Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-02-10


u have that to tell to which you must
nslel, now, Colonel Middleton" said he,
on the betrayed lover would faln have
IL ierred his communication; NOW, while
Jour eye Is dartinE fire upon the false
woman who has made you the tool Of her
merccnary schemes. Listen to me now,
ere the voice Of the siren charm you into
forgetfulness OF what you behold. Five
years ago l had a sistcr-my only one-a
gentle, loving creature, with little beauty.
but with a heart filled with every good
feeling. She was wooed by one whom
esteemed and approved; she loved him
and they were betrothel to each other
But Adeline went into the country on
account Of my mothers IN health. and
during her absence, her lover fell INFO the
way Of Rosa Crafts. They met at a fash
ionable waterlng-plnce, and, though
struck with her beauty, he remained
proof against all her ordinary fascina-
tlons. until her pride became pqusd, and
she determined to make him sensible OF
her attractions. Some fool among her
danglers offered wager that she would
not succeed She accepted the wager, and
though she knew OF MS engagement to
another. she deliberately set herself to
inc task OF robbIng his atllaueed bride OF
| ms directions, When did an unprinclpled
woman ever Will anything which she did
not accomplish IL she serupled not the
means? She succeeded. Adellne was
hesleeted' ana, for time, forgotten. She
pined In solitude for the accustomed ton
derness which had become the nutrlnent
OF life TO her young heart, but she re-
celved It not. At length came a letter;
her lover overcome with shame and re-
morse but led away by his fatal passion,
wrote her Wild incnherent letter mll OF
penltence and SORROW but stlll designed
a. a renuneiaton Of his plShtad faith
ne broke ms engagement with Adeline,
mistress. Need l say that Rosa Ctafts
rejected his love and won her wa GER? I
was absent at the time, and when / re-
turned, Adeline was dying OF donsnmn-
| uon. 1 watched beside her Tin / saw bnr
,hll wlthin the tomb, and then 1 soucbt
i r'f vengeance on her perjured lover. lie
| t6s Tibiic H g; me. l disgraeed him In
meht' and then he was obliged 10 meet
| nncss w LouEht with pistols at twelve
pa a. shot him through the body"
| captain sabretash paused, overcome by
| ms emotions. "Elve years have slonso1
since then" he resumed, land / nave
haunted the steps OF that woman In homes
~ yer seeing her BUNDLED to the dust.
tsik OF harmless tlirtauonl Ny buried
s.ster my murdered friend, my own blood
,,.7.-.N- "4'N, esi year witness to the In
nirtatonl' ''' n'f'hiess
Jsaptaln Middleton listened In silence.
ny v ist the captain had uttered nothing
IVY the truth; yet when he thought of her
hl. NY Gifts, her exquisite beauty.
e' lmitable grace. his heart sunk with.
M, nm Tor how could falsehood dwell
WIN SO much perfection?
80 Sraee LeydenV continued Cantain
~, e.ashi ask Grace Leyden IL / have
' ~ you a word more than the simnle
nnyarnished TRUTH '''np'e'
ROW may believe the one vbsr thrs
.,SSnlPsned 10 doubt the otherq'' asited
can Doupt Grace Leydenp' exclaimed .he
M N, AL why you might as well doubt
IL ~ N ..s,e OF the sun IN heaven she
hs,ea uusn-al purity. Surely Won must
Ia E,ev' :. enough Of her vestal.llke life
hearted r Ia. u ever there was true
Rosa rr "Sanat epon earth. It Is she. II
rraca, traits had but half the mentoi
ssr . and moral virtues Of bsr Ters,,
e ca,e she would be an angel u''''
,oionel Middleton did ash Csr,o.
Sion ny IN long afterwards. His AL
ovar u character forbade him Ia ,,ria,,s
nsn, ~ ~ unworthy object ana mo ~.
hsl,'s. isoss ceased to be the nohIn-,ni,dad
chsr7. ne had Imagined her he cesssi y
vlcn, ms affection for her Al tn.. "
~ eeterlzed on his mart h, 800
M Mo ss and sad remonsirance 49,
tern,Ins. ~ nlppancy and henrtiessrass
boam,ts,.' al intercourse betwes,, ~
lover W hosa and her hlgh-min6na
r,ntnr, iess than ihroo weeks ofter ~
hoft hsa ,,."een them. Baron lie stntcn.
satisfaction Of leading to tbs