Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-01-15

captain, In n friendly way added tho
American, staring him In tho eyes and
speaking very genially, maybe your
arrive to find something olsc open. do
not threaten, but It's only fnir to warn
you. such work as you have been about
tonight Is quite out Of the fashion, but
know you are not n man TO be frightened
by TINT"
al have gone my own way long enough,
said Enroohol, with scornful grunt, land
IN 90 IL still.
For the time the American said no moro,
but fell to his supper, and presently lot
word or two escape about tho brilliant
| prospects OF the proposed enterprise III
the prlNGteersman s mouth fairly watorod
And when the speaker saw the man at
tention on thu stretch he would stop him
self, apolnglzing for saying no moro to
any one but the commander Of the expo.
dltion.
Then he talked industrlously OF the por
traits on the wall, rralSing In particular
the exploits Of Paul Jones,
! So he set his host Boosting Of his own
performances on the Coronlaudel coast and
elsewhere. till tho countess shuddered at
his noisy tale, and old Mime Faroohol rub
| bed her hands feubly and whlnud u chorus,
| But the louder no grew tho mor the
| American praised Ills own nation. In vain
| Farochol, heating with tho claret no
drank, bullicd and beloved and strutted
| M aud down. The American, with no
sign Of dismHy, met all he could shy with
superior emilio, indulgent and incredu-
lous that priokad tho other into an I'M
| goycrnable fury. 1t was like nothing but
matndorc with reluctant bull, and tho
cnpa play went on till at last the beast
charged fair, roaring with u horrid oath
| that no would come thoro and then and
show tho world what Il Fronchman could
do
And so tho American had him neatly ut
| his foot.
And now it was they saw for the FIRST
| time that strange Side of the man, which
few ever discovered and fewcr still be.
lievcd And yet nerhapsit is no more than
is to be- looked for in u nature Of his bru.
fish passion.
Whom he had bucklcd on his sword and
drawn on his riding boots and all was
ready for departure, he stood awhile in an
uneasy Iesitution looking from one to tho
other. TIL with sudden resolution, he went
to where the tattercd books were heaped
upon the chest and rummaged out small
black volume.
II opened in his hand, ms II OF its own
nccurd at place that seemed to satisfy
him, for he walked to his mother and held
1t out to her, open. Al that she grew very
grave and was about TO take 1t with u
trembling hand, when he drew 1t away.
mo, said lie; :" 'tis not for you now.
It's hor duty"
With that he drew to whcro tho count
ess sat, and, thrusting the little open book
into her hands, said: Read Read over
me, lest diH like dog
Only anxious to appenso him she took
tho volume and saw with no little agita.
ton II was the Protestant prayer book
open at the burial service. For who knows
by whit inheritance from those old free.
lnncGs Of the sen who scourged the pnpacy
that hu had SO much Of superstitious re.
liglon mixed with his boodthirstncss ms
to keep him haunted by terror lest no
should one day dlu unprlyed lorf II was
the only shadow Of fear that ever could DO
traced upon him, but seeing Its nature, so
far from dimming tho splendur OF his
courage, II rather touched II with hero
ism, and wrrnCLcd from those who knew.
and especially II they were men, their
power Of branding him us his infamles de-
served
To see tho arrogance with which the fel.
low would stare death In the face and ia
know his dread Of Its dominion were
enough 10 lcHvo man Unbalanced sway.
, ing toward the most unholy ndmirations,
and the American oonfessotl--whilu assist.
ing at that mUnstrous cercmnny-tp an in,
} surgent sympathy for he Rattan who had
proianed The idol Of his lifp--tO kind OF
relish Tor his company ON tho journey be-
fore him.
Tho countess stood up mechanically,
holding tho little buOk before her, scared
, and d0ubiing and not little disturbed tC
DO handling hcrcsy and MS shn rose Fa
rochol knelt close Mt her feet and tho old
woman slid to her knees beside him.
Selzing the occasion the American nod
] ded to her emphntically, and she, aftoi
looking mt tho book and then again Mt him
0 appwilingly, finding hn offered no escape
I began In n trembling voice,
= OF all tho strange things he had seen M
and down the world the American alwnyi
gave TINT wedding funeral the first place
! II was forever stamped on his mnmOry
0 past orasing how sho stood mp In her fan
I tastic bridal robes, shining white ant
how the bridegroom, quite silent, crouchct
In tho shadow, and how tho growl OF thu
Q wind rose and fell IN the chimney, and tn,
old woman mu,terod word for word attel
Tho fair priest, like witch weaving spcll
/. to undo an angels ministration
q When II was done, Fnrcchul rose from
his knees, plainly relieved, but the Amori
/, can saw with anxiety tint no had LOS
0 something Of his look OF suley resolution.
Z "a man don't care to die like dog. :
8 he said, us II explaining to the American
"and l never start ON serious busincs
o without It, Let him laugh who dnres"
y Tho American, far from any desire I,
laugh, remarked II was a graceful custom
I and desired to know n he was ready to de
n part.
! Faroohol looked lowering at his bride
She was in her chair again. As sho Ia,
+ there in the CHANGING freight she locke,
sprizc hard enough TO leave.
;. "Nul" snys he, II amt ready. Dy
B. think am going before have said good
:, byS"
r iio was beginning to move toward hi
a wife, with light in his eyes that told hi
y resolution TO depart was melting
y Feeling be could not bear TO look, TIN
l. American turned his back In the corner
q where his clonk lay, and began putting /
!, about him with desperation In Doubt tina
+ he had lost the gan y, aud with no idea To-
now stroke.
II began TO look very ugly. Ho though
OF violence, but dozen reasons against 1
i, camo TO him, In place OF bold resolve I,
y. run tho follow through In the midst o
his distress there WINS the sound NJ n scnf