The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-09-08

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and hagTan@Ss. The isfsrer iAa, &ions
remains wB - bat a 2nssT cssfntv.s-f
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that sise wus = r Eks3T as-eTt Is1
rights and decide Ga sseesag ber Aosa
a title ard estate. he 70
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~The SCORER TIE better, returns she
shortly. The library II asw@ys ~
caut a. this hossr. shall 80 20 there
A yrp-s f4sos. says he, trying 10
lock esin. Ehiie bEs heart l. hump
ing Violently Sgztnst hIs side a.
thouya 4 world bslfst IL bonds
-Lfssg here say- Miss A0rtsna a.
he e,o~@x the lgbravY door behind him.
oae x0r,G j. A. good as ten this IS
tas usual ~gracefGt style "a which sbe
rarree an Der eonEersatsoa. | knog
qlite vel shy goa are here, and ]
raa4 s. sell have sEse Grst word. Soa
9rr sick u nae and I'm sick of you-
That Il, isn't i
Really begins Brooke feebly.
He i indeed 30 oyerpower..i by the
b~riIlianCs Of this attack .ha; he finds
words difficult 10 him.
The fact H." goes on Miss Nor
land. waving his attempt AZ a reply
aside with a gesture Of her large firm
hand. II don't think there Is the re-
hottest chance of the old gentleman
diving. Farnham sou know and
Tou without the title aren good
enough.
can quite understand thar . says
he graveiy, shocked AZ her e-oarseness.
IL Is. however. n pity that you didn't
think u that SOONER. 4 presume II
vas never me then Il was only the
title.
Well. as far a. that goes. says she,
presume IL was never Bs either.
IL was only the money" At this he
coloFs hotly. she laughs. Doe. that
trouble your" says she. We'll,
money csings 10 money, you know.
and / have decided that one in the
hand il worth two in the bush" This
il a dark saying TO him. but time ex-
plains IL. The truth is, | saw Lord
FArnhsTn in town just before | came
down here. and he looks as ii he
would last forever, a. If he would
never get older"
mo. he wilt never get older. re-
peats Brooke. In q curious tone. With
the old man living deal. this hearlless
speech of her-this cruel longing for
his death-SounGs even more detesi-
able than il would have were he living.
He himself had not loved the old Iora.
bat he had never wished him dead.
As 10 that. / suppose he will have
to, whether ne likes IL or not. says
she, vineiieiively. But / don't feel
inciinei to wait for him. And-er-as
Lord Tottenham-"
Yes" says he, his heart giving a
great bound.
As Lord Totteuham asked me last
night 10 marry bin ! decided that il
would DC better TO bring our engage
ment 10 All end"
II ais ~ understand. then. that YOU
are afsout TO marry Lord Tot,en-
am asks he formally, subduing all
expression Of his passionate relief by
a supreme effort. 90 Toitenham was
the bird in the handi' A tough
one. truly.
Exactly So"
"Yoa ate wise in your own genera
ton" say he, with a passing smile.
And sound in your proverbs"
You don't express much regret. al
ali events SAYS she. with n shrili
laugh. Il am wise IN fAis. at least.
that | don't care about dividing my
husband affections with another.
That little girl. 10 whom you give
your whole zine, will no doubt be
glad to share with you your $500 "A
year"
This is Undesirable.
If YOU ailude 10 Miss Dene,' be
said quietly, though hi face i pale
aud bss ewes flashing. Il do not think
she gives her entire thoughts TO
money. Five hundred pounds a
year. however. would, | acknowledge.
be bat a poor thing 10 lay At her feet.
! am glad. therefore. that II is now in
my psiwer 10 offer her 400.
"Hhaff" a ' Miss Motland. She
takes \ step forward. Disgnay. con
s~tsrnation, discontinue are ali largely
knit on her a@toRished face.
Lord Fsrnham died at 10 o'clock
last night Contrary 10 my expecta-
tons he has lett nae every penny be
possessed" lie bows ana moves to-
eard the door.
"stay-one moment gasps Miss
horiand. II she has even one small
grain of hope left that she may stili be
Lady Farnham. his next words de-
stroy II.
"You must pardon me" saws he
Il have al appointment with Miss
nene. She has not yet heard my
news. All, ioru Tottenham,h 20 that
carefully preserved old beau. as he
most OPPORTUNITY enters the room,
permit me ~ congratulate you. Miss
MoFland has Just informed RE OF your
engagement 10 her. | feel she has
done wisely. indeed. With mach hui
miJity | confess myself very much the
worse man OF Of the tgopr
He laughs aud hUrries away to find
Dorothy waiting for him in that
little sacred spot he had named Area
/ dia yesterday. She rises as he comes
toward her and turns 50 deadly white
that he y afraid she j. going 4, faint
1T i all right. cries he. iovouslv.
70 reassCre he. 4 little cry eseap~S
aef. She Mould have gone to him
but her limbs refuse 10 obey her and If
he had not caught her in ms arms
she would have fallen. There il no
restorative poseF > effectual a. q
bowers Kiss. Dorothy i presently
her charming self again
oh bow dai II happen she cried
rzptaFcuSly. Il PRAYED for II all last
night, bat somehow | never had mach
hope. She has given y0a up. thsn :