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

settled. I told her I was go.nv IS sssaF s
new boat and she never aSkes = LIT ss1as
she's bEthe creature; one ~ ths ''f,s 80
contente1 harms" A@fas
Il wish We were hath MAR III.
She Just leaves yesterday where !. =.
and trusts tomorrow VIZ ca sea
catches every blink . hapninsss -
passes her" TAT
1T is dour, storm like skv. va,
swered Andrew. pointing ess,,
Wen hae a snoring breeze a-,r = safa
he remembered Jamie Lauder iasa
turned the conversation 10 hin, - e
Christina tel her hopes and &C., -
ask hts advice on many matters ~. aA
trouble had hitherto prevented bs- $
Ing 20 him. Naas-
After eating some bread and chsesa -,
the women. Andrew went 70 his 49,
The storm he had foreseen was ina,
ing around the cottage: the hl,s.,.sls-
waves making strange noises on rhsss
and falling on the rocks with ! Sls
lashing sound. The mother ssS ss,@es1
hardly heard IL: they sat tsr<3r,
Sophy's marriage. and JAMES -. =
speaking in low voice. and often oht.-.s
10 wait while the sleet-iaGen Win5 $3.50
DOWN the wide chimney In one Of -.
pauses they were startled BY a huv.,.
cry. loud and piercing. and q,lite sss.,-laa
from the turbulent roar Of the Wis ~
waves. 1t came from Andrews roo,, -.
the women were az his door in a no~,s..
At first he paid no attention 70 their =
Guir!es. but when Janet began -
weep he turned the KEY ana AZ
entered. Andrew supported himself ags,a..
the chest Of drawers: his countenanra -
pale and distraught. and Quiet So.
burned IN his eyes. lie made several -
tempts to speak ere he was able 10 ei.e,,.
late:
The siller! The siIer, It is n, r,nsw
"Gane!' cried Christina. That Is ,ex,
impossible," Ss'
1T is a saner' Then he laid his ~,
with a cruel grip upon her shoulder 80
asked in a nerce whisper: What ala van van
do wi it?'' sou
IT never put a finger on It. Andrew, A.,
drew, You are. surely not calling me .,hiar
in YOUR heart"
'Wha' then? wha' then?' he or,as go.
less II be Jamie Lauder"
"Dinna wrang folk sac wickedlv H..
knew nae mair than the unborn babe ., -.
siller" "'
How do 7 ken? How do YOU ken, ~.
night I showed YOU the siller he ought !,
haze been in the boats. and he wasua. Wa,
do YOU max o that?'
"Naething. He is as innocent as lam
and God Almighty
plHu6 Jake his name IN YNur month
And leave me, my lane. tell you hath !,
so ava. I'm no a responsible creatura
the moo. VIII YOU go? Bath o. Won
want to be my lane wi my sorrow" Ana
his passion was so sour and stern that ths
women were terrified for the very fashio,
of his countenance was changed his hair
stood upright and he continually smeta
his hands together.
So they left him alone and went back Ia
the sputtering fireside-for the rain WAS
now beating down the chimney--and IN
awe-struck whispers Christina told her
mother of the money which Andrew had
boarded; and of the plans which its loss
would break TO pieces. 1t was a mighty
sorrow. even for the women, and Janet
wept like a child over the hopes blasted be-
fore she knew them. He should haze told
us lang syue," she sobhed. What good
could come O. siller hid ava from every
body but himsel'? II wouldna haze gone an
i'll road if his mothers thoughts had been
round about ii. He was the vera same
about Sophy. Naebody but he. his lane.
must haze word or look from the lassie, and
she weaFied o. him. A these years he must
keep his siller for his ain hoping and pleas
uring, and IL has ta'en wings to itsei and
flown ava. He weeI deserves it,"
Christina had her own share in the scr
row. 1T was evident that Andrew doubted
both Jamie and herself, and though she
put the thought Indignantly away, din
suspicion of Jamie would torture her. Il
was possible that. having missed the boat
he came up to the cottage and saw The
light in Andrews room: perhaps also saw
Andrew and herself over the money. She
could not remember whether the curtain
had been drawn or not. The whole affair
was so mysterious that IL stupefied her
But she felt that il contained elements Of
trouble and separation between Jamie and
herself However, jamie would be hone
in week and then-and then
But when Jamie's ship reached Glasgow
there was no time for visiting. jamie was
so sure of this that he did not even esk
permission 10 run up TO Pittencraigle. To
have done so would have been TO ask for
his discharge. and he wrote and told Chris
tina the position i'm the most loving and
sensible manner She believed him fully.
and was satisfied yet she felt ashamed 10
tell Andrew. and when she did so his an
swer gave her a double heartache. Nae
wonder he keeps ava from Pittencralgie
he said, with a scornful laugh. Hell
come here nae mair. unless he is made TO.
And If it wasna for You and your guide
name. Christina. i would bring him hero
Thus backward, every way. few The
wheels Of life in the Binnie home. Andrew
TOOK a grim pleasure IN accepting ms pow
erty before his mother and sister. He re-
FUSED all offers on a humber basis from
the fleet, and went back TO his fishing boat
And in the home he made them feel that
everything but the baTest necessities were
not TO be thought OF. All Christmas lttls
eXtravagances OF bridal preparations were
stopped. There would be no
silk wedding gown now. If there would he
a wedding a all. For Andrews continual
had an influence she fought N
vain against. especially as Jamie did not
come 10 Pittencraigie after the second or
the third voyage. Then people began TO
talk and 70 wonder. and 10 ask erharrass-
ing questions; and anon there was shake
o. the head and a sigh Of pity when CHRIS
tina was mentioned
SO four wretched months went by. ana
then, one moonlight night in February
Christina heard the quick footstep and the
Joyous whistle she knew so we'll She STOOD
Up trembling with happiness, and as jamie
flung wide the door she fed 10 his arms
For some moments he saw nothing ana
cared for nothing but the girl clasped 10
bis heart. but as she began TO sob he looked
az Janet who had purposely gone 10 me
china rack, that she might have her BACK