Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1883-04-27

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Il ,i,'- ~,.,.ln odd hut II ], quite
cuIHrntiorai.
NGrEt5 IN rei.ct hc was not callec
Upl!, - answer any more emDalraS-
ing Questions. aud when he left he be
t'runo,l To- den; himself the pleas
III" Il another visit until the night
f"r which he had tickets
On that evening they WEI" Il little
late in getting away from the house.
- tfnt by til" time lie had escorted
Ei- lady I" her seat and had been die
nn~-cd hy her with a smile and Il
Nov yJl can return othe rardurtte
with your mutilated souvenir, the
first act was on. and he WAS prevented
from claiming hi, seat
Ont IN the veatibuie he mrditated
upon III" remark of his lady. and Il
strong feeling of uneasincss. that She
had ventilated his subterfugcs. OPP
pressed him. She has probably
given the whole thing away 20 the
old man. he gluomily eoniectured.
and I'll get the tire too quick The
reader must remember that a news
paper writer when conversing with
himself will sometimes, in extreme
eases. cut loose from the elegance of
dlctlon which flows 50 gracefully and
easily from his pen. AT any rate.
thought he. they shant guy mo
about being locked ont this act. Ill
keep my head shut ON that subject. -
At the conclusion Of the act he re-
joined the lady. bent upon interview
ing her with a view to ascertainng
upon what footing be stood in her rs
timation, hut the probing process was
crowded ont to make room for new
and more Interesting ma ter.
She greeted him with:
Wasn't that act Just splendid -
Under ordinary circumstances he
would at once have vindicSited his
profession by filing a strong bill of
exceptions, but he was anxious to clear
up his harrassDg doubts, he re-
piled, "Perfeet'
do You kpow." she continued. Il
was afraid Won was losing it all.
Every time / looked III your direction
you wcr" looking up at me and
smiling"
He was somewhat puzzled to under
stand this remarkable feat of her
visual organs. but he gallantly re-
sponded:
"How could l help it,"
':At first. she resumed. II was
afraid you had not succeeded in
reaching your seat for | didn't SEQ
you for ever SO long: You remember
when yon shook your handkerchief at
me and returned the 81 gnal?"
Yes" he said. and trying to re-
member if she had ever confessed to
nearsightedness
well. that was the first glimpse |
caught of You, but after that l glanced
at You often and you We're always
looking up at me-
But you don't blame Mo so much
for that he asked. tenderly.' now
more than ever determined not to ac.
knowledge his absense from the hall.
Il cant very well, for you know L
smiled every time: but | couldn't
help that. it seemed SO ridiculous"
Then he came near hurting out
that 1t was id Ridiculous, but he
checked himself. -.
DO you knew:tho lady and gentle
man just behind me- sire asked.
oh, YES, that's Mr. and wife.
one of our richest retired merchants"
he whispered:
isn't it funny that he is. up here
with his wife? He ought to know the
latest style"
'"Oh, no. They're rich but they re
not ton.'' ="
But isn't that Judge SO and So
with his wife right below u.s."
Yes. but the judge likes to appear
eccentric
Il heard that gentleman back of me
say that a speculator had offered him
good reserved seats for tonight at
the regular price. That's strange
isn't it?'
Some Of them haven't got any
nerve" &c:
Then he went away.
AT the next intermission she opened
fire with:
Il was telling pa about. that editor
of yours being robbed. He said it
looked as if there was a lie out some
where for he loaned that same. mai
two dollars that very afternoon" :. :.
If our young man had felt uneasy
before, he was completely demoralized
now and had not word to say, ex
cusjng himself almost Immediately
upon the commonplace pretext of
wanting ''to see a man.. and he did
not return until the closest the per
fOrmance.-
On the way heme he tried in vain
to divert the conversation from the
spectators, the robbery, and the tm.
pleasant topics foundefupon his re:
markable.. lies, but she persisted lin
asking him all manner of awkward
questions upon these subjects. When
she. bade. him goodnight at the. door
she dismissed him with, 1T does seem
hard that after so. much symmetrical
lying you should fail to see the first
opera.
And then he. knew that. she had
been drawing him out. and he has
not been to see her since Gin. Sat
Night.
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