Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-03-26
pART II

IAlAI II.
CHAPTER XxVI.-The Threesome.
Whether or not was to be so much
blnmed, or rather piticd, l must leave
which / have good deal, tool seems not
70 great with the ladies' No doubt, nt
the moment when / awakod her j was
thinking n good deal Of the effect upon
James More, and similarly when 1 re-
turned and we were all sat down TO
breakfast, | continued to behave TO the
young lady with Difference and distance,
as l still think TO have been most wise.
Her father had cast doubts upon the IN
nOcency Of my friendship aud these "
was my first business 60 gllay, But
there II n kind Of an excuse for Cntrond
also. We had shared IN a scene OF some
tenderness and passion, aud given ana
received carrsscs: / had thrust her from
fne with violence; | had called aloud
upon her IN the night from the one room
90 the other. she had passed hours OF
wakcfulncss and weeping and II is not
20 be supposed J had bcnn absent from
her pillow thoughts Upon the back Of
formality, uudor The name of Miss Drum
mOnd, aud 10 be thpuccfOrth used with %
great deal Of distance and respect, led
her entirely In error on my private Fenu'
mcnts, aud She was indeed so incredibly
abused ns TO imagine me ropeutnut and
trying 90 draw of
The trouble betwi1t us seems to hnve
been this. That Whereas ! (Hiucc had
first set eyes on his great haiti thought
singly Of james More hia return and
suspicious she nude 80 little of these
that ] may Huy she scarce remarked
thcm aud nll her troubles and d0ings
regarded what had pnssed between us in
the night before This Is pnruy 20 be
explained by the innocency and holiness
~ her character, and partly bopauso
Jumcs More, having sped so vi ~ lis in-
tcryiew with mo. or had his mouth closed
hy my Invitation, said no word To her
upon the subject And ut the breakfast
accordingly, it soon appeared We wcrc ut
cross purposes had looked To- find her
in clothes OF her own. ! found her luH
if her father were forgotten wearing
come Of the best that ] had bought for
her and which she knew Tor thoughD
that / admired her in. ] had looked TO
find her initiate my nlicctuton Of dis
lance and De most precise and formal;
instead / found her flushed and wild-llkc,
with eyes extraordinary bright aud IA
painful and varying expression, calling
me hy name with n sort of nppcnl of ten.
dcrnpss md referring aud dcferiug 10
my thoughts and wishes like an anxious
or % suspected wife.
But this was not Tor long As ! hc-
held her SO regardless or her own inter-
csts, which ] had icoplrdizcd aud was
now cndcnyoung 20 recover ] redOuhled
my own coldness n the mnnncr Of los-
SON 10 the Girl. The uorv she came for
wrrd the further drew bnck the more
she betrayed the closrncss of our Init
macy the more pontOdly civil | became,
until even her fnthur tt ho hud not been
30 cngrOsscd with cntng) might hye
observed the opposition Ina the midst of
which, of u sudden, she became wholly
changed. and / told myself, with good
deal Of relief, that she had took the hint
nj last
An day was nt my classes or IN quest
Of my new lodgir" and, though the hour
of our customary walk hung miscruhly
on my hands. | cannot say but | was
happy on the whole 10 find my way
cleared, the Rln again In proper Keeping,
the father satisfied, on ut least ncqui-
escent, and myself free 10 prosecute my
love with honor At supper, ns nt all
our meals, Il was James More that did
the talking No doubt but he talked well
II anyone could have believed him But
viii speak Of him presently more ut
large. The meal nt un cnd lac rose. got
his great coat, and looking lpa ] thought
at mo, observed he had affairs nbrund
took this for hint TINT ] was 10 be-
going also, and got upi whepupon Che
girl, who had scarce given me greeting
az my entrance, turned her eyes ON nae
wide open, with look that babe m,
stay. / stood between them like a nsl
out of water, turning from one 10 IN,
other; neither seemed 10 observe me. sh,
gazing on the floor, he .buttouing ht
COat-which vastly gwcllpd my cru
harrassmcut This appearance of mdif
ferency argued, upon her side, goot
deal OF anger very near 10 burst out
Upon his, | thought II horribly alarming
] made sure there was tempest brew
Ing there, and considering that 20 be- IA,
chief peril. turned towards him and pu
la a..
eau ! do anything for you, Mr.
DrummondY says l.
He stihcd ynwn, which again
Thought 10 b. dllpllCity. why Mr.
David, said he since you are 30 ohlig
Ing as TO propose H. you might show ~,
the way 90 certain tavern" tot Whicl
H. gave the namol where hope to fnl
IN with some old companions In arms.
There WIS no more 10 say, and / go
my hat and cl0nK 10 bcnr him company
And as for YOU said lac TO h
aauehler, you had best 80 TO your bed
i shall be lnte homo. and early to be-,
nnd early 90 RISE gnrs bonny lusses hay
bright eyes
Whoreupou he kissed hor viii, a goo
deal Of tenderness, ANA usherul mo be
fore him from the door This was ~
done Il Thought ON pnrposcl that Il wa
scarce possible here should be any part
lug Wlutntioni but | observed she az
not look at me, aud set il down 10 tcrro
of James Moro.
II was some distance 20 that tavern
lie iulkCd an the way OF mattcrs Whiu
did not Interest me the smRllast. and "a
che door dismissed me with empty mar
ners. Thence | walked 90 my new lodu
Ing whore ! had not 80 much as d chhr
ncy 10 hold me warm, and no sotief
hut my own thoughts Those were sti
bright enough ] did not 80 much "A
dream that Cationa was turtgd ngains
me. ] Thought we were likc folk plcdged
j thought We had btcn too ncur un
spoke TOO warmly 10 be severed. least d
all BY what WefD only steps in a mos
concern was only the Kind OF lathei-il
law that was getting, which was not d
al tho hind l would have chosen. and HI
mntter OF how soon ] ought % speak
him, which was q delicate point on SOY
cral sides. In the first place. when
thought how young ! wna ! hlushed q
over, and could almost have found II
my henrt 20 have desistod oniy that
once 1 let them 30 from leydpn withOl
eSplnnatlon, ! might lose her altogorhc
And in the second place, there was on
very Irregular seant measure Of sutlsfa
tion / had given james Moro that morn
ing I concluded, on the whole that ii
lay Woald not hurt anything, yet wOul
not delay too long nelther, and got ia M
cold bed with o full heart
The next day, az James Mere rrotued
little on the complaining hnn "a "a
naftar Of my chamber, 4 onereu ~ has
IN more furniture, and conling $50 u
nferAupn. sikh portefs bringing chaii