Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1890-12-19

glorious nation that rcjr!cr> in hunting the
fox and hrlicyc~ in inuumcrabc pills.
THIS excellent man arrived At the cottage.
desperately ta,.-ucd alter his lolIL Journey,
but in perfect lu~>,.~,iuII oi his Incoinparabie
temper. nevertheless.
He offered a proof OF this happy state of
mind on sitting down 10 hi, supper. An
ep.cllc il ever there was one Yet. h. found
the solid part al the refreshments offered 10
him Ia consist of Il chop. The Old French
blood curd.,d Al the sight OF lt-but tie true
born En-I,hnan hrrocally devoted himself
To the national meal At the same time the
French vIvacIiy discovered a kindred soul i'll
Kitty: Mr.. SarraIin became her intimate
friend in i've minutes. lie listened 10 hcr
ami talked to- hcr ii, il the child had brrn his
client, ami fishing from the pier the business
which had brought him flom London. To
Mrs. Pr'-tys disgust he turned up q corner
ct the tahlc-ciuth when he had finished his
chop. and began to cuujurc 81 deity with
the spoons and forks that poor little Kitty
GOTTEN dull. now, under TIE changed domestic
circumstances of her life) elapsed her hands
with pleasure, and became the JOYOUS child
of the happy Cd TINES o"cc more. Mrs. Lin
ley. fiatt,l,t II her Li,.tclnal love and her
maternal i!ide, never thought of recalling
this extraordinary lawyer to the business
that was waiting to be discussed. But Mrs.
Presty looked at the clock and discovered
that her grandchild ought to have been in
bed half ali hour ago.
Time to say goodnight" the grandmoth-
er suggested.
The grandchild failed to see the subject Of
bed in the same light. "Oh, not yet" she
pleaded; II want to speak to Mr. Hav-
,,..x .t,, l,l,. and
not finding her memory in good working or
der after the conjuring. Kitty hesitated.
Isn't your name something Ike SaracenT'
she asked.
Every liker' cried the genial lawyer. TRY
my other name, my dear. I'm Samuel as
well as Sarrazin.'
"Ah. that'll do" said Kitty "Grandmam-
| ma before go to bed I've something to ask
Samuel"
Grandmamma persisted in deferring the
question until the next morning. Samuel
administered consolation before he said good
night. 'l'll get up early" he whispered,
land we'll go on the pier before breakfast
| and fish,
Kitty expressed her gratitude in her own
| Outspoken way. 'Oh, dear, how nice it
would be, Samuel, if you lived with us"
Mrs. Linhy laughed for the first time, poor
soul, since the catastrophe which had broken
up her home. Mrs. Presty set proper exam
pie. She moved her chair so that she faced
the lawyer, and said: "Now, Mr. SarTaZin"
[ He acknowledged that he understood what
this meant by very unprOfessiOnal choice
of words. 1--WE are in mess" he began,
land the sooner we are out of it the better"
| "Only let me keep Kitty" Mrs. Linley de-
clared, land I'll do whatever you think
right"
Stick to that, dear madam, when you
have heard what l have to tell you, and l
shall not have taken my journey in vain. In
the first place, may look at the letter which
/ had the honor Of forwarding some days
since?'
Mrs. Presty gave him Herbert Liney's let
ter. He read it with the closest attention,
and tapped the breast pocket of his coat
when he had done.
"If / didn't know what l have got here"
he remarked, Il should have said: Another
person dictated this letter. and the name Of
the person is Miss Westereld.'
"Just my ideav' Mrs. Presty exclaimed.
''There can't be doubt of it."
| "Oh, but there is very great doubt of it,
ma'am, and you will say so, too, when you
| know what your severe sOn-in-law threatens
to do" He turned to Mrs. Linley. AFTER
having seen that pretty little friend of mine
who has just gone to bed chow much nicer
1t would be for all Of us ii we could 60 to
bed, toOD l think know how you answer
ed your husbands letter. But ought per-
haps to see how you expressed yourself
Have you got copy?'
1T was too short, Mr.. Sarrazin, to make .
copy necessary"
DO you mean you can remember it?''
Il can repeat 1t word for word. This was
my reply: 4 refuse, positively, to part with
my child"
mo more than that%'
mo more"
Mr.. Sarrazin looked at his client with un-
disguised admiration. 1.-THE only time in all
my long experience" he said, "in which I
have found a lady's letter capable of express
ing itself strongly in few words. What
lawyer you will make, Mrs. Linley, when
the rights Of women invade my prOfessiOnv'
lie put his hand into his breast pocket and
produced letter addressed to himself.
Watching him anxiously, the ladies saw
his bright face become overloaded with
anxiety. II am the wretched bearer of bad
news" he resumed, land IL fidget in my
chair that is the reason for it. Let us get to
the pOint-and let us get off 1t again as soon
as possible. Here is letter, written to me
by Mr.. Linley's lawyer. If you will take my
advice you will let me say what the SUBJ
stance of it is, and then put it back in my
pocket. doubt il woman has Influenced
these cruel instructions Mrs. Presty; and
therefore, doubt if woman influenced the
letter which has led the way to them. Did
not say just now that was coming to the
point? And here l am wandering farther
and farther away from it. A lawyer is hu-
man; there Is the only excuse. Now, Mrs
Linley, in two words! Your husband is de-
termined to have little Miss Kitty; and the
law, when he applies to it, is his obedient
humble servant"
do you mean that the law takes my child
away from me?"
II am ashamed, madam, to think that
live by the law; but that must own, is ex-
actly what it is capable of doing in the pres
ent case. Compose yourself, l beg and pray.
A time will come when women will remind
men that the mother bears the child and
feeds the child. and will insist that the moth
er's right is the best right of the two. In the
meanwhile"
I'm the meanwhile, Mr.. Sarrazin, won't
submit to the law"
Quite right Catherine p cried Mrs. Presty.
Exactly what should do in your place."
Mr.. Sarrazin listened patiently. II am all
attention, good ladies'" he said, with the
gentlest resignation. Let me hear how you
mean to do it,
The good ladies looked at each other. They
discovered that it is one thing to set an abuse
at defiance IN words, and another thing to
apply the remedy in deeds. The kind-heart-
ed lawyer helped them with suggestion.
Perhaps you think Of making your escape
with the child, md taking refuge abroad?"
Mrs. Linley eagerly accepted the hint.
THE first train tomorrow morning starts at
half-past z" she said 1--WE might catch
some foreign steamer that sails from the east
coast of Scotland"
Mrs. Presty, keeping wary eye on Mr..
Sarrazin, was not quite SO ready as her
daughter in rushing at conclusions. Il am
AFRAID" she acknowledged, ''Our worthy
friend sees some objection. What is it?''
II don't presume to offer positive opin-
Ion, ma'am; but think Mr.. Linley and his
lawyer have their suspicious. Plainly speak
Ing, am afraid spies are set TO watch us al
ready"
''lmpossiblev'
you shall hear. I travel second-class:
one saves money, and one finds people to
talk to-and at what sacrifice? Only hard
cushion to sit Onl In the same carriage with
ME there was very cOnversible persona
smart young man with flaming red hair.
When we took the omnibus at your station
here all the DeSSnnpprs got ont in tho tour,