Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-06-18

pl, have been honest townsmcn, we'll
reputed for long; why should you readily
take such humhliug from a s3iouruer OF
whom tn st know nothingt'
They remained In constrained converse
thl her quick ear caught q sound, for
which she might have hoen waiting "a
horses football. at h John" said She
This is Ibis night Saturday,
Don't be frightened lest he should
lind me here, said Roger 81 am on the
point Of leaving. | wish nut To lee u
third party, Say nothing nt al about
my visit il Il will incummode you To do
50. | Will see thee before | go alloat
again"
Speaking thus, he left the room, aud
descending the staircase, let himself ont
by the front door, thinking he might oh
tain q ginpsr Of the approaching horse
man. Hut that traveller had In the mean.
time gone stealthily around To the back
OF the homestead and neeriug along the
prlon-cnd Of The house, Roger discpruel
him unbndling and haltcriug his horse
with his own hands In the sized There.
ltosef retired tu the neirhburinu inn,
called the Black Lamb, aud mcditatcd.
This mysterious method Of approach de-
termiurd him, after all, not TO leave the
place until he had nscertRned more def.
nitc facts OF his sisters position whether
She were the deluded victim OF the
stranger or the wife she obviously be-
lieycd herself TO be, Having eaten SOME
supper he left the inn. ii being now about
g. o'clock. lie first looked into the shed.
and finding the horses still standing
thcr. waited irresolutcly near the door
Of his sisters lodging, Half an hour
elapsed. aud, while thinking he would
climb into loft hard by for nights
rest. there seemed to be movement
| within the shutters of the siitinrroom
| that ms sister occupied. Roger hid him-
self behind q feggol stack NEAR the back
| door rigldly divininr that his sisters
visitor would emerge by the way he had
| eutered. The door opened aud the cam
die she held In her hand lighted for a
moment the stranger's form, showing IL
| to be that OF tall and handsome ner-
sonngc about 40 years of age and mar
| cntly of superior position IN life. Edith
| was assisting him 10 cloak himself. which
being done, he took leave Of her with a
| KISS nud left the house Frnm the door
she watched him bride aud saddle his
horse, and having mounted ana waved
an adieu TO her as she stood rnnile IN
hand, he turned out Of the ward aud
rode away.
The horse which bore him was.or secm,
cd to be, little lame. and Roger fancicd
from this that the riders journey was
not likely TO be- n long one. Being light
OF foot. he followed apacc, having no
great difficulty Oh such a still night
Of keeping within carshot some few
mileN, Tue hoFsemnn pausiug more thnn
once, In his pursuit Roger ,cnvcrcl
the fder 20 choose hrldle-iracks mud open
commons In preference 10 any hish roads
The distance soou began to prove u NOR,
trying one than he hnl bargaihcd for,
and when out Of breath and in some 10.
F'air of being able TO ascertain the mans
Identity, be perceived IN ass standing hi
ihe. starlight under haysack. from
wlich The animal was helping itself 60
periodic munihfgis
The story goes that Roger caught tn
ass, mounted and again resumed IL,
irail OF the unconscious horscman
which tent may have been possible 10 I
nautical young fellow, though one cat
hafVly understand how a sailor woul,
ride such m animal without bride OF
savdlc. aud Strange - his hands. unles,
the crcaturv were extraordinary dueile
| This tlnestioi, however Is immatera,
Su1ea - 10 say that Nc DAVIS The fnli0w