The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-04-04

weather was rot. ard "the Elder" was
listening 10 the funk 90 ire hammers
aSzsnss the wheels and watching the play
Of the torches light as .hey were thrust
here ard there about tho trucks BY the
steel testers at their work. After while
the minister seemed 20 note something IA
Tailsar in the appearance OF ore Of The men,
He wore a heavy beard. bat be was tar,
though so broad shoalder~d ss almost 20
seem short. snd his limbs were biz ard
heavy and slow moving.
''If I. wasn't FOR the hair o. his face"
me minister said 20 himself. Il should
take that man 20 ae Rll Miller.
When the testing was finished Ne went
over 10 the man and began to talk; and
this is what the elder said:
III yen ever run across a man named
Miller. whose rrst name - William and
who used 20 Ne = farm foreman on thu
Rarkisy estate. near Barklsy's Corners.
ycn want % tell him that one 81 the incest
girls on this green earth will be visit
inE AZ the parsonage there on Wednesday
next You want 20 tel him. too. that he
never dti erneler thing than 20 SO away
wtthcat first taking with THAI nice girl.
Just because ne got foolish letter from =
woman who Is sorrier she sent II than for
anything else she ever did. And you want
20 tell him, besides, that II he's full
grown man. and not bow. he'll so and sea
this girl and let this woman apologize for
her foolish letter. as soon as he can. He
should cut his beard of. II he wears one.
SIS YOU 90. Ia give you further messages
Cor him. bat my train "a ready. see. Good
night. and Re sure thar William Miller Is
at Rsrklev Corners parsonage ny w@dnes-
day next"
He'll be there said the man straight
enins up and looking the elder in the eve.
"and yon may tell the elders wife that
.fs as.t e. ~ Far
foreman. and Is now a carwheei tester. hs
has saved up some money. and is sure he
can earn enough more 70 make that nies
girl comfortable. And he hopes he can
make her happy"
IL was not an easy task 60 secure Miss
Moore's presence at the parsonage in time.
hut the elder did II. and he also saw 70 II
that she was the first 10 greet Rill Miller
as he walked up the path 20 the front door
Of the little parsonage. his clean shavea
face bearing such look OF hope had
long been A stranger 10 his honest features.
As for the young woman. her face grew
naier than ever when they met. for the
meeting was a real surprise. hut her lips
grew red and her eyes grew dcep. and
brown. and tender. az Bill told her why no
had gone away. and why he had come back
again. Later in the day he made II ~ with
Mrs. Johnson. insisting that she had Moth
Ing to apologize for. and that good woman.
with tears and smiles, gave her blessing
on certain ceremony which IL was ar
ranged should take place on tho next day
week
Should you ever visit MercerviiIa YOU
may see Bill himself II YOU care to. lie
was one OF the first 20 take up thu second
and sounder boom movement in that thriv-
ing county seat. and his real estate office
is, by far. the most important ona there.
Mrs. Miller and Mrs. Johnson are great
Fri Ia nd ha n AZ ar e ~ he azfN
OF the largest church In the town. He
breaches every Sunday in a handsome new
"edince" put Up with Bins money mostly,
In the midst OF what was few years ago
known as the Miller division of the new
ly opened suburban district.