The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-10-04

your beautiful gray hair. and your
s1ra1Ght. tail figure. Yen win zse q sovesv
cid man. and / shall be p9oa1er than ever
of you''
'But shink. dear" Josiah continued.
flushed by success. but determines 70 taxa
ID unfair advantage OF 3 romansi- girls
warm feelings. Thou knoNeSt I'm no
friend - gaisty and frivolity, on; i've a
a&let. strict LIE Woald that Tspel thee
No. am rot afraid. Jack always sSla
you were strict. but you were kin9. ana
SoR AS1 oeel good 20 HIM and would be
70 ne.
- john had guessed & II, ard perhaps
encouraged Esla - meet AtS advances .ha3S
way, was ne shought which had fsasl1ea
tHfodsa S9saz S brain 2at n p moment
ne Vas aneleeesTsa. The SRI continued:
JACK wasted 20 tell yoa al about il
song ago, though he knew you would dis
approve o me Ter as wife. but Z begged
aim 20 wait. told hlm. Z you were ali
s1s saia-ATad yea are-thas ! was s,,rs
could make ven tost " nas. ! loved you a
Astle already because yea were Jacks
uncle aa1 bad been 50 good 70 him. and il
Ike peopie can always raaSe them like
TIE q gttas. She paused ARD then after
moments silence she went on.
only yesterday I gel3 @aek Re nigh.
SPEAK 20 yoa TO-DAY and now 7 10 believe
yea must have guessed II. for he~s you are
giving 81 th4t we want * shoRt our even
asking Il. and ] am so x}aa. Ter we could
never AaYe married without your con-
sent"
Darkness seemed 10 fsII over the land
scape, and JOSIAH Fry fslE e Suddenly sura
cold. HIS face hlznchea. bat he uttered
not sound. lie merely i2rne3 as L 20
go home.
Must you 40 nowe'' cried Ella. seeing
and susReetias pothinE. Wen. perhaps
It's time. It's getting dark. and Jack WALL
be 81 from Birchley Fair by this tlms. ana
will Want his supper Bessies, know you
want 10 make aim IS happy as yoa hava
MADE me. Good night, and thank you SD
nnch- Jack and I wsa never forget your
goodness
Good nlget+' said Josiah mechanically.
and he made his way across the field to
ais own house. lie staggered somewhat
as he walked. ana his feet seemed Ike lead.
50 that the short distance across The
meadow % the farm seemed longer than
ever before. For that. however nc was
not sorry, fer the meeting with his nephew
was painful 10 anticipate.
Josiah. however, was nc coward. so he
put brave face on the matter. and enter
ing the nar.or where Jack was waiting for
him 10 come IN for supper, he exclaimed:
Wei, joan. business first and supper
afterwards I want 70 tell thee that I
KNOW A4s-~@kVfNtlAoE. Ella las Just told
ne. and. Lad. thou hast my blessing. She
* good girl. and viii make taae a faith
ful, loving wife. and thou must marry as
soon as possible
.poss thou really mean s.. pncie?' cried
John; thou art kind. Ella always SAIL
thou woaldst be when thou kaewest We'd
set our hearts upon one ancTher."
Well. Eli. was right" said Josiah, land
now let's get 20 supper. and after that We
will talk about what we must DO TO make
the house a bit more cheerful for her to
come 20. for vel live here. John. and by
and by Ella viii be as muea nay daughter
as thou has been my son.
Then thou aiIl try 10 love here" said
john inquiringiy.
Certainly" answered Josiah IN jovtsi
tone. which. however rang somewhat hol-
low Why, boy. love her now: in fact
she's twIne3 herself round my old heart
80 that Ia like TO he in thy place. Ha
hai' and ne laughed loudly. and John
Joined in. charmed that the dreaded an
nouncemcnt had been so graciousiy and
kindly Teeelved--Hsrtford Times.