The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1889-05-30
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COLONEL QUARITCH.-ContInuea.I
nasty mean WayG Wen, ny long lot one,
. you have come homs at last and brought
the tin with you Wen, give us kia," and
she advanced on him with hSr long arms out
spread
M ousss shivsrsd vIsIbly, and stretching
out his hand, Stoppsd her from coming near
him.
"No. thanh yOu." Be aid, u don't like
paint"
The aunt stopped hOr. and for moment
an evil light shonO In her cold OyeA
mo wonder ! have 70 paint.1 she said,
'Whon Ian % worn out With poverty and
hard Work-not IKE the lovely NrA O.,
who has nothing TO do all day except spend
the money that ought to hAvO III tell you
what 10 &. my 6nS FOLLOW. you bad better BE-
careful, or IN have that pretty cuckoo out Of
her soft neSt. and pluck hsr borrowed fsaah,
ers Oh her. Ike the monkey did to the
parrot" ... ..
perhaps you had better stop that talk. and
come 70 business am In no mood Cor this
Sort Of thing. Edith,r and b turned round.
nut The window, and drew The blind
'Oh, ell right, I'm agTesable I'm sure.
stop . bit, though must have . brandy
and sDSlS HrSt am as dry as lime kiln,
and ~ would you b u you bad 70 sing comic
Son:, at q music hall for living Thare,
tbaiH beTter." and she put down the empty
glA.S and threw herself on 10 the sofa "NoW
then, tune up - nlus;h ~ you hka How
much tin have you bTOughtP
Mr. QuHSt sat down by the table, and then,
As though suddenly struck BY . thought, rOSs
again. and going 70 the door, opsnsd it and
iOOked out Into the passAga TharO WAa no
Gody there. - be shut tue door again, locked
: snd then. untsf cover @ drawing ne cl>
tam "nlch hung over t. suppod ne kay into
bis rocket
wat are you at thorOF sAid ne woman,
AasP''aSa'si
~ was Just looking 70 ~ that Ellen va
not at thp keyhela, thAts IN le would %,
the nl1t tine thAt mVo eAnghS her
here frfFEy.s. E.AH
"Just llkS youF nasty low WayS again. Ghs
aid "You'vs got some game On m b
Oound that you have got some Rms On"
Mr. Quest seated himsOlf aGAin, end With.
'Iut taking any nOtieO Of thO laSt FsmArk. b
gan the conversation.
q lsys brought yOu two hundred and atty
pounds = be aid.
Two hundred and afty poundA, GhO aid,
jumping Up with AAxAgo hugh NO, my
by, you don't get oR for that U ! know Il
why, owe all that a. this momsnk"
yen had betterst down and b quiet, be
aid, or you wtll nos get two hundred and
;isy pence In your oWu tntoIOst ] recon-
'n!nd you to sit down" IA
There was oomsthing abode The mAnS
voice and manner that Scared thD female
AVags befoEO hin, aoroO - ahO va. and she
at down
Listen" b went on, ''you are continually
complaining Of poverty. I come 10 your
IOuoo-your house, mind you, not your rooms
and ! dad The dsbris Of . card party lying
about ! ~ champagne bottloS freshly
opened thEO In The oornSr. lSsS . drUsSing
IoWn % thS sofa that mnSt have cot twenty
e thirty poundL lhoar some brute assoc.
stS of yours out In The Itross asking you u
LSnd him an0theg aver You complain u
poverty. and you have had over four hun
dred pounds iron ~ this yoaF alona, and
know that you OaFn twelve pounds . week ct
the music ball, and not I've - you Gay. No,
Do not trouble to liO 70 M. Tor have made
lnquirioA" srs5 ,
~hpying agnAns" nd tAo woman, with Z
Sneer.
aye, 'pying, u you likA but tharO q h
And now 70 thS point I am not going au
supplying you With money e thiS ratA
'annot do II. and VIII not DO 81 I an 70.
ng 70 give you two hunArOd and afty hound1
IOG, and a. much SvOSy yoar, ana not ons
arthIng morOGS
Once more GhO GaS up. "You must b
mad, +" sbS said, In tone that sounded more
like SnaFl than . human volca "Aro you
such fool a. TO believe that viii b pot Oh
Sith two hundred and City pounds year
I. your loyal WiGSl ri have you IN the dOck
1rst--ln the dock for bigamy."
"Yes," be answered, IL do ballOVO e. for q
rOaSon that shall give you presently. But
1rSt want 70 60 through our. Joint history,
VeEy turisay, iuls % Justify myasll n yoa
lila FiVoand-tWonty yoarS aeo, Or WSs q
ix.and-twenty, was : boy q is and You
yero a woman Of 90, q houaS maid IN nv
,nntlulrAs huuIs. and Won mnho love . n
rhun my mother was called away d mrs.
NJ brother who di,d a nchooi a Porfs.
nouth. and fali aick Of lcnrlrt fURsr. ara
roa nuI.ld N. thr6unh. iG-I1 -So6Id kaV.
.i.an hinder n YOU hal poi6oaSd m0-and In
NV weak state YOU rot : gtVat hoA oyer nv
and. and / became attac6od % yo1. and von
ere handsome In thoao davS Thoo yoo
.ared u,s % ularry You. and partlv orf n
ravado, partly from affection, 1 tool out 4
,couso. 70 DO which mado 4 falSo d,cIarS.
ion that was over ara, ana eaVu 4 falo.
.amO Of the parish u which WO roaided
Ioxt DAY, half tipsy and not knowing NAT /
Id, went through the form Of ularriaeS
Nth you. and . ksv Aays aftsrWard nv
mother returned, Observed that Wo werO IN.
luly intimate, and dismissed you. Yon wen,
SIthout q word as 70 our maFriaR.. which VS
9th looked on a. . farce, and Tor ysars i
ust sight Of you Fiftsen years aftsrWard,
when had almost forgotten this adVsnturs
{ my youth, ! became aeqnaIntsd with a
fOung lady with whom { fell In love,