Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-07-29

same vios thst lads the brutal collier TO
pound his wife TO death and causes the
vretched charwoman 10 lie upon and
smother her baby.
did not like TO expose her weakness
to her own servant, 90 promised to send
round some medicine and look in again
| IN the evening.
As stood With the door half open,
turning to give the servant some last in
structious, q girl passed By me hastily,
not even 0ee0lnQ aware OF my presence.
Before bad time 70 speak, or even to
look at her, she had thrown hefeolf on
her knees beaids The bed and Wa veep-
| ing bitterly over the unfortunate NO
| man. Her face a. abe knelt vas hidden
from me, bat I could 80 hsr hair Vas
black, and something In the turn Of her
graceful figure struck me a. beinR Ia
miliar.
"Oa. nv poor mama. my poor mAmA.'
she sobbed out. "What shall do !
Again. again! Oh, poor mama!
drew neaI and oaid:
"You nsod not b alarmed at your mo-
thsr's illnsss; abe viii soon recover"
The girl rooe ON hearing my voice; abe
turned round quickly and looked at me.
LO and behold! she was our long ioss
Fleurette.
Flsuretts, and, a. / could zee even
through her grief, e. beautiful a. ever.
adv anced with outstretohed hands;
bat the girl drew herself up and waved
mo aside with the dignity of Q diminu-
tive empress.
And %, a. you threatened, You have
intruded upon my privacy. Go! l will
never speak to yOo again"
Miss Dorvaux," l answered, almost
a. angry a. herself, your servant Will
toll you how happen to b here. and
you will go it 10 from no wish to in
trude. I am going now, bat shall re-
turn TO SO my patient this evening.
whsn ! hope, for the sake of old days,
yoo viii give me few minutes CON-
Then, a. Fleurstte returned weeping to
her mother, departed, revolving many
things in my mind. as the writer's say.
had found Fieurette at last, actually
Perhaps she had lived there ever since
she left Daleb0ry. Now having found
her, what was to do with her? / also
guessed that had fathomed her mys-
terry. You see il was only a common
q mothers drunkenness the sum total
of it. Yet, whom thought of the girl
giving up her love and bright prospects
for the sake of keeping her errinR mo
TIERS vice q secret, most likely never
complaining of the sacrifice, wearing to
the outer world bright face that hid
from nearly every one the sorrow of her
heart, it seemed to me that our little
Fleurette vas something very near a he
roipe. after all.
Ny first idea was to telegraph to John
and telegraph where to find her; but,
upon consideration, l thought it better
70 wait until after our interview in the
evening.
found Fleurette alone. She was very
pale, very sad, very subdued-very diff
ferent, indeed, to the angry young wo-
man Who had walked into the river three
years ago, or the unjust tyrant who had
ordered me from her presence that at
ternoon. Ny first inquiry was after her
mother. Poor Fleurette colored as she
told me that the lady was now almost
convaloeoent, and she did not think
need trouble to SEQ her again. Then
she held out her hand, and, as took
il, said:
"Please forgive me for my unjust
words today, but I was 80 vexed hardly
knew what l said"
1--WE are always forRiving each other,
Fleurette. Brothers unto seventy times
seven. vhy not sisters also?"
Fleurette smiled sadly and hopelessly.
"TelI me. Fleurette, !" I said gently, as
I sat down beside her, was this the
cause?''
She nodded hor pretty head.
"Tell me all about it. How long has
il been going on? can be as secret as
Won"
And then Fleurette told me. Twill not
Give hsr words. They we're too loving,
too LAMENT. and ever framing Affection
ate exoueee. II Vas a piteous little tale.
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