Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-09-14
81 hardly like to say" replied the young

''I hardly like to say replied the young
msn.
The maiden looked at him severely and COM
manded him in very hard tones not to be silly,
but to give back to her Whatever he had found.
But its your garter, Miss M-,' eX-
claimed the young man; and as he spoke he
maid sna:ched it from him, and suowled she
lowered her face to hide her bushes. Suddenly
she threw her head back and laughed aloud.
We'll, you really are silly. aren't you,' she
exclaimed. Let me See think you may
call on me If you like
The feminine pride had been touched She
knew she had q smal and pretty waist, but she
hardly thought her belt could be mistaken for
her-well, the young man is now regular
caller.
Ordinary folk in this big town who know VIII at
a city marshal is will rejoice to read what l am
about to relate, but for the enlightenment of the
outside world must add that city marshal is.
in plain lingo, constable. and pretty generally
n very dsagreeable constable, insolent. violent,
pugnacious and highhanded. One of these
minions Of the law entered lodging house
music, where troupe OF athletes is
performing, to 'summors''-as they call tia
member Of the company for an unpaid account
a. a neighboring restaurant. Scarcely waiting
for a reply he pushed open the door, strobe in,
waved his summons in the face of quiet, lady
like person, and demanded the whereabouts of
Monsieur Leon
My hoosband ees in bet,' was the calm re-
ply.
I'm serve him with this summons in bed No
neei Of his getting up. This his room?" and
lie man made motion to push open the door
on his right
Yum meenute, sair; do not veesh you to go
in, sair. like not your mannairs.'
'Oh. cont be giving me any of your French
airs. I'm an officer of the law, and l. going
into that ROOM" growled out the fellow with
the les al document.
reached out for the knob, but at that instant a
white hand caught him quickly and deftly by
his coat collar and SEM him spinning across the
room, where he cOlided with a huge packing
trunk, his hat flying In one direction and his
cigar in another. Gathering himself up, he
turned aroun expecting to 4 nd that this sud-
den impetus had been the work of the woman's
husband. But no, the woman stood there
alone.
''see here, my LADY, he cried out choking
down his wrath and surprise, 'if you play any
more such tricks on me, III take you off to the
station house"
'Treeks-treeks?'' she replied. 81 play you
no treeks, you p Az Il trsaE5 N serablai' And
before the marshal could raise hi3 hand to pre-
vent those white fingers flashed in the air,
snatched the legal document out of his grasp.
rolled it up in hard wad and flung it into his
face.
The mau now boiling over with rage He
sprang forward with an oath to make the arrest
he had threatened; but like q fash of lightning
the handsome defendant, in two senses or the
word, with twist OF her leg knocked the con-
his full length on the floor. Then, STOPPING
down, she took good hold of his collar and
yanking him to his feet, again knocked them
from under him, and brought him down end
antipodes tn heavy bump. The man made a
furious effort to ry out but the grip OF the gen.
tie lady drew his collar SO tight that 1t was i'm
possible.
Miserable, miserable!'' she calculated, as
she ratified the fellows boots first against the
packing trunk then against some Indian clubs
and dumbbells lying on the floor. After this bit
o! mopplng up she stood him up against the
wall and bumped his sconce against Z heavy
picture frame. Then, waltzing him out into the
hallway, she once more knocked his heels from
under him and laid him on his back. Changing
her mold from his collar to his feet, she sent
MIN sliding down the stairway heaGhrst like
tooooggan SLED The city marshal scram bled
70 i'ls ieet very much ratified, and didn't even
repair his torn collar and broken braces and dust
of his clothing.
Who in the devil is that woman on the first
foofF'' he enquired of q man standing on the
Btoop.
MADAM Leon. the female athlete" was the
answer She's The daisy heavyweight OF the
girl performers.
of.
The colonel had young wife, very pretty
young vile, and, as the colonel reached years OF
discreucn bali century ago, he keeps O close
watch on TINS juvenile wife of his. In other
words. he takes good care that his discretion
shall always be ready to Offset her indiscretion.
The colonel is a philosopher and Is MOI more
inclined to hold this frivolous Young wife ac-
countable for her actions than he would 2 colt
for sending its hools through a plate-gisss
window. However, he draws the lines some-
where. For instance, there is one friend of his