Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1889-01-18

ana away tneN went III u 8 aiAoP WV"
the river road. o. for one of the
Leatherwood horses!
dashed here and there in the en-
deavor to get some horse-dny horse
in the world so that he be able to carry
me fast enough after the flying car
rage. But SO wild and incoherent was
in my great excitement that people
usually answered with stare of Won
dering suspicion.
CHAPTER TX.
BLISS THAT CAME, ALAS, TOO LATE.
In this frame of mind l walked on,
knew not where. until I found my
self all at once at the Goings residence.
1t was almost dark, and bright, home
like lights were blazing out of VIM
dows and doors. felt sudden great
need Of sympathy and coincidence. and
l went in at the first door l came to.
Fan was busy at the table and dressed
in one of those pretty white muslins
that ought never to 60 out of fashion,
because any girl in the world looks
like an angel in them. She turned and
ran to me.
Have you come to git married."
she said. in a low. eager voice scarce
above a whisper.
l don't know what I said. 1t all
seemed like dream to me. But had
afterwards an indistinct impression of
quite crowd of our neighbors and
friends standing up with us in the best
room and Squire Goings himself before
US repeating the marriage ceremony.
and to which we were perpetually nod
ding through an intolerable period of
time.
1 remember something of the hand
shaking and "wish you much joy" and
all that. together with many deeper
draughts from the 'Squire's decanter
Of peach and honey" than 1 had
ever been accustomed to. But then it
was my wedding night! And ought not
a fellow to be extraordinarily merry on
such an occasion?
remember that one persistent
thought was that she must be mex
pressibly hurt when she should come
to hear of my marriage. The desire to
take some swift and cruel revenge upon
her had been uppermost and largest in
all my thoughts and actions upon that
evening. The marriage was the meth
cd of doing this-original and pecul-
lar. as fancied; old hackneyed and
perpetually successful like some other
love plots that have mentioned in this
recital heretofore.
When q bevy Of giggling foolish
young girls had come ITO take Fan
away thrum me" as they said-along
late in the night went out slyly to
walk off the dreadful suspicion that
was creeping upon me. and growing
with the growing knowledge. that I had
taken very serious and doubtful ster
in attempting to avenge my rent and
wounded self-love. For was it not N.Y.
self that was being wrung by her light
tickleness?
And does not any planned. individual,
and human revenge thus react upon
any mere mortal VINO dares 70 assume
the prerogative Of the Omnipotent7
Can any human creature WELD, without
wounding himself. those weapons
which Jehovah has declared are His
alonep
Thinking these and . thousand
other thoughts that each for . briei
moment eclipsed the one glarine
houeht Of her. that burned tho very
,oul within me. I walked on over
very road and path that had been
familiar to our feet in ali tho ter
years that I had known her
After length Of time. OF which
had no perception Whatever. came
ipon the river ripping peacefully be.
tween its bright moon-lit parallels o.
gold-twig Willows In the blacl
shadow Of the large elms. near thu
jimson jungle, I had overheard thu
Judge and Bogus Leatherwood. on thu
lay after the fateful arrival of Mar
in -, to whom / attributed all o.
the evil that had come upon me. wave
after wave, in these few days, sweep
ing away my boon companion. and
the only woman I could ever truly
love! In that black shadow wa.
lying . boat. a small, long steamer. in
almost complete silence. without
steam and with no fires nor lights II
view. With great start in my Who'll,
being. I sprang along the bank, and
ran down the narrow staging and u
the little stairway that led to tn
cabin and the upper deck. As
reached it. a door opened. and glad CRY
rang in my ears. and she fell into my
arms, cIasr,ng me about the neck. and
renewing the clasp at brief intervals.
while her lips were pressed to mine in
the frequent breaks in that torrent Of
pitifully glad EXPLANATIONS.
20. I kne,c Won would come. ]
knew that nothing could turn you
away from me! l said-I told him
told all Of them that II all the world
rose up in arms against us YOU would
remain true to me forever. My dar-
ling! my darling you have come rs
alone knew you would"
In the overwhelming Joy of the mo.
ment forgot Fan-I forgot all the in.
cidents Of that evening. 1 held and
pressed her to my heart! How could
think Of xught else.
20 Judge he has come! He is here.
told yon he would come! And now
do you see him. Come and speak to
him: You were his dear friend al.
ways. Tell about the mistake. Tel
him your noble part in it ALL" Judge
Banks came forward from the shadow
Of the narrow guards. Even then
could see by the faint diffuscd moon.
light that he was pale. haggard and
greatly agitated.
My dean young lady" he said. TAX
ing her hands firmly in his own, ''yor
must 60 in to your mother fob little
while. l have something of the ut
most Importance to tell Mistuh Silkut
alone. mind you, alone" He had
drawn her forcibly away; and 1. feeling
the helplessness suddenly forced upon
me by an accusing conscience, did moi
rcsist-did not utter a word.
20 Judge! 50 MANY t{ings have mr.
cured to part us and keep us apart.
And somehow feel like l dare moi
leave him--like l leave him forever il
leave him now"
Great rs was her agitation that OF
the judge was greater by the measure
OF his habitual self-control. He hest.
tated. dropped her hands, took two OF