Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-11-27


noon. Jack turned from the elevator
down which ho had just sent the form
OF tho last edition, ind gave u sigh Of 70
lief ne tho regular beat Of tho stereo
typor's brush arose from below. A few
of tho coinpositors yet fingered at thcii
cases throwing ia" such typo as could
be got, but tho majority had gone home
to supper, prefoITing to return later
when the forms were released from the
steaming table aud typo was moro
plentiful. Quoins, sidosticks, mallets,
planners and other utonsils lay about on
tho irnrcsing stones and tables, and with
a wave Of his hand toward them and a
word Of instruction to his youthful
assistant, Hazoloy stepped to his desk
and began measuring mp "dupoa"
Despite the ink stains on his brawny
arms and his beard Of three days
growth. he was rs handsome n specimen
of Young manhood as one often sees.
and 50 Margaret Medbury thought rs
sho Mt that momont opened tho door
from tho stairway into tho hall, at the
end OF tho room whorc Jack was Her
modest "How do you do. Mr.. HazeIeyg"
brought the blood 10 jacks face md sot
his heart pounding, but no mustered
courage to reply politely, and as ut this
instant tho business manager and man
aging editor appeared nj the head OF
the stair aud bowed her across tho hall
into the lAto Mr.. Medbury's room no
further chance for conversation wis
given.
An Margaret entered this room, into
which since childhood sho had so often
ioyously bounded, her heart WA heavy.
IT seemed az II she was entirely slone in
great, unfeeling world-a world her
kind, indulgent father had made very
happy for her. Her mothers death
three years before had been hard blow.
but 1t wns rs nothing IN comparison
with her present bereavement Tho
utter loneliness had not come before,
but now 1t was upon her with oppressive
weight. Tho honest sympathetic faco
Of her childhood friend aud schoolmato
Jack Hazelcy-had seemed most wei.
come moment before, but tho differ.
enco in their respective Btatious forbade
his Offering sympathy unless she mado
tho first advances, and her womans
modeaty forbade that.
All this and much moro passed through
tho young womans mind as sho entered
the editorial apartments. Thopolite in
ytiaiions Of the Mcssra Bite to be seated
seemed hollow and grated harshly on
her ears. Something told her tho un.
usual cordiality of the brothers was AS
sumod, and sho was alarmed to find
herself wishing she had the same conf.
denco in these two polished gentlemen
now in her company that she had al.
ways involuntnrily felt for Ilnzeloy--
reueent and bpahful MS he might appear
IN hor presence. Sturdy, blunt, some
times almost surly, there was always an
undercurrent OF kindness that told hor
and all who came In contact with him.
TINT while ho was not poltin or pol.
ished man, ho was still one who thor
oughly understood himself-a man of
uncommon moral and physical courage,
and ono OF such broad mind and kind
heart IA TO win tho respect oil all honest
people.
Why sho distrusted tho brothers she
did not know. Surely nho must needs
trust them Tor now TINT her fntherwGs
igono sho must depend on thom as tho
respective hsads Of tho editorial aud
business departments Of thlsproperty lett
to her, However, as Charles, tile elder.
removed his hat and olonred HE throat
preparatory to opening conversation, tho
other brother meanwhile carefully clos.
ing the door after uloln, It seemed as
II that old saw
"'Will you walk into my parlorp
Said the spider 70 tho ~.
was q most appropriate beginning
1--WE wish to have quiet littlo talk
with you, Miss Margaret" said Bite,
senior, as no sat siiiiiy down on the edro
OF his chair, land Tor that purpose Ia.
1tcd You into this little lanelnin OF
mine." Margaret noticed tho infection
on the word "mine." and rvprossed an
ger nado her eyes glow Il tribe. II
seemed to her rs II this man had shown
undue haste in removing his deslx. books,
etc, into her fathor's room 40 soon after
the funeral, and that, too. without con
sulting her, tho present solo owaor OF
Tho Herald plant However,, aho could
hardly hnd practical reason for resent,
ment, anil lmost Immediately con.
trolled herself und looked ozpeetant. Ne
If nuxious for tho procedure OF Bites
"quiet talk
"fou ses,' began the managing editor
again, "Mr. Arthur here, my brother,
and have for some time had an interest
"a financial interest, may tay-in this
plant, and while It is not such an IN.
tercst as in any sense renders Us proprie-
tors, 1t is such as viii probably nocossi-
ltato tho Office giving us stock. That.
however, IS all we ask. We do not want
our money. We have never said any
thing 10 any ono outside about this
mnt'er, and there Is no need now Of sgv.
ING anything about 4. Your father IN
MS viii tanned mo as executor and adj
painisuator, and now proceed in this
quiot manner to iniorin you. tho sole
heir, 81 tho oaly claim lsaow Of AGAINST
tho cotase, real or pcrhonal--nnmelv,
W., 900 hold By myself ia uao shapo *
three notes OF $4,000 each, given mo BY
your father for money lent"
Surprise, mixed with Indignation be.
,--g~a it1oif In Aara1rot'a voice. ON.