The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-11-22
CUPID'S RATTLE

rrA4y were rot really enxxxe6-thaf Is 90
$50 @s,rs.fv had never been osssrsa1fy In
fs-r.y,ssa % the fact. II sn engagement sig
,.sfs.s q pledge gwen and takea- or II L
,r@a-s that He has given ring TO secure
Al er-f1or on Her. saey we're not engaged
gx,.s sha knew that Brent loved her az.
ssss s5rrss day she woalc marry aim. and
d. knaE tSsas sne was s7e only woman ne
..x~- ma. lovsa or ever could love. that she
ts.ea mis- isfe ard made il perfect And be
wss sure that she knew fhls- In fact. there
vas s.-.tvesn them what car gran4notn-
ers called an understanding.
Then there came a terrible m-sund@r-
standing He cousi not understand and
she would not. What " was all about how
il began. neither could have told. lie
thought that he xas ten minutes late Tor
an apposn. raent with her. and she thought
she saidn't think. she lost or rnisla.i her
temper. And X grew and se grew. and
a., began their tale of woe. She was cut
several tines when he called, so he stop
r~a calling. She refused an invitation 10
a dinner TO which she knew he was asked
He waited an hour for her al a fes. and
when soe came into the room he left < by
another door and fed from the house. She
saw him go. and her face. fell Up 70 that
time she had heen prepared 10 forgive him
xraciotKsiy when the proper moment came.
hsst when she saw him disappear through
those poriieres she knew that she would
never. never speak 10 him again. Tie
walked several streets. cursing everything
ia general, and one woman's intellect in
particular. Then ne retraced his steps.
and hung round the house like verifabie
chief. waiting TO see her come out and get
:ato her carriage.
When Mrs. Trenor's invitation 10 the
baby's christening came he wrote regret
because she was going 70 be goirnosher.
but ne did not send e. NO. by Jovei"she
said, savagely, 10 htnsei; 'tsae reedn't
think she can keep me away from every
IN ng. He accepted the invitation, and
sen. the baby silver rattle.
THE Trenor parlors were full when he
arrived. and she was not visible, so he
went out into tfse conservatory. Soon
there was a hush in the ba bible of voices
and he looked through the window into
the draw.ng-room. His eyes in the win
dow saw none OF the gorgeous details. be-
cause shea the beautiful Eodmother. was
coming into the room carrying the baby.
The sweet voice OF the godmother thrilled
one bearer and then John Sherwood
Trenor received the congratulations and
good wishes OF MS mothers friends, en-
during IL all with 8 calm, grave aspect.
turning his round. blue eyes occasionally
on his godmother TO make sure that all
was right She held him in her arms
buried her face in his fluffy lace gown and
II was probably only an accident that IL
was al the very moment when Brent en-
tered the room. Airs. Trenor FASTENED TO
meet him.
20. Mr. Brent. you're just in time 10
speak 10 Jacky before ne goes back 10 the
nursery. So good of you TO come and the
blessed lamb wants 10 thank you for the
beautiful rattle YOU sent him. He has
hardly lsf go of IL once Doesn't Mss
Sherwood look lovely? But then. she al
ways does"
His hostess ratified on. leading him
nearer and nearer to the little hero of the
occasion. The little hero was beginning 10
he tired, and Mss Sherwood was COM
pletely absorbed in entertaining him.
'Muyvers blessed lamb. Muvver.s blue
eyes,'' Mrs. Trenor kissed the baby hands
rapturously. .'Will little white bear thank
Uncle Jerry for the booful rattle? Ism
he blessed o. she added. to Brent. and fiW
tered away. leaving the three alone under
the canopy.
How do YOU do. old boy" Brent put
one finger into the little pink hand. and
eeht-months-oid Jacky held onto IL with
all his baby strength. A gurglng. throat ~
laugh Dubbed out as he tried 10 put his
visitors finger I'm his mouth
Miss Sherwood concealed the smile that
was twitching her lips by pressing l:ght
kiss on the haby's soft bald head. She had
responded coolly TO Brents frigid greet
ing.
"a very pretty party he said in an
awkward society tone
Meaning tne baby?' she asked. inno-
Gently.
Jacky had succeeded in implani.ng his
four little teeth in Brenf's finger and in
his delight over his victory he flung the