The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-12-25

And. 0. course, began 20 suggezt oasec-
tisns
I'm afraid Il won't do she sad
s5o1ShtsgaEy, awakening TO the fac. that
~ wotsi6 DO ard could BE- done '-ycu see
I've promised 20 spend CHRISTMAS AZ SAG
ramsEgo w@sh my rieees from Baltimore
AEs4 @hen Tiers Mrs SAltover and my ais
Ter TO consult
BUT here Spsndier's face showed such
signs 81 distress taz. the widow declared
she would think I, over"-a process which
the xsnguins spfnaser seemed 20 consider
50 nearly aka TO talking il over. that Mrs.
Prize began 70 b<.seve II herself, AZ he
hopefully departed.
She Thought Il over sufficiently To go
10 Sacramento and exc1se Herself to her
uisces. But here she permitted herself 20
talk IL ovsr'' TO the infinite delight Of
those Baltimore girls. who thought this
extravaganza OF sg!rd,s.'s 80 Californian
and eceeasrlc,' SO tAas IL was not strange
THAI syr~sss1tiy the news came back 10
Rough and Ready ard his old associates
learned for sne Grst time that hs had never
seen his relatives ard ina; they would be
dotsly rangers. T'bis did not Increase
his popularity: nesthsr, I grave 20 say. did
The intelligence that his relatives were
probably poor and tina, the Reverend sir
ssltover had approved OF his course, ana
tad likezsssa IT 10 the rson mans feast
Indeed tho sius.on MAS supposed to AID
hypocrisy ard bad for popularity 10
Slslnd1er's detection, for Il was argues that
b.. might have feasted ''WaH-eyed Joe" or
..Tangie-soot Billy who had once 5een
''cfsawea'' by bear while prospecanx-E
ne mad been sincere. Howastt SpindicT 5
faith was obvious to these criticisms III
hts Joy al Mr. Saitoyer's adhesion TO his
PLANS. and the loan OF Mrs. Price as a
1 hA IN
The Invitations should also convey that
information In the expression ''by the kind
permission OF The Rev. MIR. Saltovet," as
a guarantee Of good faith-out the widow
woI3 have none OF 1t, The Invitations
were duly written and dispatched
''supposs." suggested Spndier. with a
sudden Iuglbrioug apprehension. suppose
they shouldn't 8omey'
t'Haye no fear of that" said Mrs. Prtce,
with frank laugh.
''or e. they was deads" continued Spin
ditr.
They couldn't all 5e DEAD" said the
widow, cheerfUily.
Tive written to another cousin by
MARRIAGE said Sp!ndler obviously. in
case OF acckient-I didn't think OF him
before because he was rich"
And have you ever seen him. either
Mr. Spindierr'' asked the widow. with a
sl,ght mIschievousDess-
'ioriyl Nor he responded with unaf-
sected concern.
Only one mistake was made by Mrs.
Price in her arrangements for the parts.
She had noticesi-what the sirnple-mindet
Sp,rysler could never have conceived-ths
Il cling towards him held by his old asso-
( ciates. and had .actfuliy suggested that
/ a general invitation should hs extended
/ 10 them In the evening.
! YOU can have refreshments. you know.
| too after the dinner. and games and
! musc''
| Put" said the nnsophissicatet host.
| wont the boys think I'm piayin' II rather
/ low down on shem-so 10 spcak-givin' EN-
kind o second table. as ef IL was taa
/ tailings after "a striker"
| Nonsense said Mrs. Price. with de-
elston. IRIS quite fashionable In San
| Francisco-and just the thing 10 Do
I To this decision. sspsndler. In his blind
/ faith In the widows management. weakly
| yielded. An announcement IN tho Week
/ ,v Banner" that ION Christmas evening
| Richard Spancier. s<au proposed - en-
/ terrain hts friends ard fellow citizens at an
| AL home In hiss own residence" NOT only
| wtaened the breach between him and the
! ''lovs" but awakened an active resent
frent that only waited for an outlet II
was understood that they were all coming
| but that they should have "sorne fun on,
| Of IT, which might not coincide with Spin
| dlcrx nor his relatives sense OF huuor.
seemed foregone conclusion
unfortunately. too. subsequent events
lent themselves to this irony Of tbs sitna-
tton A few mornings after ths invita-
,ft,ns were Dispatched Sprinkler a. ore OF
nae aatiy conferences with Mrs Price took
| A newspaper frofn hts pocket. IT seems.
he eaN. looking AZ her with an ernrar-
raised gravity. that we will have to take
| one ~ them names OF that lt<t~-the name
a. Sam Syandier~-and kaisslate upon only
six relations coming,
"Ah." sSi9 Mrs Price intersstediy. then
xaa, have naa an answer and he has &C.
ciinsd9''
met that exactly" said Spinilar slowly
s-s.s,t from remarks In this yer paper he
WAS hung last week by the Vigilance Com
sss;stea - Yo!o"
Mrs. Price opened her eyes OH Sp.'a,'ler's
fare "a zEe tsok yhe F=asser from his hand
,sf>t,s =, sAa saia quickly. "this may hsa all
r,is,ak~-~<,sas otnsr ss,s.1s.leri You
know yen Sav yeu've never xeen them
~ reckon ia 80 mistake" saia sFindler.
wgth nAstent gravity. for ths committee
sent ne hack nay Invitation wisn he kinder
sssga~~sfn' remark that they've sent him
| where II a.nt tstn the ha5l, TO Seep C1r'st-
mae
Mr. T'ssce gaspet s,,l; d siars,e AZ sl''n-
Y3tfGFtFs &tSa1Es. R*f'ft4*ssAN - -
s.rn,,eh, back her e5i courage Well, >
$40 .aia chserfy,liy. perhaps us just as
uell Re atda't come .
AZ. We ssar~ . that. Mrs. FriesT sad
sr,ssss8e~. attn A ss.gatiy tTGsFeled sSgs'Ss-
49,, seems 10 nae now tAs' Ae was tAe
scr, So rnlghi hav hin gathered In 81 the
~east-nr.f ktraaer sratcfes Ike brand
,r,sn tas ,asr~iF,'. aeccr4ix SO SorsPisr
rus ye know host,
Mr. s,ssnaier" sai' Mrs. Pr'c@. sa1te7lt
sin a .,.gAt sv4ap n her black eyes. ar@
v,s,--are the otaer~ Ike thtsS Cr-AeTs
har ewes safeessst again ana her laugh re~
t.s~-,es x,oest <lfwhiiy hystfrteal-'4s tbs
krne az shsng 1'Nsly 20 happen again -
Il tN!nk we're pretty ssrtts . srTiH
ak 70 afansr." r~t4rnss. Sz5Ff'ler simply
~ - as Z rosfctag some eteer siTri1cS7f.s
g. Ner rp~eg-A - s31ssi wsstfuiy. But
y,s, u-ssrs't 80 oack ost me, Mre. kTscA %
.ssrs-s aia't r&n@s,>' ot4t exactly "a
rs-kan~s yrn se> ! newer really knew
shesa Yer rS'at&osas
VI. MAS - obviously SINCERE - sis r. 'e-ss.
ana aN~sve All seemed 20 p!sce ssca a
nag~ett,, r~sfs~ce ss.s her judgment saas are