Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1891-01-16
jVil Genius,
n DOMESTIC STORY.
BY WILKIE COLLINS.
BEFORE THE $


BEFORE THE
CHAPTER NNNlN.
Erlon-ir- (, The elder generation which Z
Is ..Ntd IL see the aye of hurry, and has no (
sympathy With it. Mrs Plcsty entered the
sitting-room al the hotel two hours before /
the time that had been fixed for leaving
SandySeal with her mind al ease on the sub
iect of her luggage. My boxes are locked,
strapped. and labeled: hate being hurried.
What's that your rcading?" she asked, dis
covering book on her daughters lap and
hastv action on her daughters part which
looked like trying To hide it.
Mrs. Ormond made the most common and,
where the object is to battle curiosity, the
most useless OF preyaricatinS replies. When
her mother asked her what she was reading
she answered Nothing"
"Nothing-' Mrs. PreSty repeated with an
ironcal assumption of interest. The book
OF all Others, Catherine. that most want to
see" She snatched up the book, opened it
at the first page, and discovered an inscrip-
ton in faded ink which reused her indigna
ton: ITO dear Cathe. 4e, from Herbert on
the anniversary of OR marriage" What
ullinucHutu iiochclN III 'HoSc NoiuS, itdu ny
the later light of the di orce. well, this is
mean" said Mrs. Pr sly. Keeping that
wretch's present after the public exposure
which he has forced on you. Oh, Cath
erine!'
Catherine was not quite so patient with
her mother as usual. keeping my best re-
membrane of the happy time of my life,"
she answered.
Misplaced sentiment" Mrs. Presty de-
clared. but must make allowances for
you; your mind is giving way, my dear, UNI
der the influence of this miserable place"
Catherine asserted her own opinion against
her mothers opinion for the second time. II
have recovered my health at Sandyseal,' she
said. Il like the place, and / am sorry to
leave it"
''Give me the shop windows, the streets,
the life, the racket, and the smoke or Lon
dol" crled MIS-. iresty. ihanK heaven,
these rooms are let over our heads, and out
we must go, whether we IKE II or not"
Inns expression OF gratiteue was followed
by KNOCK at the door, and by a voice out
SIDE asking leave 10 come IN, which was, be-
yond all uouDt, the voice OF Randall Llnley.
With GATHERINGS book still in her posses
sloh MIS-: Iles.y openeu the taole-urawer,
, ~ NJ, anu oios gu .no Ilamei Nun q
uals. Dlscose,nls uie 'wo iaules' ha,luai
IN aston,sh r"o o' way anu ''''eo "' '"e
AL nS.ohishihen.
,non;r rd 'oO eAi'''' " DUO u'' MIS- 1 ie''s
IT hoard Won ,xare bere from, our fr,opd
Sarrazin" Randall said. ..bnt 7 eynected tn
see Cant Bennvdeck Have 7 mistaken the
numherp surely tbeso are bis roomsY,
Catherine attemnted to eynIain vrbov
mere Cant. Bennvdeck'. rooms - she hogan
..hnt be was On lind oltbonoh We orc ,,oetaot
strangers to him
Mrs' prestv internosed "Mv dear faith,
crime Won have not had nv ADVANTAGES. Won
have not been Taught Tn make a comnI;cotod
Statements in few words. Permit me- IN SEIZE
the points lin the late Mr. Prestv,s stvIaI
and to nut them in the strongest light. This
place. Randall. is always fnIi: and we didn't
write long enough beforehand to secure
rooms. Capt. Bennydeck happened To be
downstairs when he heard that we wee
Obliged to go away. and that one of us Wa
lady in delicate health. This sweetest of
men sent us word that we were welcome to
take his rooms, and that he would sleep on
board his yacht. Conduct worthy of Sir
Charles Grandson himself. When l went
downstairs to thank him he was gone-and
here we have been for nearly three weeks
sometimes seeing the captain;s vach. ant to
our great sIrnrise never r,o;r9 Tho .snta IN
himseIf.n
There's co,h,rc IN ho surr-;sod Of Mrs
1,.rt nanrrd.o,r H. do;nr Lind
tb;nrs 80 p..a.' t,a;,,s .t,o.,1oS ax-
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ewev 70 Tho ;,n.t;o,, r.. oato,, t,,o ,,oxt train
westwa,d inst asI an ro;rr now had
cnIv two ,vor,s - coz, 20 ,,,, fr;ord .hout a
narson in whom he IL ,nterested~and + can
sav them in this wavn He wrote in nencij
IN one of his visiting cards and laid n on
the table 81 shalI he hack in london In a
week he resumed. sand Won will tell me at
what address / can find Won Tn the mean
while miss Kitty. Where Is sheep
Kitty was sent for. She entered the NOM
looking unusually quiet and subdued. but
discovering Randall became herself sga;n IN
t. moment and iumnad IN his knee
ooh IIncle RandaI Pm so gIod N con
vopr, She Checked herself and ioohoa Of
hor mother uNTav |, con hin, T1roIo P.r.
daiy,, sha .stad s.0r hos no choncod bic
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nv" naio' A,o O,noiu NV. WISH
mas sa1w WI. up aliu ulluels'3ou ~
-. =. s',u ; u,ou .H.onc,ie nel " ner own
happy 'snoanIc ou nave sot your oeai
eoou iio' ' nc oalu, anu you nave so'