The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-09-29

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The SATURDAY afternoon train al Point It'd
uron wss crowded rs usual and people were
streaming through the cars in the hurried
search for vacant seats Little NJ. Tom y
olay. Rho was Jest starting oat on his two
days vacation, kSsew Their. wozid ee q Fass
ard so was ameng the first 20 sramper OF
the beat, Chamber into TIE nearest coach
anei rre-erupg the best middle seat on tue
shady side Of the car. Then, after tie n1is-
eranis fashion al his kind, he proceeded 70
cover tise entire seat wifh himself, his over
coat. his cane. aaa hts valise- This exer-
Csc ~ ssifSshness accomplished he drew ar
evening paper from bis pocket and pre-
tended to be absorbed ia tie baseball re
ports. CHANGING oat Of the corner OF bis
right ere he san = small. blaek gsogsd hand
resting upon the top Of the seat. Just where
his oYereoAE iay. aad then. his curiosity
leading BIN further afield. be glanced still
more and found that the hand belonged to
osle Of the most charming women that ii
had ever been bis uEdeserved good fortune
10 meet
Her face was rather pale, almost xaliaw,
indeed. but lst mp by pair OF great black
eyes that wsre n luminous as a child and
gentle a. a DOES. The nose was short.
straight. but rather too stoui; the mouth
was fnn and red. with a provoking little
droop 10 the lower np: and the chin was
found and slightly double. The eyebrows
weTe heavy AMI the bar was black. with 3
Upper tint at the edges The dress was
black. relieved by three damask roses AZ
the bosom, and vas so draped as To show,
with soFne degree Of accuracy, 1.-THE, but
wsll-ronndea figure. Il may be repeated
that little Mr. Tom " Oddly felt that be
had never before seen SO bewisching a
creature, ami when she looked At him in
q pleading. timorons way and asked in
low voice ii this seat was engaged = be
swept his things out OF the way with
single movement and declared himself
delighted To be aele 20 say ii was not She
thanked him with little faltering ssile
and sat down.
She Was unprovided with current iitera-
tire. and so little Mr. Tom y. Oddly, a.
the first advance toward his determined
plan of making himself agreeable. offered
her part Of his paper. At this she ssiffened
somewhat, then rrettily declined the offer,
saving that IL hurt her eyes Ia read on the
train. As she said 80 she turned those
beautiful orbs of hers upon the young man,
and just Ia show that he knew wha, was
proper under the circumstances he replied
that no book or paper that had yet been
written was worth spelling those eyes over.
She threw up the lids little more at this,
then smiled again and lifted her shoulders
In somethin. very near shrar.
Little Mr.. Tom y. Oddly observed this
he was very observing Young man-snd
haxarded the remark that she vas for
esgner.
No" she replied, Il was born in Cali.
fornia."
All. indeed" said he. with tine spirit.
$50 was |, SO that We are native son and
daughter Of the golden west, ard therefore
related"
That's quite ingenious. she remarked:
ARE Won a lawyer p
No. be an sersd. getting rather red in
the face, m connected with MessrS. sock
Tie & Co
Il have "a friend who deals there. e
said she. sweetly are you oae Of the part.
nersF
No" be replied. feeling very warm
shout the ears; II have charge Of the Sus.
pcndsr department
"Oh that must re very nice" said she
"YeS. - be replied. but without any very
great enthusiasm, Cor this was a subject on
Which be did not particularly care TO con
verse, 50 he changed the topic Of eonver>a.
ton by asking the ca taeg Of the lovely eyes
u she wss gosne far
Fo Santa Ross. she sad. and VOC p
'ah, I'm so5ae "a hack al CloveraAle Tor
little roashing II" he said
Does Il bust yon-~so rough e" she
asked, with gentle interest
f" Hess yea, no he crset why. is the
riessanisst kind ef lise, FRESH aig feesh
mix aud occasionally bear
Bearsf" she cried. bat surely those
nassv. huEsiae taiags must De dangerous &
aOs course theg are. salt he val.aut4v
'hat ~ weii prepared. / have a rxvosye;
ia nv yalssc and this care Il a sword
cane.
Is Il realty aowr" she asked with Z
really interest Hos ioes Is work. Rui
perhaps Il Is not YfEh. - display il here "
II dont know bat what you're right.
ssssased NJ. Tom y. Oddly. especially a.
taat Se3oS across tie way has teue notA
ing b'lt stare 81 - ever stuce The train
started sc
Al but that's not az" ssa she
you'd you believe IT, that Fu2n foltevs al
sns sysT sinea left nsv house. Sot on tire
same gSeat, ard now here be i on toe same
train o.. Il ! erly Anew-bat there
deat lsts nessce htu,. Tel rue aboui
v0as bear hnats aud how YOU are gosns Z,
hBs nse
Little NJ. Tea y. 0aAv Wa tryia- hs~sl
~ remember she most exciting bear al
venture be bad ever read %. when the e.,
CINE save Sarsll tNcs
oh, my r. ertea she LAYING her hard ar
hitle NJ. TEN y. oa8y'z arm. 4 DO &c
lievs we are going through tsnnsl
There vas 10 doah. ANont is. ard With
smother teos the CT sisc T'aHred taso i,ax
e1scs ho3e~ 4 viia. wicked hope ,eapesi ur
II ti5ls Mr. Tom y. o3Sy's Attse uaind eal
u ca5y lived = moment. Scr there. ,as-ectsy
over TIE nexs seal. wss hung a nShtes.
lamp IL emily egrnesl dirslv snd ths ..ght
IL gave cat IN TIE esaekuess ~ the tannx
wsx very faint. tas II was aasse enenSh e
stay ef3se Nj fosu \ tNsav trorn sae.ng
Tire desperate tAla< 10 hal eoHtcms rsstsd
lie could see ths pale ossssine az her fer
snd twe sssstFaus spots wh&ch sAsweSl
~aeFV her eyes we're ssssrnfu- has ~. ssss
Pc ezs9asa @eS The eva - shAf fe4saw*s fer<
scFoss the wav. aaf sas very sure thst sat
urp@s bali cf she ovAi, 5ast ehe~n Il "a.
cat ey the daYk Nme 81 The has h~fra. tAe-g
weFw t~e ether syvs which wee axs8 very
r~vslsssntiy n hts as-v~tssn TAere va nr
vss tsysns 80 tax AGAINST tee rear u az