The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1890-07-17

Il IL all wretrhed"
1T matters vVsy considerably. and
you would find It out II your meals did
not arrive In due course. Ny 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 NJ many. nlnny Of IN have harmed
In the bitter school Of expeFience-what
Il h TO do without"
Then | am learntnR h al At OncA
Alas! For cannot have whit ! wish.
nor ever again"
We'll. we'll said Cousin Adela. shak.
ing her head as she left the rOonI, II
wish | could help you. my dear, AL !
and these Of your dear father. who.
am thankful to say, does appreciate
them"
Honestly. Miss Ada!a Hewitt could not
understand any One Erieving or giving
up entirely aver "l0vR affair" II iSnot
Hn essential net neCeSsary. hut lux
ury LINK u me-, have never had n
hos" affair In my life Am I unhappy
Certainly not OI the contrary really
never WIS happier than have h'en SInCr
We came To Plymouth. n0 worries, nice
straightforward housekeeping. ~ differ
eni frum Ih,He high and mighty trader
people in Mayfair. Indeed. must M,
Carmen is ungratRfcl 10 Providence H.
not approaching all the advantages a.
this place"
Perhaps she DOES. In her way" an
Swerpd Col. Maasingbird with smile. L
whonI this argument had been ad
dTIaRRd
Certainly Miss MaasingbIrd waa So
prPmely Indifferent ~ the market an,
the menage 10 II was well for the q,
tablisIImsnt generally that COuuin Adei;
was hSart-whOls.
Col MassingbIrd had been woundeS
to the quick by the unlGOked far nlyster,
In his daughters life. and blamed him
self for II all. For Il was he. and To-
alone. who had given the MiASs llayle,
IT the HaVenAmOuth schOol Htrict Injunc
tiUns To allow his cllPriAfed daughter
~ much liberty ~ possible. And IN hi
auRs Lady Catherine MasSingbird u
mort thorough gOing old mOndHine, re-
sided there continually twhsn she had
no pressing London engagrnIentSI. much
VI his daughters time had bs.rn spent in
her ladyship'S company. And Herbert
MIssingbird felt panied and grieved foI
/ tbs friend GeOffry EstCOurt'S suffering.
for which. alas. there SnemPd no coIsO
IatiJa. Sir 0eOtfry was now bitterly
angpned with Carmen. hut who could
say. In the years Ia come. II there Ind
hoo,. -, ,,l,-sRonlap A. L. ,.. fl,.,, r,s,,,id
only wait upon eventA The lawyers
allowed no grass to grow under theii
feet. But ~ yet they had found IO tracp
Of poor l,S't Allen Fitzclars, They were
informed that frOnI the address iarmen
mad furnished them he hal long since
departed. fle had sold his share Of the
stock. and with his partner Walsh had
gone up the country.
After tllat the Chew was lost, and the
weary months sped ON.
II grievpd C,ol. Massingbird to sec his
daughter IOsing all her bright, beautiful
youth. 10 Spe the soft brown eyes with
their pathetic sadness She made
no complaint, but bore her EorrUw
with patient gentleness She rUalized
now she had done wrUng. and must
abide by the consequence
The world supiPraSl Miss MasSingbirdis
health was very unsatisfactory; in fact,
that Rhe would soon fade away like her
dead Spanish mother. Pour thing. Il
was very sad" And then they dismissed
her from their thoughts. and other beau.
tics reigned In her stead.
The world som iOrYets, and vanity Of
vanitieJ rcigns supreme.
But Il worried her father. AZ last.
one day he said suddenly, Carmen.
what say you to 4 tip 10 Spain. your
mothers birth placer
''Oh. papa, that would be delightful
But not tn the fashionable places. Lei
IN go somewhere out Of the track Of the
ordinary tourist"
~ do not think. my dear. Spain Is a
favoritc place TO the ordinary tourist.
But Il IL very convenient for those who
have made mistakes. alight or otherwise.
with other peoples Nancy"
I'VE do not with u meet them, ] an
SURF. papa"
Certainly not" replied her father
with smile. But the cSIuntTy q large
enough for all 81 us. 70 say nothing Of
Algeria, which h full Of Interest. u you
care for q"
In due course they sst Cd. Ieav.
ing Cousin Adsla, to her graf
thankfulness. at The MyTtIes (the
Mayfair house had been Ict to
4 wealthy stock hrOkeFl; for shO felt
convinced. had she accompanied them
to IN unknown country, abe would have
beCn compelled to live on garlic. oil and
other denominations. her life u misery be-
twixt robbeFs and mules. And, to
speak huneatly. Cousin Adela had reach.
ed that agp when travelling h not even
| triste plalsir. but 4 wearineNi OI the
Hesh. And Il was not without miagiv.
inga that she GaW her relatives set out.
for she was greatly attached 10 them.
HowevCr. her faith In her soldier cousin
was unbOumded
VII
Time sped on. Winter was replaced
By spring. The soft DPvonian hills and
dales were clothed In their FRESHEST en-.
etald tintA The Yea was tossing gayIy.
IN II Il tno rejoiced In thia universal NJ
juvenescence. The garIen at The Myr
ties vas beautiful with the gracious
sePnt laden flowers Of spring
Cousin Adela. accompanied BY old
Don. the colOnsliR retriever. was
busily engaged In experimenting the
finishing touches Of the gardener,
and then buth prouounced Il perfect.
The dark background Of myrtles. the
hyacinths that prfumed the cir, the
vivid tulips. the peFiwinkleA. the pals.