Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1883-02-23

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Il. 49, =, ,rne that came near
cr..i'.-- o'jt. y: j Uncle Hcnry,' hat
!,..,Acu4ht m>,"lf - tn"
"Nv'l v"ar li'n a good deal" She
VII: II. 'an:i yau have 4 bin" fan.
At q concert ole evening You dropped
i. Thr gentleman who picked it up
i to lc Your husband. The stars
LAY SD.
How white you turn. Essie.' Sc
cried Clara
Il feel faint. | said. Its true l
dropped blue fan at the opera when
Patti sang Traviata. and a gentleman
picked it up. but | should not Know
him from Adam"
You'll meet him again. however,
Miss said the gypsy. Some Sun
day at church he will hand you Il
PRAYER book with the place marked
with a flower; when You see that
you viii know fate has come. His
first name is Robin. He has black
eyes. black hair. and Il dlmple in his
chin deep enough to put Your finger
III: and he wears mustache.'
| had certainly had enough for my
dollar. We all walked home together
rather seriously. but i'll Il day OF two
the impression passed away. and VIC
almost forgot how strorg it had been.
The rest OF October was very I'M
pleasant. We had prayers in the
school room instead of going to
church. But Oh the first Sunday in
| November the sky WAS blue and the
air clear, and We all set forth fol
church together
! 1t 50 happened that there wer,
/ four new scholars. and the seats be
! longing to the school were full; fom
i of It's were left over to claim Tia,
courtesy of our neighbors. | was in
/ >tcl to enter Il new pew occupied
only 10y one old lady, and as III!
| PRAYER book WIS in the school rack
had none. ana did not like to hell
myself without invitation. As l hes
itateJ, 4 book was passed to III
from the pew behind me.
This is the place" said charm
ing voice. and as l bowed my thanks
l saw that the page was marked will
a pressed daisy.
Instantly the visit to the gyps.
camp and the fortune -teller's proph
ecy rushed into my memory. coult
not have helped looking at the pew
behind. if my life had depended OF
it. l actually turned my head ane
looked full at the gentleman who ha'
given me the book.
He had black hair and eyes, Ions
mustache, and dimple on his chill
that you could put your finger in.
The congregation We're rising;
arose too. l held the book in IN.
hand. and softly turned to the fly
leaf before the title-page. A mann
was written there Robin Armytage
Who can blame me if l said t,
myself: "Certainly l have met III.
fate at last"
1t is vulgar to "hirt"- wrong t.
make acquaintance without introduc
ton. but it was all Robins fault
When he held his umbrella over III
one rainy day: when he met me as
went shopping for Berlin wool TO
nv afghan, and walked with me, an,
talked; when old Billberry. VIII,
made the fires for the school. cam
upon me in the garden one morning
and pointing to gentleman, wher
he had no business to be, looking owe
the fence, said: "Look here, Miss
this here is Mr.. Robin Armytage
Proud to make you knowed to eacl
other who could go against fate
And SO l had the impudence to intro
duce him to uncle in the holidays
and in three months we were en-
gagged. l graduated, left school, ant
soon after married Robin. and wa
as happy as bird, or a butterfly, or
squirrel.
l had told Robin about the gypsy
of course, and he had agreed witt
me that 1t was all very wonderful ST
often; and at last, one bright sprin:
evening. as we walked together,
spoke again of the strange prophecy
and particularly of the fact that tn
gypsy had known his name, and
was growing a little excited over i
all. when Robin put his arm abon
my waist, and drew me close to him
MY darling" he said, Il can't do
ceive you any longer. There was nj
prophecy about it whatever, hat
been in love with you for weeks-hat
watched you everywhere, and fol
lowed you to the camp. [ paid tn
gypsy five dollars to say inst what
told her, and gave the old sexton tw'
to get me into the pew behind you
OF course, l also bribed Billberry
All is fair in love as in war. Yol
forgive me, don't you?''
For little while l wouldn't, bu
at last l gave in. One must, yo,
know
Il thought it was the hand of fat
that guided me" l said, "or I'd neve
have spoken to you or let Billberr
introduce you, or deceived uncle"
1T was all very wrong, l know,
Robin answered. 1T would hav
been very shocking if it had bee
some other fellow, but you see it wa
l."
Yes, it was him. That seemed T.
make all the difference
"Oh. Robin, the hand of fate wa
in it, believe after all"
THE CHAMBER IN WHICH DUNCA