The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1880-02-15

its owner. tall snd ine looking man.
With his fsos covered By q
beAvy beerd and his eyes shaded BY .
vide slouchsd hat. who wss seated in
. raw. hids chair Seadilg q nevspspex
and snoking alsng pipS. he Istj he'd
in sslenes With apparsrt Indifference "a
the story the rsnchman told him.
What is year name p hs ssked, ad-
dressing the old man.
John Byrd. SIR
Where ere you FROM
'Fron indiana
.Ah! Any family with you:'
Ny daughter. Mrs Worsham. and
her child
widow. Isupposer
Her husband 10 dead. sir. patiently
replied Byrd, although be resented the
tone of thsss inquiries.
First husband or second
: Mr. WOrshsm was her second hus.
bend. She he'd boen married to q
drunken. worthless vagabond whom I
xas sompslled to drive sway sE
Il 'Qaite right, Mr. Byrd-.exaetly
right. What became Of the vags-
bond ?
Il don't know
Died, / suppose. It 10 ef no conse-
qosnos whas became Of him. Then q
divorce followed 2
Yes, sir. I insisted upon divorce
aga1u1t my daughters wish and she
msrSisd Mr. W0shsm, . well.to-do
man. But bad luck fastened upon %
and never let 60. Mr. Workman died
insolvent. and one reverse after another
swept away my little property. and
wss forced to como ont here to begin
life over again. It's . hard task, sir.
for IN old maa.' sk
4 should cay. You ought to have
remained among your friends. What
boy il that ? ,.,
: : my grandson family rwplied Byrd.
Who vas weary OF this style of ques-
tioning.
Son Of the vaeabond or. of Wer-
shamt
Albert il the con of my daughter .
6rst husband
L have taken . fancy to him. You
want 8 home. aud I will tell you what
I will do. Give mo that boy and I
will give you fne ranch, we'll stocked
with everything you need to make you
comfortable. 10 It . bargsini Z
DO you expect me to trade of my.
daughters ehildT Indignantly demand.
d Byrd.
4 forgot about her. OF course she
has an interest in him. Suppose you
ask her. She ought 10 be willing to
accept . comfortable homo for life,
when che knows thatsthe boy will be
we'll provided for
Twill bring her here il you wish =
NO; I don't want to see any women
folks. Ask her and bring me word
i will ask her, replied the old man;
but know what her answer will be-.
Jehn Byrd sooa returned and inform.
ed General Chance thst Mrs Worsham
had refused to accspt his offer. dsclar-
ing that che would rather die than be
psstel from her boy. ss$
Very wsll,' said that gentleman.
That IL oil I have to say to you. You
John Byrd sadly left the house, and
its owner signed the rsnchmsn to re-
main.
Mr. Whipp.' said he, I wish you
would follow that old man. Take him
and his fsmily down to Killers ranch.
which g vacant. and settle them there.
Supply them With stock, provisions and
eye1ythise they nsed - make them
0p61bFtabie, and lst me knew il money
q 1eedsd.' -
80 John Byrd and his little family,
greatly to their surpriss. were settled
and made more than comfortable.
Thses was nothing 20 trouble them
hnf III uncereaidty Of their tenure and
s1ene shn& anoeher directioa sight b
taken By the peculiar disposition Of
their stsau0ox beos(actoS, Who would
not allow Hrs Worsham to come near
his house. saying that be 'dida't want
to1e any womsa iolks.'
He only endured her father. but was
very friendly 20 the boy snd presented
him With . dne pony and saddle. For
bib own Dart' b seemed determined
~ % ihcw his fee 1t tho Hillel
sa6ch. :
Providsncs. bowsvsr. vas disposed
% sst asids this determination.
IL b wasa returning one day from
1iosaut st0ck farm his horse SHE'D and
thsovs HIN neas Tie Hiller ranch. drsg-
etae him 6es soane distance b. the stir
up. Ne US carried Into 1r Byrd's
hooso, vhsso u was discovered Inst bic
hoad and Sacs were % badly cat and
bruised that it would b necessary to
vVnese - haie cod beasd.
! Whsacshis opeeaiioa 1Asd been pss-
teemsd, xIs WeesAAo cano into the
sueo fse. ~ puspes4 - helping to
drsss his wounds. asd fairly shrieked
% che nv him.
.Albst Watslyr + che szclAissd. IL it
YEA Mary. il y l. quietly replied
osns1al Chance. II yoa are going 70
1.saysA.ss sas =. please q i With
I16sy WossAan tosk ssrs u him.
g. - escsssaGsd ~ ettesdance.
Wlsn - vas slsoaene - spoke to her
:llsey, d;d - really osjsst to d.
ssfco and = yo1s ssoood marriagsr
sye4 Alhsss; ! nsvw lsved any man
bas - lnehsg g ny ehild, = spite Of
- me- lnals. aod I ohjeets1 70 every
IT, - ooald in5nEo yeu. But yoa
oagA ~ - hlaae ia&lss. He meant
- = svssyfhfAg II - 49,
4 aes't blass lio. Il vas fos The