithful nurse, fell
sick, and DR.. John saw that II was to be sharp
struggle If he would save her.
Distracted by the danger that threatened his
young sister, Mike McCrary left his work in the
valley and came to her bedside, where he took
mp his quarters as tireless watcher. Together
the doctor and he fought for the child's life.
and one night the crisis passed, and they knew
they had won the fight.
With his fingers on his lips, DR.. John arose
and tiptoed out OF the house. He felt strangely
worn and tired, now that the sharp strain was
over A football sounded on the turf, and Mike
stood behind him, his haggard face dignifed by
its look Of solemn thanksgiving.
Its your work, pr. JOHN he said.
you've saved her. There isn't anything in
the world wouldn't do for you. I'd lay my
life down for You.''
About this time the occupants of Home Ranch
became involved in difficulty almost without
precedent.
great corporation, which earned princely
revenue by supplying large city with water,
found the supply in its reservoirs becoming in
adequate for the growing city's uses, and made
haste to supplement it with the waters Of the
Brook.
They began their operations q couple of miles
up the canon, where the steep cliffs nearly ap-
preached each other, only needing heavy wall
of stone across the entrance to complete 3 vast
natural reservoir. By the list OF September their
work was completed, and Just as the farmers
came TO the season OF the year when water was
most essential to them, the brook, imprisoned
in an iron pipe, coursed past them on its way TO
the city.
The people Of the valley awoke to the fact that