Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-02-26

Jack felt bis arm rrasped roughly and
! frgclpr stood swaying by his side
WIZ, the devil don't ye dance" he
tteiFaled. Young man, maybe sc ire
w good 90 dance nc Hly house. Well.
Mquneta is not. Here boys. one Of We
lellows, dance wi this girl
Jack laid his hand upon Waunetas
arm as though to forbid her Proctor
saw the movement and bis face aamcd
with sudden fury. but before he could
slc9k the girl pressed jacks arm. and.
feet.
That's right" said her angry father
npprovingly, but with look Of drunken
maglignancy toward his new and un-
welcomed sOn-in-law.
set with one Of her fathers friends. who
she found was also under the Influence
Of PrOctpr's whisky
MAY be ye don't like It," said Proctor
20 Jack. after the set was finished "If
ye don't W have a mighty poor way of
helping. ye'self If yc did marry Wau-
META, want you to understand that
am o.running this dance"
Jack made no reply 10 this imputn-
ton, ana after n moments pause the old
luan continued. "Ne white mcu como iu
here ana think We cnn run the country,
but III teach We bettpr when We try il
~ my house. Waunutn Is lots too good
Ter ye anyhow, and l want these pep
ple 70 knew that 4 was not my viii
During this scene wauneta had her
iace buried IN her hands She we'll.
Knew her fathers terrible temper and
quairelsome disposition when under the
mhuclcc Of whisky. and she determined
| 70 take Jack away fipm the presence
! OF lroctor as soon rs possible
Como with me darling and don't mind
] In ttsN 4. D. a
| 70 JACK, and a moment Inter. unseen by
1he drunken man, she led Jack 10 n
sinnH room attached to the cnhin which
| Nauhetu called her own, and ia which
most OF her drlhoOd had been spcnt.
/ nc room was small. but COSY and neat.
/ uim hght showed neat little bed in
| one corner and n rude pine table IN the
/ center hcside which were tw.u hotno-rnnde
chairs. On the table were a Few books
! ana tuneets which Jack had given Wan
/ meta from time TO time aud mmmprabe
! cheap and unframed fancy pictures
/ decorated the walls Of the apartment
| a single window opened out 10 the west
! Ilacing their chairs near the window
| the two sat down In tho west dark
! clouds We're moving swiftly across the
! iace OF the moon, and Jack seemed TO
| see something ominOus and dreadful IN
! Their lnky blackncss He could hear the
| muHed sound Of music and shutting
! feet IN the adjoining room. which was
occasionally pierced by the sharp calls
/ of the prOmpter.
Suddenly the two were aroused bv n
| brutal oath from Proctor who the next
instant pushed the door open and stag
| gered Into the ROOM
In his hand lee held murderous look.
| lng siX-shOOter. For a moment tho
| drunken man stood haring mt Jack. who
nau l5Grn TO ms igct Thcu, with unsteady
! hand Proctor raised the pistol toward
| Jack Naunctl saw the movement and
! screamed ptcOusly Jack saw for an
instant the piittohng muzzle of the
| weapon as IL pointed directly 40 his
| heart, he felt his arm clutched and n
| white-rphcd figure darted past him
There was deafening report and Jack
| almost at the same instant sprung for
| ward and snGtched the pistol fron Proc
| tors hand. Then he turned, and AZ the
smoke drifted aside be- saw Wauneta.
| standing with h0rrorsirichpn eyes and
both hnuds clasppd TO her breast Then
with Outstrcichod arms she totterpd
| towards Jack, aud as he caught her In
his arms, low appealing moan escaped
! from her ashen hps
jack held the wounded girl in his arms
| Tor a moment and then gently placed
her upon the little bed in the corner
! of the room. As he did 40 his prize his
| heroine, his iarling wife of an hour. for
! whom he had fought so bruvcly and
! loved 40 well, whispered last sweet
| word OF love In his ear and tear. the
! first he had shell for years, tricklcd down
! his cheeks and mingled with the soft
hair Of the pretty brown-cyed maiden.
| Poor father" said Wamcta, ever
10 gently. Forgive him. dear Jack Il
! was The whisky that did H."
Her grasp suddenly hghtencd on Jacks
hand, she raised her pretty brown eyes
20 his for moment aud then they
closed slowly--fOrever