The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-12-23


bo~, and though Is was not returned
consd SO thai 1 Dad given - assau.e
After that J bowed regularly every morn
Ing. and also N the afternoon whef. I uent
array.
fsink Il vas three weeks after tbs that
she wavea her hand This was the frost
ing CD ray cake d 10y. II sattIea ne.
nat dora Ia q bottle AZ Inursiage and
Hiped my feyersd brow. IL this So o.
came sozneWhat eafmeT. bat yeg when /
arose. the impression Of hat waving hand
sfAa e3ung - nle, and 20 did the bottle IL
rzucIiaee
determined 70 90 over and buv bun IS
soon - ] could get ost OF the Office This
did not come Eli about o'eiock IN TIE
atbefaaon, and then. - / arose 90 go.
observed that she, too. was preparing 70
leave. To my surprise the other employees
clustered round her and appeared 70 he
bidding her Kood-by. The bakers other
girls kissed her. and whea she Kissed them
ia return the sight left sore spots on the
corresponding sections 81 my own eounfea-
anee. Coaid il Be possible that she bad
noticed The hour Of my departure and VAS
going 20 meet me Ia the street, | rushed
ont, bat the door Of oar Building was on
the side street. and when got around 10
the front she was rot ia sight / hurried
ifate the bakers shop. panting wtfh excite
nieBt. There was another girl behind The
counter. and ! observed with q sudden
pAng that she had already assumed base
imitation Of the smile that was gone: ah.
gone foreyers
approached the usurper. and after swal-
lowing my heart two or three times man
aged 10 say. us Miss Miss Miss.
You mean Miss Honeycake r asked the
girl; "shs's gone.
m. yes" said 7, endeavoring 10 be
eaifB. Il called 70 buy bun
The girl placed several on the counter.
and I put them into my pocket absent
mlndedly. and Inquired. gish ; greea ard
chastity smile ~ on said that Mss Honey
cake had gone. On q vAesfion. | suppose p
No. she's gone for good.
nv heart fen down. down, down. into
bottom 81 ms boots A chill draft seemed
20 be blowing down The back "a ms neck
sEiiyered and grew dizzy Then reasem-
hered that must keep up appearances. so
! put loaf Of bread and two tarts into my
pocket and smiled.
Fine tart.. said |. 40 Won know I'm
very fond Of tarts2 You said that Miss
HoneycAke was g.g-gRone7 ?"
Yes, she isn't coming back sny more.
I'll wrap those tarts up tor you II you ike =
oh. no, aaid /. they'll DO Just as wsil
this way III take column and a bali Of
cream cakes no. that's too many make IL
4 hundred words was too nervous 10
know what was saying until bal said IL
II leg your pardon fear i'nI canfcand-
Ing business with pleasure here ! put a
hail dozen cream cakes into mr. pocket
''shank you. Is Miss HoHeyeake going
sarg'
.sfIel her' giggIed the GIRL shes going
60 get married She's going TO marry the
hs,ss barber across the street. she's been
firing with him more'n a month, Their
weddings tonight
pressed Eny hand to my brow. regard
less OF the fact that | held q cream cake In
the hand. The cream trickIed dnwn and
mingled with my tears. turned TO 60.
ibid sac ever. said in a choking Voice
'.did she ever speak Of a young man who
used 10 stand in q window acfoss the
street, bid she ever say kind word Of
hims'
Which window -
ION the second Ha5F.
's0h, ae dent see no.hin' in those mp
stairs windows. said the giri. "The light
strikes 10 funny that ron can't look in a
bin I've often wondered who worked up
thsre: thai il. what they looked like hus.
you sec. the entrance IL round on the other
end aud ----s
Ny fate was clear 10 me- Here had
loved that girl ali these weeks 20 that point
that If shs bad sent over a huscnit and a
case.knife with = request for my whole
heart | wonld have made = sandgieh OF Il
and sens IA hack 90 her, and she bad never
seen me. had never known that existed !
| paid 81 cents for the buns, the cream
cakes and the tarts, and their Geld and
nusty fragments are ali that remain to ne
Of my life's romance.