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

n H-moos OF STRANGE ngurcs uttorinR u
olamorous cheer sprang up from whore tho
drunken French scamen hud sunk aslurp
over their liquor and tho cards, aud 10.
maitre felt himself released. lie turned
slowly round, and there was Curtis taking
OH his hat In u sort OF grave apology.
have lost hor," cried the ensign In N
high voice
"Woll ] don't 500 how u will work out
much different iroir that, mate, " drawlod
Dunk. but your loss Is our gulu, Won
know. So don't let's be dowuhonrtcd. No
good crying over spilled milk, as tho say.
ing Is"
Lost herl" no cried again. "Tho frat
hayo had In 80 yonrs and lost herl Well.
that's Joke heats oil. I"
Ho ended with scream Of laugh, ycry
Earring to henr, and then flung hlmsei,
down on u locker and sobhed like a child.
belny, ohr' sang out the mate mcrrlly
as the last bowsc on the bowlincs was
given, and then all was quiet. And there
stood each man OF them locking at the
PROSTATE ilguru OF tho Frenchmnn.
The reoanture had becn such chiid's plny
that there seemed somothlpg mean In their
sucoass' Mt one Of them but wished thorn
had been aheavy fight for II, with broken
~sN'' W w w hitHi NlltlF CnUhflNnrr4. VII
there had boon 10 do was TO release Tim
Contontsmcn, as soon us Lemaitre's bncl,
was turned, and to drag the drunken prlz,
crew like logs into their vacant plncea
Tho rest was to surprise neryeloss old
man. Tho lugger was romping along moro
mcrrily than over since tho bowlines had
been hauled, but That only made the ruin.
Oh wretch, by contrast, moro pitcous
nj QQ ha la. 49,
with no one on his slide.
Devils luck Is all such dirty lob con
bring"
1t was buckets grumblinp voice In
Curtis oar NJ no stood bohind him ooIlipg
n bowllno, aud II stirred tho lieutenant 10
moro nctlvc pity.
Poor dcvill' no muttcrod, and went
up to " hero tho miserable man had flung
himself. His bandnRed hond WAS down
on his arms as he lay prone acrusa tho
locker, so that tho lost Curtis could think
OF WINS to lny bis hand gently Oh tho old
ieiiow's shoulder. Indeed, there was moth
ing else to do for grief so passionate. So
no stood beating his brains for comfort.
hblo word % say, whom tho ouddy door
quietly opened
Lucille hnd been startled by tho scufii.
and the clnnk OF arms and LcmaItrc's wild
laughter, and now was come 20 find out
what II meant. Stlll standing In tho door.
why she could SEQ thnm oil motionloss ia
tho starlight watching Curtis, and she
watched, too, unsoon.
"Choerilyl' said tho lioutonnnt Mt
length, Take heart, sir, Twas not your
fault, Tho thing was meant To DO from
tho beginning. Dammc, II think wo
should have donoit, but there was tho lady,
d'yo soc,D
The old man only sobbcd tho harder for
tho sympathy. IL was very iaughablo for
asTown man to tnko on so, bat nobody
iaushod. Every ono looked on rs nw kwarl-
" as could br. at q loss what tu do npxt.
Dunk perhaps was more indifferent than
Tho rest, being for some reason kounly In
terustcd In tho SGT OF tho nain,nil The
sounds OF the Frcnchman's grief were bad
TO hear Ia the sllonce, aud at Inst Curtis
cropped ON one knee and paltcd tho pros.
tralo ngurc with rough tenderness.
Como, comoi" ho said oheorIly, with
his head down beside tho Fronohinnn's.
You mustn't take II SO, SIR You did your
pest. Dnmhie n you shall repent 10 whom
gnt you snug In England. Now, hoarton
Up, sir, There's worse things might hap.
pen a nian may losu tho lass ho loves
Az that echo OF his words 10 Curtis tho
gu man looked slowly up and turned Oh
MS elbow, smiling away his sobs.
YOU arc very good to me, . he said In
broken voice. 10 be sure, II have lost
my ship, It's something that you hayo saved
yonf lady"
There was tho sound Of tho eiddy door
being quickly closed, nnd Curtis started To
ms tuot' She must havo heard. Sho was
y near and the silence so deep. Tho ileu-
s-nan.'s fAnde<ncx uhs sniothnrud In q lt