The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-01-29

he growled, after moments thought, and
then he suddenly decided to go to Bright
vile with a dim idea of thrashing the
editor and then reporting to Miss Lawrence
that he had done so. This decision re-
ceived confirmation as he opened the first
letter and found it to be congratulations
from a mutual friend. Separating his
business letters from those addressed in
familiar characters be threw the latter into
his pocket, thinking to read them after he
reached Brightviile if he needed any addi-
tional stimulus to the undoing of the
scribe and editor of that false journal.
The Brightville Gazette was the leading
paper of Dunbar county-in fact, the only
one. 1t appeared every Saturday morn
ing, and according to reliable newspaper
directory enjoyed a circulation of $50
copies, which estimate the editor and pub
Usher declared to be false, though he
never gave the exact figures. It's columns
contained a summary of everything that
happened seven days previous to its issue,
and the movements of everybody within
range of its eagle eye were duly chron.
icled therein. 1t published things that
existed only in the editors imagin alton
where there was lots of room for lots of
things to exist, but it was never sued
for libel because the transient res
idents didn't think it worth while,
happy to figure in its columns.
But the very people in Brightviile who
didn't want to be immortalized weekly in
cold type were the ones about whom the
editor wrote, for that intelligent journal
list reasoned that the duty they owed to
society at large outwelghed their oDiec-
tions. As everybody lived out of doors in
summer the editor could observe their
movements, and his heart was sad when
they went inside. Then the editor re-
sorted TO fiction. Mrs. Poindexter was
credited with dinner she never gave, and
though the villagers were delighted with
the account of a Barmecide feast Mrs.
in mourning for deceased land wealthy
relative. When a full description Of
a cad party at Mrs. Winthrop's was
printed in the Brightvilie Go-rtte
society was Mortified and the worthy
lady herself decidedly angry for she never
had card (squeezer) inside her house.
The editor and proprietor-a certain Mat
thew Hawkins-was highly pleased at the
result of his fictions, for they sold more
papers and furnished food to the polite
inQuisitors OF society; and, therefore, con-
tinuing IN his evil ways, he brought out
the disturbing paragraph on Mr.. Hastings.
The young mans attention had been no.
ticed by the acute editor. and he reasoned
that if the matter was not settled it ought
to be-the result being that Frank Hast
ings arrived at Brightville at IL O'Clock ON
Wednesday evening ana put up at the one
hotel in town.
The Brightville hotel enjoyed the adj
vantage that nearly all country hotels are
blessed with-that is. a near proximity to
the railroad. All night long freight trains
rumbied up and down. and fthere CHANGED
to be an intermission of trains an engine
that stood under Hastings window would
invariably let off steam as an interlude
So 1t wen. through the long hours of the
night until the young man mathematical
the editor, the inventor of the steam en-
CINE, ana everything, in general But
alter while. came period of thought
OF thought without reason that holds us
In half sornn olent state. Frank wondered
whether i, would be worth while to sue
once more-vould she think that he had
caused the paragraph 10 be written :?
"Ali's fair did not mean the understand
coercion OF the anonymous writer. No
he would thrash the editor when-when-
tireo nature, defying legions of engines,
found relief in sleep
lie awoke little refreshed and full of a
wild am oition 10 see Mr. Hawkins. TWAS
an empowering desire. but he curbed il
IN order to eat little breakfast As he
sat at the table the hotel proprietor
entered with that half-siiding step so sug-
gestive OF the feline race and peculiar to a
hotel man.
Good day. Mr.. Hastings" was hi,
greeting: I'VE are soon to lose one of our
Brightvilie bellies. see." Brightyille
bellies luckily the potato was too hot to
admit OF an immediate and vehement dis
| claimer.
Il hope you are going to make your res
aosacs. io1 portion OF the year a. least,