The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-02-07

ahs was rot pretty CT besH'ifaa, n3' -
fsnwe brilliant hszek eyes. 4sssoBssrs srsz'l-
rev ard stylish csotses at<raets1 aften-
.tar whessvsr she seat sues a girl vas
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sr-sn-sav, . y Ms8sr. VINO Ese en-
rs,oves r. re city ~assr ~0rks DEPART
svsgrs gor assault ard battery waite cut-
s5rx her oug q MS house. Before fhe
~rarxart vas Issued fas officials q tns
settvs came 70 ahe conclusion tlst t7p6e
tsaas5tsful eyez ceu1G snap spltef1-lF. afA
shas Grace had right 20 eiA3sa aA Fip-
ssnf temper as fails % TIE ioE o. ons
woman - a tssguSar4-
SIZE sfS rot pretend % - a god gin
ed rad ifstls lovs FOR her sister, Mr.
Mnfsr. Sh0 il nnauesgionabsy an estia1a-
a. xauan. IL was ser delight during the
sfsal q Mr. Miller 70 make g app@@F that
81 ha4 made love 70 her. and she pro-
ossrea some very interesting letters AZ
.na Mrs. Miller tod the court aow they
had repeatedly tried 10 pafrisn1 ners But
fer eonaGct WAS sgen taat s see4Ese zee
.searg 20 forbid ser the house. she y
.rusass once too nanv ftrzsss ard BIZ. Nil
Ier Ds4f her 0uk y sen the ease vas Ss-
e.47eN against her sac waEke4 cut - ne
cosfs. these D.z back eyes szitisTlng fFcsn
.haGEin.
The Pace That kills.
Prom fazt tine on she ed : fast. disso-
lure lfe Wsea she walked a!oEg ths
ssfee. RI. was bold. and her flashing
t3a~k eses carried a covert chaiaenge-
oaee IN a wh5;e she would attend sat
t5rfav r.xAt'' ban and dance "Ei1 De fel-
.ers~ tuat 70 saoE that she vas dad
same sport With hep hat cooked on tAe
back 81 her head and her pale face flushed
from spirits. she w0gid plunge info the
gsady maze ia feEsf.sA. hilarious man
aer.
one nlxht ate passed eroza % young
fellows II vas ihe wrong hour for q
glsi q - 70 0s oct alone. bus Il I'D not
worry her.
Grace Is travelling pretty fast" said
ore. and the crowd murmured assent
Grace heard her name and looked around,
buf 10 ore spoke .nd she passes on into
shadows OF the blk blocks that look 80
lonesome in the hours AMEN portefs are
washing the sidewalks and ne night
- Ak cabbies are waiting patiently Tor
bsialed passenger or the whistle OF al
early morning boat.
Her aIinspse of Happiness
When she met Edward Cole u seemed a.
n me were 70 realize something u hap
piusss He was young. good looking and
sore Uncle sans blue. he was employed
az a coal passer on the cutter Grant. They
got along nicely for a while. and 10 the
man about town" 81 appeared n the
sri attn the black eyes had changed ter
mode OF life. Then she suddenly appeared
in the municipal court for some minor Of
fsase and Was hned.
Where have you been keeping yourself.
Graclsg' someone inquired. She laughed.
shook her head and walked away. Her
= -
Alfred what vas coming she would have
cried One OF her beat friends told Clerk
era wford in che court MAJ she was going
f6 he married in a few days 10 I'D" Cole.
It's an old story There was a quarrel
snG Grace dig not control her temper. Her
dream Of happiness gas past. and things
came 20 a climax when Cole decided 20 20
20 gar Francisco without her. she made
several thrests 20 eofnmit suicide Night
before last she and Cole we're together in
a room az the Columbia house. They had
visitors. some % Coles companions from
the Grant. II IL understood that Cole rad
been thinking 81 leaving Seattle yesterday
morning. which accounts for the presence
OF friends. TIE evening was PASSED pleas
antiy. bat about II o'ci0ck the girl went 20
Roots drug store. on the ground floor 81
the building. and purchased two ounces %
earboIic aeid. which was registered accord
inK 10 law. she gave good reasons for
wanting Il. Upon returning ~ her room
she did not say anything about her erraud
but when fhe visitors were going away
they asked her II they y ould see her again.
she replied IN laughing manner that she
Was going e die.
Promised Not 10 hIu Herself
Cole demonstrated with her about sliclse
ard she said that she vas only faoling
when ne promised IN take her 20 Caiifor-
rIf NTH htus she kprssfras consented A.
80 o'clock in the morning she suddenly
said:
''Gooa-hy. "a I'm going 20 kin myself"
SHE raised the bottle 20 her TIPS and
drank before Cole could knock the bottle
from her hanH. An ounce and ha.f OF the
fiery Nauid passed tnto her throat She
sasped. @pranr from 80 BOD ans In ak
eny ran into she han Cole persuaded her
- return % The room. and tried 70 have
her drink salt water she grabbed az her
threat "a II some awful power were snf-
locating her Cole gave an alarm. ard
Will. one person went FOR Or Eronds
smother assisted ST. administering A dose
az sweet ell Au efforts 20 save the xirTz
ffe were useless refar- the fos.or ar
rived she vas unconscious ard TIRE shark
Of nfs was fast nearing Hs last flicker
~ oclock Coroner Yan8sii took charge
e The remains. and proceeded 20 question
Cole ard nfher witnesses. Mrs. la Miller
sister ~ fhe dad girl said that she vas
engaged - Cole. Coie sia No. DENY sNe
statement SnA ssif thaf be would max.
arrangements for the funeral II re ra1sA
possibly raise the money. THE relatives 81
the girl ~ Seattle src n5t able % bear
The expense.
Tee girls father ls - los Angeles. and ~
l. thought her mosher ie n spokane.
ce'a's home Is n los Angeles