The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-10-02
would come out on in the end if you had
martial vaur idaal |

would come out on in the end if you had
married your ideal"
And you leave out all the companion
ship. the oneness. the the"
Three uncommonly nice women have
found companionshlp with Mr.. Chipperley
very satisfying"
Eyes. they had all they wished of it early
and left for parts unknown. Oh, how
bored they must have been!'
Bored! With Mr.. Chipperleyv"
81 believe that you are in love with that
man yourself. MaddyP'
''Well, now, Honor. I've said all I had
to say. If you think il over seriously and
remember that all this time Ted hasn't
whispered word"
''Oh, yes, he has-whispered-ap plenty. T"
''He hasn'. spoken out"
"And not to do that?"
us very unmanly."
''And If he had?"
at would be very scoundrelly."
marian Marcy, I'll never speak to you
again'
It'll next time" said Marian, as she left
the room. "There." she murmured, as the
door closed, II believe I've said every
word my uncle asked me to say"
And Honor burst into tears, tore of her
lace scarf and hid her face in it, and
snatched 1t away, conscious in the midst
of her trouble that every tear was . spot
upon Tic TIDDtNS, anu Scpttu out 10 the
image of herself in the mirror: "Oh oh |!
I am so afraid l shall be tempted into
marrying Mr.. ChipperleyW And she
rummased out photograph of Ted from
a chaos of sachets and beads and ribbons
and laces, and looked at il nlagnified and
halved through the mist of her tears !;
and then she had to battle her eyes in
hot water aud then in cold, and to
powder the lids. and to pale them, by
comparison, with little rouge upon her
checks. before Pinky returned and
clothed her in the gown the color of the
heart of damask rose. in which she went
off TO dinner. where she was TO meet Mr.
Chipperley, who hated the color of the
heart of a damask rose.
Mr.. Chipperlcy's wives had all been
pailid women dressing in pallid colors
One or two o. them would have liked 10
wear grass-grcen gown. or one even
OF sea blue; one more daring than the
rest had appeared in a primrose-colored
silk, but ii aroused such uncomfortable
remarks that she only wore it once
No: soft grays and mauves were the only
wear for them; and now whea their like
ness rose on his memory the only dis
tinct thing about it. the lawns and irahs
OF their garments, those. too, as delicate
eyebrows had merged into dark positive
lines, as blue eyes had become gray and
now darted forth hazel CLEANS, were
swiftly suifusing themselves with
deep reds and dazzling pinks and
glowing purpies. And he felt AS
though he had forbidden il and Nav and
Mary and Maria were wearing these colors
in spite of his expressed will. 1t had the
effect Of unmarrying him. more than any
thing else. more than death itself and lie
was decidedly dispieased with himself 20
find that he was more wildly and pas
sionate,v in love with this brilliant
creature in her burning reds and vel
lows than he had been vita all his
tender little peari-gray and indistinct
wives put together. Ii seemed 10 Mr.
Chirperley that he had been an indistinct
man himself ,ili now; he found himself
growing 10 the measure o! has love; he had
had 70 stcon before; now he mast climb
this gorgeous, glowing young woman was
like aiight in the SKY; one must aspire TO
her, not stoop; that was a new sensation.
One thing. however, concerning Honor
he had not yet learned how TO explain,
and hardly 10 endure, How could she
love ANIMALS IN the wsy She did, Four
great Persian cats haunted aer every
tootstep IN the house: there they
lay on their cushions in the drawing
rooms, In the musie-reom, in the
library; sleepy snowy cresture like
some hals-ansmated ostrich nlume; a
satanic black thing with fiery eyes :ha, Ia
! Mr., thipperiey : perception were in famed
with ;he very ooitomleSs DANES: another
like y golden fleece fawning, caressing.
half human; and little moase-colored inn
whose boanas and springs and feathery
tali-lsshlngs not only did infinite damage
among the Venetian aud Dresden knick.
knsckesse bas among Mr. Chipperley 5
nerves. And Mr.. Chipper.ey hated cats.
1hsy save Lam nausea; they iaSde him