The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-01-24

her little hands in great distress. II was
lit was Val Harris.
Harris shouted the general. beside
himself with fury. Do you mean 10 tell
me that Harris walked of with my ward
under my very nose2 Why. shook hands
with the rascal, and-and with that fool
OF a girl and wished them a pleasant jour
ney. Why I'll be the laughing stock OF
society You-you brazen faced young per-
son--You are laughing al me now Leave
my house this moment, after your base be-
, trayal of your GUARDIAN mean most
Why, you're amenab BILE to punishment a.
the hands OF the police Leave my house.
The sound of her brothers voice in wild
anger drew Lady Pettigrew upon the
scene. To her the Infatuated general, with
many oaths. gave an epitome OF the awful
discovery. Lady Petiigrew sat down sud
denly.
My patience!" she calculated. Not
that l am surprised. / soon saw the young
lady was equal 10 a good deal, and she
closed her mouth with snap.
Leave my houser' resumed the general,
turning on Kitty with 50 fierce look that
she reused herself 10 meet IT,
Il snail. general ! am all ready 10 do
So bat FIRST let me explain"
Not word, not a syllable" he began,
when Houston interrupted. My dear
uncle. do not he unjust. IL is quite natural
that you should be annoyed, bat you really
ought TO hear what Kitty. Miss Blake,
has TO say Tor herself
you are another bloekhead. or rather
victim l suppose you have been tricked
into an engagement with a penniless girl
who"
Il certainly Should have been engaged 10
Mss Blake some days ago. had not the
young lady peremptorily refused me. 1
have been tearing my hair about it ever
since"
Birds 0. a feather jerked out Lady
Pettigrsw.
Il haven't much 10 say DO hear IT,"
urged Kitty. leaning against the back OF
a chair which Houston pushed toward her.
for she felt hardly able 10 stand. You
see. when went 70 stay with Ella the sec
ond time. found her pretty far gene about
Val Poor Mrs. Bond was Always 50 busy
about the garden and church decorations.
that she didn't seem to mind. Then Mr.
Crawley set his face against VAL who was
so good. 50 nice, and clever. too. and then
you wrote and frightened us all Next
You said you would come home and shut
Ella Up. How we hated Mr.. era wleyi He
treated Ella as II she were a fool. and
screwed down her allowance, and worried
every one We fancied you would be the
same or worse. II / had known what
nice dear you are,-t-I-never would have
tried 20 deceive you" Sobs and pocket
handkerchief.
'sTrisdf' echoed tAc general by toye,
you have been toleraoly successful
so when The time ca me for Ella 70 Join
You ia London, ! thought ste would have
died. Val was 50 bad He asked her 70
run away with him. ] said No. you'll be
caught Immediately IN 90 In your place.
as your guardian has never seen you, and
has no photograph % you. and then, when
you have been married a month or SO.
Ev-a
could separate you gAen' II old Crawley
had not besn called away 10 America. /
should never have thought Of g. II was
al uly Saulg-aon', blame Ella" Mere
sohs.
You have not improved matters by these
details OF an internal plot" said general
MacInryre. bat his Voice ansi manner were
gender. y repeat-yo1 must quit this
aogse Immediately
~Tmmediate.yF' echoed Lady pettlgrsw
Indeed. I cannot st ~ ths room with
sneh = character" ard har adyship
stalked out.
Il NUS lose no :ims in setting the %
lice on the track C these fIsgitivss cried
re general Jim. 7 soraid your contsnu-
ing any a.cquaintancs V~itA thls-shis young
person You have had q narrow escape"
r an afrafd. ST.. I cannot obey your
injunction returned Houston. hls stTcng.
earnest face lighting gp with a sosneR nat
exultAut smile III AtSs Bake wtA accept
nay escar1. / iaisnd 20 see her safety 20 her
brothers keeping
'+Nsc-1ss-ne,~ ssgan kitty
Yea shall hftserly rspenn this con
ttznaesy 20 ret0rted Ehs general III yo9 8Is-
ehev ma. On youT head - tae conse-
quances.~ ard. Kicking q Chair cat ~ h3s
way, taa Eenersl streie OUT ~ the room
~hB.sy-Tay 6&risEE." said H0uscon. try
~ gently % draw ser aaDsfs from Der
fRca- ~Way arr yau snc5ns1la hltT Ao1
have t4ksn yoar punishment like brick.
AEs rs al over. Why ara yoG crying
sEiaiF~
Because ave done mischief al round.
especially % you-snd goa are 80 god -