Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-09-05
NONE 20 BLIND.

When Captain Thompson built mod
eat seaside dwelling, he had no end OF
vifs's sisters coming 20 stay With him.
He liked IL, or thsm-s0ms OF the@.
IL only ono would come at time. be
was getting to old 10 enjoy the sti1
breeze such q company created. He
preferred Bella. prefer her myself.
6he may be twenty SIX; . sensible, RS&
cious woman.
Where pretty sisters ara, somebody's
nice brothers will be. Older man and
gravcY came 10 smoke with the captain.
One Of them was q certain Royal No
MILAN, who, from 4 crude youth, bad
uneliowed into q rare kind Of man, thsy
said who knew. The tide IN his affairs
that leads TO fortune had not long ben
food; bat he took frequent periods Of
what more ambitious men vould call
speudthrift recreation. Being bono
less man, without ties, hs vas eaxily pes-
shaded by merry hearted Mrs. I hompeon
20 stay with them awhile; then anothes
while; then all the while be pleased. He
was certainly . pillar of support vhsss
the girls were concerned, one 70 whom
nothing VAS q trouble OF difsculty--a
born man Of Affairs. The girls, admiyinQ
His bt8bCay uSo1rs Ve0S k1tA1H SUtn1WSs 0AsSA
the incone, we're inclined to love him
also; even the more, when he evidsntly
detected this disposition and was amussd
by Il. But at last, drawn Oh In other
ways, they left him 70 himself, unleop,
when hs now and then fell 70 the com
panionshipof Bella, Who chaperonsd the
parties when Mrs. Thompson did n0s 20.
Well - thsy knsw each other, u was .
rare occurrence 70 b walking, - they
we're on certain superb morning. on the
bard sands, the lsua green rollers break
ing twenty fest away Ut their right, Ave
miles before them Of delightful footing,
ths lighthouse the goal. Thsy we're
friendly enough 10 talk or mot, - thsy
pleased; and - Bella vas the only ons
Who had not sought or avoided him,
be felt easy In her presence; % easy
that. liks his old jacket, hs didn't think
about IL.
Al first they talked Of the wsse, and
Mcmillan, who WAS sometimes rsesospeo-
tive, when he could got any one 70 lisSsn,
had bsen rather unrnercifui In anscdotsa
OF hts boyhood, when be suddenly broks
a long silence BY saying:
Is there anything more idiotic thar
the behavior Of two people under the
dslusion called lover ook at the ooapls
before us. They Law u forgotten 10 an
hshtnd; Or do they suppose they are sst.
ing like civilized psoplsY"
An old maid 10 idyllic." abe said
'ro ms IL n touching But suddenly
he gave . suppressed exclamation Ol
contagious mirth. In which be heartily
joineu.
=: y anything particular. Miss Sam
IL was reminded Of something"
30 Was |. Do you kn0wI feel con
victed by secret guilt? suspect ~ hav,
both bean fools. II you viii not iauel
much, | should like 20 tell kind Of nd
venture Of my own"
can sympathizs 70 any extent in I
II suppose you viii call IL romance
] wonder myaelf how 10 ever could hAv,
happened. u was At the Centennial.
bad besn louneing about The grounds a
day. delighted IN the people, and ~
resting on . shady beuch. when Their
appeared remarkable pair--fAthsr an
daughter, concluded. They, too, =
down 70 rest. He was . distineuished
looking man. With white monGGaohea
abe the moot beautiful girl ! ever IN
in my life. Yoar pretty sistsr Eve 4
minds mo Of her sometimes; bol hi
was creature divine. I al ard a
voured her with my game. while her CON
panion aaked me some questions. An.
when shs turned her syss full on mius
. she did. presently, went dovn-uu
der the vatsra"
He stopped.
Go On" said Bella.
Nay ! have cigar, 0i0 Sum
Wexsw
Il vas eoing 70 saaRsst H."
SWELL, don't know how 10 No o.
without giving you the idea that he "a
too easily wooed. You Northern vumol
are frosty, and-psrhApa yoa ennuoe IN
deRstAnd."
do, perfectly"
IL was able 70 b u some ssrvies {,
her guardian, and Ne were ounnenall
together after that hrst day. He COO,
fouad out all about me, and hs even II
me with her for hours. I rsaohed q De-
psrate point that week."
Did you not know her uamsys
The old gentleman gave me- his card
and, Though l have Il yst, I have neys
oeen able 70 read the nAme. Il vac
foreign one. and soravlsd abo@isahly
I sAid somseh'na ~ near e - eoai,
ne card and wrote .Sy6yli..' and s,
bylla called her. made few attempt
70 Ind out about them; bat oux time ~
short. and abs plainly told mo shs ii,
mot wish rue % know Who thsv vern.
vaa TO take The prsssns ana s. pssisu,
Il WAS useless 70 love her. che said; sh'