Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-08-10

spoke OF him. tn brothers were known mol 70
be friends. and Hugh Clifford carefully avoided
any chance meeting, ard Lord Gilmore made
this the excuse for rarely appearing al mrotns,,
ley, the life there being in reality too quiet ana
Fatf ~ Hayward had made one or two earnest
efforts 10 lead him back into the stra. sht path;
but the graceless young lord had only laushee
~ am a bit o; black sheep. you know he
said sn.linsly, but shall be always reaay 20 20
give you money for charities. or the cnurcn' OF
that kind OF thing, and that's what you priests
think of most eh?"
you are mistaken, Lord Gilmore; what am
most anxious for Is that you should woiIhuy
maintain your new POSITION answered INC
goo! priest.
ders and gave a careless laugh; anu one OF lhe
reasons that the new Lord Gilmore disliked 60
ing to WIothsl y for was that ne was sure "
encOun err Father Hayward there.
~ hate being iectured. ;, he told Nancy, and
so he went on living the life that pleased him
best anu they rarely saw him at the castle.
But he wrote Nancy very kind etter when
he heard Q. the baby's birth, and sent down
pendid silver goblet as ehristenin M P,eseHs
child being named plain Thomas Clifford oy
the express wish OF his godno her, hiss Glnord.
AS this ancient dame had foreseen, Hrsh
Clifford made no objection to his little son being
named after his great great grandfather, as soon
as he heard that Miss Clifford PropGsea 10 ma ke
extremely rich. and her wishes were estimated
accordingly. She also soon after the chrlsten-
ing reminded Hugh Clifford of his promise to
taSe a house for Nancy, and placed the check to
furnish it in Nancv's hands: .,,,
Don't grudge EXPENSE" she SAID, II that
In not enough, theI is NOR where it came from
want you TO have nice house OF your own
and mean to come up and stay with you some
times. intend 10 keep my eye on the BOY; Of
| March Nancy and her little son went up to town,
and fonnd a new home awaiting for them there.
| Hugh Clifford had taken small but good rouse
| looking on the PARK for his wife, and Miss u L
ford's generosity had suficed TO furnish II very
| prettilg. Nancy was greatly pleased with IL.
ianly oFC ta1tu md nRl
over her face. for her love ,emed to make up ior
| all. She was ST. onger too now. and was nearly
| as hand some as she hal ever been.
| "She's sweeter looking to my mind even than
! before her accident, Miss Clifford SAID one DAY
| 10 Lady Gilmore. AYE, its. well Tor women 10 70
have children they make u .Sfor much to them -
| Nancy saw her old friend Godfrey Erne BE-
| fore she leit Wrothsley. and was struck with
the CHI nge in his appearance. he was i9ok a.
! i'll and worn, anu MS h1lr hAu grown sAiSn''s
! grey at the temples. .- i'll,
| II am glad to you,' said Nancy. with
I some agitation as she put her hand in ms, ior
! she was remember ng the moment OF deadly
peril they had passed together, and how she
Surely owed her life to Erne, II have never
| seen you to thank you-for what you dlu-ahu
| OH! il was terrible"
''It was terrible to me- answered Erne in
| low tone, casting down his eyes.
| ~ am always afraid to think OF II, sald
DO not think of it then, - said Erne with an
| effort and forced smllei 80 1 hear you are
| Eyes, Mr. Clifford has taken a house there,
and your old friend, Miss Clifford, mas most most
come and see US, Major Erne, when you are up
IN town.? ,,,,
"And you've NOT seen baby?' said Nancy
with pretty blush. rising and ringing the
bell for the child; and when ne was brought II
she took him IN her Srlns ana carried MIN up 70
Erne to be admired. go
He's a fine little fellow" said Erne, with
ont enthusiasm; and he just touched one of the
pink. tiny, doubled fists with his hand. and
then tnrned away his head; and Nancy could
not understand why he did not wish to Kiss her
In fact. she perceived that Master Tommy
seemed to have depressing effect on Erne, ana
SO feeling little hurt and not a little aston
shed she ne gny ss 6iR o Saf 10 MS f'' anu
ttShe il baby godmother, you know she
| Informed him, as thou Oh the news would be OF
great interest to her visitor; and she insisted
on him being called after her brother, who was
! Sir Thomas Clifford before he became Lord I'LL
more; but l must have pretty pet name Tor
baby. Tom is SO ugly, and Tommy worse, don
Erne gave rather grim laugh.
F.ThePe is not much TO choi Sc between them
| certainly; but Thomas is respectable, rich
sounding name. / wish my godtathers and
| godmothers had called me Thomas
Godfrey is nu n prettier,' said Nancy,
smiling: Eyes, must have pretty pet name
i.She thinks of nothing but the boy, - thought
Erne a little bitterly: ani shortly afterwards he
rose and took mis- leave, and his heart fels very
sad and weary as he rode down the long avenue
But the grandest and happiest day for Nancy
was alter she arrived at her new house in town,
when she carried baby Tor the first time to see
her mother. When the time of her trial had
. drawn near Nancy had most earn -stly desired
| to have her mother with her; but as Hugh
| Clifford never proposed this, Nancy, remember
ing what he had said regarding her own family.
had suppressed this most urgent wish OF hel
heart, and Mrs. Lotus had endured the mos
painful anx iety on her account until she hearC
Now the mother and daughter met with JOY
t0nd for And the howl
'.lsn't he lovelyf'' said Nancy. naive.y. I'M
covering the little face which sh' thought tn,
enraptured eyes. And we may De sure thu
granddsme d not disappoint her az -Erne hat
done. Mrs. Lotus was, in Iced, nearly as mucl
: delighted with it as Nan cy herself, and then TIN
baby aunt was brought down to kiss her new
nephew and altogether this meeting was yer!
happy one; Aunt Fannie, happily. having speu
| the winter abroad and thus not being present II
mar 1t.
! But now shall we leave Nancy for while Il
5 | her simple baby worship and take glimpse o
e | another life-the life of a woman, too-who (oi
= the same Eir spring morning that Nancy FRS
took her boy to see her motner) was standing in
| n garden at Maidenhead. looking with langui
interest at the green buds appearing on the dar
4 boughs, and listening vaguely to the love song
A pretty woman this, young and fair, with {
r certain rustic. beauty about her appearance tina
( | suited well her pres ent surroundings. She Dor
the name, too of Mrs. May, and lived in tn
e picturesque, roomy, old-fashioned; rel brio
/ | house. o. er whose moss grown walks she Va
now pensively standing.
/ Presently she heare footstep behind her
i and she turned round with q smile and qu.c
5 ~ am so glad you have come out, Gerald,
T she said, sit is so lonely here
'And you are sentlmentalizing IS usual
Madame Mayo answered Gerard, with good
= natured little laugh.
de was smoking q cigarette, and his head wa
! uncovered, and he was rather carelessly dressed
II But there was no mistaking the handsome face
e the smiling hazel eyes, and the unfortunate de
v feet in his form. Yes, this was nrard, Lor
. Gilmore, and the fair won IN he called Madam
Nay, and who now put her fondly throug
/, his other than the pretty girl he ha
IS loved on the wild sea coaSt and who for h
Y sake had secretly qui.ted her faith sr's house
n and we'll nigh broken the old mans heart.
To do the young man justice, however, h
:. kept his word to May, and married her on th
lie very day lat she fed to him. Married her
secret and made her swear to keep the secrt
q until he chose to reveal it. She was thus calle
Mrs. May in the house at maidenhead, and We
It regarded as its mistress. Gerard, Lord Gilmol
N did not always live there, but he very often d
Is SO, and he used to invite mis- friends down III
m river, and they made merry in the old -fashione
ID garden, beneath the shady trees; and thus in a
is probability arose the iumors OF the new Tor 1
/, dissolute life, that from time to time reacie
re his broLher's ears
lie LET US lake turn or two, Gerard. on Il
"a low walk, F" presently said May TO him; sit is
Id pretty to see the sun shining on the river fro
I'd there. -
m So the two walked srm-in- arm down the ga