Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-02-25

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\ eol9r clear and brlEht as iame Slowed
o. Nelly HUNTS cheeks, Had she had
dark-eyel Jack IN her mind all che whiei
sac only answered. very quietly;
II don't mind Would Just as licf
scnd il 90 Jack, That Is, IN send Il la
him II yon'i promise ON your sacred
honor, lever "a any way to iei him know
"Oh, will true as live and breathe.
III never tell him. and never le. him
guess, III | can hOlp e."
And on yon girlsf' Nelly asked. with
ihe pretty pink glow deepening IN her
checks VIII You all promiscs'
And they an promised, for there wac
sort of honesi eernosluess IN Nolly's ma
ture to which they found Il natural to
Yield
50 the valcntino was directed in Ncllys
most neat aud proper manner to 'Nlr
Jack Green, and was drnpNi into thr
pnstolhre with the rest Of the valentines
tho girls had written that day.
On the lath the siN girls were al to-
gcAcr 81 school, comparing notes and cX-
changing condolences, but Kitty Green
drew Nelly aside and said, while they
walked W aud down the hall iuscther
Their arms around each Other Us girls Will:
- saw Jack Ect u, Nelly.
Nelly's pretty checks gl1wed and her
eyes shoue likc stars. but she asked uo
questions indecd they wore suroeN
necessary, for Kitty was oagcr enough 10
TEL her story.
~ ~. ~ uou you tnlnN' NlVhs WlVh
hNil q uo-eh oshcfs, anu ne reaI them
~ before ne came 40 ms ONE. ! knew
This, YOU know, by the shape OF the en-
Nelopc. WHOM nc came 90 u | saw him
road % all through and then saw him go
back aud Rad II again heard him
say Go himself.
Ah1l : an honest letter IRON soine
httle saint
Then he came M TO mo and held Il
toward me. while / pretended TO be very
buey with my NllcHups Tim he
spoke.
" DO YOU know thar handwriting XII
fen IRE VA awful luuc llUr hut l
bad promised ypu. stretched ont my
hand for h ana said, careiesa,y;
why, amt q Sue'sY
Sue Is his eister. yOu know. So he
thought | dl not know Who II came
from, and he changed hts mind and put Il
into hls pocket and went ON. When /
he said;
80. there are some ,hings a fellow
would he "a end to show
$50 saw d ND home. and we'll h
mght Ii was tremendous lcttrr
Nelly"
Aid Kitty ended with hue and kl.s
and a loul, OF that loyal admiration which
q piH can rive another rin now aud
M s. CIV
Mhnn tho snrinv rnmp lack Greeu
wont away fruu Chster NM dld moi
r,,nc bs,b tbare ,,,v man, N du,,ltt
| Nellv Hunt ,ynnil bnve fn,soitcn Ms very
r,lst,nre INT far thr vaientlne. which
| I'M ro,,t1 nol forapt She used 10 buah
| M ehe ure,y nldrt to think how, "bump-
| Hans" N wn4 a. ebp used 10 call il 10
| hrrs,lf Mint ,,ns Size tAnt lhp should
| ho,n ,undrrt"Gnp M nr.nch n ,nrnou to
-
| IA mini, how nrenimipr ID WINS. and 10
! inugh ne nv Hint luckily. no dN maj
| lnnw from whom ii ramo aud with that
/ tbon,hf She cooled nor bhdrs
Nelir wis ~ when Iac. Grecu came
n9vn u, 40 nby.ici5n nst n,ronsb bi-
| sindies am nnxions 10 'bnld IN "A prnc.
| tir,. soon ma fnnie t,roy his patients
,yerc nmenn ma nner M arst. and he
1 et,red ihem ,nnd tlipn richer people heard
| Of n nn1 aepf 10 him. HUT while he
| tooi nil fhe nntirnts ilint came. he never
,,nye nm bls nraetice among those who
| 800 ,,r,.ieJ btn, Tiis nr,t-n ,yn, In
al ttcie rnnnr,s Thorn never had beei,
epy doctor lite this one.
Ncliy Was Miss Hun! now Tor Bertha
| eSnpfry and Nhliv's prief had made brr
rontle heart vet more gentle. aud her
| bcl,,f,d enirIt yet moro beinful
! Onward nieiit. one supnier dnv, she had
| ,,,,e Ia .cr IN oid woman who Ind bpou
| 6ar nurse once. mud hnd found ler very
! M uuile 700 N TO be left alone, aud
| certainly in need Of physician So
/ Nelly tore a leaf from her memorandum
| hook iud wrote Ou Il frw lines, begging
DR. Green 20 come MT once, and then
called TO the hrsi pns.rrhy aud en-
/ treated MIN To- Ntr y 20 iur d"'lof'
d. lt was seart'ly Pow an lour briore "
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