Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-05-27

each othor's frightened faces.
"uol sol damn you'll and search" no
shouted.
Glad OF the excuse Of bcing away from
his presence, the servants started on; but Il
was not to search for their mistress nor her
her daughter.
CHAPTER xxx.
rnr DRAMA Is rSpkp, niNo Down Tun
CURTAIN.
After having made his discovery as to the
Identity OF Colonel Morton, Commodore
West would have returned at once with his
nophow TO San Francisco. had II not been for
the ofnise he gave 10 Mrs. Morton and her
daughter to remain near bytin,il the curtain
rang down on tho last act Of this stirring
drama, an event which he felt was not far
distant.
Tho commodore and Ralph Holmcs sat up
ut the Gomez House discussing the situation
until after midnight, whom thcy retired 10
thor respective rooms for rest rather than
sicep II was shortly after two O'Clock In tho
morning. and Ralph was dropping into q
dose. whom he heard yoicoe In the sitting
room between his unoloa and his own Sleep
ing apartments, lie recognized his uncls's
voice. and the agitated tones Of tho Mexican
servant, who was saying in broken EnRllsh;
1.-THE hdios ia horo. aonori Mrs. Morton
her daughter and the French woman. They
are In tho parlor downstairs. They would
SEQ YOU at once. They have much trouble.
What shall say TO thcmr'
Say TO them y repeated the commodore
"why, walt until make myself present
able, and then fetch tho ladies up herr
Ralph could hear the servant going down
the stairs, and then hts uncle called out to
him,
"Ahoy, in thercl Get up. Ralph Mrs. Nor
ton and Dora arc horel fear there lie
trouble. Throw on your things. They VIII
DO up IN a tow moments"
aye, aye. sir y replied Ralph, In the nau'
ticai accents which no had learned from long
association with tho old sailor.
Tho young man sprang out OF bod and
drcssod hurnedly. Just rs his uncle
emerged from hia own room In flaming rod
wrapper. Ralph heard the rustic OF dresses
outsde and tho next instant Mrs, Morton and
her daughtor, followed by Mile. Bertrand
entered tho slt,ing-room.
RALPH spmug forward. and ecclng that
Dora was very palo and excited, aud az u she
were about to iall, he took hor hand. raised It
CALAMITY to his lips thon lcd her to n chair,
,shllo his uncle was performing the same SER
vic, Tor Mrs. Morton.
~ viii not say | am glad TO SEQ you, said
the elmmodoro, addressing tho mother and
daughter. "for your presence NJ this time
and place seems TO augur trouble TO yonr-
selves and that means sorrow TO me. Whom
/ parted with you at luena Vista, told you
l should romain here Tor tho present and
hold myself ready To ohay your commands
that promise l rcpca, now. Whit can do
for youJn
eve He'd, 4" said Mrs. Morton, with forced
calmuess because felt that the lives Of my
daughter aud my maid would ba In danger II
We romalaod Ia huena Vista tonight. Col
oncl Morton has summoned band Of hts adj
horcnta from san Francisco and | fear that
before morning these will bc brought into
) conflict with tho ofiloera Of the law and tue
followers of nian named Albcr, Howard
Of whom you mus, know, M Holmcs,
: she continued, inelinins her head 10 llolph
''you cannot have forgotten Lord Pelham
81 rcmgmbcr him very well indeed, re-
Piled Ralph. "and oycn wheu he wns POSING
! m an Enelish nobloman halt snsperted his
| llentlivn
! MI. Morton wont ont
, a.. ,yo ,yer, oseanlng thropyh the nnrl
1 ,o.n,,ht this man Aib.rt Vow,.d and nj.
r cnnnaniona halted us. but as soon as h,
, ioorned WHO ve ,ycre. mud our purposc. h,
, ,s,at.d ns win tho gronto,t rourtosy an,
, .an, ono ~ M. man IN y,nrd mana far AZ
I san p,,n,i Indend no anolo,.ly,A 10 me to
M conra, no ,,as nursulnr ana nlainly All,
( mat notbi,,,, I'm, vhat he called his eenae q
h ,nstt,o ,no,t,, bi, a,t as bs ,gsa lion doing
d .,,u,e,t Iio,,,,d IA a d,au,.ynte man % All,
s the commodore "a ,nnn iito myself with
0 ,,ri.yanro which bnbns nnrsea for very man,
80 H., ,,nills n,,ssif M tblfa, ION yenpn
o ,a, inareosoa viii iho arnnpht whlel
a sha,,1 a,'no,so a
a .,r,,,,Sn,.h nj ,l,o yoa,. of n, 4, married life
atd NJ wor,on ieorlo, down an nor min
II , ~" an,,ors 81 haye hat t,iondlcs
a nnd ro,nelo.a, INT n,yer so muel 80 a. 10
MONT
Il sr,a ,,,,,,cdore ,omc oycr and taklnl
r. ,,, ,or hands ala In n yolce fuil Of emo
i, ~.
4 .n,,lo.,,,... ,,,,,, aud ,o,,r daughter ennpo
g ~, NM painh and Uni Il moi that tru.