Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-05-11


blue eyes, with dark brown lashes, brows
| and hair and clear, indeed brilliant
complexion. Her movements were quick
and the expression of her face ever
changeful, and there was a certain lm-
patience sometimes in her manner: in
the way she threw back her head which
reminded You of what her father called
her mothers COMPOUNDED tempers, -
for Lady Llsburn and her lord rarely
passed day together without some
sharp, nay, bitter words being ex-
changed between them.
''would you like to goi'' continued
Lady Lisburn, looking at her daughter.
''May see the letters" said Miss
Butler.
Lady Lisburn put it into her hand, and
as Miss Butler read it, her color
deepened.
Eyes, think should - she added
after she had read it; ait must be dread
fully dull for poor Gilmore--I could go
from the Cadogan IS there, mother
couldn Z I?''
$50 you could, my dear; that will be
very good arrangement, and you are
due at the Cadogan IS in the middle of
next week. Shall write and tell Lady
Gilmore that you will be able to be with
her in about fortnight
The mother and daughter settled it
thus, and they both quite understood
what this visit meant, for it was well
known that Lady Gilmore watched over
her son with the most jealous care, and
was very unlikely to invite q handsome
young girl under her roof while Gilmore
was an invalid, unless she had some mo-
tive for it.
But scarcely was Lady Gilmore's invi-
tation duly accepted, when she began to
be afraid that she had been rash in send
ing it. Would Gilmore be angry? she
reflected; and did she know enough of
Kate Butler to Justify her
in throwing her son into
such intimate acquaintance with
herr And would the Lisburns perhaps
expect that he intended to propose TO
Kate, when he had not got the slightest
idea of the whole scheme?
These doubts and fears tormented the
anxious mother necessarily during the
first few days after she received Lady
Lisburn g reply, and when week later
she mentioned to her son that che had
had letter from Lady Llsburn, and that
Kate was coming on TO them after she
ended her visit TO the Cadogan IS, an an
noyed expression at once passed over his
face.
''What a bore,'' he said, "cannot
you put her of. mother; really am not
strong enough to be expected to make
myself agreeable to Kate Butler?''
81 thought you admired her, Gil
more2''
$50 do in way, she's a pretty girl,
but too excessively lively for me at pres
rN1a al-co nv Of IN ho 20
her. -
Here was pretty dilemma for Lady
Gilmore to find herself in. She had in
vited the Hon. Kate especially to enliven
Gilmore, and Gilmore did not appreciate
it, and asked for the very young lady to
be put off whom she had hoped he would
marry!
''My dear I cannot refuse to have her
for day or two" she said, with
troubled heart, "for 1 have already
written to Lady Lisburn TO tell her so"
"It's a nuisance, % answered Gilmore,
Grossly, and then he turned away, think
ing that Miss Kate Butler would be very
much in the way at present.
The truth was that since the day Gil
more had met Nancy LOTUS IN the park,
and walked with her beneath the spread
ing palms, he had never for a moment
been able to get her sweet face out of
his mind. And she had also piqued him
by avoiding him, OF at least not going to
meet him as he asked her. He had
spoken to her twice since, but this was
only after a great deal of trouble On his
part, and Gilmore was not used in his
love affairs TO give himself much trouble.
Their two meetings had happened
thus. Lady Gilmore had directed Nancy
to take the children out each fine or toll
cradle morning for walk in the park at
twelve O'Clock before their early dinner,
and Nancy had obeyed. 1t CHANGED to
be a very fine winter morning the day
after Nancy had first talked to Gilmore,
the sun bright, the boar frost hiding the
pinched grass and shining on the branches
of the great trees, and fringing the
leaves of the evergreens with white. A
glorious morning that sent Young blood
dancing in the veins, and made blooming
cheeks more beautiful and bright eyes
more bright, and Nancy, feeling light
hearted and exhllsrated, went walking
swiftly on between her two young pupils,
with one of Gilmore's roses nesting in
the boa round her throat.
''Is that the rose you wore last night,
Miss Loftus?'' inquired curious Miss
Dossy.
'sWhy do you askfh answered Nancy
with little laugh.
because 1t struck me 1t was not, you
must be quite a favorite with Johnson,
the head gardner, il he gives you roses
like that, as he is great screw. -
Again Nancy laughed, and then sud-
denly blushed, for she perceived at this
moment, Gilmore on one of the cross
walks from the main road, now coming
towards them. The children at the same
instant also saw him, and proclaimed the
news with erys of JOY.
look, Miss Loftusi there is Gilmore
there under the trees-ve must run TO
him.
They shifted their actions to their words, |
and st once dsrted of to meet Gilmore, |
who accompanied by them few mo-
ments later. approached the spot where |
Nancy stood, scarcely knowing what |
to do.
But Dossy solved the question.
..,This is our goFerness, Miss LOTUS, |
Gilmore,2 she said; and Gilmore smil-
ingly raised bis cap. and looked more
smilingly stin at Nancy's blooming
lovely face.
'slt's splendid morning. he said;
stand so you young ladies are having
walk?'
5 eyes. 7" faitered Nancy in some con-
fusion, t'Lsdy Gilmore wishes them to |