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


on half OF them The" Clearly s ow n
what nann.r o: man was Julian Lorraine
-efore be bought Herstal Abbes AM set e
down to the LII, of raciu'c. u ..f",
tod myself, was spoil ed-spoiiei tv q
woT ans trsacherv! Au1 vet 1 coul1 moi
brin: myself t. ha., her No--le' the truth
lie known-I loved her even 'w-lovei nor,
although she WAS living shame w.oL ms
enemy. / nungersd, l craved for 81 -. 81
her taco. 1ha 'uu'h Of uer hand wulil
have thrilled ms a. OF cd. Although til 4
nv. self hat were she at nv feet praying fol-
par lon, / wou d splr1 her and cast her
from me Iknsw that lied | knew thel
if Viola came to ms-if my eyes once NOR
H. hers-I should throw all manhoofs
pride 70 the win Is anl5uch Was 'h'
strength Of my passi on-tiks thus falthl",'
" ,nl.,n to nv heart an holj her there w
tai, as told m7s"lf bitterly, some fresh
,over robt cd ME araln.
Sucn Icing my rue feeling, picture nv
emotion when. ono morning. Ifoun l letc,-
in, on nv tabe-a letter addressed to ne
in Vloli, hand writing! | tore it open W tn
a ory Of delight; pressei IL to nv lip,
Had not hsr fingers touched 1T Then
real 1t wa bu, one line:
III you kne,1 all. you might forgive"
III knew allr What more was thera
to knowl l knew that shs had loft me
without a word or q sIgl Of warning; tina,
81, lad fed, accompanied by a man w. q
hal Gved her psssionately long before
ever set eyes upon her; that they were,
some where or other, hidden from pursui [
Heavenl what more could l wish to know
.Forpiver Yes-shame on my weakness
Tor say ing SOL could forgive. could d.
more: | could persuads myself tina tbs
s-ror. villai man had forced her to fy Will
h IN. per Laps half against her wish Icou
teieve inst she va unhappy. Tat h Il
pennent, tia. sh, lpvei me ,lili. l could e
NOR, than forgive, 1 could take her
should be forcei 10 take her-again t. ny
heart; even to trust her, and be proud Of
her glorious BEAUTY Yes, / could do this
after hal soen Estace Grant lying life
less 1t my ct Weak as l waa 1t Gould
not be until theni
Where was hoy Where was shell W.T.
they togath,rf | turned again to the e;ter.
Ii gave me no Information a to The WI ter.
whereabouti Tns paper and the enveinp<
were plan; the lattr bore the Lohd q
pu3tInark. I: was crea5sl, which tod me i
"a been sent under cover to lie post VI Il
Lon Ion S.nt to whomi The rec.ip o
ais scrap Of Iap'r worked great chan q
in m. If hal ever been ap proachinS ta,,;
. ate IN which a man accepts tho insvitabl ;,
1t iiitoi ma out of it.
1t Squirrel mo Oh to make fresh exertioai
h discover the retreat OF the fugi ives
That letter-ths lettsr written bv har-l
carried next my heart day AMI n-ht
False as nv wife had beel To me, Low d
her; and there were tines whom l recalle
l. Hi..I 4
could have lurke1 lelea.h such 4 mas'i
/ lsft Herstal Abby All to1l up mY
quart RS IN town. There should be re- i
To start on tle mum,l5 | heard vh'''
Grant wa - b, fouli But, so,n,loH.
was beginning t. think that our m, III;
would bo b'olglt abolt b. pure chan ..
Lon ioa i, III, ?lac, VIII -, al chlnr. mo-
ings occur Tnere are f,w En- ,i,shm,a VIA
do 10 v.si, IL, capital. either a; shorter q:
longer inter fal;. Spmethia, mus br.l
Grant there so l wait u an hop,i
Chance, pure chance, brought alb II;
what l longej for, but not in the way ex-
pecteL Ibid not stum5l, across my foo Ill
the street; did not hear a chanc, mention
OF III, name an so hit upJn som one VIII
kn him. foun E;st.ca Grant in thi,
wise:
pub.ic's fancy immensely, nld, 1t, arp' II,
ance. II was but novei, yet C. v":i tie
depth AMI research OF wl.ich, e-n!i ind
with lis pathos AMI humor, are ci al
readers attention. PEI pc were ou gu tc
know who WAS the Cuth r. TIC y -
lore one o. thoe names which - X :
one n being a Eom j, purne. Ier.i;p' q
hook was not the les real because Z C rain
nmtu IT of mys'r' YVES KEEP, upa; TO VINO
Lad really writer It.
Scmetimes. not often, since nat cru shinS
blow hal Ial len upon rl3. ! read what ha,r
pencil to como in my way. Ills Tart.culir
book was one which cem, in my way.
began to read it, and an bound to say that
tbs opening chapters were written by a
mastery n hanl that | at once exparisn ce
something OF the general interes. which the
tale had called forth. But before l had
read it half through, my interest and ex,
element were such rs no author has by his
merits ever awakened in any reader.
gave fierce cry Of triumph. threw the
took from me rs if it were reptile ! had
found Eus.aco Grant,
For one chapter Of that book contain ii
nn account OF tho hero's journey.ng through
q part Ct Switzerland, and the account was
the same as Grant had given his auditors
on the night when l first met him. and
hated and mistrusted him. Several OF the
most amusing and out Oft the way incidents
which he then relaei, and which were
sufficiently droll and strange to impress
themselves Oh my memory, were in these
pages once more narrated Eustace Grant
was the author Of the successful book.
thanked my memory, which had in a second
brought his adventures back to my mind;
md memory brought back more than this.
1t brought back Viola listening with
smiles on her face to her guardians las She
called him) amusing recital 1t brought
back the days when 1 wooei her; tho day
whom told her my love; the day when she
was mine, as l thought, forever; the day,
the black day. when she fei-when for
hours and hours waited and would not be-
heve tho truth. 1t brought back the last
two wretched years Of my life. 1t brought
back all Of which Eustace Grant had
robbed me, and l laughed the laugh Of .
devil when / thought the time was at baud
when he should pay me for his act
/ trod his book under my foot. Hypo-
critic, who could write of honor, virtue anil
truth, yet act as he hal act.dl We'll, his
time has come at lastl
Bu. now to find him-to know where 1
must 60, to stand face to face with him!
The next morning l called on the publish
ers Of the book. told them / hal reason
for believing that its author was an oil
friend Of nina. Would they tell me his
right namei
They could not. They believed he wrote
uader pseudonym; but they knew him by
no other. ] asked If they could show Mo q
letter Of his. Certainly A letter was
banded ma placed it side by side with
the letter which Grant had written ms Just
before my marriage, and which l had for
tunately preserved. compared the hand
writing; then returned the authors letter
to the publishers
Thank YOU" said II find am mis-
taken. My friend is not such fortunate
onan as hoped to find him." Then went
my way. Mlstakenl No, I was not mis-
taken; but feared lest, in writing to Grant.
his publishers might mention the fact Of
my having made these inquiries, No; every
doubt was now set at rest The two letters
were written by the same man-written by
Eustace Grant. As looked at the second
letter. l had impressed the address upon
my memory. 1t was datei from st. Ssurin,
a place which, upon inquiry, found was
little more than fishing village on the west
coast of Brittany.
They had not fed very far then. The
nearer the betterl Every hour which must