Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-01-04
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MI. Sos sssz1ssd The sznoodinsst q
low. GI11m and sofr0S csssf SAL
nsxr her. Fan dsneed - Ger oiG gray
eges. and srnilss a. brish. - sannsf
s5rbsrus pasyed sf1zrd her ose3y
- - ssrksSi IN tie bs&atiful din
80 ID q nssGisd N her fair ys'1ne
ohseks.
~ love. used 70 thipk even The dfa-
.sea n h4s r0mnd- white elbows smiled:
koands lie 9 sssnarkse4y silly sdea- sssd
,,evbaus il Ia. bus / newer $40 suen o.
wtfehinx .dfarles sw sash r0aad eikSSs
kefoys or sinaa IL 81 my life.
I can real her ssucy. gtfiish- f1seiEs-
stfnO fsos AZ this rnoEest ss rsao1lS e
Trout, saw IL bat Yesterday.
Wkaf ,soazdsrg Is has haunted nas
dan and night for twenty long. loSe
as,,.sOha. deeidsd little poss; kiss.
,.,o~otsnsr lIssIe chin. deiieatsIy ar0ned
sv.hrows. long, shadow casting. sAlEs1
issn@s. rnseh,a.i meath and low. broad
Hair hgonz s-br0va, and worn u
.ser.g4 te,oss. heavy euKls; and the eup-
nsng sriak she had Of ftn9inR her head
t,ark VITA a sudden ooif-hke nnovetasnf,
and rl,aking those bronze brown esurts
out 81 be- eyes, while she glanced %
Al vvu from under bar dark lssess,
you'd have eharnsed the bsart o. 40
Il wa in she month Of MsJ I met
had lust returnsa from Paris, where
haA bssn for Eve years IN business
with 4 matsrnsi uncle. and feeling rather
louely-uiy father and mother having
died meanwhile, and tny boJtss frlsao
having bs,en scattered apparently 70 All
quarters Of the Risbe--hsd gladly SC
cwuted the Invitation Of MI. 1ohn
Th0fnbuFn 70 spsod month ~ nis
eountSy h0uss-
iare ts.af i'd 30 the bay, With her dsinty
hanaa allied WITH blue- eyed Fi0iets, and
- 1 raised nv nat and advanced smil-
iagIy toward Der. she dropped me
,noek rsFsrent cortsey and said, IN
bEsd-liks yoiee:
.Yoa nsust be the cousin the very
distant cg,nsir-papa has been ptoDis
sTbs sams, az your service nov and
f0rgveFnDfe." said !.
Isnt that rather q rash vow on -
sssort an acqnainsaneeF she asked,
smiiing.
sh e rash 10 swear sliegiancs " the
vioissaf" ] asked.
hardly kn6u What ] meant; bus sns
sescned % like q sweet Wild Mowers
sore. no bright With toe dsvs OF heaven
40 inaoosns-- and her name Vas Violet.
She gave ms half-Vuzzled look
don't wonder. for my epeaeh and tnan
nsr rnuss have seemed strange 30 her
pos dreaming, lpoany wee tkinR. that
had fallen desperately IN love with Del
TIE raomsut her lovely gray eyes me-
u1s oxn-and then haid out tAs bGncE
of Hawetw 10 nae. took them, and
detsinira the tiny. extsndsd hand, i'm
printed klss upon IL.
A coasin's privilege" said; bat sh.
biashsd and laaghinRiy replied:
aOnly on meeting and parting.
And then we walked together 81 tn'
hcuse--a grand old kouse. standing II
che raldst Of grand old trees. and As shi
left uiy side and ran gaIly up stairs Il
dress for dinner, vowed 70 myself tina
with Gods hetp. wsre she fancy free
I'd win hof for my bride
Bat her uothsF never liked me. shs
had other aud ioftisr views for ms daI
ling. and Was forever planning and plot
ting 20 separate a..
for Violet had soon learned 10 low
nae, and had promised that u l wouis
wait patiantly for year, BY which tim
shc hoped 10 Overcome Der mothera op
positi0a, che would became my wife
Then Viva sud Archibald Lorne esu'
20 the Thorburn mansion.
Thsy we're brother and siater. ehildrel
Of IN old friend OF Mrs. Thorblrn's
immensely wealthy, proud and aristo
cratic.
Viva was twenty -two-a year olde
than myself--and RlorionsIy handsoms
She was tall, finely f0rmeLts with slranE
eyes that must have loved 10 gaze on th
topaz, for they bad caught reflections
OF ths giittsfina, golden. hued gem. snl
abundant fair hsir--s0 fair In ceftAsl
lights. especially in noonliahi, u loSke'
white.
Her brother was totally unlike her
Short rather stoat. With deep blaci
Satanic eyes, bvefhung by equally t9ac
nfows: had brown skin and sirs4gh
mienixhs hair.
Hssween the two there existed siE
QUARRY strong and strange ahsciioE
sineuiafiy strong, because - all otaes
thsy seemed utterly devoid Of tenidel
meas. Nc rAt, no dog. no child ever n
eeiseS from them kind word, niuc
iess |. caress; % no tale Of sorrow d
thsy lead q plying ehr, all weakly. fes
BE, 6lepsz,denl thinwa they looked upo
with cFnal so0En. and 10 moved tkrUug
the uurid. balaghts, self contained an
mzrhie ssIia-
VIVA sang like a nnsical demon
was psssiunabsly fond Of musician
rrds aiks q riding one; add. from ID
frnl xnonsaut l satered her presslnc'
exer1ed d nystefieus, magnetic poss
ossr sse which 10 rain endeavored
sepei.
Ii <lsnw me, be spIts Of myself. ere
feem lie side % my sweet. foadly have
gioist. sisa--bat what 10 the ase Of n
ealing u ali.
Voc that wNs. 1 fell into trap .
Cor rn8 asd laft ny enemies ytetoFiOus
One s.mmex night wss wandsrtn
In TIE asfdsa--iny darling was wfiiing
ssstsf Walsh sha wished 10 send b. "a
early lnornink post, vhen Viva LORI
sadaeniy eontfeztsd tne. The air ~
heavy with fhs ovsrpoweriug fsaRrans
Of snbarosss--I hAys hated then eve
sInss--and the uaoonIight lay in len
ailsery bars a1i sirase end flowers.
vivis ksoksd tEanscendsnsly beastif'
-@hef HfFanRe isyes mparkless like the een
tksy neessnhi@t. her hAtr. eilvery ~ d
rays Qf shn moon, tuined eaFeieesly aooS
her bead and twisted In and out OF IL
lnnx wreath ~ ivy leaves. dead blac
Msains4 tie white tfesseas
"Cnma % tho beach" she said, m
ks<Az sinaine lika AREA, and like
siren- t~wlichsd Gus followed.
4 beat lay rseksng idly 10 and fro a
the hAy--.lhe vAvea mnsmufed plea
antly ~ sheY sefsiy kizsea shs ahisnin