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

fHet wren Il was kaswn taat DICK
D4~ spsuG9er INTENDED 90 give
Il Panty Christmas party AZ hAs
N cyn house. Ina b. ssoti2d take
49, - ssrfv opportunity = CELEBRATE Eis soos
= ss-,.sns a,se saox hospitality MAS onsy ga
.s~,ss sycf7 srse man wtso had Just made
II S-A~r,rs ag4riEs'' or hts claim. bgft that
49, szsurre so conservative. o@o-fassl-
i I~.a ases respectable q f9rfa waS gu1ts
" s~seoks< for bY Rough and Ready. ana
ks-as fsoasaf by acme a trIsls 5'Fssef,s2@s-
r~sws we're rat iaaff~a-aozes ssTtGs2 ~
b aesxn zad Ready. netsotsy ever knew De-
- ma sp.n6iar had Any Tesatsons, and
- singing Ia Of Strangers - Tire set-
q s;s~<rs seense6 10 Indicate a. ieas, lack
VI = -,.ssase s.ya~ss "Iae night" urged enc 81
= rrsstcs. .stsev given the boys-thas had
p ~nykea aiongzlde o him Ia the fisrhss by
p Ar. snd ssuEg les w!1s him around the
al -amy ags st u!rhi~he N gnt have given
p ,ssm . square esS. eaI ann KIP .i'e aAA-
u 80. Tor h1s old Sgtndier crew, just ss
.sA~y families do Why, xheH Old man
ii sc,.sd<r had nts heuse rassin' iass year. Eis
III s.naslv lived far week or what was Jeff
II s~sr AFTER the boys tad walked through
81 ~ house that highland the scuddsTs
Il san. strangers either II vas also evs-
u ar, shss there vas an uneasy feeling that
art.Alerrs action Indicated an unaaliowed
Esa,nx tox ards the minority of respect
- 1As,itY ard exelmsivensss. and a deseTtior--
II es.f.ssit the excuse Of mairsusony-~of The
4 sasysyia, and lnaeps nEeff bachelor major
y NJ ~ Rough and Ready.
v sEf he sas stuck after some gal and
vss kinder locking ahead, ia hes under
! s.ood H." argued another critic.
J. sDoa't yosl be too cure he ain't,' said
sV.e5e jim stsriy'iek, gioorlilS. Yen fsrd
mai sosne banned woman Is al the bottom
= ~ ssis yer fammer,y' gathering. That
4 asa trouble ez almost al they're made
/ fHr'
Taers happened to BE- some truth In this
\ dark prophecy-but not OF the Kind the
rnsoxyrsisf supposed. In fact Spsndler had
II called few evenings before al the house
y Z The Rev Mr.. saifvves. and Mrs Sstpyer
having enc Of her "saleratus headaches"
had turned hln ever - her w.daw sstsr.
\ Mrs Hubby Price wno ooedientIy bestowed
7 lyon h.n that practical and critical atten-
lam which she divided with The stocking
re was aarning. She was a woman %
thirty FIVE and OF singular nerve and prac-
II ftsi wisdom. who had once srnGgsled her
I wounded husband home from = border
ARRAY calmly made eafee for his de-
esved pursusrs while he lay hidden in the
i iefr walked four miles fer that medical
assistance which arrived toe late 20 save
= him buried hin, secretly In her own guar
Il. section.'' with only one other witness
snd INQUIRER and 50 saved her position and
\ property In that Wild community who he
asved he had fed There Was very httia
Fl this experience 10 Re traced in her
reund fresh-colored, brunette cheek. her
cain black eyes. SEES in a prIckIy hedge OF
| E'H iashes. her plump fgure. or her frank
| courageous laugh. The latter appeared a.
\ smile when she welcomed Mr.. Sp.n6lor.
she hadn't seen him for q coon's age"
bot 'reekoned he was busy Akin up his
! new house"
I well yea" said spindler. with a Sigh.
Mutation. I'VE see I'm reckonin' 10 hev a
ttsder Christmas sasherin' OF my" he
Wss about to say folks. but dismissed
I Tor relatives" as being more correct In
/ { preachers house.
= Ms Price thought II very good idea
Christmas ths nAtursi SEASON for the
fxuily to gather 10 see who's hera ard
who's there who's setin' on ard who isn't.
ara who's dead and buried, II was lucky
i ivr them who xeTe 80 placed that they
scul1 dc 20 and lee Joyful" Her invsncib.s
philosophy probably carried her past any
hnserous recollectiors of the lonely grave
h Kansas ard holding up the stocking 20
: the hight she glanced chserfulty along rs
level 70 MIR spndIers embarrassed face
by the fire..
\ responded Spindlsr still awkwarefly. 'for
yon see don't know much about Il IN any
way"
"How long since you've seen EN-" asked
/ Mrs. Prize. apparently addressing heFsed
! 70 the stocking.
I splntler gave a weak laugh. We'll yon
sss ss II comes 10 that. I've never seen
emf
! Mr.. Price put The stocking IN hsr lap
! ard opcnss her di-tct eyes on splndler
Never seen 'sin9'' she repeated. Then
! ihsyrs not near relattonsT
I '"rhsre are three COUSINS. said Splndler.
/ checking them on on hls fingers. - half
! a.
j brother in-iaw of my sisters seecnd hus~
hens sna niece That's six
l ~Rut II you've rot seen them. suppose
they've eogresponaed with yaa7" zalA Mrs.,
. Price
They've nearly a. OF en- written TO NE
FIR money seeing my nSsus tn the paper e=
Asviu made strike. returned Ssp.n5isT.
i Simply. 'srd hevtn' Seag IL. jesi know
their aAtresses'
'phr' saii Mrs Price returning 10 the
Stacking
semsih!nr IN TIE tone Of bier ejaculation
Increased Spln s,eTs embarrassment but u
also male h,m desperate. "Sou sse Mira
fries," h@ b!ur,s3 cut Y auEAfer gei} ys
! sAat reckon they ara the folks tia,
nsvnt sot aN.' Gam't yea see. ard ~ Il
tesrset only the square thing for r'c. ~
! has got a.. Ia give thea a SORT 9 christ
mas fssttssl Sutfin aou't Ne k0ew. Ike
what year brotheF.ln-fRw was sayfa' }ast
/ sss3sy in TIE pulp;t about this yer Peace
and Gco9wi.l twixt mar and man"
! Nj. Price looked agar a. 'he r1an re
/ Tore her Its ss.iow. perp.sxea face ex-
s'e'ses ser'e &oab: yss a ce-tain feterusl-
hsifcn regarding the prospect gAe Quats-
1 ssen has eaea3a - h.Su. "A veyy good idea
NJ Srtn3lsr $40 ere that does yol great
crsss." sAe sad gravxty.
n mighty glad - hear yoa say -
&rs, Price" De sasS VITA an acceat ~
erssi r~}te; "sor ckones - ask YEA a
/, sresi saS9s Nen xee. - tell iato Ms
1 fsrasr Hesitation 'ghst ts-thc far; is
Na this sort e thing - TA,hgr satasEt 20
as*~s iitsis oussr ny Ire. &au's y9N sss
All MAS sasu' % ask ~ r. you'd ysiGs'
oAse ths huA tang z hand aaa rannin
fe- ne
/ Rarntar y - ycu." sati Mrs Price
ssh gu.cS sy~-seo' from us f<T sc els.
bee iashss Ma alive. What are yoa
! issnsiax ofvs
Bose IRE wha,e tos - usc." hurried
= Sr'n5ler ws.h nervous de~Tsvats0H
|. 0estse' saSeiHsr So Ffss shIY ~ ard ruakta
'ssss soE 'o'n --,'r4evtn' ia rvevysStsS thA;'s
"an'ee. Aaa 1S.u' 20 he re0Ds-I Am step
So 50 NsN