Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-10-04
CHAPTER y.-JoURNALIsM.

News. old news, and such news as you neve
heard OF, shakespeare.
Blarnaby saw very little of Lady Ossul
stone ard the other guests of Miss Bennison
Once only WIS he so fortunate as to NEE
her ladyship alone, and that was only for
moment. She was in her carriage, waitin!
outside the dry goods store of Demas Il Co
for Elsie and Genie, who were delayed, o.
delaying, inside. He sprarg to the carriage
window.
My dear lady, am never to see yol
alone; How charmingly well you look!
am terribly Observation-Disclosures know
where l am going next-but soon We shal
have our reward!''
''Your reward, Mr.. Blarnahy. you"
"BIess you for that good che:rl knew
"You are not misunderstanding me,
ire
is it likely1 Hush-here are the girls.
How do you do, ladies, SO happy 10 have
met you once more before my fate is
sealci."
why say fate when yoa know It's going
to ~ fOrimC!e said Gene lau"hiL@4y.
Yes, everybody says you are sure 10
win. / shall remind you Of your promise
when you do. Mr.. Bla:uaby!'' said Elsie.
'lf yGu forget il, | shall not, he replied
gaily; then turning 20 Lady Ossulstone, Il
hope to haze The pleasure Of more frequent
conversations when the campaign is over;
. DHt NV usLht W ttliS liASci4 every tll!IS
but politics. Howe or, We are doing re-
markedly wei. BY The by, has Jour lady.
ship heard that .dr. Hugg is coming ont
with new paper against me: Too bad,
isn't it, Never mind. Good-day ladies, -
and BiarnabF was almost pulled away by
couple Of his committee friends.
II WIS quite true, and Lady Ossulstone
knew al about il, but hal no time to say So.
Lady Elsie and Mr.. Horg had enjoyed many
long talk together since the evening when
he discovered her COmDinOuablcuess. She
il WAS who had written to Genie 10 ascer-
taiE the precise degree OF friendship sub
sisilag between Bldrnahy and HnTg. She
had frankly admitted it and explained why.
Hogg perceived lhIl Elsie WAS 4 very clever
girl in many practical directions, and TO-
Eethcr they agreed that whatever Blarn-
abE,s business qualities We're. there we're
shortcomings III The politician WEicA neither
Of thcm ccaid approve.
Genie ard Elsie set along together capt.
tally except thut the former was less given
TO the practical Genie WAS bright, spark
ling. kitLgnish, took up every new tad with
enthusiasm, only 10 let raost Of them fade
quickly out OF h2r restless mind. Elsie
was slow ~ thought and speech. took more
SERIOUS views Of things. appreciated u little
real vi; more has 4 Surfci- of stories and
humor. md having taken up Il hobby she
steadily worked II ont. The law of UppO-
sites, which inIatnatGS short men with tall
women, and dark compilations with LIGHT,
developed Il strong affection between Genie,
the SENDER brunette, and Elsie, the full
formed blond. Ii mus have had some ef-
feet upon Sir John, too. for he found him
self sadly fusd Of GENES society, Just is
Mr.. Hog@ WAS never happy out of sight of
Elsie. When he told Sir John that it was
his Infection TO start Il nc;v paper to oppose
Bla'ma.y's party, the first remark he made
was this:
Look mere, if only yoi'u let Elsie try
Ter hand AT writing in it, you'll make her
.he Aappiest girl in creation! Her taste
'uns in that line, and Invent notion
Hiatt way al am,