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

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poor head was; but, happily, Aileen was
last asleep so Nancy crept softly out
AGAIN closing the door behind her and
holding up warning finger to Lady Mar
yaret' VINO mad come on the same err and
she Is last asleep, she whispered
Then 1t Is all right. Lady Margaret
whispered back. When once Aileen
Tails asleep the headache is cured.
Then they parted-the lady of the house
going 10 her own room, the guest to hers.
enc turned the Key IN the lock and sat
uowii bv the open window to think. The
evening sunshine streamed down upon
the great ems In the Deanery close; the
lackdaws nying about the tall towers OF
me Farish las they called the cathe
dral III Biankhampton) called necessarily
"Jak, Jak; the voices of some children
playing on the sward below rose up to
her; and little further on there were
TWO dogs snarllng over a bone. -,
Generally Nancy Earle watched chill
dren ana dogs and Jackdaws with de
,lght' put on That evening she took no
need OF them at all. Her mind was fully
taken up by trying to remember what
she mad SAID, and III trying to think what
she should do.
1t was but little use trying to lessen
the enormity of her idiotic blunder. in
trying 10 minimize the meaning OF her
words. Ihey seemed to stand out before
ner IN letters OF hre-"Alleen tells me he
rs 100 charming, and that the name suits
MN wei IN spite OF his beng SO ugly.
les that was what she had said-'in
Splte OF ms beng SO ugly. What a fool
she mad been to say 1t. What fool
ana how Ill bred to say such thing of
one officer OF regiment to another.
why. supposing that his name really had
oeeh Paunce1orth, ana Beautiful Jim
quite another person, still he might have
oeen MS best friend, In which case he
would nave resented 1T Tar worse than he
mad Done Tor himself Oh. fool, fool.
that she had beeni
ana what should She do nowY What in
the world should she nay. could she do!
ror II was not only herseif whom she had
m'olved py her stupid ana thoughtless
0iunder' but also her friend, Aieen Adair
oh: what must she do for the bestY
one did not md the question by any
means an easy one TO solve. and while she
was trying TO do So she perhaps not III
naturaliy found herself thinking a5ort
beautiiu! jim hlmsel1. low well he
nad taken IL, now pleasantly he had passed
u OH. and how dellcately he had conveyed
70 her that II she dld not Ike to meet him
aiterward She could just send him post
card to say he was not to come to the
tennis TEN, party on the following Saturday
WnaI niie reno" ne was IN every way,
anu now ierventiy did she wish that an
uhiuSky iate hao never leo ner INTO max
my tnose UNFORTUNATE remarks. however.
uiiine1 .ime came, ana sun she mad not
s SOY INC prooieIn OF gettihg over the
uiinGully Oh meeting MN again.
must: she sald' when she found her.
sen PACK IN her room Tor the night. u
eiuss 40 somethlhg-yet what!
At iast; however. she decided that It
would oe oest 10 write To mm-and-and
sa. ven, 10 10 accurate, sne old not
49,. 49, ea'y "nat. pu' cue .nougnI sue
49,, IoN eo :, ocioie sue s.ePl, OF tricu 10
snS 80 ~ sno so' ous her writing case
a.i1 uesri 10 write-which was quiteeasy
u. h;s.' ior sne GOV as iar rs biankhamp-
son DeaneIy, .uly o.,My Gear Mr.. beres-
Ioia, wl.nout any olincuity Whatever,
put aiter that sne came to astandstill and
oo,,Id ~, anow "a wa" cav 70 Say neat Mnat
s eou,an sne Say one .1'ea at ieast aozen
80. 10, ~, so.neAo", none Oh ,neui
iiSn' VI graceful anu sne
"",Iu .ei ie..er 10 We oo.n.
Ill, Isl g. no ., one co,npieteaa e1.er
-. '"o 'nouen' "ouio no. !" ran
'" Us,
MY DEAR MIR 6EREsFoRD-l feel
must writc you line 10 say how sorry l
am ior the stupid mistake made today.
II IL was not that, oZ my thoughtless-
ness, 1 nave involved MISS Adair IN my
to!ly' shouid just go home by the carli-
est Tram tomorrow. but l can't 60 away
ulu iea.e her 10 Dear the Drunt OF my ut
yer Loolishness; SO can only ask you to
io.GiVe INC, anu 10 Try 10 forget that ever
SAD what dld. am SO sorry. can't
say more. your very apologize
NANCY EARLE.
MISS Earle read this effusion over. and
thought 1T would do as well as anything
she would be able TO concoct; then. wO-
man like, she added postscript; and, wo-
man Ike, the postscript contained the
whoie salt and SAVIOR OF the letter.
r;o;.After all. 1t Is pretty good proof
that didn't see much amiss with your
LOOKS N. E."
On reading this production over. Miss
Earle thoughtHt would Go very well. AID
was wonderfully comfcrted by the con-
fusion. Ihen she went to bed. and after
iying awake Tor little time thinking it
AL Overland particularly over his looks
ana general alr-she Tell asleep and slept
Us young Things do. until the morning
sunshine was streaming through various
cainHs ana crevices INTO the room.
Wnen she mad read the letter again and
satisneo herseif that 1t would do. she
went down stars, and cautiously opening
tne ooor wmcn leo INTO the close, slipped
out OF me mouse and went quickly along
inc roa1 70 wnero post Dox was let into
s sho wau I'll low uoors away; into TINS
;nm poprsu -, ,ei'el anu neo pacA: ieei
ha.i 10. ~, s ILL! auI sIalsu: noro rs II sne
hau oeen rooohg the oox instead OF add
NJ ~ KS .oh.en.s
,os ahIa ~ ~ - "o 80 s" w, ne anu e,ie
v Mas noie 70 put her sailor nat: which she
arr ,Ioo III =; ~ ."I Iii 'de ~ us custom
soy, H. - 49,. 10. oeioo "ny VI 'ne
Ma3n,;r no .'" ,,os ~ o,eI ma -
with a bar and hod cIsar ru ' tho ho ~,ons
~. ~ !. Jug anu nau cieareo tne COX. SO
ito NOV to,vsrd ;ts e u s. tur.ner Oh
:. wa uo'.ina'iou.
~ uue 'tine u was sorted out from
snons us fellows ana tossed on 10 the
fora - hnd ,nn;.nS o 'I ,o. Anu oc
cornora, nod he anuo.r,n "ms .n1 pos.
turning the heap over again, tumbled II
into bag and carried it off on another
stage.
So in time it fell into the hands of its
Beresford. Esq, Infantry
Barracks. Blankhampton"-andR beautiful