The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-07-28

seemed 10 nave s1aEen sts wings at.1
quite departed from Pandora's Eax nut
like hope lurked in the corners or tho
waitress eyes-aIteit their lbs We're red
aslG ~ oI-efs-aS she usaerec Master 60
mon into the best nartor
What can you be thinking OF me- be
gan the widow. Her eyes were RED and
swollen. too.
I've brought back the pigeons"
'I can never bear the sight Of them
again.
''You might begin different. YOU know ="
suggested Master Simon, aHab,y: some
little message about the weather. fo' ~
stance Have you given that girl wan
ing 70 ieave7''
You see, I'm so lonely hera."
III.
Some thrsC months after this. and on
an exceptionally fine morning IN SertsEti-
Der. Mast ff1Sinon put Harmony, his
celebratedsG11 hen. into her travelling
hampeH Aarched over 70 the cross
roads ~ tat0 voach for Hogan. IN the
Championship cup were 20 be flown that
year.
Now Ann. the cook. had ventured No
represente1 Var of her annual wage and
trife less than half Of her annual saw
ing. Therefore she spent the greater
part of the following afternoon at ner
window. gazing westward in no small
perturbation OF spirit.
IL wanted few minutes to when
carrier pigeon came travelling across the
zenith. shot downward suddenly. and
@ighted on the roof. Ann climbed 70 he
trap-door and put out a hand. The bird
was preeuing his feathers, and allowed
himself to be taken easily
In circumstances apifaring Ann had
not failed to observe that he thread
about the messengers wing was not OF
the kind that Master Simon used. But
her eyes opened wide as they tell on the
handwriting, and still wider as she said:
1T is all for the best, perhaps. If only
people have not begun TO talk.-Pru-
dence."
A second messenger arrived toward
evening with word of Harmony's success.
But the news hardly relaxed AIMS brow,
which kept pensive contraction even
when her master arrived next evening.
and poured out her winnings on the table
from the silver challenge cup.
She wore this frown at intervals for
fortnight, and all the while maintained
an unusual silence, which puzzled Master
Simon. Then one morning he neard her
in the kitchen scolding the tapnoy with
all her pristine heartiness. That night.
after mulliEg her masters ale, she turned
at the ucOF. saucepan III
coughed 70 attract attention.
''Well, Ann, what is it?'
you've been phiIaneerin'."
Hey, pom my word. Ann
Ann produced the Widow Waddilove's
note and fiattened 1t out under Master
Sfmon's eyes. And Master Simon blushed
painfully.
Ann demanded.
II think not"
II reckon you will ="
"Wen you see, there has been hitch
She won't leave the Pandora's Box, and
I'm not going TO bulge from the FLOWING
Source. If a woman won't put herself
out to that extent Besides, she COOKS
no better than you"
mot so well. You wasn't thinking, by
any chance. o. marrying me?"
"Ann. you're perfectly brazen! Well,
no: TO tell the plain truth. l wasn't
That's all right; because I've gone and
promised myself to a young farmer up
the valley"
Whats his name?'
az shan't tell you: for the reason that
I've a second 10 fail back on. If find on
acquaintance the first won't do. But first
or second, Til marry one or tother at the
months end, and sc give you notice"
Master Simon sighed. well. we'll!
must get on as best I can with rom for
while" Tom was the tap boy.
Toms going, TO. l bullied him so this
morning that he means to give notice to-
morrow: that Is, If he don't save himself
the trouble by running off to sea.
The twelfth in FIVE years" calculated
Master Simon, stopping his pipe viciously.
"And small blame to them. Married
man or mariner-that's what 4 boy is
horn for Better dare wreck or wedlock
than sit here and talk about both. Take
nv advice master and marry the widow"
Ann carried out her own matrimonial