Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-04-29

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"DoA INTRODUCED HER MOTHER"
ana when, no doubt, did us great deal Of
goou at the ume' But shall not dotain you.
Dinner IS ready and am sure you will ex-
cuse my being present this evening"
Il deeply regret the cause, and hope to
nave many pleasant chat with you before
huiph una leave Buona vista, which will be
us soon as the doctors say he is ready to
truNeI
Inc commodore bowed to Dora, gave her
ms arm, ana she conducted him into the din
ing room Where Doctor ,Ellerton and num-
Der oil visitors from the neighborlng estates
We're present, as usual, and to whom, with
characteristics grace, Dora introduced the
sailor
me chalr ~ the mead oil the table was va
cant, but to the great surprise Of the SER
wants and oil Doctor Ellerton and the guests,
VINO hnd not seen Mrs. Morton for year, she
appeared to take the vacant chair. Dora
introduced her mother to the commodore,
and he TOOK the seat at her right hand.
Colonel Morton prided himself on his fine
estate, his last horses, his cellar stocked
with tho richest wines, aud his beautiful
daughter, but his friends who dined with
him were inclined to give arst place to his
COOK, who was Frenehman imported from
Parls, and whose skul excited the envy Of
other California millionaires, The cooking
and service were all that could be desired,
and commodore west owing to his long ride
from san Francisco, was in humor to enjoy
them.
From the instant OF his entrance into the
room his appetite and seli-possession seemed
TO nave departed when introduced to Dr.
Ellerton he was in the act OF shaking lands
with him, but suddenly stopped and bowed,
insteadi the kindly expression vanished
from his eyes his face became hrshed, as II
in anger, and his manner to the doctor might
be construed to be positively rude.
| 1t has already been noted that there was n
striking personal resemblance between DR.,
Ellerton and Colonel Morton, resemblance
so strong that it Induced those who did not
know differently to take them for twins when
! together, aud to confuse them one with an
other when apart To destroy this likeness
as much as possible the doctor wore a mus
| tache only and the colonel full beard. In
addition to this, the colonel usually wore
| glasses, though a careful observer might
have noted that he did not and them neccs-
sary wnan reading or writing
Twenty-three years had passed since
| Commodore West had seen leonard Martin.
the man who had robbed the bank, which
brought disgrace, ruin and death upon
Ralph Holmes father. Yet the likeness was
so indeibly stamped upon bis memory that
he would have known him no matter whore
they met. Counting for the changes made oy
the intervening years, this man, Doctor Ellor-
ton, was exactly such q person as he would
have expected Morton to be.
The first flush of Indignation passed. his
cooler reason asserted l'sehi ne concluded
that this man must have known Of his COM
ing and that If he were Martin, he would not
have dared to meet him.
This belief was strengthened by the cool,
centlemanly bearing Of the man at the other
side Of the table Doctor Rllerton, though he
must have noticed Commodore Vests man
ner, and possibly have suspected INC cause
vet never changed his bearing. He was quite
polished, smiling, and afIablei expressed
himself delighted to see the commodore and
congratulated him upon his ncphow's re-
coyery, us did the other people ABOUT the
board.
But the commodore's surprise was not at
an end He was introduced to Mrs. Morton
while she was some distance away, and see
ing that she made no advance ne poWou, III
his courtly fashion, and remained standing
until she had taken her seat at the head oil
the table. At sight of her the commodore's
face. from which the flush OF indignation
had not passed, became suddenly pale: Time
had wrought changes in her and IN him, but
this was the woman whom he had loved, who
had vowed that She loved him, and yet, who
within one year after his departure lof uhe
Pacific coast, had married another, because a
richer, man.
The old sailors head was in whirl, and