Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1878-11-30

he made himself ct b0Use, leaving me
With the tvo boys Of the house, Henry
and Willie.
During the afternoon gained their
youthful hearts by promising to make
them each an Indian bow. When I saw
Anna Dalton vas not surprised that
Albert called her handsome; I should
have called her beautiful. for
"A fairer fair vision ne'er greeted my sight
1t vas but the work Of few hours
for me to fall desperately. madly, boy
ishly in love with her.
Two weeks gliied by. had begun
to pay direct attentions 10 the beautiful
Anna. although I could not tell neither
she was playing with me, or was IN ear
nest. She received my addresses as q
queen might the homage Of her subjects;
,sen Just a. l Was ON the point Of tell
ing her nv feelings she would begin to
triI some melody and dance out of the
room.
/ was getting frantic. l felt that /
must ..gush" or the pent up waters Of
my soul would burst through all re-
straints. But, no! Annals manners
precludsd the possibility of any "gush
on my part. In despair. some days.
Id don my hunting suit and shoulder
my gun and spend an afternoon in the
woods. sometimes with Albert. oftener
without him, for, truth to tell, l was
becoming madly jealous Of him and OF
his quiet, authoritative ways. One day
/ had hunted the house over for Anna,
resolved to tell her how much loved
her, and to find out the truth concern
ing her regard for me.
l was destined to find out in much
more abrupt and disagreeable manner.
l could not find her. l then asked
after the boys. Their mother told me
they had taken the bows had made
for them and gone up to the mountain,
target shooting. / found my gun. and
concluded to 60 up to the mountain
myself and shoot some small game.
About . quarter of mile from the
house was beautiful waterfall, called
Sylvan Glade Cataract, and by this
limpid stream was the nearest path up
the mount.
It was approached by narrow path,
and was surrounded by thick mass of
underground and trees, so that you
would not imagine its proximity until
quite upon it. I strobe up the path,
vexed that did not see Anna while the
mood was on me to tell her all.
approached the cataract and heard
voices, but kept steadily on parting the
bushes, only to see "my Anna," as I
had come to term her, in the arms of
Albert Warville, while he pressed kiss
after kiss upon her lips, which mad.
dened while it Gained me.
Istepped into the enclosure and Al
bert released the girl as I tapped him
roughly on the arm.
"Come with me, Albert Warville !" I
said.
My tone was so authoritative that he
followed me without word until we
had put a dozen PAGES between our
selves and Anna.
"Now. Albert Warville, what right
have you to the caresses of that girl ?"
1 Kissed, my heart beating fercely
while my face must have been drawn
and hard.
''The right Of my affianced wife, Ned
Baker, and thought you too much of
q gentleman to seek to interrupt such
a relationship"
I reeled and staggered as though
had been struck blow, while he quiet
~ went back to Anna, and together
they started down the mountain. Then
L seemed to awaken to my condition
and beat my breast and tore my hair in
q maniacal fashion, which I look back
on now with amusement, although at
that time it was sternest reality.
/ watched them clear down the noun
tain side and saw Anna cross the plateau
alone. Was he coming back to me
Oh no, could not meet him; my brain
seemed on fire and was filled with
wicked, murderous thoughts.
Desperately 1 plunged on through
the wood, not knowing or caring with
er my steps led me.
At last paused, for there, standing
right ahead of me, was the form of Al
bert Warville. He was standing near
the edge of 'tke cliff" as it was called.
a rocky projection with sheer descent
of some forty-five feet. and appeared to
be meditating and looking off, while
noticed Annals light blue scarf around
his neck.
Instinctively raised my gun to fire
at him, when on second thought low
cred it: I remembered that Annals
brothers were in the woods somewhere,
but my brain was maddened and whirl-
ing, and for the time being was car
ried away with passion at what termed
lis villainy. I was crazed and frenzied
ia see Annals blue scarf encircling his
neAk. I bent to the ground and seized
q lafE stone; casting it with precis.
ion lOAg practice had taught me, 1 heard
it k6him with dull thud. I saw
him topple and fall, and waited to hear
his death Ecream, but there was no
sound. All WAS as still as death. As
still rs death Ny God! that was AL
awful thought; that was the thought
which made meSare again. I fell to
the ground utterly Incapable of motion.
The few moments May there seemed
like dreadful hours IA me; then, as
consciousness came backit appeared to
be q hideous dream, ana dragged
myself to the edge Of rhe cliff and
looked over. There he lay al curle,l
M in a heap. Oh, :oerciful Hasyen!
was ] to 60 through life with the stsia