Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-04-09

aud Cauipna sprang before her father.
la the same moment the point of my
sword encountered something yielding.
IL came back to me Redeemed. ! saw
the blood flow on the girls kerchief, and
stood sick.
"Will you bee killing him before my
eyes, and me his daughter after allT'
| She cried.
MY dear l have done with him"
! said Alan aud Went aud sat on a table
with his arms crossed and the sword
naked In his hand.
A while she stood before the man,
painting with bly, eyes, then suddenly
swung about and faced him.
| "BegoneW was her word take your
/ shame out Of my sight; leave me with
clean folk. l am daughter of Alpiu!
/ shame Of the sons of Alpin bcgOne"
Ii was said with so much passion rs
/ awOke me from the horror of my own
! bloodied sword. The two stood facing,
she with the red stain on her kerchief,
he white rs u rag | knew him well
enough-I know Il must hive pierced
him Ia the quick place of his soul, but
hr hptook himself 10 Il bravado air.
Why says he sheuthing his sword.
/ though still with Il bright oye on Alan.
IF this braw Is over ! will but get my
| purtnauteuu-'
There goes no pockmante out of this
| place except with me- says Alan.
Sir. cries james.
james More" says Alan. this lady
daughter of yours Is TO marry my friend
Dayie, upon the which account let you
pack with hale carcass. But take Won
my advice of IL and get that carcass out
of harms way or over late, Little as
you suppose it, there are leemits TO my
temper"
BE damned, sir but my moneys
thcreW said James.
I'm veyed about TINT. too" says
Alan, with his funny face, but now. We
see, it's mines" And then with more
gravity. He You advised, James More
YOU leave this house
James seemed 10 cast about for a
moment in his mind, but it's TO be
thought he had enough of Alans swords.
manship for he suddenly put of his hat
TO MS aud with a face like one of the
damned babe MS farewell i'm a series
To that Alan gave the name of bastard
once again; 70 me worse yet. aud the
flower Of al the three 10 his own
daughter. With which he was gone.
AZ the same time spell was lifted
from me.
"Catnona." l cried. ut was melt
was my sword. Oh, are We much hurt 2"
II know il. Davie, l am loving You for
Cue pam of Il; L was done. defending that
bud man, my father Src" she said aud
showed me n bleeding scratch >sec, Won
have made man Of me now. l win
carry wound like an old soldier"
Joy that she should be so little hurt.
and the love OF her brave nature, trans
ported me. ! embraced her. kissed the
wound.
And am I TO be out Of the kissing. me
that ncvher lost chanceY' says Alan,
and putting me aside and taking Catriona
hy either shoulder, my dear h. said
you're a true daughter OF Alpin. BY
all accounts. he wRs a very fine man
ana NJ may weel be proud of you IL
ever was 10 yet married, It's the mar.
row Of you | would be seeking for a
mother TO my sois, And | bear kings
name and speak the truth"
lie said il with serious heat Of adj
mirauon that was honey 20 the girl, and
through her 20 me. It seemed TO wine
us clean of all James More's disgraces
Anndd the. next moment he was just him.
self again.
And now by your leave. my dawties."
said he, this Is a very bonnV, Int Alan
bfeukl be a wee thing ncarcr 10 the
gallows than he's caring for. and Dodl
think this ls a grand place to be leay-
The word recalled as 10 some wisdom.
Alan ran up stairs and returned with
our saddle bags 0r,l James Moro's port-
mnnteap; | picked M CatrlOnas bundle
where she had dropped 10 on the stair,
ana we were setting forth ont Of that
dangerous house when Balm stopned the
way with cries aud gesnculations. lie
had whipped under table when the
sWoris were drawn bnt now he was as
bold as lion There was his bin To be
settled, there was q chair broken, Alan
R9d SAT among his dinner things, James
Alore had He'd
Here" ! cried. pay Yourself and
( hung him down some Lewie d'Or0, for |
thought II waa no time 10 be account
ing;
lie spraifg upon that mosey. and we