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

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friends smoked on rehectlvely. To him h
seemed as II they were waiting for the point
70 strike them and were giving TO the sub.
leet an absorbing mental effort The DUAL.
ity OF the story was TO his practical mind
ABOVE the average. Ii had more OF common
sense than Major Nesbitts narrative and
less OF foolish sentiment than Cardgroye's
story OF love and Indian fighting. lie fan.
eied that II would rouse his friends To a
high pitch OF interest; that II would strike
their sense OF appreciation Of the novel;
the unique.
But there was no evidence OF fascinated
Interest on the calm faces Of his friends. no
oraning forward near the end, no excited
questions as to fuller details. The six men
sat listening with expressionless faces
throughout, the only change being Hard
lng's smile OF polite attention 10 a stolid,
unreadahle stare. Blake Hornady tilted
BACK his chair and waited. Major Nesbitt
Dit on the end OF his cigar. Cardgroye
stroked his brown mustaehe, while Sammy
gazed at Harding The newspaper man sent
whirl OF smoke toward the ceiling and
said
"Hornady, It strikes me that your story
Ia too full OF common sense to suit this
crowd. All the people calculate too much
on the probable result OF thing, they act
Just ike business man with your ideas
would act"
1T was well told" said Cardgrove, "but
II is too barren OF sentiment. Hornady. I
knew you were business man, but did
not know that you were totally devoid Of
all sentiment"
Nor !, said Roger Cleary "Tve been
accused OF that myself but the imputation
belongs to Hornady, rmRvery sentimental
man compared to him.
"All stories should have n little senti.
ment in them" said Major Nesbitt, with a
vague idea OF defending his story, which |
had great deal
"Yes," said Carter Handy, the calculat-
ing politician, somewhat reluctantly. |
There's lots Of It in real life" He sighed
as II he were sorry that his statement was
true.
"Yes," said Sammy SIN ythe. coming from
behind his immense bouquet. yes, and a
story isn't good II it isn't like real life"
He had heard Harding say something to
that effect.
Hornady lit cigar and fshed new
looking letter from his inner pocket, sud.
den thought striking him.
ITS highly diseouraging TO a man 10
have his story disapproyed OF In this fash
lon" he said. ITS worse than | thought
1our minds, | discover, arc upon love
stories, and have ono here that's fresh
and--true."
He drew the two sheets OF writing paper
from the envelope, which was marked with
picture OF 10 storicd Chicago hotel, aud
opened them out.
Chicago Is not exactly the place would
select for the scene OF a romance II had
the matter wholly in my power" be said.
but the little romance (Which this letter
Is the sequel happened In Chicago under
my very eyes neither of which facts was In
my power TO prevent
"Fatigued, hungry and dust covered
went to the Alpharetta hotel on the frat
evening Of my arrival 10 the fair city. not
knowing that II was the abode Of romance
and love making. was influenced 10 go
there, not that | expected to be entertained
BY lot OF pretty girls being made love 10
by lot Of ordinary everyday men. but be-
cause OF its claims a superior public
hostelry. My uppermost thought when
reached the hotel wis 10 get something sub
itantial 10 eat TO make up for the two days
'utile dependence for subsistence upon the
con who operates the buffet In one OF Mr.
Pullman's sleeperh
1.-THE moment freed myself from the ex-
terror polish OF GRADUATED soil which had
required on the journey went full tilt TO
he cafe
~ there discovered that / had no monop.
,ly on the desire TO eat found that II was
predominant in the minds OF about 800
Worlds fair visitors, who were hugRing the
ables, eating and chatting How another
nortal could get kent 10 the hungry. feed.
ny throng could not ESQ, and started out
0 search for quiet cafe down the street
but the diamond bedeckod and prosper
us looking young man who guides the
ootsteps OF those who wander into his cafe
o be fed beckoned me TO him and said in a
one that instantly made me feel at home. !
There's seat over there at a table where
wo young gents and a young lady from out
D Washington state are sitting =
II took the seat With such alacrity as 10 =
.artle into silence one Of the young men !
specialized. clerical looking young fellow, 4
it'll college airs about him, who was talk. :
* about the relative merits Of water aud !
nd transportation 70 the fair IN very en-. /.
lusiaEtic way, and incidentally engaging !.
lmself In suppressing any remarks that =
ie hale and hearty young fellow with the F"
lond inustaehe might attempt to make. 4.
The three gzxcd at me reproachfully, as =
they thought was intruding upon them. 4
be young lady was 4 unique bit Of west !.
n beauty. with a bewitebing eye and
-own hair which had an overTecning do .
re 70 80 astrsy on the sides aud dangle Ia Y
Is Chicago bree1es. She mentally sized y
Q up and apparently approved Of me, aud. :
fleming the gaze. she turned IN my diIcc- 2
on .
'syhe hale and hearty young fellow with y
e blond muztache and diamond pin .
owled At me. aud the young fellow with !"
e clerical lock and gold rimmed eyeglasses
inly attempted 20 wither me with his :
re The young LADY perceived these well !.
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