Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1889-05-10

these. and these alone, that i mean TO
Keep silent, though l know that ought
10 speak.
Its good Of you" said the bar maid.
admiringly, for it will cost you good
deal, I've no doubt. I'm afraid, Mr.. Bercs-
ford, that you'll 6nd a good many people
who'll be ready and willing to throw it at
you-the murder. l mean. But l hope
you and the young lady will be happy
OH yes. I guessed at once. hope she'll
never know it, poor thing, I'm sure"
Miss Meeking," said Jim, "you have
my best wishes for the future. / will
write to you by and by, when matters are
little more settled, and if send you a
little present in return for your straight
forwardness to me this afternoon, hope
you won't refuse it,"
Indeed l won't, Mr. Beresford," she
said. quickly.
And if ever there is anything can do
for you. be sure shall be ready to do it"
jim went on, and then he held out his
hand, and she laid hers in it. And |
needn't say, need /, that I'm very sorry
misjudged you at firstf'
! mot word" said the bar maid, heart
/ lily. And then they shook hands again,
and they parted. How relieved he was it
would be hard to tell. Of course he knew
that he ought, in strict justice, to 60 and
| tell the colonel everything, and simply
leave Tommy to his well deserved fate.
But he had taken the wrong upon his own
conscience for her-for her and the old
man who was so proud of his good old
name and his own unstained honor.
| For the old mans sake9 Ali and not
out Of much consideration for him, for
was it not all for the sake Of the one who
was only a girl. the Earle who did NOT
count? Assuredly, yes.
It was not many days before young
Tommy Earle was ordered to return to
headquarters, and another came to take
his place; also one Of the senior subalterns
came to relieve Beautiful Jim, who was
to return to headquarters, and one Capt.
Moore came to take up command Of the
detachment.
And a. soon q Jim found himself once
more In Blankhampton, the colonel told
him that he could have ten days leave al
any time that he liked. Naturally
enough. Ne replied that he would like to
have it ~ once, for, in the course of his
conversations with Tommy, he had elected
the fact that his father and sister had re-
turned 70 England and were in truth al
their town house at that very time.
Therefore, Beautiful Jim packed up his
traps-sr had thom packed up. which
amounts to the same thing-and took
himself of to London town. there to see
the lany of his love.
To- journey TO London seemed to him q
terribly long one. although the train BY
which he went was the fastest express In
I l., nrvIo H,,< Ac~ q
1t seemed to crawl, although when he
reached the terminus he found that they
were in TO the minute. and that his watch
being neatly 8 o'clock in the evening, be
had to wait until morning before he Could
venture to show himself at the house Of
his divinity-he had to think Of his din
ner. after which. for the sake Of killing
time. he dressed himself and went out
very late-and what he called Cooked in
at the Savoy theatre He had some sort
of vain hope that she might be there-bu,
she was lot. He was lucky enough tc
get stall. the only one vacant, anG
scanned the house narrowly; but alas
there was no such lovely saints face anG
doves eyes as hers, although there vert
lovely women in the audience BY thu
dozen.
So he went back to his hotel ant
straight to bed. only because the sooner
he got to sleep the nearer he would seen
to morning and to her. And In the morn
ing. ridiculously early. that Is to say be
tween II and IL, he started Of to Ham
place, and was, told that Miss Earle Va,
at home. Better still. she was alone, ant
best Of all, there was something in he
face and manner ~ abe rose to greet hin
which made Beautiful Jim forget all cere
mony and take her in his arms. "Oh, m,
darling. my darling" he cried, my ewl
darliu0"-