Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-01-18

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Sg humby ct Ills sentence. ITO warn you
to make ready Immediately. The boat Is
even now toncliing the shore. We must
embark at once.
"Wc9" shc said
~ see no holp Tor II" no replied.
"But, you see " she went on, lyon have
mndc II impossible"
III will remain behind" no answered
firmly, after littlu pause, az you ask 1t
If you desire IT," he added, NJ II not
wishing to put hor pride even to tho strain
Of asking.
~ do desire It," sho replied, without
mercy.
He took her last sentence as loyalty as
the other, resolved to ROMAN behind and
seek some other means Of crossing. Feeling
there was no more to DO said, he was about
to leave tho hut, when ho suddenly stopped.
"Mbat shall l do with thhtf he snid,
pointing TO where tho old stewards body
lay. "Shall bury itS"
~ cannot do IL myself, sho answered
| reluctantly, feeling She lost ground by nc
! ccpting tho service. Cven 50 unRrn1iously
| but for the old mans sake she could not
| refuse.
without another word Curtis went to
! the crib, wrapped the body In It's cloak and
|
1 But he never reached tho door, for when
he turned there was Captain puuk's bury
frame In tho way.
"Mr. Curtlsl Mr.. Curtisl" he was cry
/ ing plainly excited. "Oh, there you arc,
slri Wo must be oil this instant. There's
u devil Of stir In the town, They have got
wind OF tho young lady and gentleman.
.Somo ona must have watched the old man.
For heavens snke, miss. look aliSe"
Ho spoke In English, and Lucille, instead
of moving, was only looking In puzzled
anxiety from one TO the other, Curtis hud
sct down tho body and was BEGINNING TO
translate whom Lucille cut him short.
"wo understand perfectly" she said,
with that pretty half French, half Irish
color In her words which her English
never quite lost.
"Thrn lively, miss, said Dunk, "whllo
| watohif the rogues arc coming. VIII
you shoot. Mr. Curtis, II it comes TO itr'
"Yos lie answered, "lll shoot"
al asked ON account Of the lady" apol.
oglzod tho skipper rs no went out, cher
being unused to fighting"
With look between shame and annoy
nnco ON her flushing fnco, she turned 10
help her brother, but his effort to rise
brought on SO violent lt Of coughing
that he fell back exhausted and powcrlcss
She tried to raise him, but ho lay inert,
shaking his head and g0splne.
MAY ~ said Curtis, touched to SEQ
the distraction OF tho girl md yet half
ashamed to speak,
Before she could make up her mind
what TO answer Dunk was at tho door
again.
"Come, Comor no cried "why do
you waltz IT'S minutes now can hear
I cru Ina N "a i IA
hands" And he was OFF again In mo
mont.
II cannot do it myself, she said in the
samu tone ma before.
They were tho very words that had put
Plcrro's body In bis arms, and now she
had to SEQ her brother take the dcnd man =
place So to tho misery OF being compelled
TO accept this second service ut his hands
was added an instant Of foreboding that
she was about TO bo left utterly alone
He wrapped tho sick boy carefully and
even tcndorly-ns she noted with n new
irritation-in the Shepherds cloak, trcat-
ing the living ~ lao had treated tho dead,
and lifted him In his powerful grip. There
was no sign Of effort, but when bo turned
toward her with the Ind In his arms his
coat sleeve was drawn back and she saw,
MS II II were Haunted in her inee, the lost
handkerchief
For him II had been tho idlest fancy to
! tic 1t round his wrist; he had evun forgot
ton II was there, hut for her whose head
was tuned to tho key with much reading
OF ronnnces the discovery camo with d
shock OF meaning. The man was wearing
her Rngo--swcnring 1t In her service. Som,
power beyond her efforts seemed forcing
hor TO take him for her knight. Stlll sht
! had no choice but to submit TO his posses
sion and follow him out OF the hut.
you nru forgetting my things, Lucille, y
said Ayinon,
His cont and boots were lying where sh'
had thrown thrm, and they had caught hit
eyo ns ho WINS heing carried out
81 must have thon," he won't on IL
= his quorulous whine Ills so cursed we
u and cold "
she could not hut do ms ho wished. Ant
!, so they went down through tho fog, Curti
" first, stalking splendidly along with hi
" burden, M " rejoicing in his strength
" whlo she marched inslgniilcantly In hi
wake, with the coat and tho boots, like
captive boaring the badges Of her disoOm
" tlturO
BEFORE they were half way down q
4 where tho group OF figures doomed abou
v the boat IL was clear there was no room 10
=, hesitation, mud Lucille had to comfor
" hursolf that these were the last moment
" nj hpr eubfpctian Awav tnwurl tha t,y,-