Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1891-02-27

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Catherine. Do you know what time 1t
is?"
Time enough Ia pack up and catch the
last train Ia London. Don raise objections.
II stay at this place, with associations III
every part of il which remind me of that
unhappy man, shall 20 mai. The shock l
have suffered. the misery, tic humiliation
| tel! yuu Is more than | can bear. Stay
here hv NoIl-rlf # You like: ! moan TO GO
She paced with frantic rApdty mp and
down thu room. Ms. PrrSty took the only
way los whiri II was possible t. calm her.
"CnmpoS, ,oai-c,f. Catherine. and all that .
Won wish shall b. done. I'll settle every /
thing wit. tho landlord and give the maid .
her orders. III down by the open window;
let tie wand binw over you."
Tie railway service from Sydenham to /
l.,uaon Is ate ec,v.ce. At a few minutes !
before maa .ht they wcrr in time for the /
last train When they left the cation Cath !
crime wa.rlim enough 10 communicate her
plans tni the iuidrr. the nearest hotel TO
the t.rm.u,,, would o:l.r them accommodate
ton for that u.Cit. CA the next dav they
could thai >pm' qilrt pace ia III" country
no matt = Wa,r. 49, i'". - they were not
distuih.f 'F. ... AZ i-~i and peace, and
my r..ti - ,...cl.' Catherine sad.
Il .ct IA, - y know where 10 md me-"
These conditions w,rr strictly OILS rvcd-
with an except ou IN favor Of MI Strrazin.
While his clients p"ruuldry afIifN were
still unsettled the lawyer Ia his CAIN 10 be
taken into her confidence.
The next morning found Capt Bennydeck
still keeping his rooms at Sydrnham. The
state oi his mind presented a complete con
traSt 10 the state uf GATHERINGS mind. 80
far from sharing her aversion " the per-
sonal associations which were connected
with the hotel, he found his one consolation
In visiting the Scenes which reminded him
! OF the beloved woman whom he had lost
| The reason for this was not far 10 seek. His
| was the Ian SoSt nature an,I his had been tho
| most devoted love.
As usual his letters were forwarded TO him
from his place Of residence in London.
| Those addressed In handwlitings that he
knew were the first that ho read. The Others
he took out with him 10 that seques:ered
part OF the garden IN which he had passed
the happlest hours OF his life by GATHERINGS
side.
lie had been thinking Of her all the morn
Ing; he was thinking Of her now.
Ills unopened correspondence offered
harmless occupation TO his thoughts, in the
meanwhile. One after another he read the
ie''efs WIN an a,"h''"n cohs'an,S "ahuo
Ing and constantly recalled, until he opened
the last OF them that remained. In mo-
nicn' nio'o MS 'i''e'es' was aoSioou. ino
nfs' sentences III inc ie''rr 'oiu MN una. .,'e
uesei"u creature "ho'h nc ha, met u, INC
gatden-the stranger 70 whoH Tic hau ohefeu
neip ana cohsoia'oh IN 'ne present anu ~,
inc iu'ufe-was no othei thah inc iost gun Oh
whoni nc nan oreii 40 long III searcH' tlio
daughtero oil hoderick Westefheid, once his
dearest anu Oldest iriehn.
In the pages tia' followed tne writer CON
nded 10 MN hei sau Story iea'ing IL !" hcr
iathef if'ehd 10 decide whethet sne was
worthy Oh the sympathy when ne hau VI
fcred To her when he Thought she was
stranger.
This part OF her letter was necessarily
repetition OF what Bennydeck had read In
the confession which Catherine had address,
cd to him. That generous woman had been
guilty of one, and but one, concealment or
the truth. In relating the circumstances
under which the eiopement from Mount
Morven had taken place. she had abstained,
In Justice to the sincerity OF Sydney's re-
pentance, from mentioning Sydney's name.
Another instance" the captain thought
bitterly a. he closed the letter, ''of the vir-
tues which might have made the happiness
OF my life!'
But he was bound to rcmember-and he
did remembcr-,hat there was now new
interest tcnderly associating Itself with his
life To come. The one best way OF telling
oyahey now aear she was 10 nun airea"y'
ior ncr iather SAKE wouid DO 10 answer
ner IN person. lie hurried away 70 Lonaoh
oy hc hrs' ta'n' ana drove at once 10 ran
OARS pace Oh aoode 70 ask ior oydheys al
dress
wondering what haa become OF 'he post
SCRIPT 10 ms ietter. which nad gwen Benny
aeck ue inlot'nauoh OF wn'ch ne was now
III search' itandai compnen WIN ms irieha .
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