The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-01-12
NEW YEARS BANQUET.

herself T. win. bid she set herselff Who
kuaaaq Had not nature, rather gwen her
this SIiekt and supple shape. these ioas
If1ssfe. thsae small feet, that throat Ike .
sxsn.a kaaf head poised with it, regnant
sir, that face, Nbsrs The features. ehiseled
ike IL antique, were redeemed from cold
mass b. the hlsssh upon the fauisIess oval Of
tie cilssk, by the dark glow Of the long
Ialsed eve. 81 the dazzle Of white forehead
among tie dusky loyeIocks, By the high
frarit wfsssh loved mastery and conquest.
b. DE sweet temper The gaytty and vital
III which charmed all hearts .Hhe used
IA say she wanted bat one thing bank
aseosfnt But then II was known that she
hal the nee Of Mrs. Clenyes' bEnk account.
ana ezaept among those whose business tt
Ii h kn0R the business Of everyone else. IL
wss supposed that she was 70 be the heir
al Mrs. IiesYes. with whom she lived and
f1 whom she Was adored. The truth was,
houesef, that Mrs. Cfeayes herself had no
thing but q life estate IN tie property
which, bg Some sort Of eruei moEtaariea,
wsnf q others when her hands should re-
Azqnizi. IL Ali that Mrs. CIeAses had was
xsusilnes now. 81 any rate; but worn
out heart made those hands Of hers liable
foloosen their hold any day and iaaye
Fnusiine homeless and pcnniless and on
her oHn resources.
II wss strange. Mrs. cleavss thought. that
under such circumstances girl should be
10 dlffcnis 10 please a. Faustine had been in
tbe four ~ iise years since she had bad the
weird 1t her fees.
81 cant see what Won mean by IL, Faus-
tins. = complained Mrs. Cleayes. wheesily,
having come into Faustine's room. accord
ing 20 Der wont, an hour too soon, Creased
Tor her New Years dinner. "Here is Mr.
Morris haunting me 10 urge haste upon
yeu. and you Won't BET me say word, and
De Is Norsh iiys millions II he l. worth a
cxnS
'soh. Aunt Helen i.'-with slow shrug
'sllie with Just ledger and hank accounts
How much are girls worth in the market
jfsf noN7 Order me one
sand there's Colonel Van der Hearse,
one 81 the old, old Van der BearsesH
Humph r. she said altogether too old.
Locks II, too the complete old clio man.
Except that Il woslid so enraEe the Van der
Hearsea. That's q consideration which
wsighs. | should like 70 enrage them.
Hot no. no. nofs-holding out the palms Of
her hand and turning her face away, as ii
thrusting hateful thought from her
Well, Then. Il It's some one of your own
sFs. thsre's trimmer, there's De sue
there,sH
"a - many photograph dolls. There
Qent <eem D any men nowadayas
IfsAaxk. best thing. II there
VINO one % meet your ideal. Fansssne.
Z fat such worthy gentleman as Mr.. Nor.
rs oui Of his suspense
II mean TO every day. mean 10 send
him 70 the right about
= FauHtinei's
= Well. then. mean 20 tell him 20 stay.
ii makes no difference which, as long as
don = do either throwing her beautiful
arms up over her head with q yawn. nOh.
Aunt Helen. when hear that gold plate
fatilinE Ia hts mouth. 10 sounds 90 me like
ne money In bis old money.bags," and she
gave shiver OF repalsion.
- think You are very unreasonable
Faustine," cried Mrs. Cleayes. the tears
coming. Nothing will saait you. And YOU
knoM may have 70 leave you any day"
oh. hush ] hushi There. there, auntle -
cried faHstine. srringing from che lounge.
WHARF, she lay IN her long white silk wrap.
ceTs with The fifeIlght playing over her
THE doctor said you were not 10 excite
yourself, you were not 90 distress Yourself
yon were on no account 81 shed tears. TN
premise anything, Aunt Helen. Il you'll
rect content Morris. money bags. toss an
for The whols Of them. II you say so--oniy
smile now aud he happy. Except that
do just iohthe tho ground they walk onrs
fkeAimed the girl half 70 herself, with a
gesture partly Of WEAKNESS, partly ef SOME.
thing neaF dexpair
n was talking 30 Aleck about il only
lhss morning. !" whimpcrei Mrs Ciaaves
when asked him to collect thoss Nsw
Years dividends" the storm Of sobs Sub.
tidssg O. ground swell.
sAlerk e.
Yes. And he said non1 yon want
% hear What he said. Fanstine - a. the
SRI went sanntering up The long. dim
soofa
don't know that care particularly Ia
know what Aieek ralgFase has TO say of
affairs that don't concern him,
has, kausssne. be said
Aunt Helen gleAvea. ana Faust5ae
turned with her hands ciaspei behind her
heed. II should be- great seal il / cared
what Nc. Aieck fAigrAve said man no
halsIs hihaseh On plane ever Gar heads
who plsaes ron for the barsiess veu have
xs<hspsroning svsgning belle AMI Who
aeanlses the feagulng helle and 1 do care
was that what siae nuFmaresl arslar her
breath 'no yoa mean TO tell nsr. she
Assssed turning sa a sudden heal ON the
sasseilens being whe4e agitation he hsa
lasf ssen trying e. seothe, that Ate,k
falKsase dared ia say should better marry
siT Merits
81 askess htm asked him, Faasssna
ard he said Mr.. Morris Vas = stsggtne n,aa
sterling oola. that Is shat he sAsA. And
hu sad IL was to ~ taken iafa account
Thai yea lowed whAt Mr.. Morris had q.
Eixe settlements diamonds Nswrs,Fs
Nassas, and cant even gsye yea srv ala.
Nsaa'siA faasstne, esie4 the uaharev ssd
aaaYs lAey AL have go SO to AAeetss
e1laSsaa, Archibald. yaar ssneis's sasoy4le
uepANN xeaF uncle hs8 such whiuiss rs
vile vi be hlaalng in them whea ana
assd and gcRe. New. Il Is had beer Alsek
really thsak. faass4ae, thai Il Alex
BAD bad anything bat Ms profession. or ii
YEA hadn : heen q belle snd hzaasv Ard
TIT tashion#
On never mind ahoef Aleeki Tie 4
lass ons 81 TIE horsis ~ sesfsh veans saen
Who aonf marry eseAass they szat lowe
szsosae seises thAa their aua vase and
ta1aFy Ard shs psekesl up a sssne.
ssssnis.sa red rose from tAe sFmfe8 thas
Adele sasi shEoua asan "a tie tahla alta
us ssassy tfsnkets eE her german f&vars.
Asek = srlsn8ia fslAaw. Il he EAa
m4anRy
Ah ~ bad nasnsy s&Aa Faustne.
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rs9ht. sac sAsa pseeasgy. "a ia lavs a..
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