The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-04-21

yet neither seemed pleased TO see the
other little later in the day. when Mrs.
Cshiil. climbing the hill with fun has
ket. met Mrs. Deyine descending with an
empty one.
For all OF a suddens pilgrimage TO
Marsaret's cottage In the Red Glen be-
came the recognized thing. 1t was sur
prising how old childish friendships and
the most distant ties OF kindred were fur
hished up and brought into the light Of
day. The grass in the lane to the gien
became trampleG into a regular track. II
the women themselves did not come pant
Ing up the hill. they sent the little girsha
or wee Jimmy or Larry. with little fish.
or a griddle cake or a few fresh greens
for Margaret. The men OF the Island were
somewhat scoTnful OF these proceedings
on the part Of their danes but, as a
rule. the Island wives hold theireown. and
do pretty well as they win. But all this
friendship for Margaret created curious
divisions ana many enmities.
Margaret. indeed throve on all the good
things, but whether any person was in
. her favor more than another IL would be
impossible TO say. Margaret got UP
way Of thanking all alike In honeyed
voice that had a queer sound OF mockery
in IL. and after time some OF the more
Independent spirits dropped ont OF the
chase, pitching, az they expressed 1t.
her ould money to the divil." Mrs. Jack
was fairly confident all the time that II
any one on the Island got Margarets
nest egg It would be herself: but she had
a misgiving. which she impaired 10 her
husband. that the whole might go TO
Father Tfernay for charities. Any at
| tempt at getting inside OF the shell which
| hid Margarct's heart from the world her
sister-in-law had long ago given up She
had also given up trying to interest Mar
| garet IN the chiiher" or bidding young
81 h1 - he's hob h1f.a . he
Sunday guest The young folk didn't
! like the derision In MarEaret's pale eyes
| and kept out OF her way as much as pos
| sihle. since they feared their mother too
/ much to tiout her openly. as they We're
/ often temped 30 do.
Two or three years had passed before
| Margaret had shown signs OF falling.
! Then at the eud of one very cold winter
/ they noticed that she grew feebler She
was away from mass one or two Sun
! days. and then one Sunday she reap
/ peared. walking with the aid OF a stick
and looking plainly 81 and weak. After
4 mass she had a private talk with Father
! Tcrnay at the pTesbylery. and after that
/ went slowly down 10 Jacks house for the
/ usual dinner. Both Jack and Mrs. Jack
/ saw her home In the afternoon. and q
I hard task the plucky old woman found
/ 81 for all their assistance 10 get hack TO
| her cottage up the steep hill When they
I rest. then she said quietly I'm tninkiu'
/ I'll make no more journeys 20 the chapel
Father T4ernay'll have 10 be coming to
/ mr instead"
! Tut tut. woman. dearr said Mrs.
! Jack with tsso hard red spots coming
! into her cheeks. Wen DE seeing you
! about gncIy when the weather gets mild
/ or" And then abe intimatcd Ga a Nheed-
| ling voice something about Marsarets at
| fairs beiug settled
| Margaret looked at her with queer
! mlrthfnlnesS in her glance. ''Sure. what
/ wud poor culd woman Ike me have 70
! settlnf sure. that's what they say when
strong farmer takes 70 ayin.."
| Mrs Jack was too afrid OF nossihle
| consequences % pEess the matter She
| was anxious that Margaret should have
! Fanny 90 look after tho house ant the
fowl for her. but this Marasr.t refused
| "f'N be able IN for myself little longer o.
| size sait. IAN thank you kindly au the
| same"
/ When sc Was known that Margaret was
/ falling tae attentions 10 her became more
/ urgent Neishhovs passed each ether
/ now in the lane VITA a toss % the head
/ ara "a waE Or tee tail" As FOR Mrs
/ Jack Who woul3 have fa3n installed / er-
! self altogether "a the henwife's cottage.
/ shr spent her days QelverlnE with i0tig-
/ nation ever tar mes 1ifsonlEaess Of the
! other women. SIZE woke Jark ~ ence n
1 fN~ rtE4f NhfA merry ~" iArAttDH mat
| she'd spake 50 "a ther T}eruay about the
! pursuit Of her u0ueycd relative hGt
| Jack threw cold water upov tho scheme
/ "Sure his reverence hzuSeif -su5 f. ~
! hla1,a to htra-'ua e as EIaH as another
! to have tie hit -ryNouii ho building htw
/ tae uew sehoothouse hes wsrs{q. This
: many cav. 50 - would 90 And this sux-
/ res,3-a maize Ma jack l,ok askance A.
/ heF past5x rs hriug also in the running
a. tNe money
II vas surprising hon vscy queer pres
/ eats faun8 seeir wey t0 Ma reares's lETsvr
/ 1hsss DAYS These vhN had aot the r5iit-
! a.le rFt for an tnvaa3 hr-2rht y - g
{ thr1 ha3 ard Nargagvy recelv n them all
( fah Same trseTtsta allJty. She rnsraE
( hsta h.eH provisioning Cor a siege Ms
/ Jsrk.~ chickens Nt~e nanS~8 ~ c0arse
| h.- ~ American bacon. hers Was a Vlecs
/ 90 sR-t riE. there sorne posAtocs IN a sack
/ ~.-r ef salt batter was s3ts hy side
/ w|.1 rrIf lte c&se. Many "a gpo6 wcHr8r
/ UrVra +ssi fse waste 81 WOOD even while
/ she a1fea 30 it and sighed after gtat fuli
/ 1ar3er feF tss hsne1t u her mar zud tha
/ vans a. has~e. bgt a. the tt,sae there
/ was the tau-:rk marsh liEht q MsrEa-
/ rrts vrruey igrsak fhe goo4 souls on
/ There had reseg bsen snv S3ni al rob
| tserv ga ere Island s3uce re cattle lifttr =
| - tAc kavas laug ago. perhaps bat
l s2&ay good woa4Aa sell 81 a 'remeie