Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1888-08-24

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! thai DAME 80 TsEarren,s mind; II will
I SCI dS fathe y and. mother about it, =
j WIN presching was sovsr Mr.. Blaze
andAis Wiz ccnseutedtSJho home with
4 Mr. .part, ssnd PadJsr Pste being
.here, The was1a wa. al without War
rem.
t"Eevel mind me. father he said,
It only a nice walk and the moon
shines brightly" The truth is. our
/, Young doctor preferred to walk alone,
thai he nigh, the better digest the dis
course he had heard
Pete insisted on walking in his stead,
but he would not hear to it, and the
wagon rolled on with its human freight,
leaving Warren a-foot and alone. H.
started briskly down the wooded road.
but had gone only !. short distance
when he almost ran against some one
who was tripping lightly along before
him.
Excuse me, " he SAID There was A
timid acceptance OF the apology. and
the slight form drew back in the darb,
part of the road for him to pass
1T is So dark here" said Warren.
VERY dark, Mr.. Stuart" responded
. voice. sweetly.
~ beg pardon, but is not this
Helen ?"
1T is, sir" was the timid response
"Were you at church ?"
"Yes sir
And are now on your way home
alone ?"
Yes sir, but don't mind it. l am
not afraid and the walk is pleasant.
But yon shall not 60 alone, Helen;
will be yo.r escort"
''Oh, if you please, sir. l am not
afraid" the girl said. timidly. 1.-THE
moon shines brightly. and 1 do not
want to trouble YOU
"Nonsense. Helen, it's no trouble to
me- lie said. laughing. and he took her
arm as if she were some great lady
They walked on and began to talk
about the sermon. Warren could not
but contrast the depth of Helen's con-
versation with the sl,aIlowness of Halle
Arnold. As the ii,nidity left her she
began to converse with knowledge
surprising in hired girl. Where had
she learned SO much? was the question
our hero asked himself. As they came
out into Il more open part of the road
the moon fell upon her upturned face.
Oh. how lovely it looked. The large
blue eyes were dark and brilliant. The
unconfined hair was ringlets Of gold
and the form, neatly. but not grandly,
attired, was beautiful.
They were just in the midst of an an.
mated conversation upon the sermon
when the moons rays revealed the real
loneliness of Helen Lakcman. Warren
Arnold never has forgotten, and we are
assured he never will forget, that moon
light walk. He may have had Other
happy moments in his life, but this
the first dawning Of a pure love, was
the happiest moment Of his existence
He asked Helen why she did not g
to church in the forenoon, and she
answered that having to get dinner she
did not have time. She only got ar
opportunity to steal away and hear the
word of God after she had done hel
days work and put little Amos to bed.
"But why did you not go with
mother and sister in the carriage?"
She made no answer to this and War
rem bit his lip. There was room fol
the minister, his wife, and even Peddle,
Pete, but this poor girl. who was m
angel on earth, after toiling all day
Sunday, was compelled to walk a mile
and half to church. The neglect OF
his parents, however, had given him
the blessed privilege of Helen's com.
pany, and he had discov cred how pre-.
cious she was to him
We will not attempt to record theil
conversation. 1t was not of love, but
love itself. Both knew it, both felt, We,
both struggled against it. The ole
farmhouse was reached too soon, anG
he conducted Helen, much against
her desire. to the sitting-room, wher,
his parents and their visitors were.
i Had bomb-shell exploded in tn,
room the establishment of Mr.. and Mrs
Stuart could not have been greater
Warren was sure there was q frown o
anger on the face of his father, and ,
look of pain spread over his mother
features.