Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-05-26
A GOOD SELECTION.


'b UNFAIR, out 4 decline TO admit
That you have any monopoly IN that
quarter, as yet at least"
Ihata lust like you, Grant, putting
your oar In wberc you're not wanted .
AND how do know that I'm not
wanted? Not wanted by you. | admit;
out Il seems 60 me that Miss Moriand
herset has some right to be consulted
IN ,his mntter. l shall ask her"
You VIII do nothing 80 silly"
dictator"
Il shall not discuss the matter with
YOU Grant Everything points to my
neing accepted. and intend asking
Miss Moriand before we leave for Eng
land"
fhew, that's quick work. DO you
near IN mind that we start for home
'ne ray after tomorrow
fertectly,' and hereupon Lawrence
nesan to walk somewhat faster than
they had been doing,
Ihe other was, however. not TO be
uvnieu, ana strobe after him.
Looh mere, old man, there Is no use
uuartvllng about II. Suppose we both
Wy our luck. /. too. have made up my
nn lis 70 ask Miss Morland 20 be my
.Aishli wv so htlUTN L leave.
that Is, unless 1 hear OF your having
pesh accepted, Let us toss up 10 de-
cue who Ia TO be the first TO AJAX her.
too prevlous."
Nonsense; l know better"
~ was cloudless day in the high
Alps IN carly September. Two ladies
were seated under the veranda OF an
notel mat from height looked down
upon the long, narrow valley In front,
t,IInieu. Ns u was by anow-clad noun
telns ana interseoted by a rapid
slAeier-fcd stream, The summer WIS.,
ltors were daily taking flight, for tho
evenings We're already frosty and cold
anu some ominous flakes OF snow had
fallen on the farther side OF the val
lyy Two pedestrians might be deserted
sklftlnE the lower edge OF the Homhre
emerged
There's Apollo and MIR. Grant" said
the younger Of the ladies. girl OF
some lS summers.
ADA, | do wish you would give up
ing people"
why mamma, II Is very appropri-
ate, you viii admit. In this case, he ~
30 handsome. Apollo Bcly edere we
christcned him. He lives at the Rel
Neucre Hotel. you know" said the girl,
ignoring the general rebukc and skill
tully substituting what was only Il
SPECIFIC plea in defence.
But even II appropriate, II ia not
well FOR young girl 90 speak OF peo-
pie In that way; at any rate. to make
practice Of II MS you do"
There now, what fault-hnders wo
are But | shall really try TO break
on the habit, The two gentlemen
no OF Ia.
this way. | suppose II IL because the
Bclvcderc is like our own hotel, pretty
wen deserted"
You seem to take great interest in
the gentlemany'
In which one. mamma? Pray tell
me. for they are both intorcsting, are
they not From what ! have seen Of
them like them both, | am free to
admit"
Somewhat too free. my dear, II It
were not that you make the admission
to your mamma alone. ! meant MIR.
Lawrence"
"oh, Ap---. there, / beg pardon, II
almost escaped me again.
NOW do give up that levlty for a
moment, Ada. want 20 ask you In all
scriousness which OF them Il II 10 be.
Your papa and ! have been discussing
matters, and we both want TO know"
And I must confess at onoeY"
Eyes"
well. then, noithor--for three years
at least, ! am not going to be like n Ger
tain Indy you ana | know better than
nnyhodyelsc. who married at lS and Is
now taken for my sister. Poor me,
but how very satisfactory to her. dear
mamma But as the gentlemon thcm-
selves are approaching, hadn't we bet
tor change The sublect2'
presently my deatl and n those
three years were gnnc--or abbreviated,
shall we aay2--l suppose II would be
Mr LawreucoY
You may suppose so--of course-I
utmost think that ! suppose 80, too
I}y this time the Two friends had
come mp. They were, rs we have seen
leaving for home ON the next day but
ono. and had arranged for farewell
excursion on the morrow, across the
glacier whose white mass could be
seen. placid and cold, over the tops OF
the pine trees For two months they
had been together In Switzerland, and
they had been bosom friends from boy
hood--up to within tho last four weeks.
But the advent OF Mr.. and Mrs. Nor
land. with their beautiful and Viva
clous daughter. had gradually and im-
percepubly wrought a ch1ngc In their
relations. both had been attracted to
Miss Morland; the urtlst--I.awrence-
by her beauty most ~ all; while the
other had sought and found aolnce
from the distractions OF a London lit
ernry life In her naive charm OF man
ner and intellectual culture. Neither
up to that morning had ever limited 10
the other his aspirations or his hopes.
but many situations arc developed
without words and each came TO re-
gard the other ms his sole rival-Grant
regretfully: Lawrence with the ar
rogance and secret dislike OF an Ill
balanced mind.
rs Il true that you are going to
leave us so aoon2" asked Mrs, Morland,
after the first ealutations were over
yes. we're Off, on Wednesday. back
10 town" Grant replied.
And shall we have the pleasure Of
seeing you in London this winter, Mrs.
Morland2" asked Lawrence.
II hardly know. Mr.. Morland talks
OF San Reno and Florence, and Ada OF
Algiers--ao ] fear that in any case our
steps Will not be northward."
And then they began TO discufa the
latest horne news only ten days old,
AZ Il appeared In the Dortll zeitung. a
four-page sheet. half German, half
English, and 20 talk OF recent depnr- |
lures from St. Moritz. Pontresina and
Dayos.
Meanwhile Grant seized the oppor-
tunity to engage Miss Morland IN q |
few minutes earnest conversation |
apart. which. pleasant as II seemed 10
both parties did not appear 10 promote |
I,awrence's equanimity. But II re-
oulred the sharp eyes OF Mrs. Morland |
10 detect thus much, for the artist was /
nj no time accustomed ITO wear his |
heart upon his sleeve" However, |
without further episode. the gentlemen |
took their leave and together returned |