The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-09-15

There was One tholed for me the lash
and the buffet and answered never a word.
I can thole the lash for Sophy's sake. A
poor-lke love | would haze for Sophy IL
put my ain pride afore her good name. If
| get help from beyond l can bear the
lash. Christina"
He was white through all the tan OF
wind and sea and sun. and the sweat Of
his suffering stood in great beads on his
pallid face and brow Christina lifted a
towel she had just ironed and wiped il
away and he said feebly: Thank YOU
I'll so to my bed a wee. I can think nae
MAR. | can suffer nae MAR. till 1 get
strength
So Christina opened the door Of his
room and he tottered in. swaying like a
drunken man, and threw himself upon his
bed Five minutes afterward she stepped
softly to his side. He was sunk in deem
sleep. fathoms below the tide Of sorrow,
whose waves and pillows had gone over
him
Thanks be to the Merciful." she whss-
pered. When the sorrow is too great.
then lie glveth His beloved sleep"
CHAPTER III.
on. the dreary wastes left by the loved
who have deserted us. These are the va
cant places OF life which we water with
oitterest tears. Had Sophy died. Andrew
would have said: 1T is the Lord. let
rim 90 what seemeth right in His sight.
IL was the manner and the means Of his
loss which filled him with dumb rage
ana sorrow, for in spite of his mothers
ana sisters anger. he would saw or do
nothing likely to give Sophv the slightest
trouble or notoriety. He remained in his
room or took a boat and went alone on
the sea, but he made no complaint and
though the village was ringing with COS
sip concerning Sophv not man or woman
Fentured TO name her in Andrews nres-
ence Stil, for all. he was in these DAYS
what Janet Binnie described as ian IN
man 70 iVe WI, man ont o his senses
ana falling away from his meat and his
clothes" las
For two weeks this misery continued
without abatement, and Janets and Chris
una sympathy began to be tinged with
resentment Then one morning a cousin
OF Sophy came UP to the Binnle cottage
and brought with her two cards tied "a
gether with bit of silver wire 'Tbe,.
were Sophys wedding cards, and she had
sent also an Edinburgh paper containing
notice or her marriage 10 Archibar5
braeiahds. The ceremony had taken place
at NJ Andrews church. and the uoroo,
remembered that one of the r2raaIard,i
serving lasses had told her the family s,t
IN St Andrews when they were in I-dIr-
ourgh during the winter. The news was
"a SIaclory 10 Janet. II gave her a kind
o. pleasure to carry it 10 Andrew. He
was walking modify about the bit of
level turf In front Of the cottage and sba
put the snOw-white cards into his brown
hands ''0"n
Sophy's cousin Isobel brought them g"
she said. with an air OF resentment lie
looked steadily ar the message and ne
struggle OF the inward man shook the OUT
ward man visibly. But In a moment
with a quick upward fling OF the head he
reSained that self-Control which he had
voluntarily abdicated. "You'U tell TsoboI "
ne said, that ! wish Mistress. RraeIanas
every good thing bath for this world and
me next Then ne stepped closer 10 his
mother and kissed her Janet was ~
touched and amazed that she could mt
speak But the look OF loving wonder on
her face was better than words. She sav,
him put the cards in his pocket and ~
down % The sea, and she returned 70 the
cottage and gave fsobel the message ser+
And when heir visitor had gone she saT
10 Christina:
Your brother IS a right now. Andrew
b3na'e isna the man 20 fret himself about
. wife not his He'll break no command
Tor any lass. and sac Sophy Braelands
vi! nave ~ Vacata his vera thoughts
J N glad she's married and done Wi and
m wishing her nae MAR III than she has
called to herseT"
she has brought sorrow enou' 10 our
house said Christina "All the 6avs n,
ny an e9urt-ng hae been darkened WI
the worry ard care o. her. Andrea,
conldna even feel WI me when Jamie
went 70 places far ava. foreign and A.
thai. And YOU yourself. mother. ha,,ena
FOUND time nor heart % talk wi me ahout
jamie. l wonder where ne is the dav2''
Janet thought moment and an
sWered; He would leave New York for
hane last Saturday. IT'S Tuesday rno-,
and ne VIII maybe reach GlaSgo' re,t
Tuesday He could he In T3it+e,,,,,s~-
few hours later"
Ven no be let come and 20 as ha
wants 70. mother He'll hae 10 obey ar
ders- a steamship and a fishing bos+
arena equal things al a.
Tuf, tat, lass.e II would be 2 moor
IKE captain that d!dna have q fellow feel
ins for lad in love. Hope weeI and hae
weei" ''a0
WITH such cheerful counsel the vgo-l,
went happily. and the shadow lifted iron,
me hearth. AID when Andrew Returned
me old grave smile was on MS face. and
Janet said 70 herself: He has bad bt~
"rastIe and come out w a victory
Just before dark Christina was sfarst,g
AZ the door looking over the irnrnanze
cherries waste OF waters Mists 1as,t,H
ana troubled as the background OF drespos
were on the horizon, ard there was a fol
-hS Or melancholy IN the air. Bur 81.
likej the damp fresh wind with It's tas,a
OF brine, and she drew her plaid round
Iier' ana breatnei = with sense ~ en-,
1oy 5nenf Andrew came 70 ner side ana
a-4- Z .hrlst.na. J got a letter TO-DAY a,d
a