The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-09-01
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g.,r,ll had ask@sl me "a sisyIfe Eis
h~,roshess 10 Iocast Grove, and haF-
,ny a,aa@ Carroll 4. xishes my iAu dur
Inr IA. tsessts eight YEAR, N BIS rte.
AT once wrote 10 Miss Agnes Lapsee.
and gave her . cordial invitation 10
visit me.
she acesps-si 10 gr4eesnA, pretty
mote that prepysses=ed ne Ia her
fAyors nd q pc time appot1ssd !
kAtSts Aesskion ard rses hsr y Ben
the train arrived As she was the
only passenger xho got or The cars al
N. / had no trouble about hnding
her and greeted her aifectioratesy.
She waz very. very pretty pure
blonde with a face ike ore ct RsPs-
ssl's ehevai,sTl~, slnsost baiylsh ih IT,
round outlines, wondering blue eyes
and short golden curis- sne ~as very
snAssL Sub helpless, esaiaisss sayssN
and wondered greatly At CARROLL :
cfrSsce-sv ptn II ta-
For Carroll, my grandson, orphaned
in isfancY had grown 70 inanboed an
der INV care, and was a man grave and
rather sesiafe, of stern rectitude, de
voted 90 fiz profession. that Of q law
yer, and the last man IN the world l
shSuiA have ~xpce,ei To fall a victim
10 baby face and ehildhke manner.
And .yel he loved Agnes Lapsee With
the first true, strong love Of his heart,
and saw only perfection IN her caress- !.
ing WAYS
In less than a week ] ceased 70 won
der al what I had first thought Car
rolls infatuation. Agnes Lapiee was.
without exception. the most 'iovsbbe
person ever met in my long life OF
varied experience. She vas II years
old aud had been most carefully edu-
Gated. and behind her baby face had a
weil-sfocsed brain Her singing was
simplv perfect for an amateur. and
she PLAYED sell. though her tingers
were seldom on the piano keys except
% accom- papy her sweet. pure voice.
One N. irr great charms stshes
tender Difference she psid Ia nay age.
without seeming even TO consider me
too old for a confidante and compan-
ion We saw Carroll only from satur,
day afternoon till Monday morning.
A. Locust Grove was too far from the
city tor daily trips But although
Agnes talked often Of her betrothed.
of the preparations for Der approach !
ing wedding. she never seemed weary
or duh in our quiet life. She read
well, and we passed hours with our
favorite authors she sang for me, she
A sofa Ltgr.
and we walked and drove out to
gether.
But. through all the charm OF her
manner. the innocent, care sing ways
habitual 20 her, there was an express
mst 4 ws.snst ssi,icentiy Setrsito
ID feat More Ike a AledYw Dfs feat
N6dStswAt tFief. passing asav IKE
kdn1r&r cbe dsaeros. Tia surrirsut.
: ohm sise would oekher little trarwis
together. till the pressure looked as If
IL must pain her. while in her eyes
would spne 3 hungry look, ". II she
were controlling some violent emotion
BY great effort.
She had been at Locust Grove about
three weeks, when hogan to be
troubled about the extra servant had
hired 30 w3t on my visitor. She was
a yohng sih from N. who had /
been highly recommended To me by
one OF INV own servants, and She was
willing and respectful. but doubted
her honesty.
Having had the same servants about
me for wears. NCnaeii pf TIED sprncl+I
pie, had become careless about locks /
and KEYS, and seldom used them. but
little trltles of value began to disappear
most marvelously after Hannah came. /
A gold penc,l-case with diamond head. /
that had belonged to ms husband. /
was the first thing that missed; then 4
followed eard-case of silver. small i
tripkets disappeared. and | was think. I
ing Hannah must be sent away, when .
one morning, going Unexpectedly a. 4
my room. | saw. through the open
door, reflection IN my long mirror.
Unseen myself, | watched Agnes La
pice a she softly opened my box of 1
jewels. took oui a pair of diamond ear. /
rings and put them upon the bureau. /
In her eyes vas the look OF fear. now
positive. defined terror and her tiny
hands worked couyulsiyelg as she held .
them over the trinketS. Suddenly sbe .
snatched them. secreted them I'm her
pocket. turned. and saw-Ine.
With a cry thai was terrible Ia bear, .
u was So fuh of despair, she literally .
threw herself al NV feet. moaning a. (
II in pain. | stood erect looking al
her. am an old woman. and the /
new names for !aiy-Iike stealing were
unkuawn TO me. Agnes Lapice, Eruy.
elling AZ my ieet. was simply thief
who had robbed me. and allowed an
innocent servant ,o BE suspected. for