Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-03-26

be forced upon myself, than what !
would let q husband be forced on the
young LADY,
He sat and glowered at me Ike one In
doubt and good deal Of temper.
$50 that this is 70 be the way Of Il,
] concluded. II win marry Miss Drum
mond, and that hiythely, Of she y en-
tirely willing But " there be the least
unwillinguess, as / have reason 70 fear
marry her wiz / never"
We'll, well, said he. this Is a small
affair. "As soon az she returns / VIII
sound aer bit, and hope TO reassure
you---"
Bot ! cut in again, mot a finger Of
you, Mr.. DrummOnd, or ! cry OF, 0nd
you can seek a husband TO your daugh-
ter somewhere else" said ]. 1t IS /
that am to DO the only dealer and the
only judge. i shall satisfy myself eX-
aetly, and none else shall anyways med
dle-.you, the leastsof all
Upon my word SIR he exclaimed,
ana .g,n who are you to be the judge
''Ihe bridegroom. / believe" suid i.
This is to Quibblc," he cried. You
turn your back upon the facts. The
girl, my daughter. has no choice left to
exercise. Her character Is gone"
And | ask your pardon" suid j. but
while this matter lies between her and
you and me, that Is not 80.
What security have ~ he cried.
'Am / to let my daughters reputation
depend upon chanccY
you should have thought OF MI this
long ago" said /, before you were 10
misguided rs to lose your daughter. and
not nfterward, whom Il IL quite too late.
refuse 20 regard myself as any way
accountable for your neglect, and / will
be brqwbeaten by no man living My
mind Is quite made up, and come what
may, | will not depart from Il hairs
breadth. You aud me are to sit here
IN company ill her return; upon which.
without either word or look from you.
she and | are To 20 forth again to hold
our talk. If she can satisfy me that she
Is willing TO this step, ! viii then make
it, and II she cannot, ] win not"
He lcaped odt of his seat Hike q man
stnng. II can Spy your manoeuyre," he
fusew
"Maybe ny, and maybe no." said /.
THAT Is the way " Is TO be, whatever"
And If ! refuse cries he
Then, Mr.. Drummond. II will have to
come 10 the thrOat-cutting," said l.
what with the size Of the man. his
great length of arm, in which ne came
near riy0lliug his father. aud his re-
puted sktll no weapons | did not use this
word without some trepidntion, TO say
nothing at all Of the circumstance that
ne was CatriOnas father. But | might
have spared myself alarms. From the
poOrness of my lodging--he does not
seem TO have remarked his daughter i
dresses, which were indeed all equally
new to himan from the fact that |
had shown myself aversc to lend, he had
embraced Il strong idea OF my poverty.
The sudden news Of my estate convinced
him OF bis error, and he had made but
the one bound OF Il on this fresh venture,
70 which ne was now 80 welded that
believe he would have suffered anything
rather than fall 20 the alternative OF
fighting.
little while longer he continued to
dispute with me, until / hit upon word
that silcuccd him.
IF / find you so overse TO let me see
the lady by myself" said /, ~ must
suppose you have very good grounds Ia
think me In the right about her unwill.
ngness.'
lie gabblcd some kind of m excuse.
But all this Is very exhausting IA
both of our tempers,' / added "und ]
think we would do better to preserve d
| iudcious silence"
To which we did until the girl re.
turned, and / must suppose would have
cut very ridiculous figure, had Their,
been any there TO view us.
ITO be contiuuedO