Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-12-02
TINKLER'S TRlU APH.


athlete, whose hercuiean proportions were
sufficient to excite any woman's aduira-
ton, any mans envy.
on summer evening the diminutive
doctor urrayed himself in purple and ine
linen and determined TO place himself in
the uncertain hands OF fate Bella should
decide his destiny As he entered her
wicket gate his rival emerged from the
doorway, and they passed each other on
the grayeled walk The big man looked
down aud sneorcd. The little man looked
up and scowled.
"Belle," said the doctor" I sec that fell
low has been here again
"Yes, Tom, Il you mean Mr. Dixon.
lie comics frequently"
"Delle," said the doctor Aercely, ~
love you"
81 know It, Tom"
"Thare i8u no big idiot ON earth who can
ever love you half so tenderly as L love
you"
at is possible, Tom"
"Well!n
"Wcll, TomY"
"Wil you marry me, Belle Summer
sony
She put her hand on his shoulder and
looked at him douhtfully.
81 could almost love you-perhaps do
love You, Tom, butt And she hesitat-
cd and looked at him so queerly that his
heart was filled with suspicion.
"What Is g, Belize" he cried. "You
ore not thinking Of my size surelyf"
81 was, iust-yOu know you are small,
Tom"
at is too much !" he exclaimed desper-
ntely. ooh, II | could only prove my de
yotion by deeds, what would | not un-
dergol You should SEQ that stature is of
smuil moment"
"Would your" she asked eagerly. ooh,
Tom knew You wore brave. throw
myself under your care. have been in
suited
"InEultcdl BY whomi"
She was silent. Again asked the doctor
vigorously:
"Ohi by whomf"
"Frank Dixon.n
"The villUlnw
"Dr. Thomas Tinker" said she, with
great solemnlty, M you win thrash that
man, viii marry you any day you say
81 viii eat him upn exclaimed the lit
tie doctor, reaching for his hat with fe-
rocious movement.
"StNy, Tom"
"Sny no more, Belle. I will devour
him. The rcnegadel" cried the little dor
tor in terrible voice, aud he Immediate
ly marched ont Of the house.
"Oh, mcrciful heavens, what have
donc2' cried the unhappy young lady.
ale will be killed l know he will Tom,
come back TO mel Come back, Thomas"
But her cries were in vain. Thomas,
her soul, was already far down the street,
fastening in pursuit of the unconscious
Dixon.
Miss Summerson, terrified at the unex.
pected consequences Of her rnshness, seized
her hat and followed, determined to save
the doctor at any sacrifice OF her own dig
nifty.
The usual village crowd was in front Of
the village hotel Mir. Dixon had paused
there and was chatting atI0bly with his
friends when tho valiant doctor appeared.
Frank bixon," cried the breathless
little man, "you are an intense villainl
will thrash your
"HaW said Dixon. "Hear il talk now
just hear it Little boy, run home to
your mamma
"Prepnrcl Gwill pummel youl give
You warningW cried tho little doctor,
and before the astonished athlete Ind
time TO realize that an assault was about
to DO made upon him Tom Thinker rushed
up and seized him by the legs and upset
him on the sidewalk. 1t was such a sur
prising mode Of attack, and the doctors
movements were so rapid that Dixon had
no time or opportunity TO set himself right
again.
AHA, wretch will teach You AhaN'
and the little doctor seized the prostra.e
nv fhn Lu1 i. 4 a
head against the pavement.
"ielpW cried Dixon. "Tako the little
devil OFT lie ia killing metz
Tho people were either too much amused
or too much amazed to Interfere, and tho
consequences might have been serious he'd
notMiss Belle Summerson, Just then reach
ing The battlefield and hearing the cry for
help, broke through the crowd and seized
DIR. Thinker in her arms, and strugrl
frantically as he might he could not free
himself irom that frensicd embrace. All
the timo she kept crying:
"Oh, Tom, ARE you killed9 / knew YOU
would be killed. Oh, gentlemen, please
save him. lie is too little TO fight such a
big mud dangerous man. You should not
permit IT, gentlemen. Indeed you Should
not
AZ last she seemed to realize that the
dooEhty little doctor was uninjured and
in no great danger, and she permitted her.
soli TO become more quiet
"Gentemen, said Tom Tinker, plao.
ing the hand Of the young Indy on his
arm, under the circumstances / know Won
Will have the goodness to excuse me. Goo,
evening, Ard he marched bravely ava,
- My darling Belle, " said DR.. Tinker on.
his Wedding day, lyon have never told me
In what particular way that villain In.
suited YOU"
"NoRn
VIII you not tell me, my dearin
Oh the poor fellow Now, you needn't
NOOK Jealous, you dear old goose, He want,
ed me to marry him. When declined.
ne grew oh so drcadfully angry aud
abused you
"Ahusei mein
-. : is' ,, indeed' and no did. He said you
"Oh, the villninlp
Yes Tom, and he said you were A
Homeopathic maulkin.n
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