Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-12-31
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returned to the Grange that evening.
Mere Lucas, though sho could not conceal
the change in her sentiments toward me,
did her best TO make ME feel at home In
her sitting room and supply all my phys
zeal requirements. For tho first time she
permitted herself to sit down 60 table with
me, and we shared the same dish that had
come from her masters table There was
Significance in this, In her opinion
ranked no longer Ia social distinction with
Taras and Mile. Judith.
Fill your glass again, my dear" said
she. 1.-THE muster bogrudees me nothing
as you know, aud when | told him eX-
pected Nine Leroy he bnde me fete you.
Presently She left me 10 answer the din
ing room bell She returned with the cot-
fee service, her under lip raised aud ructul
mihgivlng in her face.
"Hu wants to SEQ you, she Whispered.
"'rell Nine Leroy, says he, that H. Will
give me great pleasure II she will come in
and talk 70 me- ! begged him 90 excuse
you, rs you have headache and arc not
tt for society tonight but do not SEQ how
you are 70 get ont Of 1t tomorrow. We
fought TO have thought OF this beforehnT d. D."
~ have Thought Of II. wunt to speak
10 him.
"Mon Dicul / didn't think you had
grown so hardy. Look you you win hive
10 humble your words finely, or he will
know you by your yoIcs, and then whit
win hAppou"
III be cannot forgive me, must bear II,
said !. But whether he forgive me or not
am sure be will never tell any one OF my
disgrace, and that Is all fear"
"No, that is certain. You can count
upon his saying nothing about you 70 any
one US surely rs you can rely upon my ST.
lunce Nevertheless its ns good as confess.
ing everything 10 mako yourself known to
him. However" she added, with sigh OF
satisfaction. think God, there's your
clothes, that ! brought away from Lam
beth, up stairs Ia the press, and all your
linen as sweet and clean o. hands can make
them"
Clean linen and neat appearance were
very much more In accordance with her
Views Of true repentance than snckcloth
and ashes, and l doubt II she could have
telt genuine respect for amy one la such
wAyworn and bedraggled condition as mine
Soon inter breakfast the next morning
she led me into tho dining room where
Tarag WAS sitting and having hastily in
troduced mo US her cousin, Nine. Lee
roy, aho AS speedily withdrew, leaving mo
to take tho consequences upon my own
shoulders
After begging mO to bu seated Taras
lAidi
1--WE would have sent a trap to the sta
tlon IL we had known you were coming last
night Itiaa long way from the Btasion.
hope you feel botter this morning,
madame"
had intended TO disguise my voice. but
my heart revolted against dccelving my
aear, stricken friend, aud, after moments
hesitation, in my natural voice l answered
''Yesn
AZ that one word, faint az 10 was, he
started and turning his head slowly toward
me-ior lac had mistaken my position in
the room-he faced me. For full minute
he was sileut, his closed oyelids quiyerlng
na n in conflict with the instructive effort
70 penetrate the eternal ahruud that hid me
from him.
Mime. Leroyw he said interruptiycly
with emotion in his voice
"Yean
He bent his hesd TO catch my response,
and there was another pause