Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-01-08

looked hot and greasy lie did not offer
to shnke hands but sat down wardly
ON the extreme edge of "A small chnir.
end capped about the room az NJ lac had
never seen II before.
lilo communicated his shynpss 90
himself could not think what 70 gay.
aud we sat for o while In painful sIl-
cdce.
"Well / said. NJ last plunging head
foremost into the matter according 10
LiznY
"Oh, she's an right. he replied, keep
ing his eyes Fixed on his hat.
Have you done III ! continued.
"Done what' he asked, looking mp.
"'No, he answered returning TO the
contemplation OF his hat
''lins she refused you then j said
~ amt arst 'er. hc returned
He seemed unwilling TO explain mat
tors of his own accord. had 10 put the
conversation into the form OF cross
examination.
"Nhy not / asked: don't you think
she cares for you any ongerT
lie burst into harsh laugh There
nint much fear o that hp said; ITS
like ayiug an Alcock's porous plaster
mnshed on yer. bowed if IL ,du't
There's no gcttin' rid of 'er. 1 wish she'd
CIV, somebody else turn I'm fair sick
Of 'cr'
"But you were enthusiastic about her
a month ago, exclaimed In asonish-
mput
"Smythc may ave been. ho said:
there uiu't mo- accounting for that ninuy,
is ends fun OF starch. Anyhow, | don't
ialte Ter on while lm myself I'm TOO
jolly fly
THAT sort o. gals AN right enough TO
lark with, he continued. but yer don't
want 10 marry 'ouL They don't do yer
no good. man wants u wife as %
can reSpect--sOmpOne as ~ n cut about
imsclf, as viii raise Inn up peg or
two someone as e can look up TO and
worship. a mans wife oiter be- 10 i'm
a gnwddcsE-a hange, a.
You appear to have met the LADY,
remarked, intcrrupuug him.
He bushcd scarlet, and became sud-
denly absorbed Ia the pattern Of the car
pet. But the AeXt moment he looked M
again, and his face seemed literally
transformed.
"Oh! sir, MacShauguassy,' he burst
out with a ring Of genuine maniness ia
his voice, you don't know 'ow good, 'Ow
beautiful she H. 1 nint ft 10 breathe
'er name in my thoughts. An she's 40
clever. ] met Ter at that Tonybce All.
Ihcre was q party Of tolls there all To-
Eather. Aou would ave enjoyed IL, Mr..
MneShaugnnssy, II you could ave card
err she was maxim fun Of the pictures
anu the people round about 20 or pa
such vii, such learnin', such '0ughliness.
followed them ont aud opened the car
riagc door for or aud she Just drew 'cr
skirt aside and looked nt me as NJ / was
the DIRT in the road. / wish / was. for
then perhaps one day I'd Kiss er feet
Ills emotion was so genuine that /
did not feel Inclined 10 laugh nc him. Did
you Ind ont who she wasf ] asked.
Yes, he answered, II card tho old
gentleman say One 20 the coyrhmun,
ana ran aifer the carriage an the wat
10 Arley street. TreViocs FER name,
lledith TrayiOr"
Miss Treviorr ] cried. a tall. dark
girl, with untidy hair and rather weak
Tall aud dark, he replied. with
mir that seems tryin' 70 reach or nps
to kias EN-, and heycs, light blue. like
u Cambridge neckhe A 'undred and
seYenly-ihree was the number
lhats right, ] said: my dear
smith, this Is becoming complicated
You've met the lady and talked 20 her
Tor half az hour-as smythc, don't you
No, be said, after coeitating for
minute, 'can't say / do ! never can re-
member much about Smythc He al.
lers seems TO me like bad dream.
Wen you met her said j: I'm
positive. ] introduced you to her my.
self, and She conlidod 20 me afterwards
that she thiught you most charming
man
Mold sheY he remarked. eyi.
IDENTIFY sofieninE n his feelings towards
Smythe; and did like err
" Wen, 70 tell the truth, answered.
don't think you did, You looked in-
Tie lugglns,' / heard him mntter
10 himself, and then be said aloud,
Dyer think ! shall get chance 81
seem Ter aeen, when I'm when I'm
OF course, / eaid, III take Won
round myself Byethebye,' I cried.
Jumping ~ and lOoking on the mantei
piece, I've got card for Cmderilla
at their place something 10 DO with a
birth day. WIN Won b. Snythe Ou
Nofenber the twentieth
Neas, DO replied; oh, yeas bound
% be BY then.
Every wen then, ] said. i'm call
around for you at tue Albany, aud wen
go tORcihur
''ic rose and stood smoothing his hat
with his seeyea lfust time Eve ever
looked for'afd 70 being thar hanimated
CORPSE, smythe. he said slowly. Bowed