The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-02-06

"a rss, have 81 iease 49, -,
- = ,resszg concentration every aaJ'
-. a,eased VITA this Villa that
~ sag,se view OF New YORK
sra window. and contains
,a.rks more 10 ny dear dead
father than 10 much great
-. .eer. on M o~n parD, Of neaf-
=. ,s.asasa voiunes
-~sstuss he would add, musing-
H.i.e plalntiyeiy. There are my
sessysr. They're both weii pass
sad iygsh. IN their different ways,
s,,rzetIse. IL seems as IL 1 were
- sssra by this retirelnsnt- Still.
80 ausesr TO regret IL God bless
II faey thought IL the faintest
4 nartyrdon-
~ .sw1 alxays spoke OF them as my
- ..h a gentle faiheriy inclusive
Ansvh hat one vas ris own daugu-
p wzs Grace. whose mother had
ago 81 hasty consumption. and
= assth had plunged her lord into
4 # almost suicidal meianehoiy. Buf.
- see,s enough, a ne~ sorrow nad
"a hin. WITH agency potent and hn~
IA. TAsx vas the death Of dear
~ .hssa orphan child Isabel, he had
II - eyer since. and made the sister,
4 urpaaion OF his own,
~. xas very pleasant at Top-o'-the-
- stafford mad J0culariy ehristened
4 ss.arhsr home. The two girls were
100 A. dawn from sunset. and YET
srysed with one another in sweetest
Ii As Tor lack OF society. Grace
Il sometimes go INFO Town Tor the
lase AZ II which certain Of her fathers
I.ssble relations we're very willing
,sra her. and return somewhat wea-
,nA bored. Isabel West wood might
I Are the same If she had so desired.
I .,~srx Al the least hint OF any such
AsypolI.4a pilgrimage, she would shrug
i ssy.usodelled shouiesrs and give to
Ii 6. her honest hazel eyes a kind
| rsssly scosnfui droop. and declare
rep-o'-ihe-Hiii was quite social
Id Il suit her quiet tastes
tsctrs ste would sometimes add.
h n. ssaaords papers 10 keep in or
I'D Io;s Of coping and note-taking
IDS Tor him. and he's 80 utterly careless
Ii k!s manuscripts and everything
La concerns his profession that 1
isskst Ike TO ris. the results Of even
X asys absence" She would say this
by enough. but serious meaning un-
lar II. She always called her guar
"a -Nf Stafford" though her manner
esra hlfn was often most Familiarity Ill
sks sss q hale. weli-built girl. not
lliy or even handsome. but fresh OF
D., with a smile that showed two
}mr. pure arcs Of teeth. and with
SsA white brow of peculiar charm, at
t~ temples her copious chestnut hair
tsr-sd IN mimic rebel cnrls.
rrses. on the other hand. was a beau
slts large, soft yiol.ts of eyes. and "A
r. ptnk As 4 peach-bioom and just as
Kasss She had never been III since she
y baby. but she had never been quite
sad Der father had always watched
h sd secretly worried about her, mind
Il Aer mothers quick. untimely death.
SEEING In her countless traits of re-
)naasce 10 that same lost mother. from
ssting step Of her fragile feet TO lie
tstr and variant dimples that came
" seat on either ehaste-tintea cheek.
ssSfd vas now nearly five-and-forty.
= licked cider than that. His hair
y very gray. though his heavy. dark
fas'sfhe had only a few threads OF sill
nd his fine blonde eyes were still
tslneas ~ boys. inheriting money.
"a Tor long time persuaded himself
k vas the idles; OF men. TO discover
~ that he had accomplished more
feading than almost any man he
~ Then he had tried 10 write a GER
hstary. fung away reatns Of paper.
ssxA there was doubtless good deal
H<ssnt literature. tried again. perSe-
~ finished his first volume. given It
World and achieved fia,tering sue
The second volume followed six
80 later. and doubled the welcome
"a TIE former had won. Now |
sa-s tn good earnest" he told him
al Dad been long time ago. He
hsfsd working much harder than
&c ever dreamed that * was I'm him
~ AL his cieaf~hrsined ward. ISn bel.
ntspsng him with silent fidelity
NthaSasm, 20 which he had grown
asa mat he never thought Of IL. one
q another, slmply taking IL for
Esk '''
stn< good while past. TOO. he had
= '9r granted The visits al his home
ssas oliver ThaFsioa. 4 mile OF
Wa rose the stately residence ~
~ 4a1fsson, the young mans wealthy
Nowadays the Judge lived In
s's'l'shen., having become more nr
81 invalid. ard oliver. his only
sac Tar less - the theatevs and
Assees cafe. sad dances and dinners
~ vas went - see lstla while
ssea how-hedgel from Columbia
aat he didn't seNru 10 mind the
eas@ Yea bad only to glance az
ss'a sSnny face browning an afh-
saFe. 20 SIC that b. belonged
- see people who seldom call fe--
safd RANTS. an act which. in his
Sssfa "A'' "e'h scarcely
- s'sFs With RE right along" said
issFs;en, meeting ST. ford outside
- eas DAY. feeble - lock. VET ~ no
@s'soand. HE feels il. 90 course
ss axe. Rat oiiie's good filnc ts
- aePe. He'll deserve Il. tas. for
4 salags." "''' ATS A'"s TIE
sFimiy asked himself a r,,le
,asF oliver Wasn't really making
y things rather than tse lest
L. ssfeSd deuag both ,he girls
q IKE hln Vsry nlurh inse..,
- eFaes any stroax emotional as
- S'isAi snsi,ev - per.,,s.s,, So
Ia. sa ies' herself tar thrr,. ~ f,nr
49, AZ 'eHeeset ,h.s nso~t ,tsi,s.- a.
twss- "a hsre Vas spring couins an
- Ssea sAc always ersw ft~s,,t,,
d.. 81 peassvs. arsN>psrs {,ak "a,
IN wi'A fears goaaic.. or ,,ea,o-
- spVinS ass nog aa4 Grace .n
t1ax So go, heailh. To Isabel oae
- @e 'eAt his rev SroAtrr I'D
- sfrsesng let - lr,.. ,,.-
-. = ssss n tAe itrary As En-
- - addressed 80 hs- a.. ,,.,.,,.- ,,,.
ne s@d loss aSo ss-r5.,.- - -. 80,