The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-10-02

better than could with your mother.
well, We won't try TO reason with
mamma. I've heard you say many time
that she never would hear reason. Of
course, you know. darling. I'm not doing
anything iInprudent. Ted is only waiting
for Mr.. Lorton TO come home TO have his
appointment as attorney 10 the Creamery
Trust with salary of ten thousand year !:
and q family that can't live on ten thou
sand year ought TO starve. And besides,
that Is only beginning. When people
see what Ted is the big cases will come IN.
snd We shall have an income to astonish
you. That ought to content mamma. Ard
1t isn't as if Helen and Teresa wouldn't
marry. Now Papa Humphreys. you
are an old soldier. you named me Honor
because Honor was the dearest thing on
earth TO you. And I'm not going 10 ask
you 10 do living thing contrary to your
principles, only 10 take mamma on little
Journey, to Washington City or to New
Orieans-auywnere. You press that but
ton and I'll do the rest" And il was at
the end of a delightful half hour that Mrs.
Humphreys found Honor sitting on her
fathers knees, all smiles and tears and
tans.es.
Il suppose" said Mrs. Humphreys,
''from the appearance of things, that your
good sense has come to the rescue, my
child. OF course. Mr.. Chipperley's fortune
is our last consideration. 1t is himself,
his intelligence. his breeding. his good
ness, that We think calculated TO make
you happy. But it is outside of the pos
sinilities that young girl should refIse
the settlements he offers"
well. mamma" said Honor, moving
from her pleasant seat and twisting up
her hair. II give you tair warning that
when l marry Mr.. Chipperley I will not
accept q settlement of any Sort"
my Child"
mo. No man shall think marry him
for his money"
''But, Honor, what an absurd, high
flown notion!"
mo matter. mamma. l give you my
ultimatum. If you want me to marry Mr..
Chipperley, no settlement, no gifts, not a
ring. not flower. And you may tell
him sou
"Humph! suppose he can give it to
you afterwards, just the same. But
must say 1t is the most quixoiic nom
sense
Never mind about that. Yon are will
ing to sell me-but / have some rights,
some feelings: l will arrange the terms
myself" And she swept out of the room.
We'll" said her mother to the old gen.
eral. who stared. confused, not quite ac-
commodating his ideas to Honor's words,
but keeping wise silence in the presence
of his superior officer, II am SO glad. so
relieved that she consents at all. that I
will say no more at present. You had
best see Mr.. Chipperley at once and give
him to understand that she must be ap-
preached most deiicately."
''My love. you would do all that much
better yourseif-a mans laundering bludg-
eon--your dainty rapier-"
Very we'll, then, leave it all to me-"
said Mrs. Humphreys, with great good ma
ture; and satisfied that events were shap-
ing to her mind, she wrote note sum-
moning Mr.. Chipperley. and when
he came she gave him to understand that
at last his suit was accepted, but that, i'll
fact, as some one in Shirley said of all
women, Miss Honor was very kittle-k katie,
and there must be no mention of gifts or
settlements, or in fact of the understand
ing itself. my daughter is exceedingly
sensitive, and the idea that it might be
thought your wealth Was factor in this
happy conjunction-
lighted Mr.. Chipperley, 81 understand, 1
understand" and did not understand in
the least.
Poor Mr.. Chipperley! TWAS not really
blissful period to him that followed this
rather peculiar betrothal. in which the
bride had given no promise, signified no
assent and expressed no feeling. He would
have liked to press that hand of hers. but
it was snatched away before he had more
than icily touched 1t. He would have
liked to drop the epera-cloak on those
lovely shoulders, but that officious Ted
Dane was allowed to be before him; he
longed to fold his arms about her and press
one kiss upon those luscious lips-he would
as soon have offered such familiarity
to the Tinted Venus. When he saw
her at charity concert. playing on the
violin. looking like one of Fra Angeiico's
angels, in a long red gown, spahgled with
golden stars. with the loose sleeves falling
open over an arm fit for a tawny young
Cleopatra, he wanted to cry out to all the
world, 'She is mine! She is mnev' But
you would have thought she had never
seen him before. All the same. he was
quite positive that when she was his wife,
fast and sure, she should never wear q red
gown again. In this red gown she was so
unlike, so brilliant, so overpowering. so
effacing. that she gave Mr.. Chipperley
the singular sensation Of being unfaith-
full to q wife: he felt as if there were
really something unlawful in his
passion, and it was far from being
agreeable to him. ''If it were anyone but
herself" he thought, II should declare
that gown could be worn only by the
scarlet lady. 1t puts out mans sight.
1t almost puts out his love. How much
more womanly, how much fairer and
softer that silverv thing her cousin wore,
a very sweet woman, that Marian Marcy.
/ must really speak to Honor about her
vivid toilets. AS for the gentle cousin,
she's altogether too nice to waste on Ted
Dane! a creature, not too bright or
good for human natures daily food"
And then vaguely aud obscurely Mr..
Chipperly thought what pity it was that
a man might not marry two women at
once.
Somehow or other, Marian Marcy was
always in the room now when Mr.. Chip
perley was admitted to the presence. 1t
was not so much of an effort to follow
Marian as he had found it to keep up with
Honor's flights and vagaries; she soothed
him after the attempt; she always agreed
with him, and he felt with. half an uncer-
tain sigh that Ted. Dane was gong to
have very resttul person for wife.
Mr.. Lorton has returned, and We are
talking OF their domino party" said
Honor "A wilderness of flowers and
SeidPs orchestra. Maud Van Week is
Catherine of Russia. and Belle Decers as
Catherine of Aragon"-
And you?" said Mr.. Chlpperley.
I'VE thought first of Petrucio's Katha-
rine and Camoen's Catharina"-
Sweetest eyes were ever SEEM"
quoted he.
and asps and all that, you know. But it's
too much trouble: We will go just in our
brown dominos."
'.Ill wear my brown gown and never
dress too fine." quoted Marian.
Yes. We will just go In orr brown
dominoes. That is exactly the way I
should like to be married." Honor said
suddenly, looking up with flash of eyes
pany. no cards. just Ted and you and
Marian and l, all at ont. time, all our own
Misunderstanding out from the bail, go
ing TO the minister's, and going our own