Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1889-06-14


hing for him In every turn of the screw,
In every movement Of tho ship in every
order that she heard given and saw car.
ricd out. And the long voyage agreed
with her well, and as they drcw near to
their destination she bloomed out like Q
rose In June. and the wistful look Of sad.
ness In her soft eyes oil died out.
At last 1t was all over. the suspense.
the waiting tho putting on of the time.
and she found herself tightly clasped in
Mrs. Seton's arms. and her feet trod In.
dian soil.
He Is well?' she asked. breathicssly.
lilo Is with your"
Dear child. yes: where should he bef''
the little woman cried mot exactly
we'll. you know. but getting-getting on
Not well enough to come to meet you.
but 30 awfully impatient fer you l only
told him yesterday. thought he would
worry himself to . shadow II he knew
that you were on your way Now. wish
had told him few days earlier And
about your baggagef Oil you have man
and maidl Then give up your keys and
come along at once. They will manage 4,
ell far better without you. Why, child
how you are trembling! Ahi know-l
know-you have gone through SO much
since We parted" and then she drew
Nancy into the carriage which was await.
ing her, and babe tho coachmap drive
straight back to the hotel
Poor Nancy could hardly breathe for
the excitement. and although che knew so
little and wanted to know SO much, not O
question came into her mind or rose to
her lips. She only kept ono hand In Mrs.
Seton's and pressed the other hard upon
her breast, to try to stin the mad beating
Of her heart
But happily It was not for long. They
drew up before q large hotel, and the little
woman by her side said, I'm tone Of In
tense relief, Hero we are" and went be.
foro her into the house. "You will not
expect to see him looking very robust,
will you, dear child?" she said, by way OF
preparation.
"Oh! no-noi" Nancy answered.
And II it Is rather too much for him.
II the meeting upsets him little, you
won't be frightenedf"-
Il will be very good every way" said
Nancy, trying to smile
BY this time they had reached the door
of Jim's room, and Mrs Seton opened it.
Here she is" she announced, and gen.
tly pushed the girl in and closed it behind
her. with an imperative sign to the native
in attendance to betake herself out of the
way.
And Nancy went in to find O ghost-or
what seemed so to her in the first shock
Of SURPRISE gaunt skeleton lying help
lessly back on a couch. with a punka
waving to and fro over his head. And
then this gaunt skeleton stretched out Q
skinny hand to her, and she realized that
1t was her lOve-her Jim-whom she had
come SO far to help; and then there was q
rush, scuff1e, and the next moment she
was down upon her knees beside him,
holding his head upon her breast. and Il
was all right
somehow. now that have got to this
point. | cannot tell more about that meet.
ing; 1t Is too sacred q theme for me to
write or you to read-it belongs to them.
selves alone. and you and l are in reality
only outsiders, though have loved Bean.
tiful Jim dearly. very dearly. and hope
that you have loved him too.
But can and will tell you Just what
happened afterward-how the happy days
slipped by. and with each one Jim got q
little stronger and shook of moro and
more of the weakness and lassitude which
he had brought as his portion out Of
Burmah. how he began, after awhile,