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

cast. and the general. though bland. was
preoccspted.
Il am extremely sorry not 20 have tn@
pleasure OF seeing Miss Cathcart. esld
Hastings when the servants had with
drawn Il met her nearly year ago AZ
A garden party. when she asked a good
dezl about you. general. and seemed anx-
soss 70 make your Acquaintance. Indeed.
you appeared 70 be rather forraids BE
person in her estimation"
II am sure she dseS not show much
awe. or even respect for Der guardian.
now she does know nfn." observed Lady
Pettigrew with a sniff
Quite a. much a. i want" cried the
general "she is an uncommon sensible
isssie, and the man who gets her for
wife win be 3 lucky fellow
mo Doubt" returned Hastings. rs her
friend. or companion. or whatever she
was. sfill with herr She was very tax
iag young perzon--I mean Miss Blake"
mo, she has returned 10 Ireland" re-
piled Lady Pefttgrew.
. Il happen 10 have met her Ia thzt I'm
possible country some years ago, when
auaTtered AZ Athl0ne. She was a little
school girl then. and quite an heal Wild
Irish girl into the gzir--aiready deuc-
eddy pretty. ana could ride like q young
Amazon. Her brother. who b. Old enough
10 be her father. was Ia the ---- Dragons.
breeding horses ar an old place of his
among the 5o<s nsar Athlone. He was
rather chuus with me when we were both
auartsred at Edinburgh. bic was des-
.peratsIy fond of his little sister. and II
was rather wrench for him 70 send her
10 school in England. wnsr hts horse
breeding began 70 pay. She was highly
pleased TO have a chat with me about
Mickey daFiin' as she ased 70 cali him
But she had developed into an elegant
young lady. with a touch Of nature about
her stili.'
Her brother came TO fetch her home.
when Miss cstheart took ~ her abode
with u.s." said the general Il saw him
at the station"
"A big. Observation-Disclosures rea-headed
chap. not a DIT ike Miss Kitty-sh?''
Hardly looked at aim. bat ne aid not
seem 20 me particularly big. Anyhow. ne
took of his sister pretty sharp."
Here Lady Pettlgrew rose and left the
gentlemen together.
THE fact Is" resumed Gen. Maclntyre.
as they drew up their chairs and he
passed the elAref. my ward. sensible as
she Is In many ways. II rather making
foo! OF herself about fwo-penny, half
penny feilow-an artist who wants her TO
marry him--a mere nobody. j believe she
would have stuck ito him. but. in the
meantime while she is safe under my
wing. my gentleman Is disporting himself
ln Brittany with another woman, whom
he allows 30 call herself his wife DID
you ever know such an asst tod this
10 Eils.-Gad sir. She went into mysteries
on the spot. and hasn't left her room since.
Won't see Lady Pettigrew-won't see me-
At this announcement Jim Houston
flushed a deep brown red, TO the roots OF
his hair. Could 1t be possible that Val
could be so faithiese. could play so COM
moment more generous thought
prompted him TO exelaim;
you must be mistaken. sir. or misin-
formed. Val Harris Is not the man 20 be-
have in such dsstardiy fashion,
by George. there's no doubt about a..
why, Crawiey'E partner son met the pair
NOT a week ago. And Ells--Miss cathcart
evidently believes 1t. though she says she
does not"
s.If 80. I don't wonder she VIII not see
any one The discovery must be a crush
ing blow" cried Houston. with evident
emotion.
Hastings looked at him with twinkle
OF FUN in his eve.
s~rhe task OF consolation viii fall TO you.
vou fortunate fellow" he said But Hous-
ton was too deeply moved TO see the comic
side OF things.
or true. and II Miss cathcart IS at
tached to Harris. as she Is supposed TO D.
this-treachery will take the life CUB OF
her"
That as she r. supposed 10 be sounds
skeptfcal En-. generaig' pat IN Hastings.
IF this report is n false and s-candaloas
invention. the inventor deserves horse
vfh,nninx within an inch OF his lhe." can-
tlnued Jim. not needing.
..Ali can say is" cried Gen, Macfntyre
impatiently. that l wish the devil had
never put It into the head Of Joseph cath
cart 10 appoint me guardian 10 his dauEh-
ter. I nave had no peace since came
home"
ssweN. general, | am sure 40 girl could
have given you less trouble than your
war8 She has been Ike a daughter 20
van and n she chooses 10 wait three or
nearly three years for The man she loves.
YOU cannot blame her,.
The man she loves. That's Just haVers.