Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-10-08
WHO'S THE WOMAN?
CHAPTER I.


L l,to4r brtist who had left nothing but bad
II r;ottfres and bad debts behind him, what
h oould he expect but life Of penury,
|n'q2he<red by tho enlivening prospect Of
inding 1t in the Thames or the work
1o5Lsel With such gloomy anticipations
01k these. tutorship at ESQ year ap-
L panred . perfect mine OF wealth to John
tnf Drown, and to prove his gratitude for II
be dovoted himself heart and soul to the
|. .sowihg Of classic and mathematical seed
|W|in big pupils brain. Young Harry did
not teke kindly to anything his mentor
M, taugnt him. His brain was like that
|yS-wonderful hat of the conjurer's, which,
though you may fill 1t to the brim with
|V,'rings and watches, refuses to produce
Fkleanything but rabbits. The fine classical
bpRhnd mathematical crop that Brown had
|. 30 carefully nown-the good, solid wheat
and barley, az you may say-could never
D ibe induced to grow, while tares and
u lthistles, as Brown considered all tastes
for such things as betting, racing and
Il acting, nourished and grew apace in
h spite cf careful and persistent wedding
IN And yet there was nothing particular
|,l-lly bad about the boy. He was nice
|syouuS fellow enough, and constant in
Isl tero1arse with an absolutely high mind
/ n ed. faithful, honorable man (though a
r Itridadull withal), such as his tutor, in.
'sor<.tly strengthened all the latent good
'in hin. Harry's parents had systematic
a1ly Neglected their son for the sake Of
roriety. He had always boon snubbed
y o3 iilB father and kept out Of sight by
l. NJ, Ntybf -.
tho Possession of great hulking boy Of
mi Consequently all the love and hero
WorShip that his nature was capable OF
feqling was bestowed upon kind, honest
John Brown.
r. II John succeeded In nothing else, ha
M succeeded in iinplanting u wonderful
h amount of love and admiration for him.
In solf In his pupils wayward heart.
Browns tutorship extended over two
years. Then Hastings flung of his mental
leading strings, went off to Africa to
shoot big game and disappeared as
completely from the elder mans life as
tti though he had borrowed money OF him.
And now q curious thing occurred
~ tho one great stroke of John Browns
Il tquiet, plodding life. An old maiden
aunt died. She had always been consid.
! rered fnisernbly poor, but on her death il
q was found that she had managed to
scrape together no less than c., 900. Thi1
money she left to her nephew John, and
IT formed the foundation stone on which
be reared his large fortune. 1t hoated
him Into the Stock Exchange; it brought
N hin partnership; it gave him fair
L 1tart In life. After that his perfect in
/ Atcsrity and good business head did the
harest; his business flourished; his specu.
! hlations succeeded, and in the course of
10 years he found himself a wealthy
man. Brown took house in Mayfair.
| A.lt wns described as a "bijou," and rates
t-were matters of indifference to the sue
1, .ccssful stock broker. All he wanted
M now was wife, and it did not take him
Tilpng 10 find one. He fell deeply in love
|sswlth tho daughter of friend on tho
4 Stock Exchange. She accepted him, and
they were married in few months.
tiAlice Benton, now Alice Brown. was a
beautiful woman. She was tall and fair
/ and calmly classical-one of thoae happy
beings that have their features and emo.
|Ntions well under control and never look
either too hot on too cold.
Brown adored her, and she accepted
hia Adoration in the same calm matter of
course manner in which she had accented
him. She was faultless in his oyes-a
being to look up TO and reverence. They
were an extremely happy couple.
They had been married about two
Il years, and John Brown was as much in
lore with his wife as ever; more than
eyer perhaps on this particular day on
Wh1oh our story opens, for she had been
away from him for some weeks, and hor
nhcence was becoming intolerable. II
WIS June. and things were 60 busy in
tho c3ty that Brown was unable to leave
Aondpn, but he had sent his wife down
% the north, as II was unbearably hot in
town She was to return the next day,
pnfw Brown walked slowly down the
/ crowded. street toward Pursell's he won.
dered how he should get through all
fhcua long intervening hours.
Il A vigorous clap ON the back and a
hnsty Hello, old fellowl Who would
| have Thought TO see you hereT' eifeotu- /
ally aroused him.
BE started and looked up into O hand.
BONE and strangely familiar face. II
WINS Harry Hastings, though his fair skin
wss burned almost black by tropical
Suns, and heavy mustache shaded his 4
lips Though there were lines on his face
and all the change there that 19 years Of
LIVING entail, Brown recognized his for
mar pupil.
"Harryl My dear boyl Where have
yen dropped fromY'
The two men exchanged hearty shake
Of ne hand. They were genuinely glad
L to meet again.
i Where are you off tor asked Harry, I
linking his arm through Browns. 'Pur.
sells, suppose. | see it's grub time. 4
Come to my rooms and grub with me.
| I've got diggins in Holbcrn. Come
/ along."
The young man hailed hanson, and
N1cFn got neekly in. He was busy, but
h2s'aess must give way when old friends
furn up from the antipodes Hastings
| foonb were luxuriously furnished, his
took q first class one. his wines extreme.