Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-07-02

~FT'Y
~ItDin d9astocr for Mr., Ha15's dreams to
might"
Whenwe returned TO town in the middl.
Of 5epssEIbcr I was all agog to dash
through thick and thin" and all the more
impatient because knew that two months
must yet eIapse bsfore the season would
fairly begin. \ visit to Lofty when her
family came home from Newport and Olive
Grepe's garden party helped to stay my
desires 10 small extent; and, as every
week passed by, used to see one or two OF
the men, whom by that time [ knew, stroll.
ing through RLttenhouse square or walk
ing in Walnut street. MI Bounter in.
sisted on rowing me up the river. | think
he would willingly have had me take sup
per with him at Staw berry mansion quite
by ourselves, but l positively refused &c
rowwith him alone except in the morning:
and / only did it once. being little dis
turbsd, | confess, by the other men at the
boat house. Not that / was afraid of them;
but ! did not want 70 he talked about, and
at that TINS did not know enough to dis
criminate, 1 would gladly have been ro4ed
by hin Ter days together, however, for he
looked admirable IN hAnnels.
At last came the great event-Mrs Ha-
thorne's dinner for Lofty.
feel again my tsriH of delight on hear
ing our door boil ring rs l stood in my
ruun on that well remembered eTcmng,
for knew that ID must be Olive Creme,
who kad promised to come for me IL her
coupe. ! scarcely waited for the little
maid TO tell me that the carriage mad come,
L.. l.
peck at my sister BeSsy, who had been
boIhcring Inc good deal with persistent
questions and suggestions, and few down
stairs IN order 10 escape any family demon
stTaticn on tbs dooEBesp. l found Olive in
quito a whirl Of excitement. Her wildness
infected me. and when we rustled in from
the dark street 30 the blazing hall at the
Hathorn-s' I felt almost ready TO rush
into the littie ante room, through the half
oPsn door OF which l caught q glimpse of
n4ascuiine figures and heard q snatch of
masculine laughter, execute a fandango
and daace out again, just by way Of pre-
ludo 10 the evenings diversion.
Bat was sobsrsd by suddenly fiudtng
Tnysalf ia Lotty's room face 70 face with
Two or three girls whom l did not know,
ana With Lefty Risquict, who instsutly
a ~ ~ S4lAIb Alt, stt4'2 NY luOu,Uh> were
turned 70 the gravcr aspect Of the situa-
ton threw OF my cloak and carefully
Inspected myself, and then has5ened TO the
assistance Of Olfye. who had misplaced Il
nbSca OF lost 4 pin aud presently we went
down to the parIor. where stood Mrs. Ha-
therne, calm RI Ii gracious, and Lofty, who
Was looking very pretty and q little flushed.
The men were all GU the field before Us,
grH ~ VAR h. L,l
our procession and were parading into the
dining room
WIS IaJlcn in by Mr. Mason Temple, as
! had expected Indeed, when Lofty of
ieIea me my choice among the men, de-
teruined upon him 1 longed for Mr..
SoulLter, It IS true, but I did not dare to
asa Tor him and | remembered that when
Mr.. Temple saw me sitting on 4 haycock
at tie Grcne's garden party he told Olive
bhae made the prettiest Phyllis he had
eTcr bebeld, and 80 1 named him for nv
AmInior. When announced my deter
rSnatlon to Lofty, she said that as had
declared iOr sentiment she would see that
/ did not lose any worldly advantage. and
that she would put Mr.. Charter on the
other side OF me.
Macy Temple. rs everybody called him.
was raA, slight young man, with a good
hurnoreo C. preston, W no made fun of him
Self when NOBODY else could be found for a
Vlciinl. wh0 was something of q dilettante.
and supposed 70 bs j contributor to the
magazines, Mr.. AIgernon Fajrfax Van
Strousiacr Penn Charter his mother had |
been ons Of Tie Van SLrouslae-s and her
mother Fairfax Possessed pedigree be- |
'1ore which Eni.lishnen might have bowed. |
nc gyTlnaStic ability which was said to |
De the delight Of professionalism addition |
p which he Is CT considerable fortune. |
.Sory fond OF entertaining, and, as he was |
'accn1emec TO cali himself, "a we'll known |
sportP Between these two Young men | |
1elt eInlrentiy well satisfied. and. 10 my |
Surprise, perfectly calm.
looked around tbs table as I drew off
my gloves 1t was a large dinner-tventy- /
six, thtnk-and Lofty hsd made it mn |
very carefully. 1t was supposed to contain !
the choicest OF the mon IN society and the
most promising of the buds ei the season
1t was quite distance from one END of Inc
longta5le to the other. and the rooIa Looked
magnificent, with its high walls covered
with family portraits, and this splendid
gGttering Psrsllelogram in the very mid
die under the chandelier. | looked down
tie row of faces; every body WAS talking
and lsughing-there was rattle OF con
laughed softly to myself and |
drummed On the table. The cloth WAS de- |
liciousiy white; my fingers looked 50 |
smooth and clean and delicate that quite
fell in love with them.
The plate before me was Sevres; lovely |
basket of Jacqueminot roses was placed in |
tront OF 1t; any number of bewildering |
wine glasses, some cut glass, some Bo-
stood at hand; the silver was King |
pattern Further of was a gorgeous
ePersae, round the corner of which l could
See Olive smiling at me; drew a long
breath IN the fullneSs of nay joy, and, as
Mr.. Temple WAS looking away, turned TO
Mr.. Charter and beamed upon him His
lace lighted up in q remarkably sudden
and he gently took my dinner
'ard, which had been twiriing IN nay an
gers, aad proposed 20 draw a diagram Of
.he table en- It for me.
BE took mp q oiay champagne bottle
Ehieh dangfed fpeza his watch chain, ont
u which be bad sisrs issis psaciL and ]