The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-07-25
COUSIN DOLBY'S MISTAKE.

y "a tf4f fk3fcr svEk4r f% 1lst& cd
the fFfvsseTe u choosing for myself
tnese sseurge saying -he mfghtn I
fancy me i sheer nonsense.
Oh, dear. ] knaw III he goblssesi
up What are you laughing ~. Ia y
i,sa ! laugh ! beg pardon. then
Cousin Dolby. ! really wasu't aware
OF i: rs such gseeisr, yoa know
You SAY she weN as h1Enaiy A. a
mBd wall the iass tin1e yea saa herr
Well. ye~. bot that vas when We
left school. nearly fosir years aess. She
may have grown handsome since
then
sus sike,s ! wish sseorge wot.l.s
marry her himself a. he feels - deep.
w interested Ia the Young orphan. a.
be esils her. He j. otily eight wears
Ray senior bUt to hear han ailTfxe nae
one wousd take him - ee nay grand
father
You are forgetting yoarseif. my
dear Dolby What do yoa suppose
you'd ever hecoEse IT son il tnele
George married Fancy ghaae Sstaya-
II. ,ieticase hands earning vear aasis
hreai ans butter OF the bread without
= For heaven sake Isu. de- hush -
ati1 AAt- atsyA f,AAAe ti-a-@si&tttA 73fth
hack quite overcome at tise bare idea
81 earning his own bread and batter.
There was i merry twinkle IL Ia
Linsien's clear blue eyes. a. she pre-
tended mol 10 notiee the look Of dis
may that settled on the face % her
elegant, easy, Eoneeiisft cousin and
she cDntinaef
often woader, though, why
George doesn' marry. Hes so hand
sofne 80 charming. bus, suppose.
ike ali yoa spoile1. curly -besded daF
ling. he Is too hard to be suited.
Eta. Dolby
a No. We are not hard "a be suited
ms dear isu but we are compassion
ale. II i nothing more nor less than
Our fender.h eavtessnesS that prevents
our marrying.
:. TeHder-heaIteslne-s and La op
ei4ed her eyes as big as two sanceEs.
.sDf course, ms dear, that Is the
word Now, suppose / was brute
enough Is marFv-eyen the frigatfui
Miss ilie-what would the rest Of
your sex dof Poor dearS there isn't
or,e of them, II their secret thoughts
we're made known, bat expects to
write herself Mr.. Adoiphus laugh
ton some day. SO you see, my little
cos. your spoiled siariiugs have too
much heart 10 disappoint 80 many for
the sake OF one.
Well. tifson my word Did YOU
say all that yourself Dolby, or have
nv ears deceived me | think, sir, II
you had left yoar eonceit in the city
there would be nothing here Of you
to present to Miss Neville today.
Miss Neville be hangedi Always
Miss Neviilel" and Adolphas started
up from his easy position. Do you
you really believe she Is coming To-
day Luz
Easy, my dear cousin; 50 much
| force IA not becoming. You'll spoil
your stvis II you IL not more careful.
bertha Neville j. surely coming today.
s BE- ought 20 have been here TIVE
hoaf- aao ea expected her ty the
eafiy train.
Din box / shall suffer
Don't Ike alarmed, Dolby | really
| believe she won't have you.
| Now, la. don't te putting false
| hopes into nsF hesd | kuoA there l.
no such blessing IN store Tor me. BY
! love, u wasn't afraia Of Offending
| George wonlaB &c her at all. ] n
his herr, you know, and by the way.
L., il would be- dpuredly bad Job fo~
| me II lac took il into bis head to get
married There's 40 danger, though
| net the slightest George IS just Ike
me. yna know, TOO sensible O. be
/ caught by The thousand ard one 81
your sex hnt, oh. he's ! hate fuuF
/ h9lnsiv.as4sfonrwan women Why.
evef your pink aud white face s pre-
/ serabia 20 that sort Of thing hu,
| Hoa Ar-BotAing
sQwarreiihg again, for recreation 5
/ sake. [ suppasc. interrupted the
| nleasant ytiec Of George naaehtoa
llaIby's handsome Young uncle. rs he
| stepped ont 81 the balcony. followed
by a tall. graceful figure.
/ "0h. bertha exclaimed Ia. al9sl
the next moment iise graceful hgaTe
| was e,asped in iu's emhraec-
cob. you tiafiinTt When dts yetl
arrive WHY didn't they tell ne yea
we're here eKclAsnleS La, N 3
breath
/ Il arrived alloas aa hour since; you
had iast gore for walk. 80 ! Thought
/ | would surprise yoet Gear
| Miss Neville said Gcorss HAush-
ten. - soon a. she huEglng process
| was over. "alioW NE t. present 80 yaeT
notice and favor. my nephew, Nj.
| A4olphus iianghton.
gosid it be possible that tllis be-
wiz hing creature aiisa clear pale com
plexinn. coral lips pcarly teeth, dark.
| luminous eyes and JET hack hair, was
t.ic frigh;f6i Miss Neville
For the first time IN his life Mr.
| Adnlphas Uaughton forgot his gpoSi
manners and stared IN blank amans-
meat.
/ 4 monih passed away, and for the
Nfe ~ aim DOLBY could not IA al fasi
time recover his easy Hippant atE, that
deserted him 90 shaafciuly when he
! first laid ewes on Miss Neville.
/ He Is sitting il his ell position on
the baleoav. And has 3us. tAf0Nn
| AVA hts halt finished cigar.
/ itaIhv can't sMok0 IN fact, Dolby
iean't az ANYTHING when slane bat -
listening Tor che sound q gentle
fecsstcr.
/ And new q isght ieotsteE sounds he
hind hina He does net torn his head
but his face Is radiant, Is $ such
/ piaasu a. fse sgsrrstsed.
| 4 hftic hand i iais On his shoulder
liz books up: bat lai iusseuter ht'
heam3ns rauHt4naHee is black a. nlssi
night
INSTEAD at the basitchiag fsee 81
| Bertha Nellie. be encounters the faii
fscc ard laughing blsc eyes ct rs:
| cousin In.
saogphus pulled his blonde nous
| taehe ~stvarcfv. Somehow al late. hs
waai,s rather stand facc Ia face With
his Satanic Majesty than his annaer
| csfai cuasin
.sSton sha.. this instant. sir To yosl
think | can stand here and see Fou
| ptsstk the best features from your face
WHY. say dear peily. Il soa keep OF
| wish that spasnlssiic twitch much long
e. We viii have 20 zei = ME roseof's e
&serrtAiu Il yos cye- cultivated any
hair aa year upper lip.
@pa - awsy. tsn. az wa I drive nae
srAzv
| Nos. Dosby that Is very ankafid-
cane cot here 10 60 yea service
have secret 80 tell YOU.
zen vcHr Seerets 81 Yoarsssf. IN
.seys't wanf 10 hear them. Where
| Miss Neville
Sim net Mss Nevaie's kFcner, ~
hui i yea want % know WHERE sele 8
| - fsas.8v. III tsls yots. She hss essas
QUA o.. IA rsiesslAE hssssssssss atta senree
l ressIs sseliese the SRI j. hak y. lavs
wisa lsssn. Hos SsesG Bertha % Sol
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