Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-03-11

"ith hls Iuuu. lace eplpndid nicturp of
honest affection and sympathetic wei.
Dent stand. Jolly. Sit right bero
beside NE. ! wish to know .erpe,hinv
very much. Yon know all my mlserable
fears. about Drugo. Jolly. You know
how heudstrong aud stubborn he L Won
know, too, there's but one human being
in the way Of his making creditable
9lnanee. Cant you give me some word.
Jolly, tina, will comfort meT
IN ny your grace, IA give. my right
very, determined"
10 marry that dreadful girl? Oh.
Jolly. cannot bear the thought; In
deed, l cannot" protested the duchess
vehemently
IL don't mean Just that" returned
the old servant soothingly. Il mean that
he seems very determined about not per-
hitting any one one here at Ballnagce
10 disturb Noggine, the gamekeeper. or
in any way interfere with Lacy, yOur
grace. Ever since she saved him from
drowning in the mere, when they were
playmates together"
"a verv unfortunate circumstance"
interrupted milRdy, thinking only of
hovden Lucy N0ggins. the gamekeopers
daughter.
"Ilc has seemed to have a very deep
affection for her." continued John Iolly
stoutly. But your grace. believe us
n kindly sort o. liking. His lorlship
admires Lucy ie proud % her, Just as be
Is proud of his horses his dogs an his
gun. / hcg your pardon, but if-if you
might bring yourself not TO notice H.
or worry over IT,, il might wear away,
easy Ike. Sometimes opposin' Is
driyin' head on. whom II comes to males
aud females. your grace.
He snid this worry gently. and almost
depreoatingly The duchess sat IN
thought, with her hand upon the old
servants shoulder, for a few moments.
Then she asked earnestly:
Jolly. is NogIins the man with the
game preserves that is claimed for himF'
Hes tb finest gumckeeper and
pheasant breeder in the kingd1m-least-
wise. with Lucy's help. Shes even more
cunning with the birds than her father
your grace.
The duchcss frowned in silence for u
little, and then. MS IL deserving this line
OF search for another, she suddenly asked;
"a good many peasants md Their way
over the wall don't they, jolly =.
I well. yes. a farish lot. your grace
And IFS well known that this girl has
practically disposed of our charities OF
that sort, Of dark nights, for years So
much so and so long that every one, ~
the village aud roundabout knows hei
as the poachcrs' Lucy
yes. and loves her next TO Your lady,
ship. because of it, Yentured JohS
brayely.
"But it's a crime"
YES, and no, your grace. Yes ntor'
tn law; no, when his iordship. knows !
as well as any en- Or " iha"i1oe !
walls, ana IS T9uiel pi"uu - o,-,f,sin,
lleH Mou'u w nv
her; J9hN ,,.,eo Won omit hardl,
,vr,se az n 'person as everybody already
knows al apouI ,tn ,.,', hnSors the ossize,
she cpllu pc p'9 ,bis ci,arge Inv a nun
ana oou l,,,ossos ~ 'N'7
on, YES, Your 100 ftcr tbat nny wit
one 10 ny, H. ~ MAI any conviction: an
n,'sses' ~ oftcr mat askin' Your pardon
~, M trnnld like TO leave Ballnagee.
~ e1ye Bailnagccr
.It.tii ',,.i'ot 1,.os left OF Ballnngoe. you
WI n''
lautNs en- aon't moan that there would b.
iou t,.o,,hIe JollvfT
"No. Il wouldn't seriously trouble them
ia h'; irs;5e an bour-"
"a .. T. 'ovai Ills castleY
~ level MS this tioor, your ladyship!
The duchess shut the dreadful pictur
away from her eyes with her deheal
1 hands while Jonn JollA hNft -
more eraye and important in az his me.
NJ ,,Jpst one moment. my dears. said IL
u.s. rfliing nJeasaitlv to her guest'
Queues hos,cn Ascending into the draw
IT,, W. room and then to her old servan
with exceeding carnesthess W S'g % Il,
Jolly, I sort of|of compromising stu.
inns I Little. harmless affairs, oil course
sbe added as the old man turned MS o3'
e en upon her
ol, ..Ny.N ,,ni9ss" he replied as II thinkin
w, o VI ..noi unless you call waikiki
very IN '' arm with man in Ia Oar
NJsIa, 2 SonF ladysRip. ;,
The Ozark Walk. OF BallnaEse H. VI ~
d.a a walls. descending and eurylu
az mile away from the eminsnee Up.
winch w ~ sunlight thinly hltert
its leIsu .rciing sycnmores. WI,
lilrousu ~. f,ii' above the castle grounl
the moon II ii,i snitercs of ligkt like pa
1t Is paved No., cnin
and ghosuS ~
nes; yes, M tben n kiss thrown in
WIN noS With tantaiizing gravity.
"A -, hve Io unnTcla hid with glistenil
JoilY' sn occompapied him to I
eyes, as sun ,lnor
, driwlhg i oo,eo. man than Mr.. Brisbin,
a., US ~ vour ladyship.'
IN reY III tgrncd to the stairs now a.
~ lo n back aud upward deiterentl,
. MA7 ~ receive any other possipie co
Nds
d..that's-tbe-wi tle-I.s, ~ ssly
Hector Brishin-shas -4'eeii--'' " ''''