Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-09-13

that than by pressing your suit unduiy-
forgive the Sord-at this early day. 1eel
quite safe in agreeing with you there
Blarnaby reached out his hand and TOOK
hers. which was simultaneously raised To-
wards his for a friendly grip. With spas
moGic effort that evolved good deal OF
agility he bent over and kissed my lady's
riding glove with more than merely hnlghtly
courtesy.
He had hardly recovered his position
when the excited apparition of Sir John
flashed upon him from l sharp turn IN the
road ahead.
Blarnaby fairly shook with dread.
But his feat of gallanrry had not been
Sin John had galloped back at utmost
speed because there had been an accident
Lady Elsic's horse had stepped into Il rao-
BIZ hole and she was thrown. Happily tins
was all, for he had instantly collarcd The
brute and released Elsie's foot from the
st!irup She was stunned; whether in
ternally hurt or not. could not yet be
known. He had carried her into cottage,
and was now in woeful plight, well under
stood by every bearer OF unexpected bad
news.
E.lsie,s mother was at her bedside when
the poor girl recovered consciousness. Lady
OsSII!stoae'S constrained calmneSS sur
prised herself. She alone played doctor
and nurse and her CHEEKY words did more
to bring back the roses and the smiles than
all the clumsy efforts of man, professional
or law ever could have done. When at last
Il doctor came he said no bones We're broken,
no muscles Sprdined, only the nerve shock
from d lucky tumble on thick grass Within
an hour Elsie was in her own room, ana by
dinner time was permitted to recllne on her
favorite couch in the bow window over
looking the mere. Sir John was a model OF
demure propriety-So excessively well be
haved that Elsie could not resist poking fun
at the little boy who remembered 50 well
that he should be seen but not heard. And
though ne tried bravely to keep her silent,
he could not help proving that at least that
virtue was denied TO the gentle sex.
The reaction came sharply upon Lady Os-
sulstone. When she saw Elsie cared for
and recovering. then came forth the plentl-
full tears that bravery had Stitied in the
time of danger. The housekeeper, lady
| who had been 4 lifelong companion TO her
ladyShip, well knew how best TO deal with
such reaction. They had shared many
great gricfS together, ana this was but 4
case of ordinary peut-up emotion which
cures itself i'll its own way. But good Mrs.
NetherbN was altogether OFF the scent this
time She knew of the pecuniary
worries, but believed them To be Us
good as ended now. So she was
rather surprised that the well-balanred
| mind of her lady did not reassert itself
with its wonted elasticity. She was diSap-
pointed in the slow action Of her own res
torative cheeriness, but hoped the quick
recovery of Elsie would complete the cure.
After eating an apology for a dinner, Lady
OSsustone sat for Il while near her daugh-
ter and-by she felt the open air would
suit her better, and Elsie ought not to have
more than one person near her just now.
Mr. Blarnaby CONSIDERABLY carried 4 camp
stool as he put on his hat to accompany her
ladyShip.
They had slowly sauntered 10 the bend in
the main path where it turns of to the
clump of old elms near the classic temple.
Here he gently raised Lady Ossulstoue's
arm and placed it within his.
He led her slowly, so slowly that I
seemed IA mechanical movement only YET