Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-05-18
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tcolonel IN India, is expecting his return daily
70 England, TO her and her family. She receives
news however, OF his death, and the family are
thrown into extremities, Writing to a friend of
hers, Lady Blenkensop, she consents to find
one OF her daughters, Nancy, situation, and
visits Lady Gilmore, whose family of daughters
she thinks might require goveTness. On ar
irving at the residence of Lady Gilmore she is
net BY terrible news. Her son, Lord Gilmore,
-or1g man. has been shot in the wood. and Is
even now dying from his wounds. Lady Blep-
fensop huTries to the spot indicated and finds
tbe wounded young man ebbing away his life's
blood on his mother breast.
CHAPTERS III AND Iv.-Lady Blenkensop's
rrompt action saves Lord Gilmore's life. A
lunch OF cardinal colored ribbons is found near
The recumbent body of the earl, and this Lady
Blenkensop secretes for further inquiries. Dur
ms his Illness the suffering man often murmurs
ne word: Alice and ct the mention of this
name his mother covers her head in the bed
clothes and groans in agony. Lady Blenkensop
learns that the gOveTness OF Lady Gilmore has
left after a quarrel with her mistress, and she
then introduces the name OF Miss Lotus as her
guccessOr. The distracted mother consents,
and agrees to give her GlOO year. This is ac
Cepted by the sorrowing girl and her bereaved
mother, and Miss LOTUS leaves to take up her
abode with Lady Gilmore.
CHAPTERS V. AND vI.-Naucy Lotus takes up
her residence at Wrothsley castle, the abode OF
Lord Gilmore and his mother, and is well re =
ceiyed by Lady Gilmore. After she has been
relapse, owing TO the receipt Of mysterious
letter which he keeps secret from his mother.
Te forwards the writer the sum of $500 in charge
ola Dr.. Robertson ''for his patient" On q
visit to Lady Blenkinsop Miss LOTUS is intro
duced 10 two young cavalry officers, Sir John
Oakes and Mr.. Ryde, and the former is at once
struck with her beauty.
CHAPTER vi. AND vII.-sir John oakes paid
visit TO Lord Gilmore and introduced the subject
Of the beautiful Miss Lotus. The young and
amorous lords curiosity is aroused and he
makes il his business to come across the young
woman, whom he meets in the grounds and
mt her with elcpant bOQuet from the
conservatory. In the meantime Lady Gilmore
is annoyed and angry at what she hears from q
maiden aunt-that the accident to her son was
not an accident at all, but deliberate outrage
On the part of woman he had wronged, and
Who afterwards shot herself.
CHAPTERS X. AND x.-Lady Gilmore, in her
anxiety TO see her SON safely married, invites
the Hon. Ka.e Butler, the daughter of poor
Irish viscount. to visit them. Lord Gilmore
hears this with undisguised chagrin. He con-
tnues to ingTatiate himself into the favor Of the
handsome governess, whom he manages to meet
clandestinely in the corridor near the school
room.
CHAPTEH XI.-A FIRST SUSPICION.
Three days later the Hon. Kate Butler
arrived at Wrothsley, and Lady Gilmore
gladly welcomed her. She was a clever,
bright looking girl, and undoubtedly
handsome, and she had one fixed pur-
pose in life of which however she did no t
peak. She meant to marry well, and
she knew that Lord Gilmore was very
rich, and that he was also good looking,
and for the rest what did it matter? She
had been brought up in bad school,
school of wTaugling and bitterness, of
poverty and debts, and her heart had not
IOftened in it but had grown hard and
strong.
clam good looking she often told
herself, and l mean not to throw my
looks away" and she was
not one to lightly change her
mind.
She therefore returned Lady Gilmore's
greeting with the greatest effuslon, and
expressed the utmost delight at the pros
peUt Of her visit.
at is so good of you to GOMEZ said
Lady Gilmore, when we are so quiet;
Gilmore, am thankful to say. is gath
sring strength very fast, but still his arm
pans him very much sometimes-ah, my
dear, we have had dreadful timel'
at must have been too dreadful I
never was SO shocked, so horrifed; and
the wretCeed man who did it has never
been discovered, Lady Gilmore?'
"And never will be, of course; it was
spoacheT, no doubt-and-and my boy
might have died!''
Lady Gilmore's dark eyes filled with
tears as she said the last words, and Miss
Butler caught her hand and pressed It
sympathizngly.
"YOu must not grieve about 1t, all
danger is over now" shs said, sooth-
ingly.
eyes, but when I remember my
anguish
and l.
Miss Butler had expressive, Irish blue
eyes, aud she made very good use of
Iaem during the interview with Lady
Gilmore, who was satisfied as she looked
d Aeri that she was girl with deep
Feelings and tender heart.
Gilmore must admire herr she
thought, but before the evening was
over neither the keen witted girl nor the
mother were by any means certain of
this fact.
fillmore did not dine with them, for he
Always took his meals in his own rooms
tlnce his illness, and he was still quite
unable 10 use one hand and arm. But
81 his mothers request he went during
.ue evening into her boudoir, and there
raw Miss Butler.
ne saw tall handsome girl toying
WIN leather fan, who rose to receive
nm and silently olasped his hand, with
ne, .er blue eyes liked on his face, as
'"ough her heart was too full to speak.
well, Miss Butler, and how are
!out he said without any responsive
And your" said Miss Butler in q
halt-whisper.
On, I'm pulling myself together
go, ~salu all right; so you've been staying
"''a the Cadogau' s; any news there?"
mink not, - said the Hon. Kate,
,.Ssoeatng herself, and during the rest of
r rnO evening she dropped anything senti-
Su'ai' and tried TO amuse Gilmore with
bright and clever tongue.
sr- nut sne saw very well that she was not
i;,lus'ug him; that he listened with po-
,he. and laughed at her sallies, but
~ MS bright hazel eyes did not linger
~ uer handsome face. She, in fact,
VII young woman OF penetration, and
nnS ma, sne retired to bed that night she
baS 'stood very well that Gilmore had
,ntotnlng TO do with her invitation to
"roihsley.
thou, Ds. II is such a splendid place, - she
c5s3usnt, with a half sigh, and she de-
ners. Il were well 10 remain, and that |
10 huaps after all Gilmore might succumb
70 her attraction.
10 -. the next morning she saw nothing
vi.L 9 until after luncheon time. He
va aueu her to 60 away, in truth, and
"as quite aware tbs+ oron, r,,orriosa-