The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-04-21
i WOMAN OF GENIUS.

When floating young nisrs o
% wears has sister Of Is summers
ready to graduate from the boarding
school which has conveniently swal
lowed her up for the last eight years
what II he TO do with herr Tbs
answer seems obvious enough; boar
her with fashionable chaPvfvHs and
occasionally make her q visit with
theater tickets in yoar pocket. and
yosr conscience viii be clear At the ex'
pensc OF very little time and trouble
with little money in her own right
she would probably not tar the chap
eron very long. even Ii she had moth
ing 10 recommend her. and Mr. Frank
Curtis remembered his sister as very
pretty little girl.
He had not seen her for three years
and for the last six months her be.
stowai, between graduation and the
not impossible he, had caused bin
anxious thought Some iadits whe
presentod themselves 20 his mind a.
cuennas were too careless for such q
charge; others might be very amusing
during an evening visit. but be did not
Ike the idea OF their rather too worldly
Influence on a very young girl. Others
again, irrcproachable In every respect
could not 10 70 more than two balls In
= season. and would be driven out oil
their senses by the stream OF visitors
male and female. that in his mind i
eye Frank pictured bowling before his
sisters shrine.
There was no help for IL. Frank saw
plainly that matrimony for him was
Imminent. He was not ayerse TO ths
idea. lie was beginning to grow 4
little tired Of the life he was leading
and 70 look with interest. not nnmixed
with curiosity, on other people
dcmesticify.
About this time he made a trip with
the Cutler family they were rich and
sclf-made, w6rshipping their Maker
and the household consisted OF father
mother. and daughter still under -
Joseph Cutler. Of Cutler, Sheffield &
Co., was reputed worth i've millions
Of which one NJ least the golden youth
hoped would be settled on his daugh
Ter Lizzie rs q bride. Lizzie herself
hal every reason 70 think so. she
had been brought up with the fact o.
her heiress-ship constantly kept be
fore her, and she conducted herself
accordingly.
Frank Curtis wooing was brief aftel
be had once decided that Lizzie Cut
ler's money would provide luxurioa,
heme for himself and his sister. HI
had d small income OF his own, arr
was considered clever in his pro
fexsion, no one could accuse hin
7 Of being too bare-faced in hi,
merccnxry schemes. Besides, ii wa,
not the fashion In bis circle 10 MARI,
for love: all the girls were angling foi
rich husbands, and oil the men meant
10 marry girls with money. congratu
latlons poured In thick and fast oI
tho pair when hundred.thouSans
dollar house began TO rise at Mr.. Cut
ler's expense, 10 he ready for thu
young couple on their return from
their bridal trip. They were 10 TAX,
IN Clara Curtis commencement a
they travelled. and bring her hom,
with them. As neither was violentl,
interested in the other, they felt tina
third person would not be DC srol
during their carly married life ane
Lizzie was sure that Clara would neve
Interfere with ner; NO one ever had
she did not know the meaning of tn
word.
Frank was agreeahiy surprised nj hi
sisters appearance when he and hi
bride arrived at her school. The in
tervicw was little constrained. an,
In vague, masculine way he felt tina
she and LEzie did not seem very con
genial. but he supposed that wont,
wear oil after little, and school girl
were always shy when they had nj
home life in vacations 10 accastou
them little 10 society before the
were fairly launched.
vi course you are coming to
night, said Clara ~ they we're ahou
10 separate. Its our concert. an
everybody In coming. I"
"oi course. aSsented Frank. IN
you do anything"
Il play, she said. aimpling an,
hiushlng. "a duet for violin and plan
with Mr.. HeIdmann.
II wish your sister sang said LIS
ne AZ they examined their program
With iieeting interest that evening
singing Is so much more popular.
Frank nodded. He WAS fond q
ntlsic- and 10 sit through q Who'll
evening of school girls PLAYING an,
singing was a sacrifice ON the altar q
fraternal affection and pfopFieties. A
for Lizzie, she always frankly aliowe
that gooi music sent her a. slnef
but she beeame suddenly attentive
and 50 did Frank when Clara appearei
vita the violin and the professor too
the piano. Frank heard genius IN a.
meaning sha waiiing under her hand
OF that most perfect of instrument.
IL she had been pretty before. abe ID
came sranstigaFed now. HE w4sndere.
nov she felt standing before all theS
people, oi whom. perhaps not ssns /,
ten understood what She was plavins
But the novelty of the thing, "a
sweet face lovingly pressed agains
tue violin, the delicate fingers daxhin
ever the strings. brought down ca
house. She WAS the success al th
evening, and had her first taste of tha
intoxicating drink the applause !
the multitude.
congratulate yeu, ssia hs
brother, - she and the rest Gam
down from The stage after the Gomez,
and mingled With their friends. ~yo
have talent decidedly. bnt dent No
think your time i wasted in leavnio
an instrument A. alhlvult a. IA
VIOLIN IL II an unusual pae for
woman, anyway. and Is ot next sa n
use In society. Hut then. l den
know as IL makes much difference h
added hastily, seeing that she locke
rather dashed. girls generally gave d
their Music when they set oRt !
school, or after they are married, an
! sss proud Ct you tonight
Clara. Professor Max wants a. )
III The music reons. " said one ~ hs
companions. and Mr.. aud Mrs.. tsnrtl
wsss left alone While Clara ard hY
icilew- performers pursued their va
~ TIE music room aud the presence /
the professor 81 music and tserraan.
isir.hasrvd. powerfully built faAn I
one or two and thirty wears. ks.o~
among his flsssserine pupils A. pr,
lessor Max, and addressed hy thesa !