Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1877-06-16

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At y~ur plet,ul-.
.-CcrtaiLly. he saIi. rising g. "a. Il
shall cpme and - at ar bidding. AMI
be Only ito happy to bc able ,o Oblige
you. Good evening"
Clarence Preston was a rising Young
lawyer Of the place. Ambitious ami
poor. anxious 10 build himself up more
rapidly than his limited means would al
low, he coveted Mss Au,tiu's fortune.
and had long been sutton for her hand.
No announcement had he ever received
from her until the night that she gave
herself IN him.
Nettie Austin felt that bv engaging
herself che accomnlisbed oil that she had
Intended her marriage to do: 80 she con.
cluded to defer that as lono no nossible
nm,
81. nc las, mouth Vi nel 'ie E' as
sue H 'oIneu IL, was sPcuS Al Hie ',
~" nel no'no"a'u UP, VI: .raih enc s,,e was
9 :, "ens uown d 'loNcn o'luse. onc "us
u"ssou ou' III" .a' ii u, away III nan.
Honso.ou: s,a'e, WIN t"is WISH upP1'i n
III ner h'no' that si,e 'lau Passea iI"n!
oai'. anu escapeo 'he oreafy ''lc that
""al'ou Ner.
one was cared 1or, ana when ASKED 10
.o,i wy many vi so'he lliehu WHOM sue
~,sileu sen. lor' sue gave inc name ana
auuress vi the on'y one THAI occupleo her
'"ouSn's now.
LOUIS o'aio came IN answer 10 the 'e'e-
gram s.M1,
mo mas sent 1or meg ne ASKED on
us arrival -,
,.,; "a ,aay. nsep IN tnat room across the
MAJ, . anu sec IL you iecosn,ze nel;
AnoIner minute ana nc was IN the pres
enee OF .ne woman ne ioVeu. mn
IVY Goo ne exclaimed. III Is MISS
austin =,
one neara MS voice, ana turned her
neoe 'uwalu hl", Mhile ller lace gre"
po ..n" ." 1 wi.a ~, "app'uess.
~ you k9o" met he askeo' Us ne
we" ..H net hanu , cou.: e.
A., nhow you, o:r'a'nly. l zee as
sno' "at. oeen IN q new wcrlu ioc a
te" Gays. IL only heeoeo the i1ght OF
,"Io .na' nnew " piiuS me oack again.
N"'" ""a. A., ia" napPe"eu' ou' ho"
o"ue Wv nele'
..Gr you seh" ,oi me'
eo"u lol yuu' .!ou arc ,,c last per
for"
Helookcd az her q momont ond +boroh+
that abe was never half On daor "a h;n, oo
abe was then in her belnIessness With
that sad. tired look in her ewes IF was
more than he could do to keep from saw.
ing
miss Austin, do you hate me9"
He was sitting beside her, and in an
swer she reached up her thin, white hand,
and passed it carcssinplv throuyh his dark
hair.
He looked his surprise, while the blood
leaped through his veins, and flooded his
face, which was now bent over hers, as he
asked huskily,--
"Nettie. Nettie. what do you mean2n