The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1879-08-29

new books.
Three Of these are for You, Mis-
Edith be said.
And he wrote her name in his bold,
clear, characteristic hand, on the fy leaf
Of each.
Susan. looking idly on as the other
two laughed and cLatted. started sud
denly, charged color, ard left them.
She took the book she WAS examin-
lug with her. and presently she sent q
message to Edith, saying that she want
e. her immediately.
Mus, you 60. Well. come back d.
tectly. ard I will wait here for you :
sail Dudley and with smiling assent,
,he lef. him.
( But she did not return. and the
young man wondered and waited near
iy an hour. At last came Q card, with
q pencilet message. and full of bewil-
derment he read:
Miss Armitage hopes Mr. Manning
will excuse her sister, as she is partic-
ularly engaged for the rest of the day
| Dudley flushed as be tore up the card
and walked away. pondering over the
f
At dinner Susan made her appear
ance alone; but when Dudley approach
ID her 70 inquire for her sister. she was
almost rude in the curtness of her re-.
plies to his questions.
Dudley's first impulse was to ask the
J meaning of this changed behavior, but
notification and rising anger conquer
ed. and he turned away with look of
equal hauteur
! Half al hour later, his mood changed
a1d he sent note to Edith, begging
for AL interview; but when she returne
a formal excuse he was furious at him
self for having written.
SO all that evening he paced A. and
down the piazza, in q savage frame of
mind and finally decided to leave the
house next day if Edith still refused to
sec him.
Upstairs, poor Edith was crying soft
ly, while Susan packed.
Who could have supposed that thay
cane from hi.n. she wa saying for the
Nv vntitth time.
Susan came over to her AM stroxed
her hair caressingly.
Don't think Of it, darling, Try to
forget it she said soothiugly.
Bat. Susan, are you sure? Don't
you think there could be mistake? So
many people write alike, you know
s-id Enith, with an eager, imploring
lock.
Susan shook her heal.
That writing is uI.mistAkable, my
dear sister. she answered sadly.
Edith threw herself back, with fresh
burst of tears.
But the most dreadful part of the
whole affair it thas he has been so dis
honorable = she exclaimed To think
how he must have listened to our con-
versation, and pried isto all our secrets.
So shameful. never want to see him
again.
Il think | will put the stockings in q
parcel and leave them to be delivered
tn him. said Susan, presently.
Edith closed her eyes and groaned:
Il don't care what you do with them.
only don't tell me.
Early next morning Dudley was
awakened by the humping Of trunks
outside his door In an instant he was
ur. and dressing in frantic haste, for
he ha | comprehended that his neigh
bors were leaving.
As he emerged from his room and
rushed 10 the stairway. he caught a
vanishing glimpse of two gray travel
ing ir,sse. in the hall below. One
followed The porter. the other turned
toward the hotel parlor.
Dudley knew that this second figure
was Edith. and he seized his advantage
with nasterly quickness.
In another moment he had confront
ed her, had seized her hand despite her
resistance. and was pouring out torrents
of words. half angry. half tender. end
ing abruptly with:
Edith. love you. Will you marry
me
Good morning. Mr. Manning. inter.
rupted Susan, with a chilling iutona.
ton.
But Dudley was not to be discoursg.
ed; Edith's face had emboldened him.
Tell me where can write to you,'
be whispered. entreatingly, aud spite of
Susan's interruption he caught the low
! spoken words of her answer
And then the omnibus whirled them
away to the station. and Dudley walked
up and down, thinking of Edith's
lovely dark eyes as they smiled farewell
upon him. and soon after began COM
posing his letter.
One week afterward. Dudley Man
ming aud Edith were sitting together
in Mrs Delancey's elegant library.
Both looked unmistskably happy. but
/ Dudley had that air of conscious pro>
prietorship which denotes the engaged
man
Tell me. please. why you acted so
strangely what had done TO offend
you 2 he was saying.
/ DO you soppose she told him: