Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-02-09


was always serious with his rather, and
ever since no was u boy Sir Bowl had been
afraid Of him.
81 beg your pardon, Dick, I'm sure :"
said the old man hurredly. Whats the
matter with tho poor soulY"
"Shc has no friends, sir, and--but It's
too long TO tell"
"of course, OF course. Twill do quito
as vol later. What's TO DO done nowP'
81 want you to hip hor, sir"
Certainly. my dear boy, with all my
heart. Take mo to her at once"
'Twero better you won't alone, sir.
She's in the ouddy by herself, must lend
hand TO getting the prisoners on,
But look you, Dick, hnyc no French,
you know"
"oh, that is no matter. She speaks
English better than you md |. !"
We'll, III sec what we can do for the
poor soul"
So thoy separated tho lieutenant going
forward and tho magistrate aft toward tho
cuddy, but they had not gone three stops
before Curtis stopped and turned back,
by the bye, sir, - he said, Il fancy she
Ia as badly of for money AS for friends. !
don't know whnt she Is to do. Maybe II
would be the Kind thing to offer her shel
tor in your house till sho can lock about
hcr."
We'll, we'll, I'll Soc" answered the
old man, but MS no continued his way to
tho cuddy there was, unseen to his sou, u
very knowing smile on his face, which re-
Elected deal of worldly knowledge.
"A likely thing, +" he chnoklcd to him.
self mo, no, my boy. Dye think | have
never becn young mysolfS | know what 1t
Is whom u boy and girl come together
this way. You don't fancy | am going to
llnvo you caught by u littlo rogue Of
brunchwuman, know 'em. Nonc Of that
Kind under my roof, for my boy to he fall
Ing In love with Danmc, I'll dlsown
him." And with that he stepped to tho
cuddy.
Sir Devil knocked twice before he could
get a summons to enter.
Lucille had passed sloeplcss night with
her troubles, nnd having laid down upon
her bunk after breakfast, weary with
watching, had fallen into heavy sleep.
When Sir Buvil opened tho door, she was
sitting up smoothing her pretty brown hair,
which, suppose, is thing my woman
would do, no matter how heavily she were
pruOccupiod with sorrow, Her face was
flushed, and worc the baby look young
girl viii huvo when startled out Of 70.
yorish slumbor.
Unfortunately for Sir Bevil's resolutions
was just the best thing to melt u kindly
I'D gentleman, and he found himself max.
.nR her bow that ho had not meant to be
dutcruntial Still he had seen tho world,
md up and down in 1t baby fuccs that had
masked tho hearts Of surpcnts. He was
able to call his experience To help him to
lrigid official manner
Madam" said he, n am informed you
speak English"
81 do, sir, pretty well, " sho answered
with u shy smile thut made her oil the
moro babyliko.
"Thun may inform you, madam, " he
proceeded, stOnily, chat | am u mGgis
trntc come to take over tho prisoners "
His effort to resist her by the severity OF
his manner served only by contrast to
render her baby looks moro marked and
more dangerously disturbing, and tho old
gentleman began to feel little foolish
She, however, took 1t all seriously enough
IL am ready, sir, sho said, with her
tragic little air.
1t was what they usually said In her
romnnoes upon such occasions. Had she
been u man she would also hnyO folded her
arms, She had forgotten what the women
ulu Win tnclFs, anu tnls mex OF memory
caused hor to blur the outline Of her pose,
for shc Tell frankly to preoninR herself
with those dainty little pats and pluokings
whereby n woman II wont to deal with
disordorcd toilet before appearing abroad
There was such a charm OF nature and in.
uoconco in it-though 1t might u.s. well
have been finished coquutry-thnt Sir
Bowl felt himself unbunding in cynical
amusement ut his weakness.
a" But yon are not II prisoner" ho oh.
jccted and found himself guilty Of u smile
OF kindly superiority us man will have
In answering some serious fancy OF child.
81 would rather not leave my country.
men, sir, she answered.
81 ienr there's no means OF your remain.
ing with them"
ITO BE CONTINUED,