Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1890-06-06

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things they have to ST Ihave ordered,
nay. may as well say have brought
back, some clotted cream. 1t is special
ity here, and it is so good with tarts."
lis it" said Carmen absently.
is it: Why, Of course It Isl" answered
Cousin Adela with energy.
"Oh, Cousin Adela. don't care about
clotueo cream or anything else. vnat
does it matter what one eats or drinks?
1t is all wretched."
1T matters very considerably, and
you would find it out if your meals did
not arrive in due course. My dear Car
men, you have very nearly reached the
age of 81, and you have never had one
unqualified wish; you have never known
what so many, many of us have learned
in the bitter school Of experience-what
it is to do without"
Then l am learning it all at once.
Alas! For cannot have what l wish.
nor ever again"
We'll. well" said Cousin Adela, shak-
ing her head as she left the room, II
wish ! could help you, my dear. All !
can do is. to look after your comforts
and those of your dear father, who,
AM thankful to say. does appreciate
them"
Honestly. Miss Adela Hewitt could not
understand any one grieving or giving
up entirely over a love affair" 1t is not
an essential. not a necessary. but lux
ury. Look at me, have never had q
love affair in my life Am unhappy?
Certainly not On the contrary, l really
never was happier than have been since
we came to Plymouth; no worries, nice
straightforward housekeeping, so differ
ent from those high and mighty trades
people in Mayfair. Indeed. l must say
Carmen is ungrateful to Providence in
not approaching all the advantages of
this place."
Perhaps she does, in her way" an
swered Col Massingbird with smile, to
whom this argument had been ad-
dressed.
Certainly Miss Massingbird was su-
premely Indifferent to the market and
the menage. So it was we'll for the e.
Enlistment generally that Cousin Adela
was heartwhOle.
Col. Massingbird had been wounded
to the quick by the unlocked for mystery
in his daughters life and blamed him
| self for it all For it was he, and he
alone, who had given the Misses Bayley
at the Havensmouth school strict injunc-
tons to allow his cherished daughter
as much liberty Us possible. And as his
aunt, Lady Catherine Massingbird, a
most thorough going old mondaine, re-
sided there continually (when she had
no pressing London engagements, much
Of his daughters time had been spent in
her ladyship's company. And Herbert
Massingbird felt panied and grieved for
his friend .Geoffry Estcourt's suffering,
for which, alas, there seemed no conso-
lation. Sir .Geoffry was now bitterly
angered with Carmen, but who could
say, in the years to come, II there had
been no obstacle? As it was, they could
only wait upon events The lawyers
allowed no grass to grow under their
feet. But as yet they had found no trace
Of poor lost Allen Ftzclare. They were
informed that from the address Carmen
had furnished them he had long since
departed. He had sold his share Of the
stock. and with his partner Walsh had
gone up the country.
After that the clew was lost, and the
weary months sped on.
1t grieved Col. Massingbird to SEQ his
daughter losing all her bright, beautiful
youth, to see the soft brown eyes with
their pathetic sadness. She made
no complaint, but bore her SORROW
with q patient gentleness. She realized
now she had done wrong. and must
abide by the consequences.
The world supposed Miss Massingbird's
health was very unsatisfactory: in fact,
that she would soon fade away like her
dead Spanish mother. poor thingi It
was very sad" And then they dismissed
her from their thoughts, and other beau
ties reigned in her stead.
The world soon forgets, and vanity Of
vanities reigns supreme.
But it worried he, father. At last,
one day he said suddenly. Carmen.
what say you to trip to Spain. your
mothers birth placer
"Oh, papa, that would DO delightful!
But not to the fashionable places. Let
US 60 somewhere out Of the track Of the
ordinary tourist"
II do not think, my dear, Spain is q
favorite place to the ordinary tourist.
But it is very convenient for those who
have made mistakes. slight or otherwise.
with other peoples money"
I'VE do not wish to meet them, am
sure, papa"
Certainly not" replied her father
| with o smile. "But the country Is large
enough for oil Of US, to say nothing Of
Algeria, which is full Of interest, il you
caro- for II"
In due course they set of, leav-
ing Cousin Adela, to her great
thankfulness, at The Myrtles (the
Mayfair house had been let to
wealthy stock brokerG for she felt
convinced. had she accompanied them
to an unknown country, she would have
been compelled to live on garlic, oil and
other denominations, her life o misery be-
twixt robbers and mules. And, to
speak honestly. Cousin Adela had reach.
ed that age when travelling il not even
triste plaisir. but q WEAKNESS Of the
desh. And Il was not without misgiv.
ings that she saw her relatives net out,
for she was greatly attached to them.
However, her faith In her soldier cousin
was unbounded.