Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1889-12-13

her out until about O."
~ ought to know it by this time, sup
pose" said the merchant, ''and don't BE-
grudge her a moment Of it, but somehow the
house is never quite the same when she Il out
Of Il"
Lucia looked at her father with q little
wonder In her face. Then she laughed, not
very cheerfully, and said:
"FAther, do You know that you're dread
fully old fashionedr
81 suppose 20 Maybe its force Of habit"
Lucia still wondered. She loved her mother
In the instructive, not over intelligent way Of
most young people, but really she could not
80 what there was about the estimable wo-
man that should make her father long to see
her every day Of the year and search the
house for her whenever he returned She
had never heard her father make romantic
speeches. such a. nice married people some
times do in novels; and a. for her mother,
what did she ever talk Of to her liege lord
but family bills, the servants, the children's
faults, an6 her own ailmentsi Could it he,
she asked herself, that this matter Of fact
couple said anything when alone that was
unlike what tho whole family heard from
them daily at the table and in the sitting
room4
"Why are you looking At me % queerlyr r.
suddenly asked the father. Lucia recovered
herself, and said:
~ was only wondering whether you never
got tired Of looking for mother a. soon as you
came home"
Certainly not said the merchant
.'Moss husbands do. sooner or later" said
LuciA
"Perhas win, some day." tho father 70
piled; '.and can tell You when it win be-"
'sTen, !" said Lucia.
III think twill b about the day after eter.
nifty ends, " was the reply. mot day sooner
But what do you know about what some hus
put the subject into your little headr
"Oh, l don't know" said Lucia, dropping
upon the piano stool and making some chords
and discordA ut came into my mind; that1
all"
"Well, hope that some day you'll find Out
to your own satisfaction. BY the way,
wish you'd get out of that morning gown.
My new clerk is coming to dinners
"Oh, dearl then I'll have dinner sent up Il
my room, think. don't feel bit we'll
and it's awful to think Of sitting bolt upright
~ . tAkub " 10 Az 0A nOOI IL tWOs k2uN
Lucia whirled from side to side on the piant
stool, and looked forlorn and crosa
II suppose 1t would be impossible to DIM
In dress that Is not tightF' said the father
Papa, please don't tease me; don't feel q
bit well; really don't"
"What Is the matter, childr asked thu
father. tenderly. TOO much candyi-tot
few parties"
"Oh, nothing that know Of" said tn,
girl, YEARLY. I'm feel better when real colo
weather comes, suppose" She played witt
the piano keys a moment or two. and con
tinued:
$50 you have n new clerk. I hope hei
nice-not a mere figuring machiner
"Quite fine fellow" said tho merchant
AT least he seems to be-"
as he-have you given him the place you
intended tooffer Philip Haynr
"Yes"
1.-THE iron business is real good for q young
man to get into. isn't itF
''lndeed it is, since iron has looked up"
"And that stupid fellow might have haf
the chance if he hadn't gone of home agail
without even calling to say good .byr
Just so.
"Oh, don't want to see him." said Lucis
pettishly. "I'm tired Of young men"
"What mercy it is that they don't kno i
til" said her father They'd all go of ant
commit suicide, and then merchants couldn'
have any clerks at ALL"
Now, papal" said Lucia, with a crash OF
the lower octaves of keys, followed by ,
querulous run, with her thumb, over tn
shorter string2 as the new clerk anybody
In particularly What Is his namer
"Phtlip Hayn-"
Lucia sprang from the piano stool and al
most strangled her father with her slen6el
armA
Gracious, Luz" exclaimed the merchant
"Your mothers family must have descendet
from grizzly bear. But why this excite
mentr
because you're a dear, thoughtful oil,
man, who's always trying to do good, /" sale
Lucia. If 'tweren't for you that poor youn;
man might never have chance in the world
think it's real missionary work to help de
serving people who aren't able to help them
selves; know it is. for our minister has sal,
20 from the pulpit again and again"
I'm real glad To lear, that my daughtc
remembers some Of the .hings she hears il
church," said the nherc-an. $50 you thin
young Hayn deserves chance in the world
chf'