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

M HlIlki
n LIZ was decidedly pretty,
. W F'sl ssli, and was very careful s,'a
Sc a 'sss only the , soi SeesigIca ate
Il II s1s and aiiee ,,,.onr sunlight.
4 ails e9 .rs tsrni the "a "a y nni suit her.
( II ssrce glare, allnopiD.niy littie
+ 70 " Il drawing; room All twas
n M lllin sbe used 10 eal stained
III @ ,s IN lace curtains s'a ANN,
sssed by ness screens. and a th9u
'g.s lspapsssep retty things eaeh IN
N and oni BEAUTIFUL in It's way,
,,~.tlng anu mo 1t, but not one OF
III crsIni s,isss was half SO inter nIs.s
y pretty .i i,,isal as pretty little Mrs
4 ssnayne pathetlc creature, too
, ae vas ,,ng doubly dangerous,
4 ably ias.ins the troubles and trials
n "a narfauar,enced during her mar
4 = had eApd with her troubles ana
E,5 lilt, w accustomed to entertain
. - she W. sdorers in the drawing
-. N Hunetor little bijou residence IN
40 Of ~, MAYFAIR. There was
.rsihing aii,o sandalwoo9 and pot
l lsI mixed which peryadea '"e
Sss ~. gedmayne herself, IN, IKE most most
w consulting physicians, never
s'is't more than one patent d.
$50 per visitors were az iheIlLI.
~ was anything SHADY ABOUT
na' VA sssmayne. but she did not en-
W lady callers. she invited
salss IN intlmates to dinner put she
Y - wv good care that those ladlss
= 's shs distinguished by her friend
la'a .s M. be good takers, and at
Al " Main enough to act as foils.
nsn vi faet is that Mrs. Redmayne
lErrsed The Justice because he was
~ vi ~ he a very wealthy man,
rlais1 :. Redmayne herself as a girl,
~ elsss ,,,, all the real bitterness of
" Ah slnr a poor curate's daugh-
IFMH s,,,,,es Redmayne's income was
" 80 when he married the pauper
~ only child. Though he was 80,
Nv ~. synerienced man of the world,
~. y surely love match ON his side.
\, ~. ~ v.ss IL Miss Cissy had dreamed
,.,tr frocks and n pretty house,
WI N living. OF an endless succession
y .,s and Entertainments, and of the
: ~ ~, ,scognltlon OF her own beauty.
w, srtying Justice Redmayne she
..-,,sa All these things and escaped
y. rold mutton and perjury. But
\. iustlce, though he fondly loved his
s..t,l Venus Of wife, loved old port
~ .s stll better. and after 10 years
y ,,niness the justice fell victim
X. fayorlte poison and left Cissy
n sonnds In hard cash and the free
w X the little house in Mayfair.
"A men Mrs. Redmayne made the
,si6r,nv simple calculation: 81 can
H.. Al he rate OF 5000 pounds a year
~ hree years, somebody >worth hav-
x, vnl marry me in that time, and
III ,all 10 fnd the somebody / must
nov up the game and go back to
"a and cold mutton
ron this 1t will be seen that pretty
NJ Redmayne was practical mind
\ ltte woman. She had been quite
ssbt, Several somebodies and a good
I'm nobodles had paid her a great
MI Of attention, but not one of the
Vmebodles got half so much encour-
,rsneut as Lieut.. and Capt. Strongl-
l4irm Of her majesty's carpet war
IN TO be a carpet warrior now
idsys needs considerable deal of
u,rey. blood OF interest; Jack Strong
darn had money and interest too.
h was fool. but the mere fact of
N being a fool by no means dis
Halhed him for the carpet warriors.
hes have their own special club,
sAee they drink magnums of costly
hfk and peculiarly dry champagne
81 lunch; they play whist there on
Id afternoon. and baccarat. nap and
EirrOra until the small hours of the
ndlnng, and a good deal of money
tshges hands AS rule, save for the
ralthy three years as carpet war
~ Is seldom exceeded--a man either
nlIries, exchanges into a cheaper reg
nnt or bursts up II is a short life
nd a merry one, and 1t is great
Egllege indeed to be carpet war
~ at all,
Sow Lieut. and Capt Strongithearm,
ttng wealthy was quite veteran
inarg the warriors; he had been 10
liars in the regiment, and he was de-
iHtdly looked up to by his brother
i1eer as connoisseur and Judge of
Hiuly. He was very critical and ter.
aals hard to please. He 1t was who
l9sisd the chances Of Lady Dorothy
'li-urse when he gave her the nick
lint Of Dolly, the dairy maid" and
iieptd her lovely pink and white
snplexlon to Strawberries and cream.
Aaal had been the nets laid by willy
a'thers for that too wary bird.
ssspt strongithearm, but no one, till
4 rel MIS-. Redmhyne, had succeeded
putting salt upon his tail. But
was very far gone in
ssd upon the widow.
iFlce during the Justices lifetime
". ~ Is solemnly entreated her to fly
~ ~ nim On the first occasion she
Z. SIMPLY replied: IF YOU We're not
y slpiy tall I'd box your ears" The
i,lsena time he had been shown the
~ anu Justice Redmayne's wife cut
~ ior a whole month. Nothing in
~ a mans affection like a real
~. snupDlng. and Capt. Strongithe-
.., SOW That she was a widow. not
1. I, -. .eriently loved Mrs. Redmayne.
\ 1t.ggelly revered her. He assiduous-
49,, ~ hef court. He never tired of
NJ ,-' snS attendance upon the little Wild
,s.s snp ne praised her till his brotS,r
lsS 49,, n. were sick OF her very name.
Ma a IyN ne was her accepted lovers
nros s,'nough Their. marriage was not
siren, seu. II was tacitly understood.
snosaS '' . had but one falling; he
sas ra niy'inng, noon and night 1t
,uFess 'sal grievance to him that the
= ~ regulations did not allow hin,
u,rrs g1e on parade. Now, Mrs. Red
X 'e ee,,, nated tobacco, and ever since
.ens s,sI,Ship stronglthearm had be-
d vi oh-smoker for her dear sake.
Y bora !, severe penance for him, but
lisnce sna nke man; he suffered in
IN va iatal afternoon Stronglthe-
a. = tempted, and strongithearm
sai aeens rs exalted parsonage, indeed,
I'D shssssus,omed occasionally 10 drop
~ n & aHHaaN