Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1892-03-25

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fact both Young In.n agreed that, even
allowing for embellishments on TIKI part
Of the photographer AMI p"s~lb.c trlllnS
iln2crfections which might appear III a
photograph, the original must be a "deY-
ilish pretty @al.
"Of course" said BolrS, after loudly
CONCENTRATING Spnontr upon MS good
fortunc-"uf course You mean To keep
this appointment with the young won2n
at the Mctropple:"
"I-I-surpose must" answered
Spooner undoubtedly. waytrin% between
his sentimental desire to make the per-
sonal acquaintance Of 50 lovely u girl
and the fear of involving himself III a
hopeless complication.
Il should rather think so, replied Be-
lus emphatically. why. man alive, if
you We're already married to Miss Nc
Snarey, instead of being merely engaged
to her. should find no fault with you
for being scluced by beauty like this"
While he WAS Speaking he held the
photograph in his hand, and gloatcd.
with his little blOodshot eyes, over Miss
Sibyl's charms, as depicted III her FOR
trait.
.But-but don't You see,' eXpostu-
lated Spooner, who WAS, however, clear
" very anxious To attend the interview,
lit will involve me-an engaged man-
in very awkward consequences, if let
this matter go too far
consequence be ID" retortcd Be-
lus, who could be amazingly reckless
where other people Were concerned. IF
you are Il lad of sense and spirit. you'll
let Miss McSnarey go to the-l mean
you'd chuck her over, and marry
Queene without hesitation. Have You
written to say you'll Keep the appoint
ment YETI
SpOOner replied in the negative.
"Well, them" continued his friend,
"by all means do SO ut once! There are
pens, ink and paper on the table to your
right"
Spooner wavered little longer, just
for the sake of appearances. But his
mind was really made up, and he soon
sat down and wrote the letter. OF
course it was very wrong, not to say dis.
honorable, of him to behave in such 4
manner But he was weak and vain. as
well as silly and sentimental, and Miss
Coombs' gushing letters, added to hel
beauty, as represented in her photo
graph, had quite turned his head.
The next forty-eight hours he spent il
a state of feverish excitement. And
when the time of his appointment drew
near he made the very choicest toilet
J that his wardrobe would permit. Then
at last, after standing on chair in front
of the pier glass and carefully surveying
his reflected person, beside rehearsing ;
series of taking attitudes and engaging
smiles, he started off for the Metropole
His heart beat faster and faster as III
l neared the hotel. Indeed, when h,
reached the entrance and had to inquir,
= of the porter for Miss Coombs' apart
| ments he could scarcely articulate tn,
3 words for the fiuttering sensation at hi
heart. And when the waiter, who wa
3 showing him up, paused just outside tn
door to inquire his name, he actual.
could not speak for excitement, but coulc
r only hand him his card and leave him t
; read it for himself.
With a sudden sposmodic movement
e of which your genuine waiter alone ha
I the secret, the man threw open the door
9 announcing in sonorous tones, MIR. Gal
Gvant Spooner."
Positively trembling with combines
shyness and expectancy, the young mai
= entered to find himself face to face wit
t Miss McSnarey and her father.
4 The latter's face wore peculiarl
ominous scowl, and he carried in hi
: hand heavy, knotted crab stick of mos
formidable dimensions.
!. Let us draw veil over the painful
Il scene that followed Suffice it to sa
!. that, while Captain McSnarey's era
stick was not called into requisition, MI
Galivant Spooner was only permitted t
a leave the hotel after fixing an early dat
. for the happy event. And he was mar
RED to Jane McSnarey just three week
q later.-True Flag.