Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-03-15


rels had boen got 70 blAre and were rcd.
doning tho Kissing surf, where tho slder
and stronger hands, thrown up In crude
relief. were wading In TO haul ashore lly.
Ing and dead and wrcckage ms they came
to hand
And tho place whore tho body OF tho
great ship lay could DO sccn now ana again
nsa spoutine burst spray func up over
her into tho glow OF tho flrolight and
shonc for monant ragged and rod out OF
the roaring black void.
First they went down to peer at tho bod.
les as they were hauled in aud to ask quos.
tons But every one was hoarse with
hhouting and too much excited TO heed
thcm, till n woman, shrinking In scanty
shawl, saw Lucilc's distress and came to
her.
There's many gone up to tho village
already, ina'am. qhc said.
a party was jess starring win onv Tn
those ugly burdens, and thls they follow.
ed to the hanscs. At ,hc church they stop.
pod The door was open, with crowd OF
eager boys and shrinking women about
II, and the bcadlo and riding officer on
guard. When they saw Lucille, they lot her
go IN with the bearers, and bucket Mt hsr
heels. ~
Then Lrcilo sclsod q lantern they had
loft ON tho font and patscd onward up tho
nave, treading delicaioly and holding tho
light low. But tho thing she sought was
not there.
Her search WINS hardly finished and
with II ntrirly All that was left OF her
strength, whom she was startled by the hi.
lnrious pop Of cork. She could have
laughed % henr it, but now within tho
rude sureon, whence tho snund had come.
she was aware Of the glow OF u charcoal
hraaier, with tho doctor moving besldo 10
and tho parson aftar him with n bottle of
brandy.
Then came rrcup, and sho hurried
through tho rood screen TO sea tho living
In tho chnnool, Tho doctor md tho parsun
were dliuly visible nj tho altar rnils, bond.
ing down oycr body, and TO L,iuilp IL
seemed strange That the painted Ctirtlgns,
who had themselves tasted u death. could
20 on praying in their r,iffsnnd stiiT skirts
so indiiforenuy. Tho cioFk. with chatter.
Ing teeth. was holding II candle for tho
othcrs, and by Its Hight Lueilo cav in q
moment what IL was that was lying thrru
on horse cloth, with It's barc legs stretch
cd out and lis head on tho altar stop.
Ills tho captainr' said voice that
Luollo could hardly recognize for her own.
Tho doctor looked. mp, hut was too deep.
ly Interested in his work To be surprised
TO sec her You arc sure, he said, lyon
know himg"
'ios, sho answered,
"wCll, says tho doctor rosuming his
work incredulously, anyway It's only an
other reason for saving him Il wo can. I
mover thought To guo n Frrnchmnn behave
Ike that, and his flng dying to the lAst
Ilc deserves TO live aud shall II can do
it."
Tho face was as hidoous as ever, but fix.
cd In certain savage nobility. Perhaps II
was tho sight OF him brought so low, or
tho doctors generous words, or the inllu-
onoo Of Tho tino and place, md perhaps
tile force OF Lucile's own womanllnuss
that began u. tingo her with pity for him.
She had taken 20 her Knees, and was chat
ing ono Of tho cold hnnds whilo the par
son rubbed tho othsr.
She lad hardly begun before thu sense.
less man gavo gasping sigh and tho dec
tor was able to pour n little brandy into
his mouth lilo ahlycred aud gnspcd again
and then his eyes woro opon and 1Ied on
hor.
60 oni" snys tho doctor, rubbing Mt
NAh iNAhAh Ahi AJhNitN ilsAi ttHllNAs lAtAh y
IL, Como along, sirl Como alonRl Wn'D
bad"
THE woundW said Lucille.
Hes boon hit In tho hond, replied tho
doctor, and not today either, should
say But it has never been dressed He
must be strangc hard nat to havo fought
his ship In thnt stnto IN rrt some OF his
hniF DN NOW and sspp how ~ IL ~
Tho He wNs coming fast into FaroohOl's
eyes and Lucille was conscious Of II Kind OF
horror that he was dlInly recognizing her,
and she could only stare az him,
"Whnt nro you doing, mani" raped
out tho doctor sharply,
"Didnt you want knifo'' said Duck.
ct shcopshly.
mo, man, SCISSOR" returned tho doc
tor hnrshly, with suspicious look Mt
Duckot. And that is no way to hold q
knife " did Hora, you had boBt no off
there's plenty Of work out yondnr."
Lucille had let go Faroohols hand hor
rllcd and yet excited, TO sec bucket stand
ing with tho doctors amputatlns knife In
his hand and holding II like dagger, but
Gho could not spare him mora than n
glance.
Fnrocbol, stirred by tho sound OF tho
doctors sharp robuke, seemed wldo awake
and was looking about. His eyes fell on
Duckut and buck TO Lucilo again, aud then
began to wander, as II to find out where
he was.
As his gaze rpainod round the dark vault
OF the clianool and the ehadowy figurrs OF
Curtis ancestors a look OF the most horrl-
bio foar lKod his face, and he bOgan TO feel
inside his vest, with conyulgiyu clutches.
Tho nnxt thing she knew was that, sail
with TINT horrid terror IN his ret face, ho
was holding out to her little sodden
black volume like prayer book.
In sort of fascination she took II, no
was trying TO speak It was cold and clam
my In her hand. and the doctor bad stop
pod his clipping In ninazeinent.
Suddenly CANT M ugly, inooherent cry
from Paroohol's lips that made hcr heart
leap and futter. Something fell from tho
book as she opSncd IL, and the last thing
sho could ever rumenibcr OF that night was
tho miniature Of tho countess which nsed
to stand on her fathers writing table, "
Ing In her lap.