The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-07-10

yeh told me-" She looked behind he,c..
tsoussy. Hes comm tonight after .s-,r
candle-iightin'. she said, Mar. IA
don't feel Jest right"
Jen's little teeth showed against her Ia.
she seemed % be smiling. Her brown hai,
loose about her shoulders. gave her face
look OF transparency. Sae vas sitting n.
against the bolster, through the cr,s.on
cover Of which the bl1e-striped ticKir.
showed family, ike wsshed-o1t design
in the muslin. The baby fretted, and -
gave it swift disliking glance.
Let him in when he comes. she said.
imp3ssiveiy.
As Mrs. Ka!e turned. gathering ID N.
tin basin and CASTLE soap. Jen called her
''Git me piece OF paper-thet the soan
came in II do-and a pencil Thar used Il
be one N the to- burer drawer"
When her aunt came back she fond
Jen staring with heavy eyes =: the child
beside her. 4 folded paper lay On ths
quilt
send one OF the boys next door 10 IN.
store with It. she said. They'll give i
to-the person IT'S for
Mrs kale sc-usinized the direction with
respectful ave in her eyes.
Who's * 70 ," she asked AIMS that
first letter TT
IAN l." said Jen. IN tell You Al
about Il tomorrow. It's only q notiens Of
mine. Send IL right smack OF"
Al uightfalI arhin rain began 70 sinh
down. and as Ien listened she could hsar
The accumulated drops splash on the win.
dow sill from the low caves. She peerei
out at an end of the calico curtain hard bT
the bed II was pitch DARK Down ths
road pinkIsh blur struck outward from
the store windows. Mixed with the Whit.
fng wind she caught the sound of hanio
A dance was probably forward n some OF
the village houses. and Jen's mind vent
bitterly back TO the days when she had
been the brightest figure OF such merry.
making. her hand sought for the gay
measures with fervency Of purpose which
more than once had led 70 such misunder.
standings between her admirers IS oaiy
personal encounters could clear away. II
was ali past no~-aer time o. roses. and
other girls trimmed their ways for love.
While she. Jen. lay IN her bed, the niser.
abe mother o. child whose father .as
hated
And then. ~ she fingered n this sor.
rowful musing, feeling her spirit blown
va-abond snd Illustrate as the uncertain
wind outside. IL seemed 20 her, on as1d-
den, thai there were mems voices BEYOND
the window and the sound OF sc1fse. A
shot rang sharp
Now Quiz that foolishness, M.rn
some one said II tone OF Ioc1lsr sxpos-
rularson- Seven fellers against you
Don't make no trouble; things Is lookin'
ID, anyhow. Beasley's On the meEd-nov
quit thai squirming-"
Ien raised herself in bed. Listening.
There was noise OF STEPS OF the porch.
The door ierked open and = young nan in
uiserab.v torn clothes. his falr hair ti<or.
6e-ei. strobe in
''JenI'' he cried. elasp.ng her; "Oh yeal
Il don't care I'd rather be caught than
try 10 live another hour without see1as
you, Way didn'E you Ie: me come soonsrf
Was I. because you lodged Be1s4eY "a,
going 10 die? Twas mighty worried abou.
yo1. Jen, but | stood II I'LL | got wind u
some stories theE were stirring about NE,
though knew you wouldn't he2- 10 en-,
Jeni Yol know TOO well I never cared
snap o. nv Enge- for no woman but yen
got nv sins 10 answer for, but iheyvs
never ben against NY wife" He broke
OF. painting. MS eyes set On Jsn's face.
baby. chains couldn't ef held ne
TAe men shout the door had Withdrawn
= little Someone was Lighting Lantern.
and tas darkness QClcAe1sd IS Il the
whole world had flushed with sense Of
ERe strange rapture which flooded iea's
being She dung her arms about him,
G-awinc his head fercely 70 Ter heart,
and then she thrust him sway.
Mart" she ssli. n ; faZnFIng voice.
'-ioQ's you touch me- ain. 81 ! Tod
AeFers yo1'd be here tonight"
LoS1eR started back MS eyes dark with
expanded pupils Under his slight ysl-
low nous -2ehe rs bps shcs Ike iron
"I01," he nQt,ersd. ing wife. ny
She sa2tc6e6 80 his sleeve Wiz s-LIen.
ing 4nse-S
4 Believed them lies. Mart, Dons,
don't; y01- eyes kills me-" she covered
under his hard glance.
I've done with yea" be said I've
gos No wIfel'
Mart"
He sg--ck her hand away And then.
even - he tur2sd 70 - from he Eonza
Nao had betrayed him. ne stopped short,
: strange confusion working r1-Ocsl tae
tense lines Of his f4ce / lltzIs StIEed cry
sounded Il fae 1<d clothes 81 gelfs side
Win s-2-den wlli hope barn q despair
len dung the covers back
1e De1 OUTSIDE. 81 King among them
se-yeS, began - speculate
Blame &. sal Msvers / s5z's going
20 hurry eT," He La2zhszi rather tn
cs-z2l1ly - BE leaned against -hs porch
poSs. his hack - the h2lf-S11s 6oo-. waieh
Just 1Aea, through rs 1z-rOx 0VS1lag dis
c-osSd Loxasa with Ms wife IN Ms arms.
Eva W1LoEE NCGLASs0S-
There az IL Lo1@o1 81 cQzzo7 Lodging
a72ss> -11e2 asvs Ess-1x 6s3.aCo Inhabitants In
.aess sz-TszS z7e sa0z. asa woze1 sri gS.is.