Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1878-10-05
The Tan ErAerle'-.
n ANA ~HETLIr--

Il vii p3s skre4ten yul. Hilion
NeArs ago l nAsle nv vii. and VOC
viii le ny hear. shall noi alter one
line q ttsAi document. b,c4R-e wIll
10; br.ix YOU o. do my ulll. or even o.
b. an honorable man. lOU NAV marry
whom YOU will. may DEFY my wishes IL
every way. and lose my love aud my
respect. bat the money will still Ii
yours"
The quick, indignant flush upon
Hilton Graeme's face. the sudden erect
ness Of his figure told that his uncle
had we'll calculated the effect Of his
words. Truly. with his frank. brown
eyes, his sensitive mouth, his broad
white brow, he looked little like man
to be bribeci, but it was easy to read that
he could be ruled by his affections.
When he spoke his voice was low and
his tone pleading.
"Do you mean, Uncle George, that |
shall lose your love and respect if /
marry Ada Willet?"
"Or any other woman who is abso.
lutely nobody. What do you know OF
her?'
"Only that she is the loveliest,
noblest woman I ever saw. If you
knew her you would love her."
"Yes-yes; but I mean, what do you
know of her family?"
"Only what she told me herself,
that her mother died of poverty, after
struggling to support herself by her
needle. They were miserably poor for
long time, and then Mrs. Willet be-
gan to give work to Ada's mother.
When she died Mrs. Willet took Ada to
her own home, and after giving her
every advantage her own child could
have enjoyed, adopted her."
"What was her own name?"
'Smith."
"Bah" said Mr.. Hilton, with every
expression of deep disgust. "Well,
marry her if you will. Your present
allowance shall be doubled, but you
need not bring her here" and with II
sudden ferceness he added, II want
no women here, to remind me of q
past hoped I had forgotten"
Never, in all his recollection of his
grave, quiet uncle, had Hilton seen
him so moved. His voice was sharp
with the pang of some sudden memory,
It's eyes flashed, and his whole frame
trembled with emotion.
"You are o man now," he said, with
one OF those strange impulses to conf.
dence that often seize the most reserved
men, "a man seeking q wife. I will
tell you what has never before passed
my lips to any living being. have q
wife somewhere, and child, it may be. "
Utter establishment kept Hilton 81
lent.
1T is all my own fault" Mr.. Hilton
continued, "that am q lonely, miser-
able man, instead of q happy husband
and father. Twenty years ago, when I
was past forty years old, I fell in love.
FsNin love, for was fairly insane over
Myra Delano when I had seen her three
times. courted her with eager atten-
ton, rich presents, fattery, every fas.
cination I could command. was not
an unattractive man at forty. I had
travelled extensively, had been a close
student, was emphatically a society
man, o successful lawyer, and COM
manding large wealth. Myra was
twenty-five, superbly handsome, ac.
complished and graceful.
II thought she loved me. I thought
there was only trust and devotion in
the love-light Of her large blue eyes,
the varS ing color upon her cheek. We
were married, travelled two years in
Europe. and then returned here to this
house. and opened its doors to society.
Our child was nearly year old whom
We came home. end what love could
spare from MyrA I gave to baby Anna.
We were very popular, being hospi-
table and generous, gathering around
rs refined people, and both exerting
Ourselves to the utmost for the pleasure
OF our guests. But while We were
travelling, all in all to each other, there
vas sleepiIg in my heart demon who
stirred to life when We returned.
Strong - nv love foand nv jealousy.
j uas fool-a mad, jealous fool-for
sang . proza. sensitive xotnzn TO con-
tempt II nv opinion. defence of NJ
unworthy s1spsc7ons- Nov I can see
thss MyH w.s bat filing h~r proper
place ~ society - hostess or guest;
bot th<s, blinAed By ny l-zlousy.
GT1Aeed sny oeber nxn pleasxss Iook
o. . cke~ry word I cannot EEL you
sos Il every scese that trrnsd her
love frx ne % fenr an1 ds.like. she be-
ense ps,e I'D Ei~sr.ble. os-= saIl~r
s.A d<e<nt FI,Aily sAs I<fs nse,~
Lea ys@
II e~@s hosz~ o2~ afs<rrs0r. ssser
eonarr-G-s 81 rntrsr4.~ crSrzEnal case.
azsa tszz4 . nsse ea Ey t.ksi~. seIilnx
- 3y0 ooxl1 No lsaser en-aurv she
~ 81 eoo~k&sf qza<rxilnT zai ~
pgunEh- So had axASz her ekalA. xna
vwu6 nrs<r rxxaxn Dc me
-p6a she sae 10 b her rea1szvess-
-A< bad bzf s<w- hss fzxA~r sisSl
49, - sxrx sk<ssa. snd h~sinx boa
ennnh.p~a . sscA s4x. sss sszxA o.
- - k~S sk~a hs~ fEn~rsl sxE~usrs.
- - N nnns snza sssBe eoas NJ. &C
= - uh19 I vxsf. hzf vhe aeas-s al
0Dsuon1H - k<r- Afser s<srcAlEs