Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-04-01

with him, there would be cloud on the fos-
tvities.
When the mind Is inclined to an act. tho
weakest arguments in It's favor take on all
tho force Of an irresistilne syllogism
A hali-hour after having met Doctor Eller-
ton, Ralph Holmes. with his trunk strapped
on behind the buggy. was being whirlod out
Of San Francisco, and along the splendid road
leading down to Monterey by the sea.
1t was early April In the East tho hills
were still covered with snow and the valleys
filled with slush. But In this favored land
It seemed liked perpetual sunshine and con-
slant spring.
The hills Of the coast range swept away
from the opal shore in emerald pillows. The
orchards were in blossom, and bright winged
birds like animated blooms fitted between
the shmmerlng groups OF live oak, and tho
olive-hned foliage OF the orange and lemon.
By the road side iaponicas, callas, geraniums
and heliotrope grew into great wild bushes
masses Of dazzling bloom that panied the
sight with their gorgeous briliancy and filed
the air with thoir ravishing odor. At times
the wheels OF the buggy crushed through
banks of sweet violet whose delicious per-
fume seemed to follow as.iast as the foaming
horses few.
Every ten miles the horses, all tho Colonels,
were changed at a quaint vine-eovered inn,
that looked like a bit Of rural Kent trans
ported to the golden shores Of the Pacific
Doctor Ellerton was a man Of culture and
proved to be most charming companion.
He knew the owners OF all tho fine estates
passed on either hand, and he had stories OF
their sudden fortunes, more wonderful 10
Ralph than anything he had read In the
records OF the Arabian Nights.
you will meet great many of our best
people at Huena Vista to-day" he said, "and
on that account am particularly glad that
you can be with us on this occasion. BY the
way" and at the thought Doctor Ellerton
laughed in a quiet way, among the Coloners
guests Is a live English lord. / believe the
Colonel heard he was on the coast and in
yited him. His ,nnme2 Lord Pelham. He
looks to be about fifty. but no IS baoholor,
and acts and dresses like beau Of twenty
i've. ] have no particular liking for that
kind Of cattle but Pelham, who came with his
valet last night, appears to he decent sort
Of a fellow, democratic enough, indeed, to be
an American
81 suppose no is out hore hunting for an
heiressf said Halph' and with pang OF
something like Jealousy, he recalled all that
Judge Davidson had said about the beautiful
Dora.
POSSIBLY So SAID the doctor, adding as
he Tipped the ashes IRON his cigar, but
hardly think Miss Morton will be at all at
traeted by his title"
IL was Just twenty minutes to one when
Doctor hllerton refined In before great gate
the entrance to Buenn vista he said On
one SIDE oil the gate there was snug porter q
lodge ana on the Other country store, be-
fore which there was crowd OF half-breed
MeNcans and Italian fishermen all hangers
on or retalhers'
AS me porter swung open inc gate, tau
nlaek-eyed woman' win long black mar
streaKed with gray, moving over her brown
hali-Dare shoulders seized the horses heads
ana called out
where Is your donolef Tell me, quick
Where is your douplef
rake that woman away cried the doctor,
his face purple with anger. Didn't the Col
onel tell YOU Pedro that II you let her loose
again he would clear you ontf'
Ihat Is all right senior sad the porter
with strong Mexican accent II VIII take
her away. She heard Of the iete and. we
could not Keep her In the cabin by the shore.
Come sue1' come, my sister they VIII lock
you up II you act IKE uhis''
me porter ioreiply released the woman's
hold on the brides and tho next instant the
horses We're iyine over the winding road that
led up to the prlncely abode OF Buena Vista.
me name N spanish means "a fne view,
and never was it better applied. Away to
the west was the plne faeirc calm as Il mir
ror, with nota speek OF cloud in the amethys-
tie vault bending over H. AZ the mouth OF
clear stream flowing down from the coast
range, there was picturesque fishing ham
let, and moored on the placid bay was NUM-
Dor OF wbite-winged yachts.
With hundreds Of acres OF carefully kept
park about IT, the residence crowned an
emerald hill, where with it's back ground of
conseryatories, and its numberless windows,
flashed in the sun like glorious fire opal.
Ralph could hear the struins OF band, and
here and there from tho many wlndings Of
the road he eanght glimpses Of happy crowds
%, SVlss p'0P'0 'Ain's through 'H9 sylvan
When the buggy stopped before the grand
take cbarao Of the horses and he yopng mans