Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1882-10-18
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T1ess. vas q world Of surprise, and
.ndipaDs sort ~ six for o Quarfer Of q
dcll&f vhst-do-you-mean-b By speaking
so-a perfsct-ssranReR infection 10 the
voice OF the two dollar and seyenty-fiv
cent water proof ciFcaia, covered and
deeply veiled. bot stasuesque nymph,
who replied In that chilling monosyi-
labls, Sir % the impaaEiooed query
Of Fitzhsfbefs Tupman, with which
this brief bat sorrovful recital Of IN
reqpitsd lore opens. asra4 9F
( ovesbead the blank black darkness OF
an ah0o<malls dark Octe6sr niRhS hung
iike Z pan and eettled NE . pfophscy
Of q rise Of six bits q ton in Newcastle
coal IN the city Of Ssattles Htzher.
bat thooght Of thu, bat into ths Piu.
tmically obscure feoesDe1 Of hia badled
soul no touch OF pity entered, What
cared he for the prtce a ooeE The ~.
he had hoped to pass tbs long evenings
Of the coming winter with Rosaletts
Wrinkle, had bsm thrown back on the
agents, who, We are pleased "a
be able 70 stats. had no difficulty In
LEANING II n some ngW arftNdS By the
Elder. Ths upholsssrer had besn mott.
fed that his ssEvioes would noA b 10
quired, and tie furniture man had been
requested - keep she bsd-roon set and
cane -bostomed chairs fog the parlor I'M
til shey VEN called to. And Fisher
beTt had drawn his weeks salary with
viow Of having . four dollar "bust, y
when the strange encounter hind - In
the opening paragraph ooeuyred
When tho chilling monotone Sir
fell on his ears, ~ above stated, FiH-
herbert was n1asplassed We consider
mon plussed'' good phrase in thia
connection; ia fsct, II 10 quite j. NJ safa
Bnt this is wandering from the sub
ject.
Fitzherbert paused . moment. The
gasiight Hickered in the smoky atn,us.
phsse and vas reelected In TIE still
waters Of Elliott's bay. Wild thoughts
Of sitting the tumult in his throbbins
brain. and silncing thD repreedhful
Whispers Of msuasd oppdgtu16tiD IN
the wssss thas lappsd The city front,
tempted him for moment. But he
had On his best CLOTHES, and he banished
the dread suggestion from his ope dol
lar and . quarter all linen c0vOrsd boz
som. kssas5
Hs-thss il. Fftzhebsft- psused an
other moment. He thought he would
say, in pathetic TOMS, Go, thou false
one," but he gave that mp.
He concluded 10 try her on another
tact, and no no luffsd. tRosaletta
Wrinkles father owned ton lots in Laws
sddition to the city, and she was an on
ly child.
A. we remarked. he luRsd. Then
followed, perhaps. ~ strange scene a.
our quiet streets have evei Witnessed
FitzherbeEt belonged 70 dramatic AZ
ISOLATION. He was familiar with the
poets. He dealt in ans In1guage when
he was not selling pork and molasses on
Front street. He lufed, - ! said be-
fore, aud spoke: "Rosaletta, Why did
you ever tell mo that you loved me-
Why was NOT ! In mercy sparned away
so0rned like that rooster on Commercial
street; for 10 him you dealt in honor
and despised his love, but mo you
soothed and battered, sighed and
blushed and wept. For you can weep
even nov, your syee---conveuients foun.
tains--have begun TO How to stab me
with tho falssst treaahery, yet known in
falsest wornan's psrddy. Oh, Rosalet-
Ia" q tzEs9 E3ts-s :
Fitzherbert Vas interrupted at this
his ears. Al the same moment the en-
vious veil. which had hidden the fea-
lures OF the being whom he had ad-
dressed, was thrown aside. The voics
was unfamiliar; tho features were NOT
those OF Rosaletta: the words that
broke upon the startled air were Omi.
nous. .Halo oum tux, mi-ka ws-wa''
wns the only reply vouchsafed 70 Fits
hefbert's impaasioned appeal. And the
daughter Of the forest again covering
her face, and wrapping her water proof
circular around her stately form. melt.
cid away into the NIGHT in tho strangest
manner possible, and Eitsherbsrt stood
rooted to the spot like = man in a
dream.
Out from the shadows Of . oul-ds-sae
between the fruit store and the MILL
merry shop stepped houndsman Of the
Harbor Police. Fitxhsrbert gave one
startled look. and Aed. A peal Of mock.
ing laughter followed his retreatinc
footsteps. Fitxherbcrt fed. On through
the deepening shadows Of the starlesa
night. On and still on, along tho tfaoh
Of she narr0w-eaee railroad Fuaite huie
U pueT!) into the deeper. dsnser gloom
OF the forest, past peaceful farm-h0uses,
whore the sylvan maiden wrapped in
the drapory Of her couch dreamed Of
picuios ~ Smiths Gardens, and waking
found Il Ves nearly time To- milk the
GOV, over bridge, through bfuDh, through
bsler and into the peaceful village Of
Rsuton. vhers - Ransed long enough u
hand Bob ThOYno The kew Of the eforA