Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1889-02-01

he remarked wnen ne established himself
beside her
Yes, at the Deanery."
"Ah. yes-very jolly. Have you been
here long
Only two DAYS"
And this is your first introduction to
Blankhampton society? Wen, it not bad
place On the whole-can't say should
like TO live in il myself altogether.
Miss Earle laughed. No, it's SO quiet
after town, isn't it.''
At is And you live in town."
Yes, most of the year. Ny father likes
it, he is very odd, and it suits him better
than our country place, which is too far
north for him"
Il see. And what part Of town do you
live in:' he asked.
Hans place" she answered
How Jolly. have some cousins not
very far from that. And you find Blank
hampton little slow-no wonder. But
mic next week, and we are going to have
bad"
II am sure not. And the Twenty fifth,
they are the cavalry
=
you know. We are very small potatoes. t"
"Oh, but take great interest in your
regiment" Miss Earle exclaimed; because
my young brother has just been gazetted
to it, and will join in September"
"Oh, really-you don't say sol How
charming. shall make much of your
young brother, Miss Earle."
Yes with smile and bright upward
look which made him say to himself that
her eyes were out of the common pretty.
He is nice boy, Il little spoiled, but
then he is the last of tho Earles. We
have gone on from father TO son since
Henry the Seventies time, and now we
have come almost to the last, for my
.ather and he are the only EarieS left"
You forget yourself" interpcsed Beau
tiful Jim, TO whom Miss Earle Yves far
more important person than ell the
fathers and sons of that house who had
lived and died from Henry the Seventies
tiNc even until then.
''Ah. but | am only u woman, and the
women don't count. she said, simply, and
with evident belief in the assertion.
Beautiful Jim burst oat laughing.
Faith, he exclaimed. but the women
count for great deal moro in some peo-
pies calculations than tho men, can as.
sure you"
"Oh, perhaps" blushing at the implied
compliment; but not in family tree,
you know"
mo, perhaps not-and how old is your
hrotherI'
Nineteen, and such . dear boy--so
good looking"
That goes without saying" said Jim.
looking at her.
Miss Earle suddenly became interested
in her ice plate.
He is so glad to be going to the Blank
shire regiment. He has always had o
fancy for it, ever since he was child
Father wanted him to 60 into the cavalry,
because SO many of the Earles have been
cavalry soldiers"-it was really wonder
full how fast Miss Earle was talking
but Stuart wouldn't; he had set his
heart on belonging to the Blankshire reg
iment."
81 hope he'll like it when he gets
there" Jim remarked; and surely never
was not-joined subaltern given SO much
Importance before.
''Oh! think he will-of course asked
the Adairs all about the regiment, and
they say all sorts of pleasant things about
you all. By the bye. Mr.. Parmceforth is
the one whom you call Beautiful Jim
here?''
Beautiful Jim's blue eyes opened rather
widely at this, for he gathered that she
had not grasped his name at Mrs. Seton's
introduction-bu before no could recover
himself sufficiently to disclose his identity
Miss Earle went on speaking:
''Aileen tells me he is too charming
and that the name suits him well in spite
of his being so ugly"
Well. LIE is an ugly looking chap. not
Q doubt about that" said Jim, feeling the