The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-11-10

ME. and passed out through the yard into
| the street by the back way.
That mans a brute. It's a dogs life
! he leads her" he muttered as he and Ned
| went into the street together.
Il think / should keep out of the way,
| If | were your suggested Ned IN q friend
1 y manner. You can't do any good, you
! see: and you might do harm. When a
/ man and his wife are in for life together
| it's besF~ Mat they should shake down to it
| without irS difference from outside"
The advice was unDalatable, but whole
| some.
| With the exchange OF few more friend
! " words, the two men parted. the ser
geant entering saddler's shop, the cycliSt
1 continuing his route toward Canterbury.
with his mind full Of the bit of domestic
! history he had lighted upon so unexpect-
! edly. 1t interested him SO much that when
I he presently met with a slight accident to
( his machine, which obliged him to walk
( with it to a blacksmith's for repairs he
} did not go on in search Of one but went
/ back to Little Dillingham;, left the ma
chine at the forge at the entrance to the
/ village. and walked on to the Griffin, with
( the intention of passing the night under its
/ ancient roof.
/ The landlord was standing on the steps
/ outside mis- door. But Ned was glad to sec
/ that the tempest of the afternoon had
I passed away. and that he looked more
/ cheerful and that he was humming a tune.
They've made it up" thought Ned.
What you're back again, siri' said
/ France quite good-humoredly. as he step
/ ped back into the doorway TO welcome his
I visitor. ''No accident. l hope?"
"Only a small one. I broke the screw
/ Of my brake" said Ned. as he entered the
/ house and saw that the bar was empty.
/ He had a drink: he laad.a smoke by the
door; he ordered some supper and ar
ranged for a bed Then he was shown IN
- as hfQ host hff1,.-.IR L.
{ wide. low corridor with primitive doors
on either side, made OF rough plank and
/ opening With latch.
! Ned was delighted II was old-fashloned,
/ quaint charming. His little bedroom. look
I ing into the yard behind the inn. and fur
+ nished with absolute simplicity. was just
/ what he would have chosen.
And there stole upon him very gradually
/ Il sense OF the wonderful silence Of the
/ place, at the absolute rest which prevaile2.
at the absence Of a sound OF voices or OF
J footsteps In the whole house.
. Where was the busy. hustlng hostess.
with her fun voice and her merry laugh?
+ Where was pretty Minnie, with her HIGHT
I Gairy-liIe steps. and the soft singing with
. which she accompanied her work2 Where
4 was the '0stler2
Tie was getting quite puzzled by tho ST.
4 lcnce. wncn q little flying figure dashed
into the yard below from the street
Harriet! Harriet! Where are your
/ D'1 YOU call mee' cried q voice which Ned
/ recognized es Minno's.
/ Ned ran down stairs, quite glad 70 see
I a htIa life about the place: for the deem
/ silence was grating on his nerves. In the
/ passage rs me went, be saw the Ilr.le sister
! meet Robert France
/ He had coma ont from the bar % light
! the lamp en- tne entrance where the dusk
! bad already cast deep shadows.
+fa1o. H-tle one"' said Robert. quite
/ ErEfatfK f'AA 1pTe nj -, ~,