Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1886-12-10


As wished her good-by remembered
that my own business would take some time
"lf am not very punctual, you won't mind
waiting!' said.
mo, l shall like if. Eustacs will be
there, AMI have SO much 10 saw to him
so much 10 ask him Don't hurry. Julian"
fanciei that Viola wished to Sc, Eus-
tace Grant alone, if possible, in order to
persuade him, as she hal triel to persuade
me- that We hal only to know more of each
other to be like brothers. She could not
understand the gulf between two men who
love tho same woman. l thought it was
well she should seq him. He would make
clear to her the impossibility Of anything
like friendship existing between US Just
as was about to bid tho coachman drive
oil Viola looked at me with a little pout.
knew its meaning. l passed my head
through the carriage window. My shout
ders insured strict privacy. Then light
kiss fell upon my lips. aud word of love
passed between us. lmger on these trivial
evidences OF affection. 1t will soon DO seen
why.
watched the carriage which held all
loved join in in the broal stream Of traffic
Then LIGHTED my cigar, and, the happiest
man il England, walxei over to my solic-
itor's
My business took even longer than l ex-
pected it would. There was much to dis
cuss. What stock could be settled as it stood
what should be sol out-who were to b.,
trustees-what was to happen in the event
Of V:ola's death: was she to have power of
appointment or notl All sort, Of questions
like this had to be ventilated Tho conse-
quence was that whsn glanced at my
y-otnl, ~
told my solicitor l must defer giving in
structions for my will until tomorrow. l
jumped into cab and drove to Lincoln's
Inn Fiells No. So ready TO make the full
est apologies for my unplnctuality.
1 went up stairs, found Mr. Monks offics.
and sent my name in to him by his clerk
was invited to enter his privat, room. Mr.
Monk was busy with some papers
you will find you: frienis in the nexs
room, Mr. Lorraine" hs said II will Join
you in q moment"
The clerk opsn,d green baizo door,
through VIII: eli passed, and founi myself
in another offica In it, however, We're no
signs Of Viola and Grant l re;urneI to
NJ. Monk, and told him they wero not
ther,.
Then they must havo grown tired of
waiting FOR j GU, and have gone for q stroll.
There is door which opens into the ia :
sage. No doubt they went that way You
must sit down and take your turn at wait.
ing Mr.. Lorraine"
! waited nail an hour, then determined to
70 in search Of them 1t was impossible
they had gone TO look for me; so l went
down 4nto tho street and askei tho driver
OF the broughsm ii he had sesl the lady.
''Ye', sir; size went by about an hour
ago with n tall centlemln
(Which war;
81 don't know, sir Isaw them hail cab
end drive off. Ididn't notice in which d.
lection they went"
Why in tho world should they have taken
a cab, when tho brou-ham was at the door!
Twas very cross a the thought OF Viola's
driving about London in a cab with Eustac,
Grant; but, as the brougham was still wait
to return. After all, the best thing l could
do was TO wait. As vet, not thought OF
the truth hal ventured to invade my BRAIN
So waitel on the pavement outside Mr.
Monks Office for at least an hour longer.
Sill no sign Of my wife. grew nervous
and anxious Surely some ACCIDENT mp;t
have happ 'na,-something that obliged b, Or
ogo straight to the hotel. But even then
Grant would have como to let me know il.
S i'll not n thought OF the dreadful truth.
But where conld sh, bc1
jumred INFO the brC ugnam, and drove TO
tie hoscL NJ; Mrs. Lorraine was not ther,.
i Grove 10 Bliss Rosters. Viola la
leea there IL thu morning. but had left
about 1l:S0 .'clock Ibid not Sc, Miss r II,
siter, 10, as sorry 10 near, was III IN
BAD. As a iafr resource, drove 10 Grants
ioase AMI AS ID 20 him. H, YVES out.
Hal not leon homo sine, the morning.
QUITE uncertai when hs would return.
Il was nov rast 3 O'clock. Anxious AMI
nnnoysi, / could do nothing but go back to
the hoel and sat nv wife's return Still.
not IL, u.,l: OF the truth.
spcn. tic rest OF the afternoon and eye,
ing pa ,sln, from the hotel to Miss Rossit,r,
from ;he'o 20 Grams lodgings, and from
Graa:>s .olgiic; hack 10 the hotel. On.y
at one u, tbs ta:so places could hone 10
Eni Hing. Of Viaa Repeatedly as | ha!
cal.c4, - wa cot until nearly IL O. clock
ttst l .oGnj Eustaco Grant at homa
BIZ, b. now WAS In a different mool.
tLal b, 'smcl for saying that thi, long
unezp' ain,1 absence of Vio,a's in cu1n.
/ n, il soomsd, with Grant, brought a hor-
-iJ.s dread which / scarcely dared to
III eathe to myself TIE news that GRAFT
was at last at homo lifted q weight from nv
cart. He would b, ablc TO tell me when
an where he partol with Viola. No doubt
ie hal message fer me which would clear
Up rything.
bus although Mr. Grant was ct home,
the servant informed lie that he would s,e
no one tonight l made no comment on
this denial simply fore d the door opsn,
and, putting the frightened servant aside,
sirode through the hall and entered the
sitting room in which Grant had. on the
night when l first met him, Intercepted
me. 1t was empty. l threw myself into
chair, and waited until some one made
my presence known to the man whom was
bent upon seeing.
No doubt be heard the noise Of my forcibls