The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-05-24

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80 - eenevs they'll never blame n ucw.
Ii Edward Parry ana hs nexs Nr.
Who can ges through. 70 come
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oivs - s'aak.- saso oras.sa ausck-
Aink partially usaer.ea.a ss>
ana rhsse were sAs word> ia.
sere Wired at o. O'Clock to sha ssrpr
1vyer On ne w1tctng train
srrian wounded In AMIR Win naad-
Ais mornire-m1,es fron post Nrx
AcLAne = Se10 under my roof. OpuruunnA
ny servsceA
GEORGE GRAFTON. cspsasn-
Iea SFefton followed she tran Of tie q.
yusAns-we3t stra.ghsrAy 70 Burton VIA
- saxing his monday 0kesfa and hated
70 % disturbed as sncn q time and vaa
9nsy. - could be expected. when asked
permlssson BY Captain Grafton 20 rtes
-. 80 met the wounded o<acee. He
new INTO Z tnntrum
ny God. sir. No. sis. Am I 70 ecats<r
my medical star to the four wsnra VIM
ntAoy ano Corcoran past praying for
neTe. a1c then my troop leaders scatter.
ing too, The Lord only know. vn,rs -.
ne % harpsn before re ret through vssh
n.s day. and now Msrriam's sAot snd
osnsswtss injured ord all On arcourt 81
0oss beSxariy gruasezA No sirs Noe
another man Guao out IN we've ruurtlea
up those already aflsi0L"
Captain Grafton turned without = vord
OF remonstrance. with his usual grave a.
cfa FROM there he wsn< 10 - thar Ner.
rams home was In readiness. and ehen "a
nts wife. who read ttdtugs of new disnsenr
b his troubled eysA
oh. George she cried WIN this
dreadful day never end. The ssrvan,s
say AerriAm's shot and mortaliy wound
60. ana that the Rners are vrecknd AZ
CAlamas GoHe-"
Merriam ID shoe and not morally
wounded dear. and the Riners refused to
% wrecked at CalamAs Gorge where -
Mrs McLane? Has she heardr'
Dosing paacdiy IN her room-too much
shaken 10 come down sfairs today. Had
her coffee and her luncheon In bed, and I
gave Annette positive orders to lee her
snow nothing about-Fiorence. and she
hasn't But presently. when she dresses
Tor the afternoon and comes down and
hears about Randy. What then?"
"Sffu sleeping. Il sher' asked Grafton.
ignoring for = moment the question a. 20
what might happen when their guest
awoke and heard the newa 'yAs think
you said she was greatly excited after
getting that second dispatch and had been
dreadfuiiy nervous"
She certainly was for some hours. and
you know she walked and tossed last
night after she came upstairA Then abe
seemed to fall into . deep sleep. and An
neste said she could hardly arouse her for
her coffee this naorning."
Grafton tugged Al his mnstache and
gave himself over TO deep thought few
minutes. Mrs. Grafton anxiously watch
ing his face.
We'll" said he. starting UP, and, as IL
were. shaking himself together. let her
have her sleep out. ! fancy more news IS
on the road: know her lawyer To-"
why! Mr.. Parryf-her brother-in-
hwf"
Tho very same. Harriet. and his train
II side-tracked by strikers miles ahovs
Cimarron There are three dispatches
from him for Randy now"
Mrs Grafton wan silent q moment. as
she stood by his side hooking into his
the solution OF the questions that puzzled
her. Then. busting away with her finger
tips aofne fakes OF cigar ashss that ciung
20 the breast OF tbs captains undrees
coat. she ven;ured:
There are two things I can't UNDER
stand. II he's her lawyer why should he
be writing to Randy ard not TO her. and
why II IL the strikers don't cut the wires
II they want to cut OF all business
His broad. brown hand patted carese-
ingiy the taper. white fingers toying
about the little togyle Of hts watch chain.
a. he looked down into her anxious. up
turned facA
"EIss letters TO Fan have been unanswer-
Cd and he probably expects her TO pay as