Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-03-05
PART III.
FATHER AND DAUGHTER
CHAPTER xXI.-The Voyage Into
Ho1fand

The ship lay at single anchor, well
outside the pier Of lpith, 20 that all we
passengers must come 10 ~ by the means
of sldtis. This was very little trouble
some. for the reason that the day was
fiat calm, very frosty and cloudy, and
with n low shifting fog upon the water.
The body OF the vessel was thus quite
hid az I drew near, but the tall spurs of
her stood high and bright IN q sunshine
Ike the ilicker.ng OF o. FIRE. All tie WY
down 10 I.eith, save when | had cnllcd
IA to say farewell ot pilrig, J had been
dwelling Ia my mind upon and telling
myself all kinds of explanations Of Miss
Grants proposed farewell; aud now
when ! was come alongside my SNIP 10
was my first care, even before my mails
were shifted, TO put the boat under the
charge Of PrcstOugrAngc's man that qc-
cOmpnnied me- and have Il wait near IVY
until my expectation should hc iulhllcu
or else decided. Then / stepped on board
the Rose. which ! found 30 be very
roOmy commOdiOus merchant, but souic-
what blunt IN tho bows, aud londcu cN-
traordinary deep with salt. sailed sal
mon and fine white linen stockings Tor
the Dutch. Here : found the captain,
one Sang tout of LesmnhagO, ! believed
q very hearty, friendly turpauliug Of q
mnn but at the moment he rather of "A
hustle. There had no other of the pas
scngcrs yet appeared, 80 thut | was left
20 walk about upon the deck, viewing
the prospect aud wondering good deal
what these fnrewels should be which !
was promised.
All Edinburgh aud the pentlnnd Hills
glnted above me In n kind of smuigty
brightness. now and again overcome with
blOts of cloud; Of Lcith there was no
more than the tops Of chmuoys visible,
and on the face OF the wntcr where me
hare lay, nothing mt all, Out Of this
WIS presently awnrc Of a sound OF
oars pulling. and little after (ag II out
OF the smoke OF n hrc) d bOnt issued.
There sat grave man Ia the stern
sheets well muHcd from the cold. and
by his side a tall, pretty, tender figure
OF maid that brought my heurt 20
stand IL was we'll for the credit ut my
gnllnntry that some time Wus left me tO
recover my spirits aud compose my fare
SO. when CntriOna stepped upon the
deck there / was before her, hnrChpud-
cd, smiling and making my best bow,
which was now vn4tly inner than some
months before when first | made 10 60
her lndyship No doubt we were both
good deal changed; she seemed 90 have
shot up taller. like IS young. comedy tree,
She had now Kind of pretty backward
ness that became her We'll as of one TINT
regarded herself more highly aud was
fnirly woman, and for another thing the
hand OF the same mngicinn bad boon ut
work upon the pair Of as, aud Alss
Grant had made us both Draw. II she
could mako but the one bouuy.
Tho same cry, IN words not very dli'
fcrent came from both of ms, that The
other was come IN compliment 20 shy
farewell, aud then we perceived in a
flash we were 10 ship together.
20. why will not Baby have bccu tell
Ing mol' she cried, and then rcmcu-
bered letter she had hocn given, ON
the condition OF not ,9penng y M she
was Wen ON board Within wac an en-
closure for myself, and ran thus;
Dear Dnvie.--W What do you think OF
my garewcllI And what do you shy 10
your fellow passenger DID sou kiss or
did YOU nsli / wuR about TO have sign
ed here, but TINT would leave the pur-
port Of my question doubtful, and iu my
own cnse ! ken the answer So lill up
here with good advice. DO not he too
hlutc.ee and for Gods sake do not try To
be too forward; nothing sets you worse.
l am you nltcctlonnte friend and COVER
ness. BAltBAliA bltNNI'
! wrote n word of answer ANA com
phncnt ON u leaf out of my pochethook,
put ID Ina with another scratch from
Cntrionn scaled the whole with my now
sirnct of the Bnliour arms and dea-
spatched it 10y The hand of PRESTON
oranges servant
Then we hnd time TO look upon each
other moro ut leisure, which we had NOT
done for piece of Il minute before upon
common impulscl We shook hands
again.
the FIRST aud last word of my clouuencc
You will I've glad 10 see me again
SAud / think that Is an idle word, '
said l. we are too deep friends Il
make speech upon such tribes
is she not the girl OF all the worllf
shv cried again. 81 WAS never knowing
such gitl 80 honest and 80 beautiful
And yet she cared no more for Alpl
than what she did for a kaio-stork'
said |.
An, she win say no indeed" cries
Catrionn "Yct h was for the nam,
and The gentle Kind blood that she tool
me up and was 40 good to me-
We'll. | will tell you why it wna,'
said ]. "lherp are all sorts of people,
faces In this world There " Barbara
face, that everyone must look nt and nd
mIe, and think her a fine, brave, ncrr!
girl. Aud then there is your tuce, whicl
Is quite different | never know how dif
fcrcnt I'm today You cannot see your
self and that h why you do not under
stand; but II was for the love of YOU
face that she took you up aud was 81
good TO you. Aud everybody in th
world would do the same."
"Eyoyh0dyW saws She
"l9yery living soul. said l.
"Ah then, that VIII ho why the sol
diers NJ the cnstle took me up" sh
AIlfNs
"Bmbura has been tcaching you 4
catch nae. Said /
'She will hnve taught me moro thai
that a all events, she win have Nugh
me great deal nbout Mr. David al
the VI of him, and a little that was ma
$50 NJ either now and then,' she snid
smiling. "Shc VIII have told me M
thprc WAS of Mr. David, only Just Cha
he would sail upon this very same Sill
Aud Why rs u you gog'
| told her
"Ah. well.n said she "wc win o
some days IN company and then II sul
pose) good.hy for altogcthor 10 1
meet nay father at q place of tho nam
OF llcvoetsluys, aud from There I
France. 70 be eXilcs 10y the side of ou
chietnin.
| could say no moro than just "Oh.
the name OF James Moro always dryin
up my very voice
She was quick TO perceive a. and I
guess Some portion Of my Thought
"lherc Is one thing must be sayin
first OF nh, Mr. David snid She.
think two Of nay kinslOlk have not b
hayed TO you altogether very welt An
tho one of them two is james More, m
fniher, aud the otknr rs the laird &
prestangrange. prestOngrnnre win h0N
spoken by himself or his daugthcr Ia III
place Of hlm But for iumcs More m
fnther ! have THIS much TO sny he IN
Hhackipl IA q PRISON. he h q plain h9i
est soldier ana plain Highland geht,
man, what iheY would hc after he woul