The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-07-23

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Ihsy vess both qaits ehssxfui ae,sn
49, Aunt CAios fesasned % cIenr -
teete. esSeciAily Jsck, uho NJ IN - be.f
npifita. nth prs:eFnasursiiv brisht s~-s
$40 assmewhss rare color GA hfs cheeks.
Aust g0t0e, Uho had noticed fkaf ~.
9 eesnssk uas hurried q times. vatched
IN nasfouty. and unea later - siIuued
- tgs room followed ham fato the
ssse Ne vas leaning against the val
an ~ 49, snc neEfsss VS. q his sida.
80. sAway Gawdy--Nasss Jaek-aos
He ss,ek his handkerchief ,lirht,v
~ VIA blood, from his lipe snd
eaad. fssrtiy: "Yes--it came on--on ~
ooaf-tsis thoaeht tho d. fhinr -
cves; get me cut o( this quick. 10 some
n posea; ssfofs she knows II. You can teli
HE breath failed him. and vhrn Anns
CnIos tsuEht him like child in Mr. ssronr
asnss hS could make no reaisfsnce.
~ esosoer hour he waa unconscious.
w1ta svso dootOn at his bedsiae in the
nsS'e fSom that had been occupied 81
c0pny. - vas sharp attack, bat prompt
- .ssnaaaee and skiifrl nursing awaited:
ne faased The nexs day. bus il would Be-
weeks. She doctors said, before be couId s.
Iemoss1 IN safety. Sophy was transferred
e sne ssasios. but spent most Of her time
q Jacke bedsjde with Aunt Chloe. or In
We seEFto With the door open between it
ana ths bedroom. In spite OF his enforced
soaenesy ana weakness. II was again . sin.
gutsny paeassnt experience 70 Jack: Is
smus&s him 70 sometimes see Sophv
. Der. work through The open door.
sno saen sitsers cAme-for he had in
snteo On her continuing her duties rs
uesore. keeping his invalid presence in
tne noF:se secret. He had all the satis-
Iacsaor7of michisvous boy in rehears;ng
RQfnkx <xtk 49,
Be overheard through the closed door. and
sPecuisstng on the possible wonder and
enagns OF the sitters had they discovered
him. Even when he was couvsiescene and
STRONG enough TO b helped into the mar.
ior ans garden, he preferred 20 remain
psoppsl up In Sophy's little bedroom. Il
70 EVIDENT. however. that this prediIsc-
remin,scsacs of Sophy herself. II was
ssue ttsss Be bed oncs asked her II IL didu't
make Ter feel like home"-ths decided
nsgneiss from Sophy seemed - mildly sur
prise h.m. That's odd, be said; snow ell
thess axinss and thtngs." painting to
novefg In vass. the little hanging shelf
o. books. the knick-kaacks on the mantos-
shelf, snd the few feminine ornaments that
ss'H remained, look rather homsliks 20
me-"
So tss days slipped By, and although
Mr.. H4mlin was soon sbls 70 walk short
distantsss leaning on Sophy's arm in the
evening" twilight along the river bank. he
Was sss;i missed from the haunts OF dissi-
pated Eien. Many people wondered. and
othsrs chiefly Of the moro imprsssib's ser.
we're s.nguiariy concsrnsd. Apparently
one Of shese one suitYy afternoon STOPPED
before the shadowsd window Of photog-
raphsrts: she was handsome well dressed
womaa. yet bearing . certain country
ike simplicity that Was unlike the rest
afxn 80 IF rfsav
naders that passed her. Nevertheless abe
had hssted before Mr.. Hamiin's picture
which SQphy had not yet dared to bring
home end present to him-and was gazing
at IL with rapt and breathless attention..
6uddesIy she shook down her veil and en-
kindly tell her IL that portrait was the
work q . local artistr
The proprietor was both proud and
pieaoea 20 cay that il VAS. It Vas the
work IS Miss Browns young girl stu-
dent, la fact mere school girl, one might
say. Eie could show her Others Of her
Thaaks. But could he tell her If this
portra4 was from life.
No ds,ubt.. The young lady had studio,
and he himself had sent her sitters.
Aud 2erhaps this was the portrait Of one
be had sent her.
No. Blu. she was very popular and be-
IL.
this gs:,tieman-whom he understood to
be quite public characterized heard Of
her ana selected her on that account.
The Gladys face flushed slightly. The
photographer continued: The picture was
not fois sale; II Was only there ON exhibit
ton; in fact, It was to be removed tomor-
row.
To uss sitterf
He eouidnt say. II Was to 20 back TO
the st,sdio. Perhaps the sitter would be
there.
addrcssf
The man wrote few lines on his card.
to say shas he had sent her. The lady
thank,ag him. partly lifted her veil TO
show s charming smile, and gracefully
withdrew. The photographer vas pleased.
, Miss EroWn had evidently got another
sitter. md from that momentary glimpse
ful and attractive - the mana But what
vas the odd idea that struck himf She
certainly reminded him Of some one. There
was thu same heavy hair. only this iady's
was golden and she Was older and more
maturw. And he remained for moment
with kaittsd brows musing over hts coun-
ter.
Meantime the fair stranger Was making
her way toward the river suburb. When
she reJched Aunt Caioe's cottage che
pauses. with the unfamiliar curiosity OF a
newcomer over its quaint aud incongru-
Gus extsrior. She hesstated . moment also
when aunt Chloe appeared in the door
way anal with puzzled survey OF her iea-
lures vent upstairs TO announce visitor
There y as the sound Of hurried shutting
OF doors. OF the moving Of furniture. 81
quick footsteps across the hoor and then
g,riish laugh that startled her. She as
cenaed the stairs breathiessiy to Aunt
Chloe's, summons, found the neRress on
the lan$.ing and knocked AZ . door which
bore = ard marked studio" The door
opened. she entered. there were two sud-
den Queries tina, might have come from
enc voi<s:
"Scp:s onisbsl"
"Nareannet
"HaSif'
The seoman had seized Sorhy BY the
wrist snd dragged her 10 the window.
There Was haggard look of desperation
ia her iaoe akin Ia tha. which Hamitn had
'oncc seen in her sisters ewes on the boat.
as she said husksiy; II did not know you
were here. came 20 see the woman who
has. Pointed Mr. Hsmlias portrait.
did ness know u was you. L.sseat Quick
Ansxet me enc question. Tell nte. i'm
plcre yea. for the sake OF the mother who
bore as s,oth. tell ne. is this tue man Tor
whom sou left hore7'
mo. No. hundred times no."
Then there MAS silence. Mr.. Hamsin
from .h4 bedroom heard no mere.
An hssar later, when the two women
opened She stssiio door, pale bat composed.
they weec mes by the anxious and fearful
face 81 sunt Chloe.
"iawsy e;s~d, Missy but they gone
hose OF emf
.Whxe is gomez" dem andei Ssrhy A. tho
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