Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-04-02

| ab9nf. Aud be asks you because h,
thinks ! would be less likely to come
wanting yOn."
well. i wish that kent" says Alan
Him and me were never Onways pack
| we used to grin nc ither ike q PAIR o
pipefs Something for ny ear, quo ne
| IN maybe have something for his hind
or end before we are through with it
bod, I'm thinking it would be a kline
Of q advertisement to gang aud see wha
/ he'll be 0fterl Fairly, that ] could Sc,
your lassie then What say ye, Davie
! Will yc ride with Alan BreckT
You may be sure | was not backward
and Alnn's furlough running toward an
end, we set forth together on q pair Of
reasonable good roadsters by the road o.
France.
Il was near dark Of January wher
we rode ut last into the town OF Dun
Kirk. BY this time we had left our hOrs
es at the post and found a guide &c
Bazin's Inn, which lay beyond the walls
Night was quite fallen so that we were th,
last 10 leave that fortress. and heard
the doors of u close behind Us as We
passed the bridge. On the other side
there lay lighted suburb, which we
thridded for a while. then turned into a
dar klane, and presently found ourselves
Wnding In the night among deep sand
where we could hear Il bullering Of the
sea. We travelled in this fashion for
some while. following our conductor most
" by the sound of his voice, aud / had
begun TO think he was perhaps mislend-
ing US, when we came TO the top of n
small brae. aud there appeared out of the
darkness Q dim light in the window.
guide '''
Alan smacked his lips. IAN unco lone
~ BIT said he, aud / thought by his
tone he was not wholly pleased
little after and We stood In the low
CT story OF that house. which was all
III the one apartment, with stair lcad-
ing to the chumbers nj the side. benches
ana tables by the wall. the cooking fire
at the one end of Il and shelves Of bot
YES ana the cellartrap at the other.
itere Brain, who was an Unlocking.
Dig man. told Us the Scottish gentleman
was gone abroad, lac knew not where,
p1t tuc young lady was above, and he
would eau her down 10 us.
took from my breast that l,orcbinf
wanting the corner, and ltnottinr n obont
my Jhtont' l could hear my heart pnf
ulI Nlan putting me ON The sbouider
WIN some of his laughable oNprpssinns
n Voul9 scarce reiuin frOm a sLarp word
Sut the time WIS not long to whit
hcuru ner step pass overhead, nud gnvy
ner ON Tue stair This she descended
My eluietly', aud greeted me with n
p p'' luVe una certain seeming of ear
th9t extremely dashed me.
MY inther, James More. win he how,
aoon. lie VIII be very pleased 10 go
you she said. And thcn OF n sndJon
hcr lace famed, her eyes llghtenei t6n
speech stopped upon her lips. and made
au.r Nnt lNu opscw i the kcrchicf. If
was only for a breath that sbo ,rns a.,
composed, but mcthourbt il was y.itS y
new animation that She turned to vci'
come Alan; And you win be his friend
Alan BrcckE She said MANY IL H.
ue"rh tlmeS 1 VIII have heard him tell
Oh you, ana l love YOU already for Mi
YOU, bravery, and goodness"
W GU Wen, says Alan, holding her
mana IN his and viewing her. "nnd so
TINS Is the young lady at the last of ifi
Dayl9i' yGrc an awful poor hand of dc.
do not know that ever | heard him
speak 80 straight 10 peoples hearts. tbe
sound OF his voice was like song.
w MAJ VIII he have been describing
MOI she cried
Little else Of it since I ever came ONT
of France says he. "forby a bit of n
spcrNncnt ono night In Scotland I'm
shaw of wood by Sivcrmins But cbocr
M, my dear, yo'ro BONNER Than what he
said. Aud now there's ono thing sura,
you aud me are to be "a pair of friends
~ kind of a henchman TO Davie here:
I'm Ike a tyke at his heels. and what.
ever he cares for, I've rot TO cpre for
too-ond by the holy arm. they've got 10
care Tor me, 80 now YOU can 500 what
way you stand with Alan Breck. and
yen hardly lose on the transaction. He's
no very bonnie, my dear, but he's leal to
them he loves"
Il thank you with my heart for your
good words" said she. II have tbat
honor Tor a brave, honest man that /
cannot md any to be. answering with A"
Using travellers freedom, we spared 10
wait Tor James More and sat down To
meat, we threesome. Alan had Catrionn
SUI py nm ana wait upon his wants; he
made her drink first out of his glass. he
surrounded her with continual Kind
gallantnes, and yet never gave me the
most small occasion TO be Jealous and
ne kept the tulk so much In his own
hanQ, and that in SO merry note. that
neit ,er she nor | remembered TO be oIn-
barrassed. If any had seen us there, IL
must have been supposed that Alan was
the old friend and | the stranger. i'm.
deed, l had often cause to love and 10
admire the man. but / never loved or adj
mlred MN better than that night. and /
could not help remarking to myself (what
was something rather In danger Of for
gettlngl that be had not only much ex-
ANA'NA'.N - NV hhA III us own MAY a
great deal OF natural ability besides. Az
Tor Catriona she seemed quite carried
away; her laugh was like peal of bells,
her face gay as May morning. and /
own, although | was very well pleased
yet L was Il little sad also. and thought
myself dull storkisk character In com
parlson OF my friend, and very unfit to
come into a young maids life and per-
haps ding down her gayety.
But II that was Ike to be my part. |
found at least that | was nor alone I'm n
Tor James More returning suddenly, the
girl changed into n piece OF stone
Through the rect Of that evening. until
she made an excuse and slipped TO bed.
/ Kept an eye upon her without cease.
and can bear testimony that she never
smiled scarcely spoke, and looked most
" on the board IN front of her. So that
really marvelled TO see 30 much devo.
tlon (as 1t used 10 he) changed into the
very sickness of hate.
or James More Il Is unnecessary IN
say much, You know the man nlreadv
what there was 70 know of him. and
am weary of writing out his lies
Enough that nc drank a great deal and
told MS very little that was 10 any possi-
bic purpose. As for the business with
Alan, that was to be reserved for mo
morrow and his private hearing.
IL was the more easy to be put of. be-
cause Alan and ] were pretty weary
with our days ride, and sat not very
late after Catriona.
We were soon alone N chamber