The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1880-05-27


High up among the Plymouth hills il
the green pasture lands Of cid Vernon
stood the Dudley Homestead. . comfort
able ted brick msns;on. SQUARE an
old fashioosd. oveslookiDR is0ns thre
hundred acres Of excellent land, all O
which belonged 10 the present reprssen
tativs of the old family. Tho. nton Dud
ley. end would descend at his death Il
bis daughter and only child. Alisos
Dudley. the belle par excellence of ths
Plymouth hills.
From the end window Of the parlo,
In the homestead shone . steady rcd
glow. the blended light of Ere and can.
die. shining out . heartfelt vslcoms r
the traveller. who vas then making hia
way along the valley road bslow the
farm. with bis eyes nxsd eagerly upon
the bsscon light.
For this wss Sunday evening. The
time scored for the nssting Of all
faithful lovers; I'D yaadss hoside shs,
bright and rthssoS Ase tie kindled
imagination Of r Rsbett Jordan pissarsd
the grseefal form Of - huonre 6sid..
He saw her sitting there gazing pen.
sively down into the lesping flames,
her ear strained 10 catch tie first sound
of his footstsp. her heart filed with
tender thoughts Of him, and OF the
happy home they should one day share
together.
And 4 ls.,,ss Ae lQ5s vision and
himse4pn aaothf fee, qoits - fair,
perhaps. but far more pale and van,
and worn with sorrow If voice, onos
dear. seemed saying forever. Over my
grave you must clasp hands with her
If the cry Of . helpless infant. and
iha low desperate moan sfa deserted
wife and nether 1folle ev8 apd haunted
him. Il wss bus lor . sios.
With IN effort he shook offilisagreea-
ble memories. and turned TO the steep
hill again. 'rhe Divorce Court viii
settle al this next week. II wss . ter.
rible mistske for both Of %. She suf-
fers most. I suppose. ct least. now.
But / mean to do well by her. and by
the child. when snos the bother of this
court is over. Thsa We ean hDth ngin
life siresh. fer Csthy = . jetty eisl
still. IN spits Of the two year I'd boy.
n" doubt she will make . I'd 1etch
before suother gear has gone q. Whils
I shall certainly be happy happy -
tie day is long - the saying is-with
. rich father-in law in the background
and sweet Alison Dudley for my second
wife,
He was indeed young to be talking
Of second wife. ffssz
Married at ainstess hs had tesd of
and deserted bic pretty. giddy. sixteen
year old wife. few weeks after their
first child was born.
BY hinted suspicious Of distrust, hs
had 20 irritated his wife that she bad
applied for . divorce. IN . no4sae icf
anger. on the grounds Of his dessrtion.
Two years had passsd BY. Neither
had Looked upon the others face. But
the divorcs was .aoe yet peepuFed. One
legal delay after asethes bsd hindsred
its progress. and until this autumn hs
had scarcely dared to consider himself
free TO WOO or vim sweet Aiison Dud-
ley. -.
But now 10. . very lev weeks ha
would be free. . -
He had been msrrisd in tho State Of
New York. whore Catby. bic wife, still
resided 'h SIT
HE present piAce q sssidspcs was
unknown TO Cathy. q he supposed.
Alison Oudlsy hAA ssys. heasd q her,
snd did NOT koow, even Yet, that be
had been . husbApd and i fathaI bsfare
hs met her smoag she ovsop Noun
tain hills So bsst. Only ist him call
Alison his wife. and then the long and
esrefully keys spcrst night leakS1t -
soon SD plsosd. x40t II she ia
ehancs % her Of = nov, beaGes Sur
Wedding day, NO one knew better thsS
Robert Jerdaa, that ,sach esdA1s with
him fos : sbeiAs6 6sdbm Snn never
dawn on earth.
Up in the square parlor. and before
the DIRE. just - be bad pictured her -
hs hurried along. at Alison Dsdlsy. on
that brisk. chill assQmn evening.
Anl ssthes t% hs Asdcssf'd
For . rosy. sturdy infant lay on her
lap. chuckling esod- d-AapseQ4ly. and
holding 6 S;sI - sas lst1e blaze.
And beside Alisoa sat slender.
graceful woman. whose pretty facs 1ss
very sad. whose low. swest voice. -
she talked, seemed full ef teass.
s6Ay % noeeg exclsfn ned 0isoA nd
denly rising to her feet, with . hot
i.lush anrnnfiinw nvae hne 0h01o Nnco.