Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-12-31

"4he Is IN a0ubre, you ren me. Can ]
help herw
"she hopes you viii. Her happiness
more than she con tell you-deponds on
that
"Tcll me what sic wants"
"Shc is in ned nf money"
docs her happiness depend on thati"
"Yos"
"You arc sure she asks for nothing more
than money"
"Sothhg."
lie bowed his head as n to conceal the
pain that came into hisfacc Then quickly
rccoyefng himself, be said gently
"ppor soul, II money can make herhnppy.
she mall have H.
lie rose, folt hs way to writing table
and seated himself before 10. From
drawer he took out cheokbool, opened II,
aud passing his long, nervous fingers over
the paper he slowly wrote his name in tho
right hand corner Thon he ore ont the
check, and returning 10 his former scat
gave II TO me.
~ have left IL open" he said "Asls her
20 write in-my unhappy little friend-tho
amount she needs, and tell her, IN cnse she
doubts 1t still, that her secret Is side in my
keeping aud that she las Mode me happy
by remembering me In her distress"
/ took the check, ALTERING some ipcoher-
ent words Of gratitude NH
you will stay with us day or twoin he
asked.
No; must 20 away today"
"IlHve you far TO 90 home"
81 am going to London, he replied eva.
sivcly
"You nrc staying with friends thorei"
mo; have no friend to so to-"
Are You quite aloncp
"Quite"
He WIS silent for moment, seeming
greatly shocked by his discovery. Then he
said;
"liut you have fricnds'
"Nouc but Mere Lucas nndn--
lie held out his hand quickly, and as it
closed on mine u smile broke over his fncp
And me" he said. "Oh, II my unr and
reason deceived me the sense OF touch
would tell me whose hand this is hold.
Lot us give up this game Of crooked quos
tions and cross answers and be ourselves.
Have faith in me, little friend"
For some minutes We sat thus, with our
hands locked, and neither spoke, Some
such feeling Of mingled joy and sympn.
thctic sorrow IA ehoked my utterancc mny
HANt tAAfuNNA MN IAlnAIA ut WIS wait
ing for me 10 conlide my sorrows TO him
10 pour out the history Of past troubles
that he might give me comfort But
dared not answer that silent appeal, and
the tear that clipped from my cheek and
fell upon his hand as bent over IL was all
the confession could make
AS there nothing | eau do to help youtn
he asked Ia u tone OF deep agitation
Nothing nothing more than you havo
done, No one can help me, need no help
now. Tho worst Is past, Better days must
come Then may tell you more"
"a want TO know no more than that, he
answered impresslyely III che worst Is
past, we will cease to think Of It. Let us
SO IN the gardon,N he added In brighter
tone as no rose 70 hla feet, The sun ought
70 be ginning today"
He took my Trembling arm.
You know the wuyW he asked
Yes; l walked across tho lawn yester
day"
" knew Il, he murmured. Something
touched my arm, aud felt that you were
near. have been expecting you to GOMEZ
He said this, thought, 10 encourage me
bat the radiant happiness in his floo SUR
prised me, though knew the vigor and
fortitude Of his character One would not
have imagined but for those poor closed
eyes that he had lost the most precious
gift OF nature. lie pressed my arm to his
side and spoke some wise words Of assur-
ance, adding
I'VE have both met with misfortune,
little friend
" think too much Of my own"
Mime he said to turn my thoughts, els
not 80 great IA you would think Al first
A LuNI tn
empty, But am learning to see now with
out my eyes, and | 0nd multitude OF
beautiful things that had before escaped
my notice l never weary Of sitting here
and listening -pus2ling out where all the
sounds come from and making better ac-
quaintRnce with the hidden world %
And IN tho evening you have Miss Bell
TO read TO you and playn
Yea She Is a good, arnlnble girl, won.
dcriully patentand untirlng.N
There was "a grent whr OF wings over our
heads, startling me for the moment and
then six or eight beautiful pigeons duttercd
down and settled ON 1aras shoulder and
outstretched arm. He gave them baud
full Of naiSe nom his pocket, and they clus.
tered about his hand with outstretched
wings TO take tho grain,
DO they come down to Miss Bell like
that" asked, with envy.
"Ihey will come 60 any one who has
something 70 give them, he said, smiling,
wondered II no regarded me in thcsamc
light.
held out my hand tlmidly Co theprctty.
fiutteriug birds, but they had swallowed
the last grain, and they took 10 theiiwings
aud dew away in body
iceuld bear " no longer The pain At my
heart was greater than could endure
u must 20 away, too, said, choking
down my grief.
CHAPTER NLIv.
a FRlESD ~ NETD.
Taras would have had mo take his car
rlage 20 tho station. hnt refnsed wnnt-