Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-05-08

self?''
Gilmore, after little persuasion, con-
scented to follow this maternal advice,
but the sweet face of Nancy LOTUS
haunted him too much, to allow him for
a long time to sleep, aud even when he
did sink into restless slumber, he
dreamt of girl lying unconscious be-
meath suspended sword.
CHAPTER WHITE FIRST MEETING.
The next day Gilmore saw from one of
the windows OF his room Nancy LOTUS
and her two young pupils returning from
their usual walk in the park, and he at
tracted his mothers attention to them,
who happened to be near him.
LOOK, mother, there are the chicks!
Who is that girl with them?" he said.
"Oh, that is young person that Lady
Blenkensop recommended as q nursery
governess to them when you were so
ill.," answered Lady Gilmore, with q
certain reserve in her tone which amused
Gilmore.
"And how does she suit?" he asked.
every well, 1 think; she seems a
quiet, respectable sort of girl.
Gilmore asked no more questions, and
began talking IN his careless way of
something else. But he insisted on GO
ing out for short walk during the same
afternoon, and felt not little impatient
because his mother persisted in accom-
panying him. He had grown suddenly
weary indeed of her constant and devoted
attendance, and it bored him that she
watched his every look. Yet he felt it
would be ungrateful and heartless to show
this, and SO went out with her choosing to
walk up and down the terrace extending
along the front of the house, and he
thus passed and re-passed several times
the wing where the school room was sit
uated. The children saw him from the
windows, and Miss Dossy, Immediately
followed by Miss Flossy, began wildly
waving their handkerchiefs at him,
which form of salute Gilmore returned,
and he thought he caught q passing
glimpse of another face besides, but it
was only for moment that Nancy looked
out, and Lady Gilmore. glancing sharply
mp at the school room windows, saw no
appearance of the governess.
"Call them down, mother, +" said Gill
more. And Lady Gilmore therefore sent
q message up to Miss LOTUS by one of
the servants, that she was to allow ''the
young ladies' to come on the terrace to
speak to their brother, and very soon
the two children were rapturously kiss
ing him.
He chatted to them good-naturedly
promised them all sorts of things when
he went to town, but he never named
the person he was really thinking of.
''Gilmore, do you know we have q
new governess?" said Dossy presently.
"Have you? Well, how do you like
her?" he answered.
"Oh, awfully. She's a lady, you
know. Lady Blenkensop brought her :"
Fl hope she keeps you in good order?"
''She never scolds, scarcely. You see
she has little sister of her own, and a
baby sister, and that makes such diff
ference. The last one was a horrid old
maid, WASH t she. mother?'
"She was very unpleasant person,
at all events. replied Lady Gilmore.
"And this is really a pleasant young
person, said Dossy, authoritatively.
tYou think her pleasant, don't you,
mother, and prettY?'
al know very little about her, - an
swered Lady Gilmore, Progressively.
"Come, my dears, you viii tire your
brother if you talk any more. Go back
now to your lessons.
1uu6 IIl6 were QlSnlS8eQ, ana
in little while Gilmore grew weary and
returned also to the house; but he had
got tired of having his mother always by
his side, and gave her such decided
hint the next time he went out, that he
would rather go without her, that Lady
Gilmore abruptly retired from his rooms,
and when alone in her own burst into
passionate fit of tears.
hos mn haorf ba
cried in bitterness. 81 who would give
my life for hm-who have given more
than life!'
But she subdued all signs of this emo
ton before she saw him again. She
knew too we'll the pleasure-loving tenn
permanent he had Inherited from his
father would resent any outburst which
made him uncomfortable. The late Lord
Gilmore had hated the sight of tears,
and the sound of reproach, as his
Dorothy had learnt by bitter experience,
for IL she ever INDUCED in any displays
of temper or disappointed affection. he
invariably absented himself from her
presence and remained away long enough |
to bring her to her knees.
Thus when she saw Gilmore again she |
smiled on him, and hid as best she could |
the wound that he had given to her
warm and waywsrd heart. But he I'M
her nature better than she |
thought, and was quite aware that she |
had been grieved and angry, but was
also aware that her continued presence |
worried him, and Gilmore never cared |
to be worried long.
But she made no attempt to go out |
with him again unless he asked her. He |
was gathering strength daily now, and |
walked and sometimes drove about the |
place. but week passed and he saw no |
more of the pretty face that had struck |
bis somewhat fckle fancy. Then, one
day his mother took the children out |
with her in the carriage, as she intended |
paying q visit TO their grandaunt, Miss
Clifford; an old lady, the sister of the
first lord, and who, as she was very rich,
expected her relations to be at
tentiye to her.
She lived in the house where her
brother, Sir Thomas Clifford, the great
brewer, had lived before he built
This place was named Gate
ford Manor house, and stood almost in
light of the famous breweries, which
had made the fortunes of the family.
But this lady was not like her nephew,
he second lord, for she was not ashamed
If the breweries, and was full of Jokes
Ind waggeries at people Quarrelllng, as
The called It, with their bread and butter.
She also prided herself on speaking her