Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-06-28
CHAPTER II.

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. 81 uclH G7lsIper for Mr.. HolJ's dreams to
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When we returned to town in the nliddl.
Of September / was all agog TO dasl
through thick and thin,p and all the NOR
inpatient because knew that two months
must yet elapse before the season would
fairly begin. A visit to Lofty when hel
ta1nilycame home from Newport and Olive
Grene's garden party helped to stay ny
desires to u small extent; and, as every
week passed by, 1 usad to See one or two Of
The men, whom by that time knew, stroll
ing through RiSsnhouss aguare or walk
iLg in Walnut street. Mr.. Boullter in
sisted on rowing me up the river. thinh
bs would willingly have had me take sup
per with him at Strawberry mansion Quits
by ourselves, but ! positively refused tc
rowwith him alone except in the morning
and / OILY did il once, hsing little dis
turted, confess, by tho other men at the
boat house. Not that was afraid OF them
uub uAa H~N "t--AA ~ ~ i-ANSA "'IoaSs ',ho
at that time did not know enough to dis
cEIminaee' Houid gianly nave pesn roWed
by him Tor Gays boSetn.r, however, for ne
looked admirable ID haHneis.
At last came the great eyent-Mrs. Ha
thnrne's dinner for Lofty.
Ifeel again my thrill Of delight on hear
ing our doJr bell ring rs l stood in my
room on thai Wei Remembered evening,
for knew that 10 mnsS DO Olive Creme,
who had PROMISED To come LOT me In her
coupe. scsrcely waited Tor the little
Inapl 70 dcA me lhaI IAs carnage mao come
DUB Kissed my mother anectlonatety, gave
pe>-- AZ my SISTER bessy, VINO mad been
Do0herlng me goon oeai WITH persistens
eleSItoss ana sugSesiiofls, anu new GOWN
stairs IN order 60 escape any family demon
Nrat1on on nhe o'orsiep- ioand oh'e In
qune i WHIT 0 eAciLsiaenl- der witness
tnIec1ea me- ana When VIC RUSHED IN nom
The anrh street 20 She hiasins nan at the
hA1noFnss iei' almost Teany 10 rush
mo 'ne hSote a'Ne-rooin' SiiroHsn the MI.
open uoof Oh. winch cangne a silmpse OF
mas'nline nsureS ana neANu shatcn OIL
Masculine IaasnrsI, eHscote 1andango
snn o1nce OUT again, !us1 oy way Oh pre-
lDue 10 inc evenings aiVefsion-
DuC l Wa sooeFea oy saonshly hnnlnS
nysen IN Loe.ys room lace 70 1ace with
'"O OF tnree sHIs "noin L oio no1 Know,
anu Win Lefty hisquic1' VINO instantly
ulou 70 shuD me- anu my tnouRnIS were
va -ei 70 lne gre'er aSPec' oi 'he situa-
.IoH, 1nre" OH my COAX ana careiuiiy
1Isi'o''4eu Ihyseia, and men has'eneu 10 Inc
h ~, Oh ohve' VINO hao fnlspiaceo
Iioo"n OF LosG pIn' ana presently we Went
uO"h W inc parlof, "here ssooa Nd Is ha-
tnocile' CAIN ana gracious and Lofty, VINO
o WIS looking very pretty anu i,Otie nusheu.
Nc men were al on Ine heiu before Us,
Anu In very snort Time we ma formed
cur VI; procession ana were paraolns INTO the
Nl.iliiS room
was taken IN by dr. Mason Iempie, as
! hau e1pectea- indeed, When LOFTY Oh
letod me my choice among the men, de-
Ssfniined upon MN. lonsed Tor Mr..
DoutAef' 10 Is true, out ald not dare TO
s Is LOT MN; ana remembered inst when
~. emp sd" me aiIIihs on haycocA
- yNT oleno sltuen par nc soiu oise
' .'' ",'IGS inc pfeGaiess TnyLiis nc h'so
t1-; D'i1, anu 81 nanieu niih iol my
-,;.lDi.o "neu s'unoui,oeu my Ie'er
L- --t,--1'oh 10 AoIty' sne sa'u 'has 'is nau
: o - ior sen'iiieht sac "oulu see InaS
.t Nlu NO" 1855 any worthy ta' tnease' anu
La sue "oulo put Mr. CharIer Oh INC
.%,S SUI. y, me
iempie, as efypooy c',neo MN,
n "'s " 'aii' shsh1 young man, Win good
-' uhored e1,resaon' VINO maue nun OF MINI
son "hen nooooy else couio De Ieund LOT
'l Ns VINO was sonaethine Oh oIiettance,
Snu SUPPOSED 10 De contributor 10 the
=. A tAAineS' Mr. Aigernon fairtax van
Sti0aslaar rem Oharter this notner mad
zen n one oil the van o1Tousiaers ana her
.4'eher hairlaxl possessed pedigree De
-ote WINCH hnsiisninen miehs nave ooweo,
SH1 gEnnastlc aoliity whch was said 10
oe 1Ie denght OF Proiesslonais-in aoaltion
% wnich he was Oh considerable fortune,
'ey lond OF entertaining, ana, as ne was
.consvomed to call hlmself' "A wen known
SPORT between these Two young men
tee emlnently wei satisfied, and' to my
surprise, perfectly calm.
looked around the table as l drew of
ny gloves. 1t was a'lsrge dinner-twenty-
81, thtnk-and Lofty had made 1t up
rery carefully. 1t was supposed 70 contain
tae choicest of the men in society and the
most promising of the buds Of the season.
IL was quite distance from one end OF the
long table to the other, and the room looked
with its high walls covered