The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-06-21

he begged, 81 am lsot regretting ii van
know. | would rather love you honsjs!!'J,a1
than not at all. = he laid his NY
on the obstructing parasol, when 4 he..e
step advancing on the piazza made ~
turn impatiently.
Colonel Mackenzie appeared around II.
corner of the hotel.
well, well, young folks, he said ch...
lily, trying sun bath 2"
OF course il was Miss Bruce who renlj.a
restoring her parasol TO its position bsbin1
her head
Come and sit down. colonel. !" she 49,
cordially, although her voice was not ou;ss
steady ''Mr Cary and I have been f sis
ing metaphysics, and we need you.r
Cary rose, and, indicating his chair :.
the professor, seated himself on the ME-
rail opposite, his face still showing &C.,
OF excitement.
Been having rather a heated areums,.
l perceive" remarked the colonel. tar;rs.
the chair and hopping his brow with NJ
handkerchief.
Not quarreling; Oh no." said Ss,..
Bruce. I'VE quite agree We were snsss
ing of the opinions you asserted yesterdss
morning, and we did not only agree v;X
each otheR but with YOU"
You did agree with him, YOU mean
said Cary. gazing at her steadily "Whs1
/ told you has shaken you"
The color ebbed slowly away from NJ.
Bruce's face, and she nodded. ssYss q
has shaken me little, but not my on;ss
ion."
"Ahl Then you do not understand CT
onel Mackenzie's position. You ho6
professor, as l understand it, that il ma
feels deep attraction for a woman sTsK
sorbing love that he cannot keen siIerr.
concerning it, it is because she has alresd,
preferred him."
THAT is my doctrine" returned Ia
colonel, stoutly.
"There? ?" said Cary, "you hear him, ~
YES" returned the girl in low ton.
"and / agree with him."
"You do not believe then what ;uu
told you"
She nodded again, slowly. 81 bel;ev.
you-yes, she said with soft distinctness
The agitation in her face and the Ioak =
the lieutenant's moved the colonel T.
generous indignation, which, afterward X
amused him to remember. What Ras
come over you, man. Can't you endure a
be differed with? ?"
The young officer seemed not In hav.
heard him. He looked bewildered snS
pale, but studied the girls pure face mo,e
EFFICIENTLY than ever. Then" he began.
and stopped.
Her lips trembled. Ihe colonel looked
from one to the other. White with n.
ger, upon my word, " he thought. ~ an
peared on the scene just in tine. Then.
aloud: Cary. | want you to- come oyer
to the library with me. | have sometime
there / want your opinion Of"
The lieutenant stood upright and smiled
at his superior officer with look In M
face the colonel had never before sen
there. There was clear-eyed, alert IL
umphant expression about him y
leaned on one hand on the back Of Nh
Bruce's chair.
81 am sorry not to oblige you, pro<Nw
but the fact is--I'm-engaged."
Colonel Mackenzie stared naanntk
the young mans changed couas<nancs
and began to suspect that
Then he looked into Miss BrueesisA
ooh. it will keep well enough, Cary,"M
circulated, rising so hastily that be over
turned his chair. Don't Inconvenience
yourself at all I'll"
But nobody noticed that the genial pro
fessor was at loss for words TO fnish
his sentence. In the involuntary glance
he cast back as he retreated around TIE
angle of the piazza he saw that Cary hd
stopped. Miss Bruce's parasol was shsd-
ing two.