The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-12-23
CRUEL DECEIyER.
How Mr.. Tabs Won and Lost
His Adored.
4 TALE or LOVES DEvoTIcs.
II Illustrates the Fact That Genius Has
No show In mi. unsppsseiA-
tive world.
or ?. Rad i Afks1saw Trarelcr.


would secure ksFa q heariDg-that u. he BE-
Heze8 that he coaid gain the ear 4 not the
hard OF the heiress: bot be did net care 70
win her by means Of his reputation ne
wanted 20 win her by his pers0nal grace
and the brightness Of bis conversation. =
was. therefore, necessary that be shouhf
not let his reai name be known thai ne
shouid. in some way. approach her as an
ordinary man, and then. when he should
win her. tlarow of his disguise ard delight
her with the truth.
One sight he sat in his room mnsing
over the creation Of some possible scheme.
aIet me see now. Unless go as disfin-
guishad man Of some sort / cannot get an
introduction to her. and in that event
should gain no real victory. When
marry want 10 know that nay wife loves
me for myself alone; bat the difficulty re-
mains. for other than the well-known
author or the weII-known somebody how
can set7 But wait. Might ] not go IN
the character OF servant and thus catch
an occasional chance OF speaking 20 herf
I've hit IL By George. III be hes fathers
coachEnan."
The next day boy, entering the Office Of
Jacob Baich. said that man wished to see
him.
s.TeII him I'm busy"
"But he says his business Is very inn
portanL"
'sIell him to come in"
A man dressed in neat but plain clothes
entered.
"well. sir. what business have you with
me-
II notice, = said the visitor. that you
have a very ine team Of horses. !"
Yes, but don't want 10 SELL"
"0h. ! didn't suppose you did. Let me
get through, please. / notice that your
team Is not very well driven and, more
than that, not very well taken care Of. =
.Humphi don't know but you are
right
and I have come" the visitor contin-
ued, ito tell You that | should like to have
the opportunity 10 serve you rs eoachman.
have been in the employ Of anumber of
leading gentlemen, both in this country
and In Europe, and know that / should
give satisfaction. and 10 show how thor
onghly In earnest am. let me say that
will serve on trial for six months and shall
during that time expect no wages.
Dir. BaIeh, being a millionaire, was ever
impressed by "a proposition that did not
cost anything.
What's yonr name9'
John Jones, STR.
"Ah, good honest name, and John.
don't know but IN give you trial. DO
you know where live?'
Yes, sir"
"An right Come around this evening
nj o'clork.
Icsu was engaged He was a middling
EatA
care Of horses managed to make n good
showing. One morning he approached his
master ard said:
the stables have considerable time on my
hands"
"Wen7s
II was thinking, sir. that during that
spare time | might work in the flower gar
den. For which I should make no charge.
he added, peroeiying an expression Of anx.
iety ON tho mlllionaire's face.
All right, John, just so ahead. That's
the best fellow ever ran across. he contin-
ued, when John had withdrawn.
The bright smile Of beautiful day was
settling into the thoughtful mood of even
ing Pearl was walking in the garden. The
coaehman was lowering over bed OF tu-
lips.
sIohn. how are the rosesg"
Doing very we'll. miss. considering the
uniayorahle weather we have had recently.
The rose il the genius of flowers; 10 be
beautiful. the atmosphere about il must be
inspiring.
she stopped and looked earnestly at him.
"other flowers" he went on, represent
tho common race Of man, but the rose is
the poet.
Yes. she said, after a slight pause.
''hut the rose II not the most delicate. for
do We not have to keep some flowers In a
hOthoasef'
.'Nos she poets, though, he quickly re-
piled. 'for the poets province is not the
hothoana, has the open garden OF nature. +"
II am surprised. Joiner Mr.. Jones. 10
fad you so sentimental"
Miss. / have chosen this mode oi life
merely To indulge ny sentiment might
have gone into business. bat business Is a
worm that eslers into the bud OF fancy:
might have chosen a profession, bat the
cheating 50 law aud the Numbering pre-.
lenses OF meiieias are the staeoers 81
imagery"
You quite surprise me. Mr.. Jones DO
yoa real much
one. la literature I have my loves, and
am true 90 them"
Erxnlug after evsning Pearl and John
met. BY accident. og course. Ia the garden.
"Yoa are. in nay evinion. noble man, I"
shr once said
You forget thas am your fathers
coaehmanH
"No. do rot. she replied Il know
that yea are = goodman, has-~hat-"
10 shat. miss
no net call me miss. The wora Is
hafsha
''is Is net 80 hrigai. bat in nay case more
appropriate than Pear
she cSagat her Areath with qaick SIGH.
"Noa mas cad nae Pearl
''tet Hs eali you something else
"Wnst esSe
,soussthsag swester-~nsy darling
lie caught her 10 bis Aaz Aaesl he
said. 'wIll yea he nv wifse Hgaa yaG run
asAy With eastman
Tss. 3 Thousand hsnes yes. she
whispered.
'spsAsl. have something 70 sell yea
What i il. dove -
Senzshins tAAs wsa msks yOur heart
hSas wish gszdpess.
fes ne leve
~ReaFs, sac you. Aa3 ~ determined 10
Mn Yea. ! ara nas = coaeAsaAa- ara
Wilohy + TzahS tAe aataoF
SAs Stake loose Eraaa hisa. What. yoa
nes sssAeAmARi wreseki You hare Ae,
eessssf nteis
ewhats tAls exclaimed the nAlldsn.
assx, evening alSsn 1Aens
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