The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-04-23

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ss TIE train. and re shall return ho0e ann In
arm. recpncsssd ard happys Hxsu On B..
xIxA De s- TO HKR arsT AT HocLfss
He wss waiting for me % the Depot. and r.
crfved me with open arms sust - Il vefe r.
turning from IN ordinary 5oarney. Too nsy
well esieve fhas put on my most n1gfa de-
mesnor A. soon q ve entered sbe houss. l
shnt myself up 10 my room. where oined
alone under the peexexs of being sAtaGued AZ
terward doableiocked the dcor he came %
bid me good night - the key hole, ana, Whist
greatly surprised NE. vent away moss softly.
without snrer on oesuneey-
pasd vizss this morning 70 n Psszihry. VINO
rave nae Lengthy instructions concerning the
nsthoas OF setting about our scheme-the time.
place witnesses. etc. An, my dear aunt - the
moment approaches If you knew how frightened
am His anger in % TERRIBLE Even when Ne
IL gentle. ~ he was yesterday. his eyes SSH
Bghtnings, But viii be strong when mink
o.: you. dear. Moreover. - IL. Fetuory says. IL
win only be one trying moment 20 endure then
we win both resume our former calm and HAPPY
existencs NJ aoslans NINA DE B..
rRox THE SAME TO rHH SAME.
Dear AH.t. am writing 10 you from my BED,
where lie crushed BY the emotion OF tnas
dreadful scene. Who could have dreamed that
things wonid have trans pired thus. However
all my precautions we're taken. had sent wofa
70 Martha and her sister, who were 10 come q
o'clock snd had arranged for the grand sHdS 70
take place as soon - we rad finished lunch, ana
while the servants were clearing the table IN the
dininxroom, which adtoins his study FROM
early morning my batteries were prepared
IN hour OF scales and piano sfudies the
Monastery Bell ''silFcry Waves, the
"Reveries of Rosellen." and all the other
pieces he cesests. The exasperafing music
did not prevent him from working steadily.
without any visible signs OF isritAfion- a.
breakfast he displayed the same patience, and
what an execrabie breakfast Il was--scrsps and
sugared dishes which he cannot endure And
II you had seen my toilet, pilgrim dress ave
years out OF date q little black silk apron, ana
hair uncurled looked for signs OF displeasure
on his forehead-for that deep wrinkle, so wen
known, which monsieur shows between the eye
brows ut the s,ightest annoyance. Well. u you
believe me. saw nothingl 1t actually seemed
u
me- He said 10 me. in . calm but somewhat
aad tone
what. Have you resumed your former head
Dress
Ihardiy answered not wishing 10 precipi,ate
matters before the arrival of my witnesses; and
then. too odd rs II may seem, felt myself a.
fecsed, sgifated beforehand, with the scene that
was about TO invite At length. after few
other sharp replies on my part he arose from
hp tah nd wffhHrprr hts GttidY i TO-
lowed. trembling from head to loot heard my
friends taking their positions in the little par
Tor, and Peter going back and forth. putting
away the silver and glasses. The time had
come. Ii was necessary TO bring HIM TO blows
and that seemed an easy undertaking after All
hsd done since early morning TO irritate him.
Upon entering his study must have been -
white ~ death. The thought came to me:
suppose he should kill mer' He did not look
very terrible. however. lying upon his divan,
with cigar in his mouth.
do disturb you?" asked !. in my most cut
ting voice
NO" replied he. TRANQUILITY. "You see, am
not working"
"Indeedi" retorted I, still very spiteful; do
you never work.
His answer came as gentle a. before: "You
mistake, my dear. On the contrary. work very
hard. Only our trade is of the kind In which
one can work without tool In the hand"
And what arc you dsing just nowg' said i,
sneeringly. "Ah yes, know-your poem; the
one we have heard OF for the last two years. Do
you know il IL very lucky for you that yonr
wife had iortuneF 1t permits you to lounge as
much A. You pleaseT'
thought he would prance with anger Not
ut all. He came and took me very anectionately
by the hand. saying:
There, there Is 1t going to be the same thing
again. Are We going to renew our former hos
tillties, Why, then. did you come back"
confess that felt somewhat moved by the
sad and affeetionate voice: but I thought OF
you. my poor aunt, OF your exile, and all OF his
faalts. and that gave me courage / said the
most bitter and cruel things could think Of
that was sorry had married an author; that
everybody 81 Moulins pitied me; that i found
my friends married to magistrates. to serious.
influential and prominent men, whereas, he
- III he even earned money-but NO, mon
sieur WAS working for fame. And what fame
10 vast At Moullns nobody knew him; at Paris
his plays were hissed; his books did not sell
and so forth and so on, Till my head turned
with all the wicked speeches which sprang in
wicked torrents to my lips. He looked at me
without answering. impossible in his anger
Naturally, this cooness exasperated me all the
more. I was 90 excited that no longer recog-
nized my own voice. which had risen 10 an ex
traordinary pitch, and the last words that I
screamed at him-I do not remember what uu-
Just or foolish sarcasm IL wAs-fairly buzsed in
my deafeuei ears This time. thought, surely
monsieur wonld commit the necessary act of
violence. fAvid, with elenched teeth. Henri
took two steps toward me, saying:
Madame
Then his anger suddenly cooled, his face be
came once more i'm psssible. aud he looked at
me with m expression disdainful. 10 inso-
lent. so calm.
Oh pan fol; my patience was exhausted I
raised my hand. and whaek I gave him the
finest slap ever administered in my hfel At
the n ,ise thereof the door opened suddenly and
nv witnesses came in, shocked and solemn.
Monsieur" they began, this is an outrage"
is It not 20 said the poor boy. showing his
smsrting and Redeemed check.
You may i'm agine my confusion. Happily.
took refuge in faint, and afterwards wept 10
my hearts content, which greatly relieved my
overstFained nerves Now Henri is In my room.
He watches me, nurses me, and il really very
Kind to me Bat what arm I going to do =
what dilemma, oh. won't lawyer Pettibry
DO furious over the loss OF bis case
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