Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-01-14

marry the man with the cn,,, !,
for Cousin Richards soothnr,, wv
he came back from school INK =,
her away in the graveyard nv 4. ~
over her grave they put a INV w.
saying, MAY, aged i5.n 'a I
And thevery old gentieman.,.,
and rubbing his giasses AZ
were damp he rises from thess,,..
of the picture and goes into Il. y
gallery, forgetting for the mom,,, Y. :
wife is with him
Madame, his wife, hears M, - l.
echoes it, and down in her hns,t < 3
throb that hurts. From she M.
leries there comes the sound ~ " y,
and of women speaking as wom. ~
and talk in the playhouse bsss -
acts.
He has not forgotten her Z
dame to herself, "and that VIA ~ n
ago, He never will forget her 4
draws her lips together tightly
From the street Is heard the mn,
strolling hand organ player ,andtos
IL recalls one night-a night tb,ta
never forgotten, although It was I,
ago. It WINS at the play that she ~
the woman with the red plume N
an actress, tall, 1.-THE, graceful en5
full. Her voice was low toned and a l
she purred like n cat az she al ], I
hat with its sweeping plume and i,
the face OF her lover. She took IA
so that she could kiss him, the h, +
thing, and she told him She M 4
Then IL was that she frowned. tn
something about this woman thatst
not like, aud the madame he5,sI
young 40 years ago, tall, slender aa
tful. Perhaps it was her yoies n
her large black eyes-luring "
possibly her lips-a sirens lis.
rose red, or the wanton plume h
no difference which. She dislikall
tuitiyely. Some persons do not u
woman's intuition.
And madame smiles grimly asshI
of this incredulity.
Her husband liked this red
woman from the flrst-this very 4
tleman, then young and strsipI
watched her every gesture. lie
her distress. He rejoiced in her ID
and be IL said 20 his discredlt b, L
envied the curly haired nun whai
she purred over and curessed. III
old gentleman was Il very humn
man u long generation ago, and
only an actress.
Madame would have forgotten a
night, however, had it not been
supper. That she never has forged
forgiven aud never will II war|
fault-so he snid. This was tig 4
hnppencd; They gave n supper to Y
that was the name OF tue actrl
members of his club, and he was 4
I go. II would not have done to had
Mt home He tried, weakly, to n
to nuke excuses; he had bushes
tend to; he hnd another engagems
had promised TO dine with mad.
home, but he was laughed at. poohp
And so he Went This much lie b
fessed humbly aud peniten,ly.
1t was a harmless supper. This
asserted boldly and with onphasis,
were other actresses present and
curly haired man who was Marie
band. It was supper such us d
might have sat down to herself.
were music aud wine, some storiei
songs, and then he went home. b
saw her afterward.
Aud when she thinks Of this Il
smiles again more grimly even Il
fore. !.
She would not have cared so mud
the supper, however indiscreet thai
have been, had it not been for th
which she found years afterward
old desk where the very old gel
Keeps his pnpers-a little faded let
round with lock Of coal black hs
bit of scarlet ribbon. 1t was til
that made her heart throb as ii
done since the morning that he hi
his confession and his peace.
This Is what the letter said;
MY DEAR, Foolish DIcK-So you've
without bidding me goodby. How SD
| minded your rage at the man with y
hair. You know I always liked strtt
tie best. And so you were yexed
serves you right, for you are n yeryrul
sy boy, and my hand hurts me still
never forgive you. BE good boy A.
soon TO your loving
That is the letter that madameig
the desk. She will look for it ag
morrow-tonight-and If she finds
she will speak her mind.
And again madame smiles unplei
care you ready, my lover" asks Il
old gentleman.
"Quite."
"A very pretty face, don't you u
1t reminds me Of some one l u
know"
81 don't like the face. It's boli
us go home.
And as they go down stairs, :
arm, the very old gentleman won
her taste, and thinking OF the n
autumn naples. the craven tabldl
sea and the little faded letter in y
he signs once more.
"What a lovely facew
A very young gentleman and "A
his wife, stand before the picture
"What a beautiful plumel Gs1
wish you'd buy me a hat like th'i
you, dearf"
l Il