The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-02-20

Of her ruby lips. This actor had come
into the store to make q purchase. and tbs
Talr creature sUrmised that ne was pro
.essionaL She displayed much interest IN
me stage. she piled him with
questions. and he detected in her
one I sort Of reminiscent sorrow.
liter she was positive that the
.-ctor was really a Ihespian she grew
more communicative, ana III her anAlety
to set information there was an ncreaaeu
,oci. OF wlstful sorrow IA her face " Aat
.-afnpany are you WITH! she asked. Il
.anloa me company / was with. went
N the actor. 1ne girl sighed, and mo
.nent later continued: Il knew a company
-nce-a member OF company, / mean.
..t, paved mere. You don't know hiEF
ane queried.
i I,p.4ed that did not know the or
-,au4zat40n 10 which he was attached, ans.
4 asked her 10 give me "a description OF the
$50 .or she referred to- Poor srI, in her
.ager. unsop hlstlCaIed interest 1t had
eeened sui.IoIenl ask Tor Him her
ililn being nor ideal. who 10 her did not
leea any further description.
oh. the company. yes. / went TO see
am pay, one night. Ies-the name Oh the
g, ,fnDAHy. Nei4, now, tnSfe. j forget ShV
aid, looking off dreamuy through the
window; nut ienIe IA 1or al aDo1t MIN.
Wei. what was his naEne?' asked.
;nlIar with.
i 10 not believe" said l. that l can
le.i you mucn about the gentleman you
are lnquiring after
Gent, nlan--yes, yes. he was a gentle
man. though he never wrote. lie said NED
write"
aid not stay with her long. then. bat
sOou went back 10 the thea,er.
There were number OF articles needed
toward evening a hamper was sent around
10 the tneAtsr from the establishment.
The young salesgirl | discovered WAS the
erGand girl on tnls occasion. she saw ME
ana spoke to me.
There was Il scene in the play where
someone had, at last, found a clue which
was to lead 10 the discovery OF a lost
sweetheart. lie who acted the part OF the
deprived lover, was just speaking
tas line: "NOw-now | have found her.
and moving 10 his exit. wneu, al trem-
bang with excitement, my young friend
huTrleoIy left my Size and went qasek4y 10
me wings. She reached his exit just as
he was passing from the stage.
why didn'g you writerF she said. as
they faced each other.
your" he sasped IN surprise. ~ did
write"
Il never got the letter" she replied sim
ply.
We'll. there is really little else 10 tell
DO you know those Two got married. En-
y mats taAt? On. why, the reason / dd
not recognize the actors name wnen she
gave one at the store vas because when
they had fret met he was paying under a
STAGE name ana Rlsn our little happy re-
union took place al the taeater he tad
Teen playing Tor some time under mis-
own"
- i
jefferson, VINO pays HCwston IN "A BAcn-
e.pf g Honey Is d collector Of rare
aad valuable stones
We aad quite IN experience the other
ul@i4t ia M-I4nea yo-is. On leaving tns toe
aler rs war a.costed by gentleman. who
sad. is TINS Mr. Jefferson" jefferson
replied. Yes. s4r." Wen. Mr. Jenes-
son" said sAe man. could / ash sou 70
l.ok at i very line rudy when Il over
here2' with pleasure. my man. replied
jefferson. but hos ala you KNOW ! s.kea
Tabl.sr' ~ ny" answered the man. II
saw in this mornings papers that you
were a collector OF TIbies ana rare gems.
Iue.e rs i a1an wao II itgle uufortuI-
ate over here, and re has a tine ruby,
watch !ae Is wiling 20 sell cheap"
jefferson accompanied the man TO
cafe. and there saw jhe ruby. 10 Jener-
s9n there VS. some ,airg strangely IA
m4siar about &. bgt owing 10 the light ne
cou-d nor ts.t. However. he made an ap-
polhtueEt for the next morning and ac-
companied ~ one Of the Pinksrtoa delec-
tives. jefferson discovered in the ruby that
was being sold TO him one that had been
stolen frcn1 aim four years before al cum
bsrIand. Md.
Both tAe crooks are now IN jaa st Min
eap9Hs ara jefferson does not know now
which he would rather do. par. wlgn the
ruby or leave "a Bachelors Honeymoon
70 go and prosecute the men. The prose
cutting attorney IS erdeaEorlng TO have