Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1891-02-06

the past. which she had such bitter reason tt,
regret. and foreboGn-S of the future, in
which she was more than half inclined 10 be-
lieve, oppressed her al one and the same mo-
ment. She thought of the different circum-
stances. so widely separated by time, under
which Herbert years ago. and Brnnydcck
Owenty-t0ur hours since had each owned
hiSlove and pleaded for an iudul-"nt.h hearing
Her mint c"ntrJ>trd the diN-iul.ar results.
Pressed by TIE faith,.~s man who had so
cruelty wrun-rd hex in after years, she only
wondered why lac had waited So long before
he asked her t" marry him. Addressed with
equal ard"r 10y that other man, whose age
Whose character. Whose modest devotion Of
frrrd her every assurance of happiness that
woman C"u.d desire. She had Struggled
against herself. ami had begged him To give
her 4 day Ia c"n~.lrr That day was now
drawing tu an rId. As she watched the set
ting sun III" phantom of her guilty husband
daIkcncd tie heavenly light; rnhlttcrcd the
iiStrust of herself which made her afraid TO
say yes, AMI lett her helpless before the hest.
tation which prevented her from saying no.
HE figure of man appeared on the lone
ly path that led to the lodge gate.
lmpulSIvely she rose from her seat as he
advanced. lmpulSvely she sat down again.
After that first act OF INDIGESTION the futter
OF her spirit, .i1t.cd; She was able 10 think.
To avoid him. after he had spared her at
her own request. would have been an act of
ingratitude; to receive him was to place her
self once more in the false position of 4 wo-
mn a. daI 20 a
Forced to choose between these alternatives,
her true regard for Bennydeck forbade her
to think of herself, and encouraged her to
wait for him. As he came nearer she saw
anxiety in his face, and observed an open
letter in his hand. He smiled as he APP
preached her, and asked leave to take chair
at her side AT the same time, when he per
ceived that she had noticed his letter, he put
1t away hurriedly in his pocket
II hope nothing has happened to annoy
you," she said.
He smiled again. and asked If she was
| thinking of his letter. 1T is only report"
he added, from my second in command,
whom have left in charge of my home. He
is an excellent man, but am afraid his tenn
per is not proof against the ingratitude which
we sometimes meet with. lie doesn't yet
make allowances for what even the best nat
ureS suffer under the deteriorating influence
of self-distrust and despair No; l am not
anxious about the result of this case. for
get all my anxeties Except One) when am
with you"
His eyes told her that he was about to re-
turn to the one subject that she dreaded. She
trled-as women will try, in the little emer-
gencies of their lives-to gain time.
II am interested about your home" she
said; II want to know what sort of place It
is. Is the discipline very severe?'
There is no discipline" he answered,
warmly. "My one object is to be friend
to my friendless fellow-creatures; and my
one way OF governing them is to follow the
teaching OF the sermon on the mount What
ever else may remind them of when they
come to me, am determined not to remind
them of prison. For this reason, though !
pity the hardened wanderers of the streets,
don't open my doors to them. Many a ref.
uge. In which discipline is inevitable, is open
70 these poor sinners already. NV welcome
Is offered to pentientS and sufferers of an.
other kind-who Lave fallen from positions
IN life in which the sense of honor has been
cultivated; whose Despair IS associated with
remembranceS which l may 80 encourage
with the new testament to help me, as to
lead them back to the religious influences un-
der which their purer and happier lives may
have been passed. Here and there l meet
with disappointments, but persist in nv
system of trusting them as freely as If they
were my own children, and, for the most
part, they Justify my confidence in them.
On the day-if it ever comes-when l find
discipline necessary shall suffer my disap-
pointment and close my doors"
us your house Open," Catherine asked,
ITO men and women alke?"
lie was eager to speak with her on a sub.
ject more interesting to him even than his
home Answering her question in this frame
of mind his thoughts wandered; he drew
lines absently with his walking-stick on the
soft earth under the trees.
1.-THE means at my disposal" he said "are
limited. have been obliged to choose be.
tween the men and the women"
land you have chosen women?'
"Yes."
ssWhy:''
Because lost woman Is more friend.
less creature than lost man."
DO they come to you, or do you look for
them?"
"They mostly come to me- There Is one
young woman, however, now waiting to see
me, whom have been looking for. l am
deeply interested in her.
us it her beauty that interests you?'
Il have not seen her since she was child.
She is the daughter of an old friend of mine,
who died many years ago."
And with that claim on you, you keep
her waiting"
YES"
He let his stick drop on the ground, and
looked at Catherine; but he offered no OK.
PLANTATION Of his strange conduct. She was
little disappointed. You have been some
time away from your home," she said; still
searching for his reasons. when do you
60 backT'
II go back" he answered, "wIen know
whether may thank God for being the hap
piest man living"
They were both silent