Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1884-09-19

'.t~i !i'-il. and thry >cni for d"ci"r ami
ai.d / haven't fril We'll ever since
Nlipl"d ut illc ar!,i,r " hen We were clean
i",. The paint.
60" on, said >;,ldy. beginning To divine
hr reason Of tho>,' iii, of irritAhiliiv that
nai often surprised her.
"Ih" Guctor >,A, hatc strained IN,
m'!>'ic~ "i my >.ic and must have Ion.
rc>' ard =" ! an no u>r here and must
make room for some one else"
And You vc no friends in London. I've
hcald y"I say 50. Whcrcll you go:'
The. doctor fa~ given me Il letter for u
hospital Oh, Siidy, say Il kind word to
li.t'cn ny troubles. for they seem NOR,
than can bear
The >ilon. arms of Siidy were thr"wu
round her and there Wis silence till
ashamed of her own emotion. the elder
WOMAN began making up the fire and put
ting on the kettle
II cannot stay" cried Liz Il shall
lose the train and they will not keep me al
I'll" hotel another night
"Wc'll not ask them Youll hidr here
Iou'il have Ncd'> room. and I'm going L.
nurse You well a"ain.
80 Liz her heart heavy. her limbs ach
inr. submitted To i'c put Ia hcd and there
wrpt hcr.,lf into rc>i.Ilation " hen y.
wrutr-oh' surely he would write and tell
'hcm Where he WaS,->hc could let him
know how pcnitcnt She was: and though
unequal Ia hard work She was clever with
her needle and could find plenty whc
would hr willin" 10 employ her
joel WAS away longer than usual. and II,
the end of the week he came home suky.
To. lose go",! chances as he had done all
through hcin" short handed had cX;Spcr
atrd linn. and he growlcd at his wife
abused the missing Ned and looked Sc
black al the guest that She WAS fain tc
keep nu of his way
Siidy had much 10 cope with while hi.
i'll humor lasted. bat She bore with ii IL
the richly deserved punishment of her
ha>iy advice.
In other respects the world went
Nmo"lhy The doctor called on Liz and
predicted her speedy recovery.
But nothing would lift the load that lay
on Sild, heart. and as She went home
down the cliff side with her empty basket
She irl, weak and spiritlcsS. for the sight
Of Lives pale face and the sound of the
heavy ~i"h> the girl brcathcd as she sat in
the old armchair with her sewing were
continual wprUachcs to her hostess
Mccl Al cally the sorrOwing woman
looked toward the pretty land-lockcd bay
lyi.g ht!nw the rocky ledge ON which she
WAS resting The smack of old Aaron
Jones. who had sailed away far beyond
where the other fishermen cast their nets.
had Just come To an anchor. and. borne
>horewarl by TIE flown" tide. came the
>mack's boat with the first instalment Of
finnN treasures.
One of the rowers. catching sight OF
Si,Gy. gree, ted her with a ll,>ty cheer
She recognized him in moment 1t was
Ned. The report of his having enlisted
was false one. invented by half
iipoy idlrr. lie had sailed in
the Wonder. because in treaty
with the owuer for share in his ventures,
and tie opportunity of talking over and
c!inclinS the bargain was too good to b,
missed
How Si,!dy laughed and cried in her JOY
no one ever knew. She kept out of sight
till The lovers had met and were reconcilcd
and her first words to Ned were reproach
for not wipng his boots cleaner
If you two'll be said by me" she told
the young couple. you'll get married a.
soon as You can, And that's the last bit of
advice ever means 10 give
But whether Siddy will keep this re-,
solve remains to he seen