Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-07-15

Imagine my delight when only Few
hours after this episode. and when my
terror had grown greater than could
bear. news was brought to as that wagons
from the fort were approaching We
could scarcely believe It at first, for II was
not yet the regular Zine OF their arrival.
but soon we saw them with cur own eyes.
and best Of all. In less than fifteen min
utes later. my soldier rode up to the school
house door and springing lightly from the
saddle caught me by both hands and
stopped and kissed me. 81 thank God you
arc safe. darling" he said. ~ have been
so strangely anxious about you. Last night
| was actually III with terror, | thought
you we're in some great danger. VIII you
laugh at me II toll you that l thought
heard you call me-
Laugh cried "Ah. no indeed.
for last night | thought saw you which
was a wilder fancy yet. | saw you sitting
at table. beside a shaded lamp, A pile OF
papers, some with red seals. we're at your
elbow"
Just so I was sitting, dearest" he said.
"And | fancied that you took my pic
ture from your bosom and kissed It," |
said.
THAT very thing I did" he said. THAT
do every night but last night Just as /
returned my treasure to Its hiding place.
1 believed that ] heard your voice close
beside me. calling Arthur. Arthur. save
me; Arthur, save me" I started TO nv
! feet and dashed out Of ny room Where Is
she?' asked, where Is she" Did none OF
YOU hear woman dreaming for helpY
Calling my Nance"
''No one had heard anything. but to mo IL
was real voice. vduFs and no other"
AND ! actually called you, Arthur" I
said II was irrhtensd and screamed
for you utterlnE lh1se very words"
"Oh, my darling he cried, u knew II
was not fancy. Know you needed me q"
81 was in no danger" said |. 81 was
startled BY face looking in at Tho win
dow. that was ALL an indian face. and I
tancied | was about TO be scalped, but Il
proved to be nothing worse than an ad-
mirer."
Then We sat down together on the school
house porch, and | told him all the story
| How Sereann OF the Eagle had heard Thai
was pretty, and had come secretly to look
at me and see n II was true. and Of how he
had appeared at the school house with his
interpreter to ask for me. and all that
Mrs. Marsh had said:
~ q like a story out of the Arabian
Nights entertainments, | said. "The
Caliph. the Vizier and the Fair Lady. cxeept
/ that no Caliph was ever 50 hideous as Ola
Scream. OH never, never"
laughed but Arthur did not. He was
very grave, and his eyes sparkled like
steel.
my darling" he said at last. .you o-o
too beautiful to be left among these
savage men,"
AT these words l could not help laughing
| Here It was again. too beautiful - "Too
beautiful for cultured society; TOO heau.
uful" to live where savages could see me
1T is the most ludicrous thing | eyer
heard" cried. that lust because am
not positively plain must be driven about
| tho world like this "
but Arthur did not smile. He took NV
hand In his and pressed II and ali M
! pleasant curves departed from his face
and straight. stern lines replaced then,
That was how my soldier looked upon the
battlefield, ] felt quiie sure.
After awhile he lifted my hand gently
TO his lips, and asked me this strange cues
uon. 'cen you use a nlstol?" Yes" 1
sali. My uncle taught me that He
taught Cousin Adelaide on the same dav. |
remember but the pistol hurt her hand
, ana the noise stunned her. For nv part
LOOK 10 II as II ! was boy. and he gave me
a pistol OF my own. He said a lady ought
70 Dc able and ready to defend herself IN
gentleman" 10
your unele was a man OF sense sala
Artnni MY dear, when you are my wife
l viii axe you to Malcoim's Rest and make
the acquaintance OF that uncle Of yours
i've no doubt we viii be excellent friends.
on. y should like that l said, uncle
Is my 2wn blood relation, my mother's
oroia i.l ana ! think he would have loved
me put Tor nay aunt"
How could any one helm loving von -.
Arthur said.
was very ugly child" said; ugly
N tne proper sense. aud ugly az some
people nso the word, meaning had-tem-
pered and resentful- And yet my heart