Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-07-08
THE BEAUTY CHARM.
a Story OF Old Virginia

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CHAPTER XVII
sat In the last OF three wagons all
loaded with provisions and dry goods. An
grm chair had been provided for me and
fu7 rug for my feet. a lttls basket Of
luncheon was also near at hand. Soldiers
drove the wagonB and were perched as
guards behind We had also a mounted es-
sort, led by a very handsome officer whom
Colonel Garthwalte had introduced as Cap
tain Ather,on,
When we had proceeded some distance
aver country which reminded me Of the
stony ground which Jack the Giant killer
found at the top of the bean stalk, the
Captain rode up TO the side Of my wagon
und inquired u ] were comfortable,
thanked him aud caid that I was. and we
entered into conversation. Our talk was Of
The Indians. the fort and the school to
which was going.
81 am sorry you are not staying at the
tort' be said At last ~ detest this busl-
ness Of taking you out 10 that lonely place
and leaving you there"
The tone IN which be spoke was not one
o. nero compliment. Something IN It
caused me to llft my eyes to his face, and
on tho instant / know. as romantic girls
express It. that had met my fate
How It Is with others l do not know, but
love came TO me In one instant as an arrow
from the bow OF deft marksman files to
the mark. knew also that he loved me
and that We should one day be all in all to
each othes, The time came when he told
me that his emotions were the same and
that he felt as though he had always
4 t..,N -.
learned the lesson only from those mysteri-
Gus sources OF information which dwell
within u.s. 1 read his heart and read II
With Joy. The love Of my life had come to
no at last l bad found my reason for be-
Ing aul my reason for longing TO DO beautl-
gul,
lbelleved,and stili believe, we were meant
i0r each other ere ever We were born"
Somewhere. somehow. our souls had known
each other. He was mine, | was his. II
had always been so, Il always world be-
The llgh, In his eyes and the look upon his
face at that instant are indeiibly Impressed
upon my memory
II was a solemn moment-too solemn for
speech. For long while we were utterly
silent lie stu rode beside me. and felt
that his eyes we're Fixed upon my face, but
had cast mine down and dared not lift
them.
oh. wondrous momentl oh. hour OF all
tho hours OF all my lifel Lot me ilnger
still over the happiness that allied my soul
as we rode on. and on, and on-t conscious
Of bu, one thing that he was near me and
that he loved me.
Noon came at last. Recalled to the sense
Of duty, Captain Atherton commanded a
halt, The horses were taken from ,he
wagons and fod, the soldiers set about pre-
pairing their meal, and one brought pot OF
coffee and some hot cakes 10 Captain Ather-
ton.
He helped me to descend from the wagon
and brought my basket and we lunchsd
together In the shadow OF tall rock that
ateod like petriaed giant gazing toward
the west. All the usually commonplace
matters connected with tho little plcnic
meal assumed delightful tinge OF roman 90
they became amusing. captivating.
We found our tongues a, last. ana our
chat and laughter were constant We felt
as though we had been friends forever. Vol
how delicate was his manner In that hour
realized the difference that exists between
tho honest. earnest attentions OF a gentle.
man toward the woman he hopes one day
to woo and win and those Of the mere cal,
LIANT
! FLUSHED an remembered the broad aud
constant compliments Of Mr. Harcourt, The
silly bahble Of young Bolivar. the vapld
and forward attentions OF tho young men
who made big eyes at me IN Jonah Han.
cocks shop. Even the attentions Of the
Young officers became contemplate when
S0nua4sed Item with the respestial Aemase