The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-01-17


SEES ocacs g-riie. and hs~e gained a
ssrnaFsacse tnHu@ocs over her. Tass bs,si-
ness VIII - q shock to aer, but sasa naa-
reason from ne"
Guide preserve rs, Sut ysu are su-t DAFT
about Thar gsri. sanity
TIE seas-si. however was TOO Busy in
dtting q polite fnvttsxfcrl 4, Car. Hast
inss. an Indian acquaintance. 70 heed her.
Miss C@taca-t oo@yed bar guardians SUM-
mons sooner thsn Re expected
loa want NE. geaerAlr'
s. n2y dear. Sit down T-hzr,-r
have some rather unpleasant news. Bsst-a
oa-ghat - it2 Has jim
Ne You need not distress yourself
u does not concern him az al It's a1og.
shat fellow Harris. who Is turning out
5ast as l anticipated
*.Hew SOL
He has gone ard married sa-ne woman.
or pretends he has. ana Il travelling asout
with her openly In Brittany
his nearer CARED ~ him with what
seemed Ike wild Araaxenenf sAe rusAsa
rosy re3-saa grew white as paper thea
70 his 6isnaay, she burst cut laughing and
. crying ali In ore.
Nod bless my sou4sff cried the general.
much alarmed. she Is hysserical'' and b.
rang The bel sur.ouSly. Keep calm, NY
dear child keep calm. TIE fellow f<n'r
worth al this fustsF. Here Toosey. call
Lady Pettigrew. and susan-arlrg some
cold water-a big Jug full
You are not going 70 throw cold water
over ny prettiest morning dress. gsnsralw'
cried the young lady, suddenly restored 30
comparative eonposure. DO listen 20
me- cannot believe this extraordinary
story. Give ms leave 20 write 10 Val. I
shan believe what he tells me. and have
never written him q line sincs came into
your house Let me write now
We'll. but how do you know Il he'll get
your letter.
~oh. letters addressed 20 bis studio al
ways reach him.
Pray. how do you know thatg'' asked
Lady Pettigrew sharply; Il thought you
held no communication with him
No. i DO not. bur, OF course. when wa
parted, he told me- how a letter would
reach him.
well. 1 win agree TO 1t this once. but
! must see the letter." said Gen. MacIn-
tyre.
You shall see il. III ST down and write
IL al once" said Miss Cathcsrt.
In very few minutes she handed the
following TO her guardian:
Il strange report has reached me that
you are married-and travelling in Brit
tany with your wife. Answer az once, yes
or no. Ella Cathssrt-"
Wen done! That's pretty straight
Wen soon be out OF this tangie. I'll see
that this Is posted at once; and now. my
dearie. cheer up. I've wired 10 Jim 10
come AT once. ] want 10 see him before
81 10 discuss this matter vita Andersen
Crawley's manager. aad you must not be
down-hearted. All will come right There's
an acquaintance of yours coming TO din
ner, and you must not look ss L you were
the willow You'n mind Hastings OF the
Twenty first Ora goons."
~Nho?' she exclaimed, growing very
white. and catching her guardians arm
for an instant
MY poor BARN, your nerves are ali ur-
set. Why. Dick Hastings. He saws be
met you at garden parry down in be
Won"
"oh. yesi remember" sha interrupted.
drawing her hand across her brow. How
can / appear and talk every d4y talk 10 a
mere stranger, when my heart Is break
ing? But. I'll try to please you. ny desr
guardian" Here Lady Pettigrew coughed.
Now l had better go 10 my room, and 1
don't want anyone 70 come near me-
AS soon as she reached that refuge. she
turned the key in the door. before che OBJ
served that Susan. the upper housemaid.
who was her attendant, was stu in the
room.
Don't 20. Susan" exclaimed Miss Cath
cart. 81 want You TO do something for
me-"
She hastily opened her blotting book ard
scrubbed ia hot haste: Dearest. / cannot
go on. Let Val answer my letter frankly.
Yes then shah know that I may speak
out have got into an awful diIemma-T
never anticipated anything like II. ] am
more miserable than | can say. You must
release me. and let me fly away home.
Write by return. Even that will be four
days at least
This she eagerly thrust into an envei-
ope. and wrote on II a woman's name, en-
closing II in another which she addressed.
Mrs. Corkeran. ! Clarence Studios, Chel-
sea" Take IL TO the post. or send it at
once. like a good girl. Ii is Of great i'm
Portanee."
That win. Miss" returned Susan fer
vently. TITS a mercy the pillar is within
a stones throw Of the gate"
you have quite done here. Susan. on
Never mind busting. ! must be quiet"
As soon as the girl had left the room.
Ella Cathcart (as she must still be called
relocked the door. and stood for a moment
or two in deep thought
Things are coming 70 crisis. ! wish
I could run away and write my explana-
ton; but II would be too cowardly-
wonder what Jim Is doing. What Will he
think OF me? AT any rate, hen soon cease
TO fret about me, and he viii fall in love
with some one else. AM Tnats horFtd
thought. wish could be first with him.
ali the days OF my ilfe and am not bad,
am frue--and yet how false l shall seem.
What a strange thing that Captain Hast
tngs should come across he must not see
me- He shall not. ! really have head
achs-snd hesrt-aehe, too, God knows.
III 20 70 bed. If ] stay there al day, they
will believe / am pretty III They cannot
force me 10 get UP and dress. But I'll
taen TIE door locked. unless Lady Petit
grew eomes-r'
She proceeded TO take off her clothes,
drew down the blinds. and threw a dress
ing gown over chair beside her.
II wonder what VIII become OF me- was
her last waking thought, for. thanks % a
sBeepless night, and the exhaustion CT
strong emotion. she was soon asleep.
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