Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-06-18

church hnih Jed men 10 pFacuoe '"e''
She bsd 'i turned white. ,rhats not
true, ROGER" she said. You are ~
liquor, us brother aud you know MOI
whit Won savl Your seataring years
have taught &c had things"
Edith I've sem them; witc ana lam
ily-all How canst r na,.i
darkness. aud ut that moment steps
were heard without. Go out this way
she said. at Is my husband. lie must
not see thee in this mood. Get. away illl
tomorrow. Roger. as you care Tor me.
She pushed her brother through =
door leading to tue back starr ~ ,;t n
most as sOOr as it was closed her visitor
entered. Roger, however, did not re,
treat dow. thp stairs; he stood ana
looked through the bobbin-hole. IL tue
visitor turned ont 10 be Sir john ne hAu
determined to confront him.
Il was the Knight She had struck
light ON his entry and lie Kissed Tue
child. and took Edith tenderly by the
shoulders, looking into her face. a.,
"Somethmg's gone awry wi my dear!
he snid. "Nhat is III WHATS the mat
teri
"Oh, Jack" she cried. 81 have heard
such fparsome rumOr, what doth II
meany lie who told me Is my best
friend He must be deceived! But VINO
deceived him. and whyf Jack, l was
just told that you had wife living
when you married mt, ana nave hsF
"a wife? HIM"
les nhu VhlluIeh' Nns ~ ~, Lnt
-! You n"' Nv mn ar cow
they are all bastards save this one
nlOner
Aud thar YOU be Sir john Horse
leigh Of Clyf,ong
J. hnlu DE- u"Ne "e't' '"'' ~ ~
ee,u Gee -. ho,.. a
but pr lohh Is hn'"h " Ia
lady, ana issue OF hef' .,ti
HE Knight looked down IloW w W,
| my mlHi get hHeu win sue" Us 'h'N
he asked.
nue OF my h!uoF7i t1hV, - 49,,
a traitor. why shnuln ne ni"r W.. n
ne! An You sGld you n"u O'o'"''
! NJ sea-where Is he now ,.-,,t..
"Eere!, said stern voice behind nm;
| And liinging opGn the door hostr I"rpH
| the Intruder. LIAR. lie sald' 10 c""
| myself her husband
sir John fired up ann mace y uasn AT
| the sailor, who selzeu MN py US I1hNr
| aud In the wfrsUe they both len, ltoSer
| under But In few seconds con.
| rived 10, cNtr,rnte is rlG4t URN Unu
| drawing from his belt a khlic Whlcu ne
| wore attached To- q cord hrpuhu ms he'k'
| he opened il with ms tcrlh ana STUCK
| II into the breast OF sir Jnhu siretched
| above hint Edith hat during these mo
| mcnts run into the next room 70 pace
| the child in safety, ANA when Shc chhr
| back the Knight was relaxing his hold
| ON Rogers thruut lie rolled over upon
his back and sroancI
The only witness OF the scene save me
| three concerned was the nurScmNld,
| who had brought IN tile ENID on us ihth-
| cr's arrival. SHE had stated afterwards
that nobody suspected Sir John had re-
| criycd his death wound; yet II was So
though he did not die for long while,
| meaning thereby an hour or TWO; thut
| Mistress Edith continually cndeaNorcd
10 stauch thu blood calling her brother
Roger wretch, and ordering him 10
| gel himself gone; ON which order he
| acted, after a gloomy pause, by opening
the window aud letting himself down
by ,hlne sill 10 the ground,
1t vas then that Sir John IN dinrrrnt
accents, made Ills dying declaration TO
the nurse aud Edith, and later, the
aputhecury; which WAS to this purpor,
that the Dame Hurselcigh, who passed
as his Wife al Cyttun, and VINO hld
borne him three children, was, ~ truth
and deed, though uncOnsciOusiy me
wife Of another nnn. sir John hnd
married her several years before, IN the
face of the whole country, as me widow
Of one Deeimus Strong, WHO hnd ulsnp
cared shortly after her UNION Win MN
having ndrehlurSd To me Norm 10 Jon
the revolt of the mobiles, hud on lhnl
revolt being uuclled, retreated across th[
sea- Two years ago, having discovered
this muu to be- stu llNlng IN France ahd
not wishing to disturb TIE mhd ana nap
piness of her WHO believed hrrS'll nv
Wife Yet wishing FOR legitimate issue
Sir john had informed the King oil TIT
facts, who hat encouraged nun To wee
honestly, though secretly me Eouni
merchants WIDOW al liaNH1p'pl' SUI
beings llVrrtorti ms laMlul WIG ana sue
only Ihal 10 aNo'd an senhuAl ana nun
bup ne had lhnpu7'u 10 ict lh'hEs re-
nam as lhcy were ill lnlr uppurtuhl'!
should ariSr 9l mahl4E the rue GUS
Known WIN least pam 70 al paruc
cohcerurd', but mat having breh sus
prGted ana Atlieheu oy ms own brothef
h-laW, hls @rSl iot HH'h stutItN ah'
ior ny UlluES "" t ' INC, "ul u ",'u ~
nc ON! W'SHeu /" 'ouil'ie'u us sou'
= "SH9. I'll. ain. ,,., .,,.,. ,,...... No.,
lnUl u'Ihl' Mnnt t"t uMla VII ny.
ing from tue 2r'hofu lh3t en'lrtieu "a,
sleeping ioWi'itl 1hu 'ne Snu'u-NNpi
was EHrEhhg thr2ush 'hn WoVueh Pl'N ("
The bndge' Sir duhh uied lhere Ill th'
arms oil ms we Shr rohIyolrn holhll
81 the cause Ol her husband deAtli say
lhc subject Of tie quarrel winch sh
, | iplt IT would be premature 10 announce