The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1879-10-24

reply. And at the next moment the
gentleman was placing the men on the
board.
WHY. Lodina Rensington, said Mrs
Blan1erskyne. oglirg and bustling up
to the table at which the young people
were sea- cd. surely you are not agoing
to try - play chess with Mr. Lowell.
lie is one Of the very best players, while
you don't know anything about it.
| You'd better let L7sice come and take
your place
T. If Mr. Lowell desires me II Do SO. |
certainly will sa.! Miss Kensington.
composedly.
Perhaps. airs bland rskync. you
had better let Miss Rensington try her
hand ut orc or two eames.' said Mr.
Lowell, III tha. ensy, firm a.i quiet
! manner which is the most cif-ctual way
to repel an intrusion.
The time and place Of this Incl 'ent
WAS social entertaiomen. III the par
! lors Of Colonel Austin.
The amusemcnts OF the evening Were
gliding along in any way that the par
ties who engaged in them chose to
adopt. quite tree fram the restraining
, ipiiucLc,s Of pre-arrangcd pro-
gramme.
As for the chess. they had lecn mIv
lng continuity; new p,ayefshe.rg T. aty
10 take their places at thu table III,
moment it was vacant.
The lady and geatlemal no" at the
table had never met until that evening;
ard formal introducti"n given l'y the
hostess soon after the company IS en-
hled, was their only ncqnt'rtamce.
Mrs Blandcrskyue could not have told
the diif'rcnce between chess nnt. back
CANNON. and knew nothing wh.tever
in regard TO Mss Ren>ington's knoHl
edge ofthc game But she did know
that Mr. Lowell was wealthy and
handsome young bachelor, whose at
tention to her daughter. Lovice, she
would be very glad TO secure.
AS for that girl. Lcdna Rensington,
she is just nobody said Mrs Banter-
skync. addressing "A smal! circle # Ell
detly and middle aged ladic-. whom
she gathered around hrr Il have
known her from the day she WAS born,
and knew her parents before they were
married. Her father was a poor c.er-
gyma'.. and just nobody ut all His
salary was only six hundred dollars.
and that wasa great deal more than he
earned. His wife. poor thing, died
when Lodina was only eight months
old. don't know why they gave her
such an outlandsh rame Did you
ever hear that name before. Mrs. LIS
ter 2
No. answered the lady.
Nor /. neither; nor anyone else
But. as | was saying. her father. the
foolish man, wasted great deal OF time
reading and studying. and since l think
of il now. | remember hearing that he
was very fond of ess-playing. and
that some Of his people thought he
spent too much time in that way,
Perhaps he taught his daughter to
play when she was child, suggested
Mrs Sanbo!n.
Il hope no,r said Mrs Blanderskyne
1t would be such u foolish way tor
poor young person like her to waste her
time. She has only three hundred q
year, and they say she Is so close and
penurious that she doesn't use more than
half Of that. But, of course, she does
her own sewing Poor girls like her
ought to make their own clothes, even
If ready made garments are cheap.
i have been told, said Mrs Sanborn,
that Miss Kcnsing'on makes little
money by giving lessons IN German and
music. also by copying manuscripts
Il am glad the poor girl has some
way to get along" said Mrs Blander-
skyne. But was going to tell you
more about her father. He died hen
Lodina was about ten years old. was
scared when beard of his death. for l
was afraid the pog child would have
to 60 to the poor house. But 1t seems
he had little money pu. away some
where. He kept very still about 1t
through fear. suppose; that If his So
ciety knew he had anything laid away
they would cut down his salary; and
no doubt they would have done it.
Then the three hundred year IL
the income Lodina receives from the
property left by her father : said Mrs
Lister.
That's the way | understand it. The
principal she could have and use at any
time. bat she Is so close and managing
that she adds little to it every year.
1t would bc we'll, think. said Mrs
Sanborn. If some other young ladies
would follow her example,
For poor girls it is oil right. sup
pose said Mrs Blanderskyne. with
perceptible curl of her lip. But do
no. like 10 see he forward and preten-
tious ways of such persons Just no.
tice Lodina, talking in an easy aud IA
miliar way. and even joking aud laugh
ing, with a gentleman like Mr. Level.
See that splendid diamond stud on his
bosom: and she has no jewelry. except
one old amethyst ripg-her mothers
engagement ring. l suppose.
Perhaps she will have an engage
ment rirg of her own some of these
days said Mrs Ward with SLY bu:
slightly mischievons twinkle Ia her
eye.
Mrs Wari had been listening a,;en-
lively. bnt had not spoken before now.
That's very curious ins'nuai'on,
Mrs Ward said Mrs Blanderskyne
You surely don't think that poor giri
like her VINO has been always trying 20
edge along into god society. but has
never yet received the special attention
If any gentleman. can manage 10 invei-
gle Mr. Lowell.
4 don't see where the invelgiing
comes in said Mrs Ward. in formal
and dignitied manner. But 80 Tar as