Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-05-01
TILE wEEKLY GAzETTE FORT WORTH. TEXAS THURSDAY MAYl


ception of her husband, and the genera
had shrugged his shoulders when he lis
tened to the story.
''Most likely some woman that he ha
goaded on TO madness by his ineon
stancy - he said; ssI should advise yol
to say nothing about IL. -
Therefore, after thinking a moment
Lady Blenkensop did not speak now
But what Lady Gilmore had told her OF
Gilmore's reticence confirmed her hus
band 5 idea in her mind.
GAS you say, one cannot tell, - sh,
said quietly; cit may have been {
chance shot, and it may have been al
intentional one; at all events, it is 6
great mercy and blessing to you tina
Gilmore is getting well. -
''lt is more than that!" cried Lady
Gilmore, ferventlY; sit is life or death
to me. could not have lived if my dar-
ling had passed away"
''There is no fear now, - answered
Lady Blenkensop, kindly; and yet the
very next morning q great change fol
| the worse took place in Gilmore's con-
dItion.
This was undoubtedly caused by the
arrival of letter which came by the
post. Lady Gilmore herself opened the
| postbag in his room, which a servant
had just brought in, and handed, among
others, letter to Gilmore in a man q
handwriting, which he glanced at care
lessly
81 don It know the writing,'' he said
and then tore open the envelope with his
left hand, which was the only one he was
allowed to use, the wound being near the
right shoulder, the bone of which the
bullet had broken.
AS he read the first lines Of the letter
he started up in bed with hoarse cry.
"Gilmorel What is it?' exclaimed
Lady Gilmore, greatly alarmed, hurry
ing to the bedside.
"My God! How could she be so mad
the mad mad giIl!' continued Gill
more, who was pale, excited, and
seemed scarcely conscious of what he
was saying.
"My dear. what has happened?'' i'm
plored his mother. 'fLst me see this
letter.
But as she placed her trembling hand
on it, Gilmore clutched it from her
grasp.
fYou must not see it, he said has
tily, adding the next moment almost be-
low his breath, "this is terrible-too
terrible!''
He seemed quite overcome. and fell
back on the pillows as though about to
FAINT, whilst Lady Gilmore stood gazing
at him, terrified and afraid. Then, after
minute IS silence, he again raised him
self, and once more read the letter he
still held grasped in his hand.
"Give me my check book - he said,
in an agitated voice. al must send some
money at once
"But, my dearest, you cannot write -
faltered Lady Gilmore.
81 must,'' be added imperiouslY.
"Reach me that small desk, mother,
here, and open that drawer in the table
there, and hand me the oheque book. -
Lady Gilmore dare not refuse, and
placed the desk and the cheque book on
the bed; and Gilmore laborIously and
painfully at once commenced to fill IN
cheaue for $500, payable to a DOCTORS
name, which he again referred to in
letter before he wrote it. He then
turned the cheque on the blotting pad,
and tried to write letter with his stiff
cramped hand, though every word he
wrote gave him severe pain. Suddenly
he dropped his pen with a groan.
81 can t do tit fortunes me so, - he
half moaned, and his pallor grew so
great that Lady Gilmore ventured to go
up to the bed, and knelt down beside it.
''Let me write it for you, Gilmore, -
she prayed "whateVer it is. You can
trust me, and you know the doctors said
you were not to use your right hand. -
Again Gilmore groaned and closed his
eyes, as if in extreme pain, and Lady |
Gilmore glanced at the few irregular |
lines which he had written, and which |
lay open on the small desk still, after |
the pen had fallen from his powerless |
grasp.
"Sir, - she read "your news has been |
a terrible shock to me, and [ hasten-''
His strength had failed him here, and |
Lady Gilmore dare ask no questions. She |
rose hastily, and procured restorative,
and held it to his white trembling lips,
and presently Gilmore revived a little.
''Let me finish the letter for you, my
lear?'' she half whispered; and after
wing moment or two in silence, and
feeling that he was physically incapable
If writing any more, Gilmore consented.
''Will you address an envelope, then,
% DR.. Robertsou-yes, that is his
name, and he once more referred to
he letter he had received, and then
famed certain number IN St. Georges
Dad, s. W., in town, land add below
What have written here, that am nos
veil enough to write more, but that
wish to hear by telegram when he re-
eives tbis-how his patient is getting on
and that he must write daily, and 1
Will send more money whenever it is re-
Iuired. -
AS Gilmore paused, exhausted by
hese directions, Lady Gilmore, with /.
Thite face and trembling hands, pre-
jared herself for her task.
She drew a chair near the bed and
ook the little desk on her
,nee, and she noticed as she
i'd so that Gilmore With his left hand
ushed the letter which had brought him
he i'll news (whstever it was) under his
'illow, evidently for the purpose of coz
ealing 1t from her eyes. But she said
othing; she wrote the words he hod die
ated, commencing, "Lord Gilmore be-
ng to i'll to finish this letter, he has au-
horized me to do so, and then followed
is direction, all OF which she put down
Tithout comment. When she had fn-
she'd for the first time che raised her
ark eyes to his face.
tWhat name shall sign?'' she asked,
18th ring of anguish and reproach in
er voice she could not quite conceal.
al shall try to sign 1t with my left