Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-03-22

aph tiluk 30, ~
OH wish they would como in. " sbe
SAID, but with so strange an emphasis that
turtis was conscious Of another shiyer al
apprehension. VI
fornaps it Is bit late for him to bo
out; IN send bucket to find thcm. -
nc Went out to give his order and when
no returned, she seemed more anxious
than ever.
gu are tired, " no said at last. ",ris
your nrst day down stairs, and that Is nj.
ways trying. III carry you up to bed
again Wv
Ihere was sense OF security when shc
ielt herself lightly lifted in his arms, but
80 soon as ho had lain her on tho bad sho
was worrying again md kept asking oyery
lew minutes II thu boy had not come back.
IL go and fetch him myself" said
Curtis at last, finding ho was getting as
uneasy AZ his vito.
lilo was u long time gone, and she Law
listening like hare to the noises of the
house and hardly speaking word. 1t was
already growing dnsk when there WINS a
quiet knock at tho door. Lucille listened n
moment TO tho whispering that followed
and then cried out, "Dcki"
Finding himself discovered by the ncute.
ness of her strained nerves, ho came TO hor
at once. "Whero's babyf" she said.
Hes asleep" he answered brayoly.
Mrs. bucket says he oughtnt to be
Weakened. He doesn't seem very we'll"
Dick, " she cried, "you are not telling
mo tho truth Hchas not como back. You
haven't found him. He has eono-and
that man has taken him. know he has.
oh, Dick" eho burst out, throwing hor
arms round him. 81 can I boar it. Idont
deserve so mnch. "
Sho broke into an uncomfortable pas.
sion Of weeping that brought his heart TO
bursting point, whilc no let her have tho
first of it out. Don't be afraid " ho said
presently. ~ ain going TO bring him
back"
mo, no, " she groaned, "you never can. "
"DAmmo, but will" he raped out,
strained beyond control. "You know tho
dog IS no match for mo Curse his oycsl
I'll do for him this time Sink mo doad,
n don't"
His swearing was like medicine, which
stopped her tears. She was stirred to tho
very bottom OF her nature, and out OF tho
unhumanized depths OF 1t thore WAS some
thing that kindled at tho blaze Of his eav-
ngery. He felt hor arms press strongly
round him; sbo kissed him with o fierce
passion, and then she let him 90
Already he knew Lucile's instinct had
told hcr true. Ho had come back TO whls-
per tho nows to the countess and tell hor
naivcly, as men will at such time, TO
keep his wife from fretting.
For Mrs. bucket had come In with
devil of tale. TherO was no measure TO
tho pride she had in her charge, and as
usual she had gone of to show him To n
ncighbor and indulge her self Importance,
The way, as 1t CHANGED, led through tho
wood where Dunstoad nestled, and all she
could toll was that, 80 soon ns she was
fairly within 1t on her way back, u wild
man had sprung out
Sprung on me, she said, repeating the
talo in answer TO Curtis cracking impa-
thence, "liko striped tiger, and uttering
words us made me turn sick, though used
to sailors language. Before ] knowed
black from white he had tho boy out of my
arms, and left mo all OF nom plush, MS
the sayin is, Then summat happened as
can't tell exactly what, though III onrry
tho marks to my grave, and when l come
round wern sitting In the track, foollng
as queer as dunno what"
(which way did no gof' said Curtis
"Therc amt no bounds, sir" she said,
"to which way ho coed And with that
she rolled down into her third 1t OF faint
ing.
where's the oolonelF' criod Curtis
sharply.
"Gone down to the village, sir, to give
the alarm" said Lemaitre, whom Curtis
now saw standing in the hall, "Ho told
mo to walt and see you. came out horo
as soon as possible when found my pa
tient gone. hadn't left him half an hour
-diantrei-not so much, not quarter,
only just for an airing in my new clothes
Il am vastly your servant for thom, Cap
tain Curtis Hc has been outrageous In
his talk since tho day Colonel POcooke saw
him, worse than ever, 100 times. IT'S
more than a man can stAnd for long In tho
dark room. So I Just took turn-as l
live. only q turn-oud when l got back,
peste, he was iiown!"
"Has any ono seen Duoketf" said Cur
tbs, hardly noticing tho Franchman.
But nobody had, for good reason enough.
Having met his terrified wife, no had
wrenched her story out OF her, had run on
10 the wood and left her 20 shift for her
self.
Fortunately the tAaw had been rapid
enough 70 soften the ground bit, so that
there was q chance OF finding footprints;
hut no knew that In half al hour II would
he getting dark, and so, without wasting
a moment, he had been of To pick up the
trail at the place his wife described.
The night mist was forming low over tho
downs, so that the chase was fast growing
homeless But he only got more excited
and scoing suddenly u STOPPING hguro on
his loft he ran TO 1t with q low cry, II was
only shepherd iiaying dead eve.
USoen any ono boreahOut, mater oried
Dpokee. "a man carrying supimatf
ayes, I seed some one . growiod the
man. without stopping IN his work ana
the smell Of 1t was ike aoad to tho pant
ing sailor and maddencd him.
SWhcre awayr' he exclaimed.
Boanonwaris, more'n hkely' return
all the shepherd. "Not NJ take particular
notice OF them things. A man secs sight
n ,uesr mates up hero o. winter nights,
as / like to give the go by Toilet DO no"
twill"
But pucket was already out OF hearing
.bnmblipe on through tho low mist
Tho sweep Of tho bay was now IN s1Snb
md lilo carcass Of tho Chute des Eois,
with ia ribs beginning to show BLACK Gnu
s,art whore tho surf n,oaned round It, and
y fcyv wrockers were at work aiopB tno
shore saving timber. an
,,.Tnrt III shlpi" snortsd Dueket- "He
1913