Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-05-25

Utterly unfit ever to have been under
this roof-fit for the streets, not for
here. -
'sLady Gilmorei'' exclaimed Nancy.
starting back with horror.
IfOb you may start and pretend to
look innocent, but I know better. A
nice governess for my children, truly
q creature who inYeigles their brother to
meet her in dark passages, and induces
HIM to bring her jewels-don't deny it;
here is my evidence.
And as she spoke Lady Gilmore ad-
vanced to the mantelpiece and seized the
Jewel case which Lord Gilmore had in
duced Nancy to keep until the next day,
and which Nancy had laid down there
when she re-entered the schoolroom. In
a moment it was now in Lady Gilmore's
hands, a moment later she had opened
it, and then in her passion disdainfully
flung the gllttering gaud upon the floor.
Nancy, who had now grown deadly
pale, did not stoop to raise it. She
stood there facing the angry two who
had watched her, and were now insult
ing her, and she looked at them not
little scornfully.
"You are speaking to me and treating
me disgracefully, Lady Gilmore she
said. "Send for Lord Gilmore, and ask
HIM the truth about our acquaintance. F"
ga very likely thing for Lady Gilmore
to do, {" sneered Miss Butler with bitter
emphasis.
IA just thing at all events,'
retorted Nancy with spirit, who
was now aroused to defend her
self.
"No, shall not send for him!"
said Lady Gilmore excitedly. al shall
send you out of the house at once,
and not give you the opportunity
of again enticing him into
folly.''
She furiously rang the bell as she
spoke, and o minute later the school
room maid, who had been on her way
there carrying the children q tea, and
thought this second bell (Tancy had
rung before) was to hasten her foot
steps, entered the room, and naturally
felt some surprise when she saw the ex-
cited group there.
"Tell the butler to come to me here at
once" said Lady Gilmore, addressing
her; "and after you have done SO, you
go into Miss LOTUS bedroom and pack
her clothes. She is leaving for good i'm
mediately, SO leave nothing behind.'
''Lady Gilmore, have a right to de-
mand that I should not be treated in
such a Manner" expostulated Nancy.
"You shall see who has right to act
in this house, 3" retorted Lady Gilmore;
''and out of it you go!''
''But mother, what has she done?"
now enquired Dossy, for the children had
been awe-strioken spectators of the whole
scene.
HHoId your tongue, child sharply
answered Lady Gilmore.
cat ell events, let me go to Lady
Blenkensop's for the night said
Nancy. amy mother is an invalid, and
nv going without any notice might make
her worse. %
"No, 1 won't let you 90 to Lady
Blenkensop's. Lady Blenkensop ought
never to have allowed you to come here;
but suppose you took her in, and pre-
tended to be as innocent as you look, -
said Lady Gilmore, who was still in a
towering rage. 81 will send you back
to town tonight with the butler, and
give him orders that he has never to
leave you until you are at your moth
er's-if you really have mother!"
(Which is very doubtful, 1 think, -
scoffed Miss Butler.
Nancy looked from one to another and
something of her soldier fathers brave
spirit kindled in her dark eyes.
"Y on are insulting a defenceless girl
most unjustly, - she said; "but have
a good mother and 1 have home, and 1
little thought when left it for the first
time, to come here, that should ever
have been treated as I have been to-
day.
Neither Lady Gilmore nor Miss Butler
deigned to make any reply to this. True
Miss Butler shrugged her shoulders con-
temptuously, and then turned her back
on Nancy, and the entrance of the butler
now created diversion.
The butler was man of solemn and
substantial port, who had grown rich in
the service of the family, and respected
them accordingly. He had lived at
Wrothsley in the time of the last lord &,
and knew many things that he never
talked about. He had bowed gravely
as he entered, and took in the whole
situation, with his ssgacious green eyes,
at glance.
"Grsham, - said Lady Gilmore, ad-
dressing him, ''I wish you to order q
carriage at once to take this young per-
son to the station, and 1 wish you to go
with her to town. My orders are that
you see her safely to her mothers house,
where ever it be, aud you have not to let
her out OF your sight until you leave her
there.
Graham respectfully drew his thirty
guinea gold watch out of his pocket and
contemplatively regarded Its face.
'There is train for town passes the
station at 7:10, my lady, " he said; "if
the young lady is quick we can catch
that, for it is only $3.50 now, but we
should leave here in q quarter Of an
hour
''That will just suit-you must catch
lido you hear, Miss Lotus? and you"
turning to the schoolroom maid, Ego in
stantly and pack Miss LOTUS clothes. -
Nancy made no further remonstrances
she walked out of the schoolroom with
her pretty head raised high and a strong
sense of indignation in her heart. And
she looked so handsome as she did this,
that Lady Gilmore glanced after her
with an underlined feeling of fear. Would
Gilmore really give her up? She might
send her away from Wrothsley. without
his knowledge, but she might write, and
ha might follow her. But surely he