The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-11-29
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|FOR LOVE Is BLIND 5


/ ieries Of saints. no medieval ruins, but It's
| beautifully n2s. with skies OF soft. bslso~v
Clouds its churches are pure modern and
nsortsassd. IL has friendly pcstoffices and
| nSEnesy railway stations. Having no
mountains. one can walk there for niles
without feeling tired. SsiIa. it.s Para
| dss@s
| sesla-Correct Ararat was ourst1s
Contknue the praise % Rutland.
May-Are you Laughing at met But It's
al tras- Every one knows R1fEznds The
| finest county IN England. Such dep
/ lanes. such lovely woods and giades. ssch
. place for waking. stiles 20 climb, and
/ gates that won't open
Selis-That have 20 be orened-
Aay-Yes. that sort OF gate
| NeIla-And his name. dsarg
Nzy--O. %elEai
NeI1a-o. Mays Now ! understand. Nay.
| dear. I'm so CAD. Tel al about n
| thai Is. IL yoa wish 90. Would you Ike
| to-
May (usoving the stool al Neg.a's feet-
/ Tel you. DEAR Yes. OF course. That's
what I came for. But / thlnk-Id rather
you wouldn't look a. me I'll tell yoB as
we used to tell the fairy stories. looking
i into the DIRE, with the room darkeqaing
ana everything quiet Vel. nov, Il was
like thZs. ne--I had been--Dncie Robert
you unaerstand--lt's 80 difficult TO negin
II never had 70 do IL before
/ Nelia lsooIhingiy1 Don't he nurTisd.
dear. The words wlif come cut OF the
fullness OF the heart
May with dsseFm. ma tion)--we left the
+ st. Lazare station, Paris. on September
/ a. at y noon. and. after cain crossing.
arrived the usual amount behind time IN
London. The next day / went 10 Uncle
/ Roberts-yeuse heard ms speak OF Uncle
RoberI2
/ Nelia-Yes; you sad ne had gout IN Us
feet and Ia his language.
Lay--He's a dear. ais house, shaw
croft. Is just on the border of Rutland.
Nelia-That settles tia matter.
May--WsI, / went to stay with h1m
You know how foad am of thai houseg
I've written you pages about II.
Nella-Yss. aad tilted them Thoughts
on the Advantages OF Early Death.
Msy-Dld ~ o. that was before
/ Nelia--wouldat IL be better 10 tell the
i story simply "At my 9neis's house /
! met Mr.. So-and-so." etc.
Asy-Iset me tell IL my own way. please.
/ NslLa- Wen. soon after got 10 shaweFoft
we went 20 dinner al Admiral HArfnrd's,
and there were lot OF people staying
there. 1t was delightful. Such variety,
i Soldiers, an sailors. and lawyers, and an
artist Some OF them hadn't been IN En-
gland for years. other knew nothing hut
/ English society. A sailor took me down
| 10 dinner and told me tho sss%-s Of the
Pacific, and on my other si32 uee = man
who knew the secrets OF al Aeexxs and
I told them. When called. some 81 the
men came In to tea. and one OF them
talked with me long time. Then the
/ HArfords d5aed with us. and he came with
| them. When they called. he called When
/ was going for long walk. he was going
/ the same 1ay-At least. he went. That's
| just like aim. lie does things without
| asking. and you're not angry with him.
| He had been In India some years. and has
very blue eyes. He's so simple. he thinks
/ that because he likes you. you'll like him.
| / told him that Was absurd. and he said.
| ''Not at all. If ike people they like me-"
| Wasn't that eoncested X took my breath
! away. so that l couldn't contradict him
| ON the spot. It's no Use doing that sort
| OF tasng too late. rs it7 One evening We
| were coming home through wood. tie
| stopped suddenly AT the top OF a glade
and looked towards the sunset. and
| looked, too. II was pale, shiversns sun
| sct--no color. no warmth. Not worth look
ing at He began 10 speak to me very Sc
/ riosAsly about himself. now ha had got on.
! how he had no near relatives, no real
] home. no one except a lady who had lived
at his fathers house when he was az
school and at oxford. He said nc loved
her more than any one till hs met me.
Then, Nella. he said ne loved me, and
asked me TO be his wife. he vas very
grave and quiet. and looked ~ me very
steadily from his blue eyes. It was 50
solemn there. IN the duil sunset. Love
seemed something sacred. something far
above sentiment and laughter. l vas
trembling before he had done speaking.
and | cried when | said yes" tie was
sweet that surely 10 is a good man.
Nesla. Simple, and true, and loving. and
strong. That's how love come 10 rae. Nell
Ia I'm so happy now, Neila. don YOU
think love Is the finest thing Ia the worid7
Nelia-Yer. dear. ] arm sure Il s..
May turning roundi-Aren't you wei.
dearg Your voice sounds strangely. 1
wanted 10 tell you a bot more.
Nsl4a--It's nothing. ! was thinking Co
on May. dear.
May-weil. Afterwards ne said the lrst
person 30 b. told must BE the Etri who
lived with them when ne was hoy. Nelia,
he thinks so much Of her. OF her charac-
ter OF her nature. he wants me 20 know
her. I'm rather AFRAID Of her. He's COM
ing az today. then he's going 80 call on
her. I'm going 20 meet htn at the sta
iion. I must so soon. Neila. tftlssngD
How pale YOU are 1on We're looking 80
we'll Nella, you've been crying az my
hove stofyl How sweet OF yeu! Now. I'll
tell voa he name
NeNa-Dieks
/ May-Yes- Dick Owen. How did you
know
NsIla-I VAS brought up with him.
Mayhem yea are the girl. I'm so
glad rss ret afraid ~ yoa. You guessed
dld youg (Neua mods Neiia. come 70 she
station and meet Dick. Nog Yosi might.
I've a lot more ID tell you. I've thought
: everything out. even our wedding trip,
Where do you think were gogngF To
switzerisad. Norway and Rome. my three
fsyorise pisces ! must so bow. Give me
message for Dick,
Nella-Ask hlal not n come today Tell
him know YOU hosh. ard THAI I-sp-
prove. ! shall be glad 20 see him tonor-
row. I've heen WAITING for him-for---
Mas--faow long,
Naila-Eysr since. ever since-o. can't
Temcmhsri It's time YOU went. lie does
n't like 20 ba kept waiting Kiss me May.
dear. and 40 ! must lie doWn.
May--Neu lock qutfs paie and strange.
Non'va quite changed since ! came IN.
Duly few ms1utes aEn.
NoIis-Not bong, - O. Goo8-by. dear;
I sha9i he better alcu. .-.Cnscaxn Tribune.
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