Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1881-09-09

autl nIti tlEco tiiAL night DStu away Cn
important and profitable work.
Maggie. woman like, took great in
terest III welding, and it wa8 to her
Susie came for advice in maay matters
OF millinery and such like. She re-
ceivei SO many useful presents from the
governess. who really liked the girl,
and grieyed TO lose even that enc hum
BILE friend ont of that unfriendly
household, where sho felt so utterly
alone.
A few nights before Snsie was to leave
size sat with her sweetheart alone in tie
pleasant kitchen talking much happy
nonsens, with her lover, wheG sudden
ly she thought OF the last tine she SAW
him bafore he left London, and, re-
Nom bering his gsoundless jealousy,
rated him soundly for his absuGslity in
her sauciest manner, rightly believing
that
Little quarrciS Oft n Prov
To be new recruits Cf love"
Then. when she had scoldod him into
ID most humble epiris, she, wom4n-like,
geefeG '0lud, declared she iIked h;'n
tLu .,oi.er Tor shosirg SD much spirit.
Among other things she sait:
do you know, 10, through chatting
With you, lost tina; letter; it VAS one
tEat Miss Pfengill gave me to post for
. Eer. hope 1t was not anything i'm
portant, for never found courage to
confess to her my carelessnesS.
10 looked grave, saying:
That WAS not right, lass, that Mas
no. like my own brave girl; yet do you
know. dear. l am 10 blame for that, for
| picked your pocket Of the letter,
thinking 1t was for soma other sweet
heart OF yours, and then the gaiftr met
me, and | was hurried cff to my new
ioL, and l expect that T. threw the letter
aside In the pocket Of my dirty coat. so
forgot all about it from that time 10
this; but you must help mo 70 rectify
tie fault. love, by going ct on 70 to the
young lady and telling her truly hll
the circumstances, while Igo home and
try to find the letter"
Susie did not like the office, but she
allowed her lovers stern sense of honor
to compel her to do his will.
When she had toll Maggie ard i'm
plored her forgiveness, sine was fright
ened at her work, for. after severe
fainting fit, Maggie talked SO wildly
about the injury they had done her,
that Susie ran to 10 for counsel, telling
him that what she could CLEAN from
Maggie's wild talk, the letter was to
Sir Jasper Dering, accepting with love
and gratitude his proposal for her
hand. 10, ON hearing this, turned the
lnfkar onl ir,h htc Lap1, 81
liberating long in his mind how to re-
store the lonely girl the happiness OF
which they la deprived her.
At last, with Il bright look, he said:
If this swell is Ea:i the man he ought
to be to deserve Miss Prengill. he'll
say, better late than never to her love,
SO say, let us post this now
lis 10 good" cried Susie; d" he is
at the Cape of Good Hope; heard the
ladies say se.'
"Weii, them said he, II say, still,
postjt. but first put on the cover; to
be forwarded You may depend on it
that such AN important persons letters
nre not likely t. miscarry."
Susie clapped both her plump hands.
then huggiug 10, with relief, said joy
fulll:
"Oi course, the very thing; you dear,
clever fellow, to think of il. Run and
pos: il at once before Miss Prengill asks
for ii, or perhaps her pride will step III
beta cen them now; | don't care if she
does say its liberty, SO long as l see
her happy. Goi bless her."
On Jo ran, and returned quickly
kall lot Tor harn,,I ; ha,r
control.
She carried the news to poor sorrow.
fnl Miggie. who sat in her lonely,
cherries room, crying like to break
her heart. AT first Maggie stormed ut
tho girl for daring to take such matter
in bcr own hands; then, seeing how
meekly Susie looked, she relentel Of
her anger sni hoped all was for the
best. Indeed. sitefwar she could not
help feeling comforted by the thought
that there WAS yet chance Of 81 bright
futnn, aud she smiled her sweetest
on 10 when she met h:m IL few days
later.
Life was becoming almost unbcarable
in her present position; her emyloye
getting more exactIDg and unreasonable
every day, and never ceasing to snecr
at her as the " blighted being"
Poor little Maggie! Only those
alone and SO utterly friendless can pic
ture the hardness Of her life.
But all was to be altered soon, for q
grave.faced man of middle age paused
in his brilliant career to regret his sweet
lost love. who had, he thought. rightly
reproved his presumption i'll asking her
to blend her young life with that Of II
world-worn, weary man. He looked
back on the brief happiness of her dear
friendship, and thought he had been
mad to risk the loss of it by seeking u
greater Joy.
Then came the long delayed letter
amid batch of official documents-a
letter which scattered his hard-earned
peace to the winds. As soou as he
could get away fiom his duties lie sr-'
back to England, aud the first night
there he determined to hear his fate.
lie felt that he could not trust to
letter again, so. looking very noble and
distinguished, he hurried off to that
handsome house in the suburbs which
mado his little loves prison house.
Arrived there. he cursed his luck at
finding the place one blaze Of light and
music-the people we're giving ball.
Sending in his card, he WAS received
with great empressement by the hostess,
hurried him into the ballroom, where
he was pounced upon by a score of
friends, and compelled. while his heart
hungered for the news OF his darling,
to lead his handsome hostess through a
dance, during which, being distrait, he
had the misfortune to trampie upon
and tear her train; then she playfully
ordered him to lead her to the cloak
room, where an attendant waited who
would repair the damage.
Anxious to get away from the ball
room, he readily complied, and led ker
into the dimly-lighted cloak.room. Just
as they were on the threshold she said,
gaily tapping him with her fan:
You will meet an old friend. Now,
for pity sake, don't again turn her silly
head by renewal Of last years hirta-
tion. OF course she was very properly
repaid for her presumption, as l have