Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-05-01

ders o: pork swing
ing from huge hooks, shining pans, rusty
iron pots and kettles and huge meat
blocks dimIy shaped themselves to one
side; and on the other the parapher-
MALTA of drugs and groceries were dis
played against background of ready
made clothing, dry goods and bonnets.
Cecil found endless amusement in ''the
stone, - which seemed to him an untidY
imitation of the "fairs' and such like
shops in cities-pleces where respectable
people only ventured out of curiosity,
with the prospect of having their pockets
picked.
WHO'S come?' said Ally.
1t was a week after Cecil's arrival.
Larry had been safely slowed away by
Aunt Valley, who was, so Cobbs re-
ported, "turribly skeered up when she
seen Larry a comin'.''
HWhyf' exclaimed Sally.
"Wa'sl, cudn't make aout jes
WHY Cobbs answered, musingly,
''but mought be she lowed twas
suthin, some meanness ole man Dswsey
got in hand t. do 'er. Larry he hol-
Tered aout, tits all right, Aunt Valley,
I ain Il doin' of ye any HARM says
Larry"
"But what harm would Larry do her,
anyhow" Sally persisted.
Cobbs didn Z know; he thought 1t was
''long er Larry's being connected with
ole man Dawsey.'
Still Sally Though she dropped the
subjec) pondered over this.
To-day was the first time that they had
heard from Aunt Valley. True the
wagon had gone to the station for sup
plies more than onoe-after all they were
only day without butter-but the chill
bad not ventured to send any messenger
less trusty than Cobbs to Aunt Valley,
and Cobbs regarded the regular black
smith work as much too important to be
put aside for Larry. "And he lie right
enough sensible Ally declared when
Sally would have criticised; folks got
TO have their wagon tires mended, for
the hauling and the mills got something
out of gear, somehow, and Cobbs' got TO
mend it. -
But yesterday Cobbs had received
letter from the colonel, letter for him
self, which required great deal Of pom
dering over, behind pair of huge steel
trimmed spectacles, and finally consul
tation with Ally. Then it was announced
that Co bs himself would 90 in the morn
ing with the wagon to the station.
Sally had been waiting, evidently ex-
Cited, and Ally, under his phlegmatic
exterior, showed signs of interest.
'Who's come?'' he repeated, impa-
tiently.
He jumped up as he spoke, motioning
20 Cecil to follow, ana drew Sally nearer
the river bank quite out of ear-shot,
should any of the loungers IN the store
chance to be listening.
10 Ali Coll
said TO Cecil, "papa said we might, but
it is dead secret to everybody 'cept
Cobbs and the overseer. Cobbs went to
fetch the detective. He's come
Cecil composure yielded a little to
the demands of the occasion; he had
read Gaboria's novels and a detective
was wonderful creature to him.
Let's get closer andsshear him talk :"
Ally proposed, ''he's talking now
''Do you reckon he'll find out bout
old man Dawsey to-day?"
Ally was not sure, maybe by to-mor-
row he thought.
"You know all about detectives, don't
you, Cousin Cecll2" said Sally, turning
her brilliant eyes on Cecil, wistfully.
He was half sorry to dampen their
ssnguine Faith, but he confessed that
"Pinkerton IS menu usually took longer
Then the three went around to the
other end Of the store where the detec-
tive was.
'tYou mustn't be surprised at his look
ing so poor and mean, whispered Sally,
she's in disguise. -
They found the detective to be very
commonplace, fat young man, who was
neither any cleaner nor any less ragged
in his garb than the other loungers
sround the store. When he spoke he
used the dialect of the country. But he
spoke seldom. Cobbs had introduced
him to the company generally withs
Picked up my new helper at the black
smith shop, anyhow, if didn't get my
gear /"
The new helpers name, it appeared,
was Mitchell.
fastened to inform Cell, Gus short by
Ally warning frown.
''He looks like an awful chnnp,n
Cecil SAID to Ally.
but he IS getting them to talk, - said
Ally very low.
Not for the first time Cecil was struck
by certain shrewdness in Ally, whom
he was usually quietly despising.
look at Aunty Valley, the uncon-
scious Ally continued, 'ain I she giving
4 to Dawsey7''
Aunt Valley had come to the store to
trade. -
She was in her su1dsy gown; a re-
markable combination or no less than
three gowns, sleeves OF one, body OF y
another and skirt OF third all OF gsEsi