Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-08-27

nv sthsT. too, 'iiostznd by the littlc woman
BIZ wlsnl be was gone
Mr. Bird was ushcrcd into my presence,
and he came In with loU bow and with
tribe TOO much Of a smile 20 wholly pleaso
me. nlsbouch il suggested itself TO me some
what QUANTITY that he would not have much
10 smile at presently. Mr.. Bird was slim
and oomewkat short young man, who wore
his black hair long enough for violinist,
and had upon the smallest Of hands the red
dest and most prominent Of knucsles. He
WIS rather good looking young mGn, with
brown eyes and black bushy eyebrows, and
with habit Of shaking his head suddenly,
as II 10 get tho hair back from his forehead,
or as II no had jus. conc cut Of water, He
WAS fairly well drussed, might have passed
even FOR a gentleman II il had not been for
bis red kuuckles and that very cbtrusivc
smile.
Good afternoon, MtSs Neild--for under
stand your namo is Neiid, . he began; II am
very sorry for the third time in my lifo to DO
such complete nuisance 10 you. But
think am in the right this time, being here
by invitation"
YES; l asked you to call at a more sea
sonable hour, l remember / replied,
''but'-
And owe you no end Of apologies he
added, "for the noise nado last night. l.
was in too much Of hurry-I am naturally
impulsive, in fact-and when tho wind
caught my umbrella and blew It clean out Of
my hands into your nrra my first impulse
was to run M tho steps and Knock
YES, heard you KNOCK I said, quietly.
NO, Tn suro you didn't he said, fatty
contradic:ing mo here; "you couldn't have
heard me the ilrTt time, for / waiteda reason
able period before KNOCKED again. II was
a tremendous while 70 wait with fellow
drenchod to tho SKIN all tho time. By George,
was mover out In such q rain. shall catch
nlco cold, am afraid You have a bad
cold, young ladyr
al caught cold Inst night"
'Not.-not at that windowF
''Yes, at that window
"oh, come, am avfully sorry for that
Mr.. Bird cried; 81 didn't think OF that.
thought some gentleman, Or servant, or por-
ter might DO up, for thoro was a light burn
ing over the hall door, and It wouldn't be
great deal OF trouble and ave my getting
wet through. Why, would much rather
have lost my umbrella altogether than have
given you cold, although it's an umbrella
which would not tako go for-no, nor go
either.n
nob ma not a. iii, brt or ,,o,, l,,o,,, non,
ia INV begt umbralln in c,.a-, gcrsa Of ~
,yosl + hi "a isrI,ir,, ,,,,,. 20, ~.
brolle. don't Won sc,r,
But l aid not s,o. reittor tho o,,,,,i,,tio,
NOR Tho ttnbrnit, vac ,,,-,.,.,,. - -, -
my heart quito sauk MT tho mes witch I ND
TO irnuart 10 mir, rhorn,r ,rns a., ,,,,r,,,T,.J
In bis NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. tI,,,,rotiycIv-tbot
fslt h wss re,.a-g,,-,, T., -, ~, ,,,,,rs
reptlv
0rm gorrv "a snvI dont $40 u rsnlisd
U,,, a.. -; ~, - - ''PA'N'
Yes. no was impulyiye md dashed To con-
elusions; and tho smile did leave his fass a.
suddenly and completely rs n sonobodv bnl
nulled Il a,yny b,, =, srl,,,. a,, sa,tiod III,
OF horror, and for an Instant omen moutbed
idiocy. tool its place.
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,,prbnt thrrc 90, No ,,,,h,,,,,. d0,r,, o,,r
6reo ~ ann
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con,ino mn ali oyor mo. ',,i,ot ,ro,,t a. ~
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-. ~. 80 VIM YOU nie IN ~ '.i'y
p,i hot.h, ss 'a".ns t,y so.t up "a sy
bc,ebt ,yas o~s,,,i,, ,iro 80 49, 'na, and
hau when iui'y drawn up and little bit
Vh Du1 you must tako my word siri
TINT L haven't tot eyes on your umbrella