Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-01-14

how persistcntly memories OF the past
haunted linn, how tedious the present mo
nlrnt was. Now you have changed all that"
up
"Ye3. you were more TO him than sight.
The loss Of you was the real grief, not tue
loss Of his eyes. That he looked upon al
most as a foreseen calamty--'the chance OF
war; rs be says He has always main
talncd that you would come back. The
next room Ia yours. It was furnished ex-
prtssly for you, and all that belonged to
YOU in Lambeth O. in there. Nothing yet
from my little fricnd' he has asked some
times after have rend bis letters 20 him.
You have always been present here to him.
! felt That u hurt me sometimes 10 feel
thIt could never be go much 10 him ~
you were / am sure that roy preseuoe ir-
ritated him sometimes, and that he wns
glad 10 he left alone IN those moments be
was thinking " you. Something Ia my
manner compared unfayorably with hia
recollection Of you. can afford to tell you
all this now, dear. At oue time t. wounded
my pride TO suspect it, and would not have
confessed the fact to myself but Il gives me
Jog 70 tell you all now.l
She LEI. rue 90 Mere Lucas tapped at the
door md hunbly begged to speak 70 her
dear mHdcmoEelle | wished I could es
capo also. thought the poor old woman
would never be- comlprted or cease 90 beat
her ample breast and call herself hard
names.
ITO think Of the iudignities the aifronts,
the insults / offered you. my dgnr, my most
respected mBdemuifole What q brute /
was, what nn animal, what ma imbrcile To
offer you place as domestic servant !n
this house; 20 take you into my own room
when ought 20 have led you into the best
drawing room; 20 permit myself 90 eat NJ
the s.tpe table with you, and 20 Offer You
the little wine and the remains at food that
are only good enough for jJt5ol and dolt
such ns / nm-though certainly they ure
batter than deserve Aud 10 thirt that
you bad behaved unworthily 40 the very
| time when You were riskiug your lie 90
/ sayn my dear mastc., and, what is u1rc TO
/ believe M OF that dear NJ. Gordon, who
! could do no wrong 10 save hi. life, God
/ bless him--as drull 49, ever and as kind
! But anu richly punished for it, look you,
| Tor broke three Things since lunch aud let
my milk boil over Tor the first time Ia my
| life. All, mon Dlcu, that IL should come
10 this at my ugel"
Happily the fear Of seine further Gull.
nary disaster put an end TO her sobs and
self rcprOaGhea, but fora long while ail0r
never passed her without hearing her nd
dross herself uH a camel, a pix or some
other object OF contempt
George Gordon, going to the window
after dinner exclaimed,
"A glorious night, By Jovel How would
Il be- II we went out FOR half an hour"
VERY agreeable, 1 should say" replied
Tarus.
The idea was equally acceptable to Jul.
dith and me, and when we had put on out
wraps we Joined Gordon and Tuus Ia the
garden. Chatting and laughing we strollej
down the broad walk IN row, but passing
through the gate Tpras and Judith tool,
the lead, and in that order we saunterod
along The Woldng road, Judith, / believe
intending to take the bypath to her favor
ito seat In tho wood.
AZ the angle Of tho rond Gordon stopped
10 telight bis pipe
This Is the old box, said he scratching
yesta. no YOU remember that day
when we found there wero only two
matches Left"
made no reply, FOR looking down thu
roah saw Tafas and Judith, who were
dozen yards or 80 In advance, sudden!
stop.
Bother the windln exclaimed Gordon
throwing away the dead yesta and takinl
out another.
But he paused in the net Of striking It
for we both heard well known voice say
ing
"Taras--,Iudithl Why, this Is u surpris
for me- and I suppose my coming is 70
yoni thought might steal a few hour
to satisfy my anxiety
II was Kayanpgh. His VOICE had ,lroppe,
from tone of cheerful establishment /
uneasy perplcNity and he added'
Has anything hnppenedf
Come on, 4" mptterrd Gordon, cntohin
my hand in his, "woll show the yillai
, what has happened And he shook tina
1ne new stick OF his
heard THras speaking In n terrible ton
as We hurried out, hut could not catch hi
words. Then we came up and stood bctor
, Kavanagh, near enough for him to distir
guish our faces In the pale starlight.
VI understand now he said, with force
composure. You have come back"
. yes, come back to call you 10 account,
, Numbered Gordon. "What have you {
any for yourself, you conf0undcd vlllaing
, Nothing, it you take that Tone Kav,
, nngh replied, tapping the palm OF his LEI
hand lightly with the cane he held In nj
, right, when you can listen to reason,
shall be able to justify every act that ma
seem inscrutahle 10 you now
: "Youll have plenty OF scope for your Il
gonuity Ia that way when you are in II
dock Tho lawyers will fight you Their
here you have TO settle matters with me
There was no installing what he mcai
/, as he threw on his lnvcrneSs.
= "Tako this Warming said Kavanaql
closing his left hand tightly on his cal
a and stepping back paoe III You attemI
TO oler violence, the result may be fatal
+, TO you. ! am not unprepared to prote,
4, myself"
Z As he spoke he gave the head OF his oai
atwist whipped out the rapler TO which
A was handle, aud throwing aside the stiC
! placed himself In an attitude OF defence
/. With a cry Of terror judith attempted
throw herself between Gordon and Ka
i. anagh, hut Taras who had caught Il
sound Of the steel, forcibly restrained her
For my own part, could neither mo-
h nor utter sound The long, thin swo
4 was scarcely visible In the dim light,
had heard that ltavaaagh was an expo
p swonismau. 1t was impossible Tor Cord,
4 10 face him with stick, and IL was 1t
possible that he should close with his a
p versary without exposing himself TO q
thrust OF that almost unseen weapon.
. III
a CHAPTER L.
/ TIKI EHp or KAvANAGH.
I. without n nfufnaftffo hesitation Cord