Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-02-26

"Woald yoar' said I. "But Il ism,
everybody that vsaid have done Is fol
me, Kate"
So aAked hsr 10 marry NE, and she
said yes. And took little cottage on
furnished IL 20 well - ooald With Z
red carpet, cheese cloth curtains al the
Window. Q real Oonnssticat olook. and
Q ct Of walnut chairs that / maAs my
sell, With seats Of PUSHES woven In By
old Billy, the Indian, who carried hii
baskets and matA asoand the country
and Ars. Perkins, she parsen's wife
made a. . wedding cake, and % we
we're married. Pretty seon l found out
thst Kate was pinina little.
"Whss 10 II, sweethsaYi?". said l. "Rs-
member, il vas Q contract between a
that vs we're TO have no secrets from
each other. Are you not perfectly hap
-Oh, yes, yesr' cried Kate, hiding he,
fses on ny shoulder. bat it's m,
nsthaT, Marx. She's getting old, and
II / eoald 70 East 10 sse her just onc<
before the Lord takes her avayr'
IL vas then L felt the sting of my
poverty most. II had only been &
rish man to have handed her out q
check. and sid, 'Go at once" thinl
l could have bean quite happy.
Never mind. sweetheart" said I
ssroking down her hair. We'll lay ar
. few dollars from month to month
and you shall 60 aud see her before she
dies"
And with that little Kate vas forced
to be content. But there was Q hungry
hcnssick lock upon her face which wen
to my heart to see.
AT was ROB r. kept saying to my
sell. Oh, II was only rich p
One stormy autumn night We verl
terrible, shaking the century old pinet
40 II they were nothing more than tai
swamp grass, and driving through tht
ravines With Shrek and q howl like {
whole pack Of hungry wolves. And the
heavy rains had raised the streams o.
that Ne we're compelled to 20 carefully
and slowly over the bridges and keep !
long look ahead for fear Of accidents.
was standing at my post, In front o.
the second passenger car, stamping m,
feet on the platform 70 keep them warn
and hoping little Kate would not b,
persurbed at my long absence, whom th,
news agent came chuckliuR out:
I'VE are to stop ct stlnPville Sta
tion," said he.
Nonsense" said /; 81 know better
This train never stops short OF Wauke
aha City, least of all when We are run
sing 70 make up for lost time. as We ar
tonight"
"Oh, bat this is An exceptional osss
sion," said John Mills (which was th,
nsws-agent's nsme). "We're going Il
pot IN old woman Of. She has lost hel
ticket, she says. More likely she nevel
had one. Goes en- a. though she hai
had her pocket picked"
ITS most . pity. isat IL. to put An,
one Oh tonight" said I; "lsast Of ALL .
such lonely place - Stampvills Sta
ton, whore thsre are only two house
and blacksnith shop
Yes, know" aid Mills, adj ustint
the nsvspapss that hsearried in Q rub
Der case unasr his arm. "Bat the gu
psrintsndent Of the road has got out
new ses Of instruction., and he's tina
particular that Jonss wooidn't dar,
overlook . case Ike this, there's beel
% many confidence games on the ross
lately"
"Nhish IL ths onei" said I, turniul
10 lock q the end window Of the car
which vas q the rear.
"Don't you sesf The old party st tn
back Of the svo fAt women in the rex
shauls. Ehs's harsnauinR Jones now.
II So" nd I. IL vas . little, ol.
woman n black milk pske- bonnet,
respectable cloth eloak, bordsred Will
II q ~
vas earnestly talking and gestioulasini
With the conductor. But b shook hi
bead and paassd on, and she sank baol
IN helpless little hap behind the Rresl
veil, and could 80 her take . small
handkerchief from . small basket A,
put Il piteously 70 her eyes.
ATS too bad" aid l. Zones NIGH
rsnenbsr that Be once had-if b.
hasn't nsW--a mother Of his own"
| "Abd Leo his place on the road, sais
Milh. mo, no, old fellow; ell sha
sort Of thing does very veil 10 tall
about, bot Is don't work In real life"
30 he vent into the next car. and tn
signal 10 slack mp came presently.
turned 70 Mr.. Jones, the conductor
Who Just then stepved cut On the plat
fern.
us 10 for that old lad,rr said I. h
answered, "Yss." Said I, "Hov IA
did she vast 70 eO!" ITO svanpsOoss.
aYss nssd.s stop. Mr.. Jones'" said
all pay her fare"
"Yoar ho echoed.
! "Yss, l." Aid I. "I'll take her to N,
own house until abs can telegraph b
her frissds. or somethina- Ny vif
will Be eood 70 her, knss, for the sAk
Of her own old noshsr out East"
Jos - you please" sAid Mr.. Jones
"Bat vhen you've besn on the road q
long - have yoa'li find thst this cor
Of thing doesnt answer"
Il Aeps shall never b On the roa,
tos long 10 forget my Christian char
ity," l answered, little nsttlsd. An.
l took out my worn pocket book an,
hanAsA over the mccoy.
We did net stop Al Stumpville Station
sftef I'll, bat put On more stsam an,
ran - fast a. Il vas sAfs 10 drive on
snGins-and vhsn. . little past midnirh
Ne rsached Svsupscsis, where ve Yer
dus ct half past ssven, Pierre Reas, th'
FreaohnaA, sa0s a board 70 reliev,
me. and ] hsipsa ny Oh lady "a ID
train. has basket. travelling bag and oil
"Am I 10 b rot -. after all1' al,
she, With scared look afoand her.
Cheer up. man," said I. "Yeu a.
ell right Nov, then, look out for ID
sesps Here - are"
"whees On lr aid the old lady.
al SvaDpseott, ma'sm,r said L
"And VOC are the kisd nan that psis
ny farer sAid abe. But my dauabss
ssd ess husband vin repay 700 vhsn"-
An right, ma'Am." said I. "Ant
noe, u yea'u - saks my sFn. vel
Be home In . quarter OF an heuf."
Bat" said sAe. why cant I - di
netly 10 my dss1inationy'
-Irs niddlins late, ms'an," said I
|r,Rd ksasss dsA's Sand shsaidsr d
sAosldsg In aWanpscstt. Ny nssrssl
neiekbor 10 6 mile and Q half away
Das nsvsr fear. os'sD. IhAss Q vffs
thss vtll b eiaA to bid VOC vsieons fos
Ne enksof here o0shes.sa -
dAeasmassa . fsv vsrds 81 thsnhs,
h11 - - "a I'd vanRv. A - u.sS