Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1875-03-13

too strong for her upon this occasion.
ct know you'll get into somes Grape,
Elton, if I'm not with you, sighed she.
You're just as thoughtless as child,
and" es5.
"I hope not, my love-" said Mr.. Ell
ton, secretly exultant. 1t wasn't often
he had the privilege of being his own
master, and lie felt like q boy just out
OF school.
Miss Mary Anne Binder bought the
second "great bargain" at the Trunk
and Saddlery Emporium on Trade
street. She was an old maid OF the
old maidiest description, lean, lank and
sullen, with not great deal of money
to spare; but she was going on o visit
to her cousins up in Maine, where
there was two or three eligible old bach
elors, and she resolved to go in style or
perish in the attempt. ,-srz -.
ct don't want one of your band
boxes that'll smash up the minute the
expressman dumps it on the railway
platform" said she. " want real,
good, substantial" I'D t..E....
{" We can suit you exactly, ma'am, !"
said Mr. Jackolin, rubbing his hands
gleefully together. "Only two of 'em
made Too good! Ha! ha! ha! just
sold the other one at loss, and as
you're a lady we'll do equally we'll by
you"
Fate is an irresponsible agent, as we
are taught to believe; but there is a
deal Of sly waggery about Fate, after
all. Else how did it happen that MFR.
Elton and Miss Mary Anne Binder met
on the northern train that gusty Feb
ruary night, about two weeks subse-
quently? w.
Miss Mary Anne was jubilant, as she
thought OF Miss Sarepta and Barbara
Blackmore, and the two Mr.. Black
mores. Mr.. Elton, who sat directly
across the aisle Of the railway car, was
more detected. Mrs. Elton had re-
covered from her cold and telegraphed
to him that he might expect her to meet
him at the Whiteport Hotel. a-l.
"Of course she'll 60 the rest of the
route with me-" pondered Earnest Ell
ton. "Dear me, dear me, why can't
women be contented at home 2" 9sa.
There had been considerable changes
OF train. owing to the breakdown OF
locomotive on the snowy road, and the
passengers congregated about the bag
gage-car. When at last they reached
Whiteport, Miss Binder presented her
check to o hackman. Mr.. Elton hap
pened to select the same functionary.
If them trunks amt as like as two
peas" said Jehu to himself, as his fares
snugly seated, he banged the trunks
on behind. "Guess likely they'll know
'em apart, though; If they don't, can't
be expected tor
Mr.. Elton was dislodged first. .f
Whiteport Hotel, sirr' cried the
eoAohalan. "This your traaky y~sir?"
"That is my trunk" answered Mr..
Elton, blissfully confident that no one
had trunk like his.
Jehu pocketed his fare, shut the car
riage door, sprang to his box, and rat
tied away over the pavement at break
neck pace to number ninety-two Box
street, where the celebrated family of
.Blackmores resided.
"Here you are ma'amp cried he,
pitching the trunk into the marble
paved vestibule with an energy that
made Miss Binder rejoice in its zinc
corners and iron clamps. "Now, thenl
One dollar ma'am!' - N
Miss Binder unlocked the trunk in
the presence of oil four of the cousins
"Tve an India Grape shawl out OF
Uncle Dixon's sea-chest for each of
you, girls" said she, and q set of
carved ivory chessmen, and real Turk
ish chiboque for Charles and Caleb.
And"
As she spoke the wards of the key re-
volyed, and the lid few up, Miss Bar
bara uttered q shrek. @
"Men's shirts, cried she. --
Mr.. Caleb recoiled.
Bootsw uttered he, in hollow
voice. . s.o....,; ....',..,.e.. .....s...,
While MIR. Charles glared, voice
lessly, at a set Of shaving tools, and a
| yellow-covered volume. ti II.
-"I wouldn't have believed it, Mary
Anne, If hadn't seen it with my own
eyes" said Barbara.
GA gratuitous insult" croaked Miss
Sarepta, the elder sister. % i'
lit isn't mine," sqeaked the un-
fortunate Mary Anne, bursting into
tears of mingled perplexity and morti-
fcation. ST as Fe af-e.s
=" Not yoursf Then whose is it
fercely demanded Sarepta Blaekmore.
Mary Anne!- - Mary Anne! I am
ashamed Of your Z. ~ ..s.. "
But if Miss Binder was subjected to
obloquy and misconstruction, what was
the gloomy cloud that settled above Mr..
Earnest Elton, when his better half tax
ing calm possession OF his keys, eun-
locked the zinc-bound trunk that the
hotel porter deposited in their room,
and beheld Ia brown velvet bonnet,
two China Grape shAwls, and aawork-
b0xs st8aAs afuss8sT alsI = ia.ff as,tg
Mr.. Elton p'ishe cried jerking oui
the tray, as if it ! burned her fingers,
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