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

he replied. with one Of his sneering smiles.
Il have no doubt chat the amount OF
intellect absolutely necessary TO the for
nation Of British home. | shall be
able TO supply myself. l have no desire
for un intellectual wife. One k COM
PEELED 10 meet tiresOmo people, hut one
does not live with them n one can avoid
IT,
NO, he continued. reyerting to his
more natural tones: the more / think
of Elizabeth the more clear Il becomes
20 me that she Is the one woman I'm the
world for whom u arrnEc with me IL
possible. / per Give that TO the super
fetal observer my selection must appear
extraordinary. ] do not pretend to eN-
plain IL. or even 90 understand it. Tho
study of mankind Is beyond man. Only
fools attempt IT, Maybe il Is her con-
trast 20 myself that attracts me. Maybe
my, perhaps, too spiritual nature feels
the need Of contact with her cOarscr
clay 10 perfect itself. ] cannot tell
These things must always remain mys-
terious. ] only know that ] love her
that, IL any reliance Is 10 be placed upon
Instinct. she Is the mate 10 whom Arte-
mis- is leading me-
1t was clear that he was IN love-
and ! therefore ceased 90 argue with him.
You kept mp your acqunintanceship with
her then, after you'll WIS going 10 say
after You ceased to be Smith but not
wishing TO nidtate him 10y more mention
OF that person than | could help, ] sub
sttuted, after you returned 20 the Al
bany.'
"'Not exactly he replied: I lost sight
Of her after | left Yarmouth, and /
did not see her again until five days
ago, whom | came across her ina an arcat-
cd bread shop. / Ind gone IN 10 get q
glass of milk and a bun, and she brought
"a. 4 D..
ment His face lighted up with quite
human smile 4 lake ten there every
afternoon now, he added Elnncing toward
the clock 'nt four
There's not much need 10 AJAX her
views on the subject said laughing:
her feelings towards You were pretty
evident
Wen. that Is the curious part OF IT,
he replied. with return 10 his former
embarrassment; she does not seem TO
care for me now at all. Indeed, she
positively refuses me. She snys--tO nut
Il In the dear child's own racy language
that she wouldn't take me on nj any
price. She says II would be Ike marry
Ing n cloclework figure without the key.
Shes more frank than complimentary,
but ] Ike Tint
Wait minute, | said; an idea oc-
ours TO me. Does She know your iden-
tity with SMITH
"'No,' he replied, alarmed, T would
not have her know Il for worlds Only
yesterday she told me that / reminded
her of a fellow she had met nc Yarmouth,
and my heart was in my mouth
How did she look when she told
You thatF ! asked
How did She lookY he repeated.
not understanding me.
What was her expression at that
momentF ] said-'was Il severe or ten
We'll" he replied. "now I como to
just then"
MY dear boy ! said, the case is as
clear as daylight. She loves Smith No
gH who admirc8 Smith could be at
tracted by Smytho. AS your present self
you VIII never win her. In q few
weeks time. however, you will be Smith
Leave the matter over until then. Pro-
pose 70 her as Smith, and She win ac-
cept you. After marriage yOu can break
Smythe gently 90 her
by Jore! he exclaimed. stirtled out
OF his customary lothurgy, Il never
thought OF that, The truth Is. when 1
am IN my right senses, Smith aud all
his Affairs seem like a dream to me.
Amy idea connected with him would
"He rose aud held oLt his hand. y
am 80 glad ! came 10 see YOU. he said:
your suggestion has almost reconciled
me 10 my miserable fate. Indeed
quite look forward 10 a month of
Smith, now.
'''Tm 30 pleased ! answered shaking
hands with him. Mind You come and
tell me how you get on Another
mans love affairs are not usually alb
sorbing. but there Is an element Of m
terest about yours that renders the case
exceptional.
we parted, aud ] did not see him
again for another monfh. Thon late one
evening, the servant knocked al my door
20 say that u Mr. Smith wished 10 see
me-
'fSmith, Smith / repeated: what
Smlthf didn't he give you u 1ardY
NO. sir, answered the girl, he
doesn't look the s0rs that would have
card. He's not gentleman, sir: but ne
says you'll know him She evidently r,-
garded the statement o. an dispersion up-
on myself.
u was about 20 tel her to say j was
our, when the recollection 0f smythe's
other self flashed into my mind, ana /
directed her to ecnd him b..
A minute passed, and then he entered
He WIS wearing Il new suit Of louder
pattern, II possible tlian before. / think
he must have designed il himsef. He