Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-07-14

old boy. She said nothing to inc about
H. though. ! should 80 ana SEQ her II
| worc you, there Is evidently rome
Misunderstanding"
Johnson Know he was quito rrfc IN
saying That much. as he felt nirc
Dorothy would refuse to nee Dicly Al
any ratio Il would get him out OK the
1 way FOR tifnn. NT7 ~
by Jove. think VIII, said Beau
| fort, Elightly chccred by this stgges-
Won; ana rushing out OF tho room, he
rnnde his way TO Dorothy'a house,
which was not far distant. Looking a,
his watch, he found II was stlll early
IN the evening, and he felt quite Ger.
tain of seeing his lady-ioye and OK.
planning everything there and then. Or
mourning for Miss Farquhar, Beaufort
was informed that she was enEaged
ana could SEQ him on no pretext what.
ever.
Tell her that must see her. 1t /,
n matter OF Importance"
hut the servant merely repeated her
message, and would not even agree tc
take Miss Beaufort a small note, scrib.
nled on half sheet OF note paper
MISS Beaufort said she would see you
on no account whatever air." was ali
that The maid would shy.
Inc door shut In Dick Beaufort's face
anu ne was LEFT alone on the doorstep;
he remained there thunderstruok for
rev minutes and then slowly walked on.
wondering what on earth could have
given rise to Dorothy's unfair accuse.
tons. He paying attentions to Il woman
whose character was TO say the least
or T. shady Was Il likely that WHOM
he had gained the love OF creatur,
Ittle snort q an angel In his cstima,
ton. he would be trying TO do the same
thing with another womang
someone must have been giving heI
raise information abont him. that wa,
Ntsl. "a. "a
Probably one OF her ndmlrers. who was
Jealous or his success, Could It be
Huntly Johnson? The Thought chased
itselt quickly through his brain. and
LETT u as speedily as It had entered
Noi II was an ungenerous thought; he
tolt certain that his old friend would
be Incapable OF such an action.
Huntly johnson was In HIS own alt.
ting room hs Dlck entered tho house.
she won't even see me-" the latter
cried, throwing open the door breath.
loss with excitement; "ian't II a shame
liuntlyY I've done nothing to deserve
her throwing me over like this think
some cad must have boon telling her
Hes about me-
lluntly johnson WINGED ut this, but,
luckily for him, Beaufort did not notice
IT, Beaufort walked to the table. and
began nbsentIy 10 turn over some
which were lying there.
suddenly the other saw him start as
he took M photograph IN hla hand
johnson made a wild clutch at 1t, but
II was too late,
johnson, what does this mean?"
shouted the young man "a photo
graph Of me kissing Kitty lIAwthornei
Impossible! ! never did such thiua
In my life" Suddenly his former sus,
pclon, that Johnson was the cause of
all this trouble returned 20 him. "Jnhn,
sou, don't deny H. he said; "confcs,
that you did this ont OF spite beoaua,
! was going TO marry Dorothy Far.
quhnr,"
An explanation ensued johnson was
certainly Euhducd and Inundated by
Dick licauford's Kindness He Offered
TO make the only amends IN his power
namely, to go To Dorothy'a house and
eonfcFa everything, AZ first. In anpwei
10 his Knock a nesaNgO was returned
that MlsH Naruuhnr was engaged and
refused 20 him, hut by dint Of per
7eNerencr was at Last allowed tc
'nter Mt FIRST treated hin
'oldly ~ learning the object q,
hts Wait 'h1 l'gproachud him bitterly fn
ila dupllcity hut gradually began Il
take moro lcnlont view OF hls con
duct, and nj last forgave him.
liunily Johnson returned home some
what sad, but happier than he had been
Tor several days Dick Beaufort and
Dorothy were married three month";
Inter. and thus ended "The Story OF a
Photograph"