Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-06-17

cahe very gracious IN her bearing toward
| me.
Even married man "a temnted IN d,..
penso with his wife and children whom h.,
gets 40 miles from home and meets a ,ret.
ty woman who beams delightfully."-. charm.
ingly upon him. | SAW that had ereated
the impression Of single man, and adj,
tusted my facial expression so rs to look as
Juvenile as possible. My unoeremonious
coming In had cast dampcr upon tho III
Tie dinner party, but their conversational
powers soou revived under the coaching Of
Miss WesterneE
=" i don't agree with you at all about the
Woman's building. Mr. Spinks,' she Aaid In
musical toneA i think It ia the most com.
| plete department OF the fals 1t thorough.
ly represents the status oiNwoman In arr.
Industry, domestic life-eyerything. Now,
don't you think sof The little fellow ia
the gold trimmed glasses shifted In his chair
aud smiled all over himself at the prospcot
OF an argument and the more delightful
prospect OF convincing his protsy sweet.
heart--f for that's what Hhe vastly tho pow.
tr Of HIS eloquenee.
'Attistically II is very good, he said
but 1t is somewhere lAeklng-theru's a
missing link. It's hardly the thing, you
know, for woman to put up buildings
and fill them up with trinkets OF her own
make It's out OF her line. Woman and
he beamed upon the young lady--'woman,
Miss silvey is in her sphere In the realm
OF home There she Is a queen, but when
she leaves home and goes To drawing plans
for houses and setting up exhibits and run.
ming things she spells IL all and drops peg
or two from her diviner sphere
agree with Miss Silyey altogether
aufh the bal.
gedly, waving his hand in dismissal OF tho
subject, oh, thank you, Mr.. Blipp, she
said. That's 10 nice You have such
broad views Do you like tho plaisance,
Mr.. Blippr Delighted with H. no said,
perfectly delighted 1va a grand congress
OF fakes, said the clerical Mr.. Spinks, 10
ought TO be baniahed from the grounds IL
has no place In the same Enclosure with
such grand thing ~ tho Art building
Miss Silvey's eyes lighted up At the men.
ton Of the Art building. oh, isn't II
grandr she cried
" i could spend whole year looking nj
the divine paintings there. | have only
spent one day in II yet | am going there
the first thing tomorrow morning and stay
all day Both young men tried TO speak
at once, but Mr.. spinks spoke first. Aud
may 90 along and enjoy the pictures with
your he asked. 4 will be delighted 20 |
have you, she said. perolyal Blipp looked |
very blue aud buried his oountenanoe ia a |
glass Of milk.
''Tho conversation ran on. splnks was
eostntieally happy; Blipp sahk into deepest
misery. The two riyals-for II was too owl. |
dent that they were such--glared at each |
other and consistently disagreed ON every
point Spinks said be thought the othno
logical exhibit highly interesting.
'Blipp said IL was a musty old collection
OF mummies that offended the sight and
ought TO be ruled out OF the fair. Splnks
said ho thought the roller chairs nm excel.
lent method Of getting about the grounds
and saving time. Blipp said they were only
intended for decrepld old women and inva.
lids Miss Sllvey's eyes sparkled with de.
light at the exchange Of pluasantrlea be.
tween her two lovers She glanced az me
roguishly and encouraged tho two young
fellows 10 go on.
This translated love affair was IN amns.
Ing comedy. and fingered at the table az
long as the young lovers kept IL going. In.
stinctiyely my sympathy went out 70 Per
riyal Blipp, and watched tho progress Of
tho conversation, his defeats and his rallies
with TINT interest one feels 10 following
the fortunes Of a hero in play or book.
II conceived strong liking for his open
honest face. ! gathered from the conyerHs
lion that he was a mine owner, and liked
aim all tho better for that. Spinks was o
young lawyer, and ns Blipp roso la my -
.imation he fell eorTospondinRly
II took my htSt look Nc the fair the ncxt
morning. remembered Miss Sllyey's an
iouncement that she wis going 10 spend
be day in the Art building, and late in the
4 1 .
light Of them. ! stumbled upon Blipp 1--we
minutes after got inside lie seemed 10
'e wandering about 10 desaltory fashion,
,azing at the pictures ia a psrfunctory, dis,
Interested way. He recognized me and
miled. 4 remember your face at the Ia, I
lie last night. said he Ny name Is Per
ivAl Blipps, Spokane Falls. Wash. Look.
nR At the pieturesS |
''He rambled on without any apparent
method or object. lie kept sending inqnir /
ng Rlances ahead, nDd presently rccos-
lied. few feet awEy from Us, Miss Silvfy ,
nd SpinkA II they were not enjoying the
how, why. appearances don't count for any. /,
hing They were hold'ng guidebook be
ween them aud alternately searching I,
through its leaves for the Dumbors md ,
'oking at the pictlrea, gising ever. .mp 4
1m Of pleasure. (
"Blipp saw that recognized tho. and
. blushed. There they are, be said, halt (,
utility; they've been taking Il 10 all daJ' !
laughed out loud. And you said T. \
nd you7-you've been following them /,
bout laughed louder than EVER. That's 4
bout the Size Of it, be said. DO you think /,
le likes him bestr asked. oh, don't |,
now hc said. dismaily but earnestly; III n
ron eolug on like this for a year and . 4
AT AZ home both Of us have been trying !
70 win her, but tho contest
'ea.s 10 h 40 evenly matched thatit looks l,
! II we were still neck and neck !,
when she came 70 The fnir, Of coufss Z
Q followed She's certainly beei. leading 1
) race One day us BIipp and the next !.
q sPiakA. s'ssrns.. today, lie naasa .