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

,9uNn' 'npee months would he annie
Int, At i1ui Wolhi only say that h.
Noluu leave ms cups forever and for nor
.4V suke n3Ae Il man Of himself She
yhst anew Y he only held ont three
months that the matter was .citiei anil
ne would be safe for an time 10 come
iall an hour after he came In she hsj
reduced The TIME 70 two montlls and
MlSnt nave Kept on reducing. buf when
tle htiie fancy clock on the manfel-
blul giit,brought al the way from
Iuts on purpose for Mate-struck eight
una reminded her that time was pass
ing sue tried TO lead the conversation
IuySIuny np 70 The subject which
NHI4ed so heavily on her heart. Failing
IN ms, abe had concluded to plunge bold.
~ ~ medals res-she wrs To graduate
~ SIX mopths morn. and had nearly In.
lshe1 Laiin-and then she Thought she
would wait til the clock struck the half
huuN Hlu luH suuuid ae iAr
70 begin; But it never struck that haif
honr, She had neglected TO wind II AZ
me proper time and those eight tiny
suvefy strokes Were the last II would
strike for 80 many, many weary, weary
months. SIN she sat and chaftel nbont
everything but the one thing She felt She
ought to talk about; still she waited for
lhe hlli hour signal. which was never 10
come aud now she bad In her own mind
reduced the time Of paurs probation 10
u fortnight, when out across the waicrs
OF the Intervening river came ths claneur
ct the Village clock, She stopped 10
listen. One, two. three four. tive. SIX
seven, eight, nine! She glanced Mt hor
clock. II had stopped Never mind. :"
she thought, u will get Paul's promise
thon ! will wind the clock tell him h
VIII run Just eight days. aud that before
/ wind IL ggnin lie Is to return 10 me
redeemed aud lisenthrallej.
Paul" she spoke aloud now, 81 want
10 talk TO you about our m-. the IN.
turc, and l want you to give me a prom.
isc."
60 on, Nate and pahl spoke with
some bitterness. 81 think / understand
what YOU want. l have only half an
hour longer TO stay with YOU On this The
last night Of the old ychr, and IL Won
know of no nlpasanter way to spend Il
than by talking Of turning over q new
leaf tomorrow because It Is Nov Years
day, you may give mo the first lecture I
have ever mrd from thosc liDs"
She nestled closer 10 him as She looked
mp In his face. and with fufeinc voir.
and tear-flod ewes said. Don't talk 40
Paul: md please don't look eo. Yon
don't know now ID is or vow wnuldn't
And. Paul. wouldn't Won rather have ma.
tell you than pany'
yes" and Paurs eyes blazed angrilv.
for II you tel me my fate there wili
pc no nope but II be told me ! shouldn't
believe INN. and so would live IN an
agony Of suspense until ] saw you
Mate would not look at the angry light
IN P0ul's eyes, aud wisely forebore tn no
ticc tho covert meaning OF his words.
well then. Paul she began. Papa
says we must part. because. because, you
know, Paul, you-you arc"
"a druukard" he interpreted "why
don't you say M
Because" she rcplod ut Is suTi a
borrid word. and | can't feel that Won arc
a. a.. thatl And then. Won know.
Won are fo nrnmise me that vou will ouit
quit doing as Won have done. and
1fter avhilp Won will como hnck. and ="
and then shr remembered that n was
n,,Iv be, rosy dre,,s III vos roneotinr
40 him and renenibereJ ton. tbef be
Ind eiycu her mo- nroniisr She stopped
ehor. looked in his face. and wondered /
III that wns Paul Claire shr had loved 40 4
tonlcrly. The noble. manly loyor IN 4
whose presence Il had been her delight 1
to sit while She listened ID his words Of 4
eni,orment was zone md In hls plore |
No., ,rcrc M ;igsboJ featnres ~ I
,iissi,,t,J ipcbrief" no aacrr iicbtoi |
ovas og , maniac She ebr1nk from HIM /
ond no ,to,e,ncnt rsc,iiad I'm tn HIM, |
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