Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-08-12

must have some curiosity-all women
have. She ought to ask what do--if
never 10 out2 Perhaps she has d.
vlned, Notwithstanding my awkward
ness. that l love her. Perhaps she is
waiting for me TO declare myself and,
seeing that ! dare not go forward,
perhaps II will be she who win take
the first step. Some day she VIII leave
her work and, crossing the landing, she
Will gently push open my door and. en-
terlng here. as IN her own room, she
viii say why do Won not cona2 See.
have had to come to YOU Yes. but
81 may be long dine bctofe ere comes.
What can | do to hasten her2'
And Jacques. always on horseback on
his chair. sought FOR tlls Heat wav ia
which to lead Charlotte to declare her
SELF Hl might alin tiny neaaawe
beneath her door. For a time he
Thought VI that
But would she read that tiny mes
sage? And even II she would read It..
at the FIRST burning word she might
tear It up. Could he not make her
sneak 10 him through third person +?
But who? They had no common friend.
no, nl these THINGS IS ne ian raeiilii-
Bile and the only resource for poor
Jacques was to wait, But how long u
time should he wait?
He was late tonight-very late. Char
plying her needle She had decided
that she must finish at once n piece
OF work commenced so late that II
must occupy her until after midnight
ana to keep herself awake while work
Ing she sang. Jacques. at her left. nat
urally kept awake also. always in the
same position, and mechanically keep
ing time to the rhythm of the song
stress When the song was slow, all
went well. but when the cadence be-
came more animated jacques excite
ment became verltably dangerous. and
the poor, yaclllating chair found itself
subjected 10 n gymnastc performance
beyond It's means of resistance.
Most OF the modern repertory Of
songs We're reviewed within the other
room. Jacques heard Fausts
Oh. II he were therei
But he Is herei' he was upon the
point Of calling, but he controlled him
self He also heard "Rigoletto" and
Irovatore" and THE Barber OF Sc
Vile"
As the hours passed Jacques. who had
never enjoyed anything so much. dad
not for moment relax his attention
10 the concert which was given him.
Little by little, however. Charlotte was
becoming fatigued, Her song was loss
vibrant. Each note had less force. In
place of grand airs as at first, sung
from the beginning 10 the end. sue
Di.9 u interrupted verses, and
1870. v'eS ptlillahey OF the voice was
iS,,,,guo WIN more gentle modula ions
~ 1,', nn,iII aiiu urehmS took the place
oil carols and dances,
II was no longer the entertaining
carmen nor the coquettish RosIne
II was saddened Mercile ana mourn
ing Ophelie. Jacques, always upon his
w., n'. ~ "as sr9wlns arowsy also, and
ne slept now hearing nevertheless the
peat Tine gently to Charlotte's meas
sh,, ,,, ~ Souns glrl WIS drowsy. but
s"i,. W. Neu c.ullgeously on. She re-
s,,1., 90 nEeIcoIne ny an effort the
,,lit7 "ttol ISL nv 10 rouse her
i,gdt,, 49, ,eo" I'M, suuIenly the air OF n
b,, Glirn. Ni,,ra ~ ot tne Noses,
o;,or,.',.., 80, " me sound OF which
o., ~, ne hlny be. turns
" VIZ puts W. teet IN motion. jacques
tba, ~, ,,'','s nvW, uh1 ne dreamed
that ne was watching, The old chair
y"iu ~, lulu l'ssli longer on its legs.
~ SOU luSh or nau luck II made some
h'.s, urn WIN lts proprietor; then,
slnista'. ~ er TX sI,orl, ! emitted Il
H., Ss' s" a. .''Sii'lui cracking stretch
mad ~. ,,a,,. a.. -, fNiAttl anu
Cha,in w wy noor trenole.
tine " opo 'bo iT diS uttered cry
!, ne w y'rT " mo- a'I nor cry was jacques
70 DO 80, for he had cut his forehead
fallen ''y '''9e''''DiP JUST MS he had
When Jacoues came 70 ,,,,.o,, .,
NOV, H., LII 70 nlnsef the
hoG VIII no,,,,, S su ,,., upon his
woman nv" was = s0 sitttna upon . nls mead a
frm ma solid cbajr ana mS' ,r, nun IN
him. '' Gnu was Watching
How ia ,h,so ", a.,
m,i5clIe ." inns lou mere made
why. YES. Last eyor,n. .,,, ~,
noise YOU made in f1iIt,,s' "L'Ir tne
tbat s1r,o aneiS, ~ luilhg, 1 believed
rushed In bere ''t t g 1appened, 50
door uneonsrious , iU1i No. you on the
along vell now An bos y hi, "Ie se'tlng
Is necessa,.v md a. IN nus peeh cone that
wlIl remain o, pt' a N l,' a Iew days there
forchead. Bnt teu SUN, r,a scar on Your
happen to faIl in this "s n"w uid you
win 1our cl'.i.a,, ''S guar Fashion
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