Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1877-11-10

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Before Major AaTonsJn left, however,
while lingering on the stairs alone with
Mrs. Farraday, he asked: "Where's that
shy little thing that haunted the shadows
of your old home, Fanl"
sRita Blanchetti Her father lost his
money--there wasn't much, but it all went,
and his life with it. With the exception
of good-for- nothing brother and his
family, she's all alone in the world. She
sews for me, you know"
"Yes, I've had glimpses other. I want
to know where she lives. She grows old
like the moon, purer, paler, tranquil, yet
more and more radiant. used to fancy
she rather liked me-"
1.-THE vanity"
"Just trife, you know" interrupted
the major. "She was too modest to show
it in the least, still l had that fancy.
Send me word when che comes again."
Like all happy wives and mothers,
Mrs. Farraday's heart glowed over the
| prospect of making match, especially
since it was to be between her lifelong
friend and Major Aaronson. The chill
dren's wardrobe was straightway declared
alarmingly incomplete, and she set about
rushing through shops and gathering ma
terial together, intending to send for her
seamstress next day, when strange, un-
looked-for event transpired. This was
nothing more nor less than the return of
the long-lost picture, together with q
lengthy epistle from Miss Blanchett, con-
Tossing her guilt and acknowledging her
love for the major. Most of the manu-
script was penned in short, terse para
| graphs, with heart beat in every one.
Again would come rambling, irregular
sentences as though broken with sobs OF
entangled in tears. There were various
dates, too, showing that the writer had
returned to her task again and again,
until the story was told. will make a
few extracts for the purpose of showing
4 the nature of this communication:
1 II have not robbed you, Fanny,
simply borrowed picture. How it
shocks and grieves me to hear folks talk
of the thief"
"Dear heart! you did your best for the
shy, chill little thing, and have proved
faithful through many years and changes.
had but to ask, and the picture was
mine; yet asking would have unveiled
my love. I could not do that even for so
, true friend. I often fancy what y.,u
would say should open my heart. So
tender to me would you be, SO merciless
to him. Not that he tried to win me-oh,
, no; you yourself have said you never
, knew SO unconscious captivator. I
know how it would be, though. Not a
HERO you would say. Well, then, my
love shall make him one."
. "You said to-day you would not allow
, the room papered, or anything to hang
there; you wanted that deep oval spot to
confront the guilty party until the picture
was returned. There was no distrust in
your innocent eyes; from first to last you
never suspected me; yet in ons bitter mo.
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/. watch and rings"
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