Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1893-07-28

keeper hal sail. We all expect a We'll
diu- III 10 time. Mun."
"Ah." thought Ms Pen n she drove
on i'll silence If NY Winsoile had
nothing 10 r,,rrt in the past, lie couldn't
find a luy'li'r wifi. whoever he is
Ambition FIR Winsolu"h had died a hard
d,ath III Miss rrurl"ic's l"som. Once
she had even L,pci L. s'.c her "a domi-
ms wifi" highest aspiration Of her sim
IL. New In-lani heart.
Sir, lifted h'r head as thy passed the
gate "f the mansion.
\ larg- handsome gentleman stood
npun the vcrauia talking to an older
enc. wi2 looked like 4 student in his
>,ss.taci'-. ami with book under his
arm. That handsome one was the Ran
j"lih. Mi~- Penelope felt surH. \ change
cane ovcr the spirit Of the good spin
s,cr- Dream.
w hat Il fine pair they w"uld make"
she said to herself. Her face flushed
pink under her close little bonnet. Past
lsrast. Sleeping dogs needn't be reused.
Why should that poor, innocent girl suf-
fer for others misconduct: If he should
see her and like her. why. heaven knows.
she's widow if ever there was one"
Miss Penelope felt as though there We're
whispers of romance in the air, but for
many DAYS nothing came Of the arrival
Of the Randolph at the home of his an
ccstors but the Punishment Of Phil and
his mother from Randolph place. The
child's worShipers did all that they could
to comfort him, but his heart yearned
for his old playground. and one day.
when no one was looking. he slipped in
at the gate and wandered about the
grounds, finding changes everywhere.
Most wonderful Of all, the great pond
where the water lilies grew had now a
wide stone curb, steps descended to it, a
boat floated upon it. There was swan
hay, there We're two swans. 1t was too
great a temptation to resist.
In a moment Master Phil had unfas-
tened the chain and was in the boat,
which drifted away over the miniature
lake delightfully."-. All very well for the
time but shortly Phil found himself
surrounded by water" like the island
in his geography lesson, oarless, even
had he known how to row, and with two
great swans-one on either side Of the
boat-their great beaks wide open, cry
ing kong. kong" as they stared at him.
The shrillest ''shoo" did not affect them
as it did the kitten.
Tn vow, no triad 70 no hrov,a MT 70 NV,
to be man. Suddenly it seemed to him
that the great creatures were about to
attack him, and springing to his feet with
a scream he fell headforemost into the
water. More screams followed. His
mother heard them; Miss Penelope heard
them. They rushed wildly toward the
garden, in at the gate, the screams guild
ing them toward the pond, but half way
there they saw one hurrying to meet
them. 1t was Mr.. Randolph. who car
ried in his arm the slender figure Of little
Philip. Both were dripping. but Ran
dolph was laughing, and Phil uttered a
reassuring cry of II amt drowned,
mother. Don't be scared"
mo reason for alarm" Mr.. Randolph
sail. But he insisted on carrying Phil
to the cottage, and while Miss Penelope
bore Phil off to the upper floor his moth
er poured forth her thanks as only moth
ers can. She could have knelt to wor-
ship this man who had saved her boys
life.
Phil had really been in danger, for
where the boat upset the water was
seven feet deep, but Of course Mr.. Ran
dolph made light Of his exploit. Might
he call again to see how the little fellow
was when he was drier? he asked laugh
ingly, and how could Winsome say no?
That evening he came. bringing an Of
fering Of fruit. He took the boy on his
knee and listened to his prattle. He
looked into Winsome's eyes with q
strange look that thrilled her through
and through. He had asked the childs
name and somehow had made mistake,
for he called her Mrs. Philip. What mat
ter, Winsome thought. Miss Penelope
kept herself out of the way. That pro-
voked Winsome at first, but soon she did
not care. Before many days Phil played
in the old garden and was free of the
great house. They petted him and Toasted
him to his hearts content. At last Mr..
Randolph said one evening: Madame,
my roses arc in bloom. Will you honor
me by coming to see them tomorrow"
And WinSOme promised.