The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-03-08


fellow in the firm and k consult him
Ned. you're simply horrid now 1 never
oio ike you when you tried to be funny.
foa know i never interrupt you here IN
less I'm troubled about something, Snf
you're just laughing AZ me instead Of
sympathizlnz." and Mrs. Ned preten3s 70
pull away her hands. but conspicuously
falls.
'one Of the frs, principles Of my large
and successful practice. Mrs. Parry, is TO
secure pre- "a yment OF the retaining fee in
all cases where ! have reason to believe
the client will subsequently act contrary
10 my advice. When you have All
that viii have TO 90, presume. though 4,
eame with a bad grace And now you say
Fan is going TO Sedgwick2'
yes and Randy Merriam's hardly been
married month longer than Mr.. Nc
Lanes been dead -
Astounding coincidence, But Brandy IN
married. isn't hes''
Randy. Ned. not Brandy-hov your
mind runs 10 such things"
We ell. toward p. III. the firm does feel
IKE running 10 such things my best be-
loved, and Is only deferred from doing 30
BY the fact THAI a touch OF Ihe button
makes II do the running. What shall Or
DER FOR your" And Mr.. Parry transfers
her left hand 20 Its taate reposing In IA.
left. and stretches forth the riga; loSara
his desk.
want nothing" she answered. but
advice. and no more nons@nss Ned a.
pealngiy. what ought 10 eol wAas
can dor"
Are you sure you can DO us. rha,
tell YOU. Lott" he asks. a fond us,t rI.x-
ing in his eyes. desDits the haif-fsssins
smile.
or course can. Don't T-alway.--
=" eh-ahens-I have known INSTANCES
1at you VII do just what say
Yes. Ned. will"
Then. your iadyship. L.; her 70 sns
dont worry. don't. I haven't a b., -
Why. then you have known sas A..
going-she has told youT''
burne'
"When?"
Three days ago"
proachfuily.
Fsct"' says Ned. saEely ana sen.ep-
uousiy. You would have protested. She
would have been the more obstinately de-
ternined There would have been a row.
ana all to no purpose. Fan has had her
?"n way since she cut her first baby
tooth. and there's nothing on earth so in
dependent as a well-io-do young widow.
swlnourne's found that out
Ned, can't bear Swlnburne, but ia
rather shed marry hiIn-as soon as IT'S
decent TO marry anybody-than go out
there and fling herself In Randy Mer-
| story
Yes II was rather a public exhibition
OF mitten giving. IN admit says Parry,
renecuvely. and not two years ago.
either" he added. Then suddenly-"Iot.
what sort OF fellow is Captain Grafton?'
| "A very dlgnifled. majestic perSonage-a
good deal older than she is. You know,
| but she Devoted n him he ~, hs-
There's woman who doesn't do as she
| pleases. let me tell you. Captain Grafton
| will have no nonsense going on under his
| nose. and III tell Fan that If she thinks
| to Resume her old Irritation with Merriam.
she IL have to blind Grafton first"
My love. You forget the compact.
You're not to tell Fan anything except
| good-by. fes-you may send our regards
| TO Merriam by her He's a particularly
nice fellow. II she did throw him over for
old McI.ane and his fortune. And. Mrs
| Parry. shouldn't be surprised II our par
ticularly pert and pretty sister were
taught a very valuable lesson. Therefore.
do say. let her 20 Gal mean let her go.
! And. talking OF going. suppose you drive
| me home with you. Wen stop and see
Fan minute-and swinburne."
And stop they do. finding the broker
| magnate still there, though in evident
| straits. Is IL possible for a man in love to
look pleased at the coming Of visitors in
| the midst OF even a prolonged tete-a-tete?
| Swinburne doesn't. He looks Infinitely dis
tressed. and Parry doesn't fail 10 remark
| 1t.
| "Hullo. Swinburne, Who'd a thought
| OF seeing you here at this hour? sup
| posed YOU never missed a day like this for
| drive. yet your team isn't a. the door"
| "Ne-er-I had business to discuss with
| Mrs Mcians before her start for the West
| "A journey which I had much hoped 20
hear Mrs. Parry had eissuaded her from
| taking"
"oh. bless you. no. responds Parry.
| cheerfuliy. THE doctor advises change
OF scene and air. doesn't he, Fanr Ana
| Sedgwick's the very place for both
| There's no scenery within ten miles Of +.
| and there's more air than they know what
10 DO with ten hours out OF twelve II
blows blizzard there six times a week.
| doesn't II. FAM"
| Then presume the residents Of the post
| must be unusually charming 70 Offset such
| mcnotony Of landscape and such ohsection-
| able climate saws Swinharne. stiNiy ard
looking ruefully at the fair young widow
Il have not the honor or anybody's &c
| q'aintance there" he adds
| So saws Parry. WHY. the-e's can't
and Ms. Grafton, OH friends u Fans
Won know-that is Mrs Grafton is. and
| there's Iacut. Nerrtam-spicndI fellow
| that We knew him 50 wen when he was
on duty AT the Point. And there Mir
turn. Of the artillery. there with his hat
| tory He uscd TO visit as often " Ton
Merriam was philaadering about Fan here
| oh. YES there's a raft o. pleasant people
therc"
Mrs McIane's pretty face a. this June
| t,rra u a study she IS flushed almost
fearful. rvaiy 20 pull Ned Parry's hair In
| her wrath. y~i hardly able 20 sstratn her
| racrrirucnt ~ sight Of SwiusiUrne who sits
| In oren- NJ ruthe1 dismay Fo~ d,wnrig NJ
| r,,isehIaf y hrother-ia-law has opna~turi-
| ties accorded no other mortal. ara Parry -
n oncA her torment aai 1er delight. Mrs
| Mcfana has bra known 20 saw that char
lo.a~ took = very mean s3vaatSs-e ~ her
| in having rne- hin, nr-t ara ''laai~t'' n N
before ne even saw the sunshine @: her
| own lovely Niue eyes
| Very Vftle alike were these two sisters.
tespl.e the fact that they Nvcd most %
their Ns~ together. Educated abroad by a
| benevolent aunt a,.er TIE death os - r
| devoted mother. the girls had returned 10
America the great year ~ the Column An
,etes and Charlotte the elder by two
years. had met Net Parry a rising ari
successful lawyer before they had been
home month. was engaged - rim before
| ths autumn leaves were falling before Pan
| even dreamed that anything O. TIE kin :
Sas n ccntemp,acon. for sac. az the mo
! --.so, was having what she termed a sim
/ nv deairtouslv delightful tIuie At tire
| Pofaf Harriet Palmer. her sSps- A. friend
A. school Noth al hoTne sna abroad had
| v-ar-tes Capt Grafton early that spring.
tAr making almost he- crsf appearance n
so,ie,y as enc % the ~; ies1sstss On that
I occasion. and beng much impressed with
the aevottons q the S0oarasn'an assigned
! To her handsome, salalFfly fcSiC= by
! ia