The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-11-29

.-xsila Armltags on: May gsas-
cosy little room, part drawing
- usrt wrstsng-room Muse On an
&c eowers on tables and brack-
essy chairs. and hgnf wEa11nx Ia
rrsssa q sitting at the 1arie-
-Dssk - an afternoon OF i@ss aa-
fsrssniux a lettert-AIl done AZ
..ssr 20 my asaa aunt Syrpa thsz-
80. her because she mas to give up
- - hf*er 10 Mrs. Thorns about
.ysSsrs got for her. VINO Il a great
- -. a.nt looks too much like q lady.
-. ,nv.tatsen, dance invitation. bin
-.-t.Il---ns0nfhly report about nay
-. - a G<rss' Recreation SO much for
xay for pleasure. Dicks FIRST let
- mar gesIa--Forglve a hurried
80, Th.s address viii surprtse you. I
- n 4 easily explained When / got
<.~-s ~ Calcutta ! found that my
- sydnsy cazsIet was gong home By
- xssp BE asked me 10 stay az hsa
zHsrs place. ana It's 50 long since saw
-. - Enx!lsh country that I jumped At
q .esr. / come 10 London and 10 you.
9 Ar xe..a, tomorrow. / have heaps
! q; xoss. all the things ! didn't pat IN
= xsters all the years I've been away.
ts.r,t chatter with my pen ike you
|.s~~s-oersons. I've kept all your letters:
- vsrs % many bits OF England for
9 scr essls TO carry about with him.
g seIj you what your descriptions Of
- snd country and seaside meant 20
= I Aon't think ] aid, at least, not
',se1rsy. but I ~ii when ] see you fomor-
!. xou ~ ever, and for always. your
- DICK
"A ,omosrov, A month ago, o, my
=, rlckt didn't you know / should be
ex13nx for you. as / have been all these
rsrss Dl1n't you XIV Dick. what
- my pen chatter. why sent you tbs
81. bis OF England Sometimes think
. 1--we me: you keep all my letters. you
=. fou'rs my own Dsck-ever and for
Svzys--I Ike that-and you don't let the
onrxs women marry you. / know what
- women who want to marry Dick
q IKE. Some women are so ready 10
mry. Dick Ovens young yet. or was.
- 5 now, and I'm D.. -Four years
-. What difference that four years
80 - time goes on, IT was rather q
Il sAtu frxt went 10 live with Dicks
sA9. my guardian. How I pasronlzed
III when he was " and I isi How con-
hpeendlnR was. how tyrannizingl How
soodsy Dick vac. and utterahiy unsnub-
ht:e He never understood the magnlfl-
800 Of IT, He would always BE- friends
| vi ne. and come IN me for sympathy.
Il uown-up airs were wasted. he didn't
sssce tnsm. Dick has a way of going
tfrxsxht 70 the heart Once when l vas
|pusy.ng some visitors with great grand
es-.sek was then--he rushed into tho
f1s.ag -raom. mis- straw hair all tumbied.
| "a ~ blinking as they did when he was
| j nVuble, and then, before quite new
|ww and the two Miss Jenkinses. no
| I'D cut. Nellie, Nellie, come at once
|fnssly--she piebaid mouse Is dying
nj shaH We do? Get some brandy.
xdaes Then the four OF us--two Miss
jNknses. both full age: the vicar. staid
~ and !. the lady OF the manor-stood
Ix3d ! smelly rahbit-hutch. grieving
ew 4 psehaid pig OF mouse mat had
rrs4sen itself. Poor. dear Dick,
n turn came IN time. He grew--f1ow
st boz CREW. He got taller than I. he
fHised girls. he was I'm the fifteen, and
m lsequently broken Then he went TO
lzad and came back and called ma
Lila Woman. Than he fell In love.
at nM me all about her and then he
eet The Indian and went away. and
~ Ms back. been back a month. and
~ user come tn me. fTakes out an
~ attsr1 ITS last He's coming back
~ II shall come 90 you. Neiis. FIRST.
has something very important 90 say
ssa. something ] must say 90 yon FIRST.
y her all the world may know 81 But
4 hing that have 60 tell you IL very
Eszisr There can be only one answer
6, and l want you to give that answer
isshand. and ! know you WI You al
n isd what wanted n I begged hard
Hxh. This time ! only want you 20
FTes" (pausel q. Dick, you'll have
~ very hard And yon'l have 10 be
ri or l shall say Yes too soon. Why
nj he cav what time ne was coming
kaye himself free. no hates TO DO
aaa Hell send a telegram. perhaps
he'd rather take me by surprise and
~ m saving; Waiting FOR nr. little
snsnf' an. I shall say. Yes. Dick.
4 been waiting for YOU. waiting many
ass- For all that. I'm not going To ha
sssa quite nv surprise. tfooking 90 glas~
boxing 20 hsrreif) Dear Miss Arnlt-
r. I'm glad 20 see YOU looking so well.
= 2 toek nEttf4 III NtfU were AFtts ~
szxsak hair1 l. that helter7 Not suse.
bal want 70 look formal tlsearranges
81 Dear, dear, must I be a Quaker or
sszaaaslg Let Il 50. fm past mendinE
y taken with all faults. ~ they say az
sitfrsalss Modesty. my dear Miss Ar
iaxe feFb'as my saving much about
~ looks. let alone that ia rather look
sane enc else. Ssiii. I must eongrstu-
= 4
- friends never remember your ago
Wy count on their fingers and de-
- Thirty. my dear; thirty at least
sssss-talfiy most likely. and I'm only
s<sS q. and | dome feel q oit llke e..
g bek's =. and looks Il all. "a knock
as doar Sella uaovang from glass,
n fThe door opens and May Beat
= esseFs)
ssg-fea are alone. AREN'T you, dearg
nsld ssia you we're. lie / intruder
ssas-insFndsi Kiss me. dear. La de-
- . see you, ! Didn't know You
Aek. Have you had a pleasant
haw well you're lookingl
sN-hat yea. NefiA. you're looking
VI e. / can't describe it-you remind
ne Shining Ones IN the Detachable
- What hEs happened. drarT
a-Nosasng yet. But I ara expect
- Old frlsaa.
sN-Ana camel Horria OF me. wasn't
A'a~Aonssnss. May. Yeu.l have
- soa's yoas Rings belly New.
~ 1s al about your holiday. lt
Ase been aeiixAsftlll Switzerland
Ne want there. Mountains.
e' Sky. you knowl 10 you care
sexnsains and SKYE
iaSy n said "a he fne there.
saes're al rlght n you care tor
% aaeaasslas.