Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-08-12

~ ~ tAA" EtAhtt tNtAh ~ saw nlIA fulllIlE I
Was proud 70 tnink thar Madame Ouald
make shose authors walk such chalk line.
Fhoy came uD 20 tho carriare door and hn
made his excuses and apolorrcd The prr-
snlration stood out on his forehead and the
other two whispered the words he was to
say. AZ last everything was arranged aud
Madame was about to descend she had her
loot Oh the stop. when she stopped 10 say
You understand, only get In on naO con-
clifton. I VIII not 90 70 the left. | will re-
main on the right"
The poor old fellow almost bounded OK
hla teet, but the director squeezed his nm.
anu thcn he said IN a choking voice.
Yes, yes, that w. understood. You will
remain on tho right AZ Icing as you wish e
Ana he know what he was about. for
without Madame they mover could have
played thcir piece.
Wen, that's all very we'll. but like my
place better The Duchess 1 can assure
you. has taken quite fancy TO me She
! nor ~ all proud. and She has friendly
teolinG Tor me. hfchusn ! ride nor harsas
weu' and manage the ponies, who arc not
always easy to manavo. You might almost
say was born on horse. You remember
papa was breeder OF hnrsos at gtrnanl
court. was only four or Ave years old
when ne rn, nu on the backs Of his great,
raw honed horses and started me on A
sailcp around the courtyard. snappng His
whip an tho tlrna; and mustn't fall on,
anu didn't fan on. We havr a horso In
the stable called sultan, tho nOchcss and
myself ARC the only ones that can MANAGE
him. one day tho Duke tried to mount
him, bur he throw him Duke and an THAT
he IT, and II did not take HIM long. other
And your weses3"
"onc hundred francs month. without
counting New Years gitts and tins nom
au me gentlemen who como 10 the Chateau
Tor the autumn hunt0. which ADDS two or
three hundred francs extra during the year.
Aud II Is fortunate for mo that found such
q good place, as | can now hoip mamma a
little We nave Ind great trouble Ia our
family PAPA was unfortunate in hla horse
breeding business. and the he took to drink
He Ept to DO ugly and brutal 10 ma.lna.
aud finally got 80 far down that no is a
hack driver, one Of those vulgar hacks, with
ratings around the top TO keep haggnra
from falling on, tell you, when am on
the box seat Of the Duchess coupe and
come across papa driving his dirty hack
win his ragged coat. mover turn my head
TO bid him good day. Tic never turna hts
head either About six months arc was
standing IN the Rne dc In Pals. heforo one
OF the largr stores waiting for Madame to
como out, whom who rhOuld pass by but
papa and his old hack. no make thingn
worse he had an old lady with a h0rrid
looking little dog Inside. Papa stopped his
horse without asking the old lndy'g per
misaoni he got down from his scat and he
asked me- 60 lend him ten francs i ro-
fused him and | begged Of him net TO Pre-
tend TO know me when wHt on duty; that
be would make mo lose my place; that he
was 90 badly dressed aud TOO undnd to
mamma; indeed | told him an / had IN my
heart against him Thon he now into
passion, He replied that l owed him re-
gpoct, That he wna my father Tho old
lady. during this tllne. had opened the hack
door aud waA crying out that ghO would
miss her train. The little dor was barking;
the paaaers by stopped 10 liatcn ana laugh,
aud 81 tho midst OF Il all tho Duchess oamo
out from the store. Papa ned. but Madnno
looked very cross When we reached the
hotcl she ucoldcd me for talking In the
ntreota with hack driver II was the hr5t
timo she had ever raolirl me and COM
moneed to cry ike n silly. WHOM she saw
how badly l felt ah0 questioned mo and
/ told her all. especially tho fact that my
little sister was very ~,
'Your little sister was mr.
'Yes."
''lg sho we'll uowf'
"oh. Ghe " entirely cured now, hut then
ehn was very M. Ana mamma could not
work hhcauaO she had TO take caro- Of her.
Madame could soe that WIS telling the
truth and she said: DO not cry any
mora Then aho nsHed mo hclpa Of quas-
lions about my mnther and llttlc sister; but
that was not all Tho next day she came
down al 4 o'clock 10 20 out ! wan atand-
ing at the carriage door awaiting hor orders
before getting into the carriage. She asked
me;
"'whore does your mother liye7"
'iMammag' ! cried In aatonlehment."
" Yes, whore docs Eho liver"
81 Rue do poubla.
" 4 anu going 10 500 your mammal"
&c nut, Madame. Il In On tho sixth floor
In a nclghborhood whore Madame has mover
boon; and there ~ Htaircasp II rs not
a ~ staircase for Madame Ia Duchoaue. "
" That makes no difference. to tho Rue
Dc poubla'"
Ny heart beat furiouaiy as wa drove
along, We got thore at last. Madame said.
go nrst. l Will follow" ! went up and she
came after. There are one hundred aud |
twenty steps. We finally came 10 nam. |
mas rooms and Madame remained thoro |
half an hour. tallSing to my little slater. |
ihon. ns she was going. che put two 100
frame hius Into mhmmnH hand Mnmnn |
ma not want TO take them at 1rst. age
,aid that / was good son. that gave hnr
al my money since my listers Illness
rhon Madame looked az mo. her eyes
.howei her no well pleased. / Understood
hat sho was glad 20 know that was goad
o mamme, and she tapped me on the
ihoulder saying; THAT Is good. Tom; very
very goodi' | felt 30 queer that I COIN
nnnced to cry. and cried and laughed nj
he same time. There arc moments when
RnghnE and Nooping 20 together without
me understanding why.
"Yos, that IL true. There IL a Ffnnt, tail.
hin fellow at the thcater. ana he makes
ne laugh 80 much that | often cry"
well since tho day she gave mamma
100 francs ana tapped mo on the shoulder
wonid do anything for the Duchess and
makos me sad 10 see her unhappy"
she IA In trouble, then2"
''Ycs. indeed"
''lyhat for7"
ION account OF the Duke. In the nrat
lace II IA Ave or six months since he has
idden with Madame In the morning.
.now that horseback riding has nsy0r boom
lis strong point. When we arc At Vnndne
i tho autumn We all three 20 out cyrry
He always takes the quiptost
I0rse lie would not mount the horses !
lde. But this II Aiadume'H hobby The
lhole country belongs 20 W., and hAdAms'a
eight Is 10 Fallop straight acroHa the
oida and to ride over everything which
omoa In our path, funtes, hodges aud
ltchas Here In Paris be hardly ever
Idea. lie sleeps until midday. because he
as got into the bad habit Or not coming
ONE until 8 or O'clock In the morning.
Ie plays baccarat every night He ioses
IMMENSE sums. More than G0.001 francs,
seems ono night last week at the
"a tho Epatantg Aadamen spaniard
oes thore every evening and hc appears 10
o in luck just now. Perhaps be has won
be 60 900 francs
s.pcrheps he baF"