Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1891-09-04
CHAPTER XVIII
IIINGil NttL

When Louise reached her chamber
hers now by grace. not night her fufti
tude gave way. and ,ha hour that fGl
lows,l was ttr mu-t fpflorn aud mi-era
lic iu h.r Dit Ma. how rrh that life
had b,.en Ia friends ani fortunes AMI
true hapti,isA= aud nos ~ have So lila
sio,- ,li-tS'liei truth wa bitter iniec.i'
Nl,e ran u al through Ii- siflish ,lr
Nights. IT. hrst HnHh ~ wumanh,vtd
dawn the early triumph AMI tho black
bar ~ snrruw that tell athssfi them aht
that vet brought such tigh msftis. in Us
shadow. the dear stranger sh- hal loyssi
sni nnnfncd ~ mother. thu gentle
tn,lr Tom. her first ani t~.st friend
and ths later day. when HE grew 49,
snriuns Yet -, blessed even in moments
~ anguish. A. -,"p hy step abe bel baek
~ virtue ani s,lserne@s ss,d l,eacr the onu
man she lovs-i sni honofesl IN thu wiir
wufld How u eumfort.i her sn lhink
n such . time ~ this. that the kindnesa
81 strangers toward an orphan hal iha.
come bark Va mercy snd benefit o. their
d"uf' u ssnt besm - Joy 81 hst sDal
h. s.e nov ths, Ia the providence q u,ui
she hal repaid the deh, lsid apsn be- rs
her ministry o. una Ia nss-i n the help
~ wsnans sInile aud I'r~iss aud morn
ins and evening kls.
49,. w b'sis apIriiuiInsnt sna y, he
Efs'e shr had .asu'l her uncle - u nal
noS h~f unsie, hsf dearest snd Gals
friend !, hal h~sn . hard task ~ haA
,Asea every ~o'nsnly r~soares. hsi isss
81 her Christian faith, bat Col MrAfdis
wa. nov again = R,si, tEns man Aud
this "a her ioasl, sini. seeking g. rs its
place snh effand In the world. vas "a
plansi.uh enough ~ ussis as.lan Va be-
career. aud bFuught her peace
And how beautiful Wa hss victory
What q chsaas ihe@a later ,enfa haa
s~sn In = character the, WIN psalss AMI
affectloa even ., lie wussii lisw nul,is
he had Truwn, aud hos th"ashifui. isn
dee aud fonal lies wlnh waa las hst
standards were hls che Fuls.' his Will
and life
90 late shs hal noted this e,sai,iels.i
eonqne~, aud the affreii,nsiu r.vrs@aes
~ hss lesfiua to~asi hsF that -lsaes
fruan the harmeny n their siuis but
now her sv.s s~ady explanations vac
ishs'i. ~ fsf 'fon heiha asst - kin.
~ tls~ - hl.ssa i'.ls.sd ,l.ssn. aai in the
eelssssis eye ssas bal ever isaasi them
WHY, shen, that sruwtna ln,sf,sl that
vset8g4uas lHfiasncp. that ssfalaaluas ~
ssnstsa. thai asisf~n.s AMI kiadne.s
that wtstful tenderness that shs saw "A
time. w llss.ss mysterious arsY sBssf
A spifit whisl@Tvsl the .s-rs, w hs'
ssni
ia ls Explained, she ssii asi then,
a lsss. ,is. seafs oains. hat tlssy aowed
spftly aud easily aad oss.s-i 10 pain
And NV with ,his elsw che followed
hsF life ,hfuaah ssaia, aud ail sss'nsd
very elrsT
"iis loves me shs ,huaKhi and has
Toe years. !, I. hove. NJ, ffi~ai-hir that
has ssv.i hitn Hat ssn nus b. knas
n f,z my sake The disparity in umF
years. oar Fvla,ions. The path ~ alssiss
asr. my embarrassment. the elaim q
wuald give hina, the danarF - afaliiaas
SPEAKING ne lsse all ,hs~s Fea.sas shut
bis irsa ltI~l aud. .seaaAa he ls iFuly
snse"snimoas. he with carry his sssfvs
eth him IA the grave unl'~."
Thew vas the ts,lai lsnalss. slept ils
de THAI night fos thinkiha - that wa.
nl~nsoas "unle~. Nut hli the mognles
bring . addition hat q. the aay wass
os shs fnund an. alternative oatllnina a
eli they shouli still h. e. thsf hsa
been. ~ closerl the truth shnalA MT sep
zFate them
tn -, thas far was prugr~--. sni gave
her . standpoint oa witch she u'ssli
meet her lsnefas,ns wiih the sEaos and
outward calm. N not the t~sas'e, - yssFe
The s-ss eonid h. I-ssiIs,ns-i ani, q. u
hspt~nesi. al. hal not hing b. wait
That niaht q. after isaiiina ths world
ont they drew M i~fove ~. n.sn IRE
on the h~sTth, lus the haIgaess husE -
the day. the cuionsi sessn-d strangely
nervous and III Al rsse Pr time be
at silently watching the pTans'ins flansea
then turning saddealy toward ls,,aise he
said. gently. ha, In hts afsae.t msnnss
"fsouise. yoa will h. thirty in Maruh
think yun oaghs b. marry"
What did he meant iies heart l.~gan
~ ,hFob ga,skly sad uass.sslily she
eould nsa slzsss 90 losk y, hlm iias u
b. nsssnei her eonfesioa he did nos
chooss 10 heed n. and eo, timed
'Pro,estsntism offers M osfveF ts =
fesnsle eellbste. Individual essss there
may ~ ~ sIinstsFs who have chs.~sn .
single life and found satisfaction in "a
But don't think yoa ~uali. .-Isss'ially
N may say ~. after nay death
L,oaisr. who hung h,esthiv.. aIr,n hls
words. nov teaan b. psc-svs their drsft
Tie wen, oal
II think yon ouRh, Ia marry | al
via" you Ia marry Aud. i.oal-s, rpss,s.
niSs tina, ssn. IN this eoan-rlllns asaias,
myself assume that the marriage
would 10 wis and happy ere that
means you would love ynuf husband
that means I shoali be" you
And ] youi" exclaimed is,alse. i,n
pulslsely, drawing n.arvf ~ tlis c,ii,t,sl
''unele, shall never lsass yua''
mo, no h. replied, calm Bee, ., only
by visible eifuF, mo. sua mus, MT
s@y that deaF' Ne, son don't l=s he
that is different Ha. / want saa o.
marFy. b. ssst. ths swe~isst iu,s and
the hnest fnrrows ~ hfe lva Frai that
In Cosea 'he male umsn l,s ng ~ha IL
unmarried is never eail,-l . man, what
sver hts sse That Is tahi and a mar
rage 'a even more sn the " man than
the man
As to rsr~pns. ne rouiinnsd. a
shnallnt think - adviains, though |
should hrg~ a. have your cnnAipisus
Hut ! have t-.n thinking u ihla ynanH
NJ ba@~eit Ne 10 = handsome. hones,
agreeable man abgut your nwn age
oh. don unclsi' she interrupted
VERY veil. Louiss b. s.sli a 49,
pain y,a Let 4. Fvss There 90 the
pr~@n,, a.d Jet voai heart l.@ yuuF guide
Fortunately you arr independent Won
-uins money. AMI nsf - veil
sav now TIA, Al nay death ,sy property
~ill continue g. h. yourp
"Yua Rpsi. siai. noble mani 80
rlsilnei Louis hrf ewes tsimfui ~
tears And ye, you would drive me
away
For yvur rn,-i. islulss
"uncle, shall never irsve Yau'' she I
rried with passionate eAfnes,neaa
Never Yen ~. everything g. me.
mi You shall h. always. anl u yua de
'r~i. which heaven f'slaii ~ love your
nemory alone'"