Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1881-04-29

ire. Beaufort did not return In
An'eiica, as they had expected. She
tnok cnttag" near nnd lived in it. She
car!a rot i"ave tia neigh bolhood
where her dhrliuc's iody l,y. and
HtcrG lns in oceut eonl had taken
nIur Shut up in Ills secluded honse.
wrirh ~ hpr vas rot a home. she
ah.,aIu."d herself f. gri. f. But after
y wear was r.s.ea she was Obliged 70
yuUs" h'rs,lf. II ~ health was falling.
aul he GOOD vicar, on4 of her feithfu,
'rieG.'s. ct;,li 10 lopEoc refrain fro,n
r'prurf
ilrs Beaufort w,s noF selfish. and
sh" was net iirr!IoiGus. At the call
M" lflrd her head, iootnd about the
w0tll on ~i3n her retreat, and saw
work cnuugu to do. At that sight her
energy awule. anl she laid aside her
lamea'lti ns Bat no one could see
her white. sad face without being con.
siucpd ,hut life had no charm for
lar.
And SO four wears pissed. The
Bpmturts If ,ia manor bua taken M
notice Of her: hut some of the countrv
families still visited her. and she Ind
MANY friends. Her means were small
bnt all the poor blessed her: for her
KIM word ana helping hand were bet.
ter thar gold.
y, one saw the lonely night when she
wept and kissed those locks of golden
hair. and guzel at the miniature of her
bows face.
One day the widow had b.en ont ON
an errand of mercy. and was strolling
slowly homewara TO the soft. rich LIGHT
of n Juue sunset The blossomino
hedges were full of singing birds. the
trees bent over. the air was silent and
laden with sweet odors.
As she walked slowly along the road
A strange pladncss stirred IN her heart:
for something pleasant had bappend that
morning. She had met the vicar thai
afternoon in her visiting-not for the
first ,;me hv anv maans for Mr. Yer.
non was kina To tbe moor and was also
1 kind friend TO this bereayed ladv.
Rut something new ba 4 shown itself IN
his manner: or if not new. IL was. at
least shown in a dccided manner that
s,emed new
The R.v Mr. Vernon had married
eorly in I;fa AVID b;s wife nd lived hnt
:. COW ,e,rs U;s hest fr;ands tbouoh,
hat ,in lass s.;S ahoyt tba Latter tbe
h.t,.r Tha gantIaman hi bsan
1r,r, ;,to Tho ,',arr;ana ~ an 900 whon
ha ,hnrIa hauo haan ~ his s,uS;as anJ
:. ,,ns h,nnv ,h;nrt 60. L;mo o., - 49,
bad heen hr;sf He
u ~ pn, oaraa r. ransot tba eyner;mon,
W,., ,a.n., o;roIa 81 a5n,;r;rn f.;anas
~ ,u;ot r,aII. Lant hnr.a 10 o.;-3 -
h;,,sii.If ,h.t no wn,ia hn fonI;sh to
' Unset 'D"S =" "J NV 10. 49, ~
$3.50 ~, NOW Dc sun,,a,hu ha3
haan .ror.oj hv tho sorrnws of ,ha
laval, No. Rsa,sort onJ lis tondar
Moss NV the heai,tv of her cbaracter
D.. w.. ,,,,;I ,,;th;, Cow ,rooL, ia
n'' ~, "' hau "i 5nar .hot .s" GHS nau
w. ~, an..hu r 49, 49, 60 :,
,rnnij ha to b.ya ,bat f.;r faco sna
f "o"', 90 ao w. h;s hom. anI ha t'xa 90.
y, lis .;',h, '''''
NJ Az for ,ho fret +;mo Oh. ,r,th
no.; hrnIan ont II was hnt wnrd
S Sow ~ har ,o"S raisr tbon rsr., tho
yonng cisr,vmnn Ind asked ;mnnis;va>
iy IA a vnn i'm Ajica ."
n waa the first time he had ca,Iad
her bv that name, and the color flashed
over his face as soon as the words had
passed his lips. But his bright eyes
dwelt on her face as he saw the answer
ing blush. the sweet, sudden smile, the
anick look up into his eyes, then the
dropping glance.
NO, not Ill, she stammered, am
very well.
Others came near, and both inter-
rupted and relieved them. Enough
had been said Tor mar time. But when
!ney pai.e1 MI. 'e."pn 'ooA Hol na. ~.
III een''e ol"sp, anu aeAeu per miss'on W
'oine " 600 noi 'oon, ".u ue'
far',eS'iy "neh pefniS'ion was az
cor"eu. >,
nat WIS an on. II "as tnous1 10
,'"nse AZ ,ne "o''N io' '"'' ''"oi'
"H)w good he is to think of me- who
have nothing, when 80 many younger
and richer ladies' wonld gladly have had
his preferencey"
"There is little boy waiting to see
Won. ma'am." the servant said, when
she entered the cottage. "He has
letter for YOU"
uxy, boor Ma Rao,,so~t ,skod
I" He is stranger. maam, and
pretty lad. think he Is a sailor like,