Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-05-07

ssec ID lilo boar 4 ilinp feminine START.
| a. one nf Il 'r lNu Parcels N'r iimWli
somewhat roughly IN ilir rol, Has" w
/ his opportunity "Nuw, ihcte, he grow
/ l.,nk ont. Will YER Snmc ni YOUR things
| missf' h. added with Eruh coutirsf,
turning ~ her. These yer trunks Ter
| nranicf ,,e,
Slie stuilcd a idcisnnt asscnl and Hill'
| pushing aside the hrlicr W'iacl lhif'
| square trunk IA hia arnr Hut irnh
| rAc,,ss Of zeal, nr some other mischancc'
| is foot Slipped. and he came deNil
| heavily, striking he corner ~ the lfihh
on the ground aud louscning ~ ihslsh-
, ines. II was a cheap, rounph.lpuNnR
I affair, but the accident discovered ~ ~
| yawulng I'D quantity Of while. hv'-
! edged feminine apparel OF an apparently
superior quality. The young lady uttered
another cry aud came quickly forward.
| In. Biil was profusc ln his Apologies,
himself gir,led the broken box Win q
atrap, aud declared his Intention ui nav
Ing the company make 4 good to her
with q new one Then he casually hc'
companled her To the door Of the wait
ing room. entered, made place Tor llrr
before the fire by simply lifting no
ncarca, anl most youthful passenger ny
the coat collar from The stool thai he
WIS occupying. aud, having installed
thu lady Ia H., displaced another inNa
who WIS sianding before the chimney,
and. drawing himself NJ 10 his lnli TX
frri Of height In frunt Of her, glanced
down upon BIZ fair passenger as Ne TOOK
his Wnyhlll from hi- pocket
Your name is down here As MISS
Mullins he said,
She looked up hcumc suddenly aware
thai She aud her uurauoncr Wef. w
rcntcr Of interest 10 the whole circle ~
passengers, and. with a slight rise OF
color returned "NrA
''Wcll. Miss Mullins, I've got a ours
tlnu or two to ask yr, ask II s'rglEht
out aforc this crowd It's IN my rights
10 take We aside and ask it-but ina.
nin't my aylr; I'm M detective. ]
nepdnN ask Il at all. hut act ~ OF |
kDuwei the answer, or J might leave u
TO he asked by others We needn't an
~wcr u cf yr don't Ike; we've got q
frirud over her-,ludge Thompson
WHO " q frrnd Ia So, right OF wrong
Jest ~ any uilWr man here is-n. though
ycd INrlpd your own jury, Well me
simple question We got 10 ask yc IL this
Did you signal 10 nnyhuly from the
coach whcn we passed Hnu1hrs an
hour nguf -
We an thought that Bills courage, and
nudacity had reached lis climax here
10 openly aud publicly accuse g lady
before group Of chlynlrous Cnlilorninns
and that lady possessing The further at
fractions ~ youth, good looks mud inhu-
rrlcp, was little short If desperation.
There was M evident movement NJ ndhc-
sion toward the fair stranger slight
stummering broke out On the right, hut
the vpfy hnlducss Of The act held them
In stupche1 surprise. Judge Thompson,
with hland, prnpitittory Hmil began.
"Really liill, ! must protest On hehhli
of this Young lady when tie fair
accused. raising her eyes to her acch'Fr'
L. the Consideration nt every body an
awcred with slight hut convincing insi-
tation Of conscientious truthtulncssi
~ did
"Ahcrn! intcrposcd the judge hastily.
'cr- that Is or You allowed your hand
kcrchicf to tlutter from the window. !
noticed II myself. casually one might
even say playtully hut without nuy par
tirnlar Significance.
The girl Ngnriling her npologist with
singular mingllng Of pride and impu-
tlencc. returned briefly;
81 signnllcd,
Who lid you signal to-" asked Bin
gravcly
The Young gentleman I'm going to
marry
4 start, followed by slight litter from
the younger passengers, was instantly
i niRip. =" u '''"SV F'''''' '''"
What did you signal 10 him forJ' he
continued.
10 tell him was here, aud that It
waa an right returned the girl will, a
steadily increasing pride aud color.
"Wot was all nghtY demanded l'ill.
THAT wasn't followed and he could
meet ne On thr road beyond Nnss's
Ridge station" She hcstnt,-d a moment,
and then. with Hlll greater pride. IN
which q youthful defiance was Hlill min
plcd, said I've run away irou home tn
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