The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-09-17

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~ A Ill 1hs day-consa1sraoly past
RS for<5eta ssrJnsay--taaE
special fate took him n hand AMI arosszx
him face 70 face with the yo1nser q TWO
ladies who had recezGly come 10 I've n ore
Of the houses opposite. They were evident
~ mother and daughter. 5oth were cassns-
~. and the lasS-nAEnei Of the two assa cf1e
OF the sweetest faces IL aaai ever 1esn IL.
Cddies luck 70 behold. she happe1e1 -
drop 4 small parcel while walking slosrs
their mutual road. and rs hurried a<ssr
her with Il immersed n her a1u
thoughts the lady I'D rot hear aim cal
politely 20 her. and quite coiored m vnen
the packet was presented. ogt ne snali@
with which she received it wsnt sTraigat
through Nr. Odises somewhat saTig,ll1esi
vaistcoat. All The evening - taousht o1
that smile, as he read. without TIE east
taking m. the Clone turnover. ~hac1
that night was entitled Faded Relatives
When ne went 20 bed he sI1say0rs4. with
the aid Of three candles. 70 get an lmpar-
tial view Of that region on me TOD or a1s
head where the hair ought 20 have been.
but now, alas. was not. That bald spot
had not troubled him much ID 20 that
time: now re regarded Il with nszsrust.
However. Ar. Oisis eo1afortsd himself
with the reflection that many men at hss
az. were much hai1sr ard that bis IRIS
taehe was what you might cal spruce.
Mr.. Oddse lad led an arniabis. pazctrai.
uneventfui existence. going TO and return
ms from the city every weekday with regu-
larity and dispatca-ths kind Ok person VINO
ia never asked for his season ticket He
was comfortably or and had no enc de-
pendent upon him. the few relatives be
possessed lived in the shtres. Vow ami
then batch Of country cousins came NJ
to town on pleasure bent: Mr.. Odsiie there
upon exerted himself valiantly % conduct
them 10 Nine. Tassaudss. the Tower. ne
British Museum and other places q Will
excitement. Aftervard ne locked little
pale and wan for two OF three daTS Snd
put up his feet after dinner.
Mr.. Oddie had remained n bar heicr n
these years possibly because nobody had
set TO work TO marry HIM X Was not taer
he objected 70 women ON the contrary. he
admired the fair sex. as a WHOLE qssse IN
reserveGly. aud had the incest OF dsar. old
fashioned notions about them But he had
never given his heart 70 any one particular
woman. and his landlady locked upon a4lzi
as a fixture.
The returning OF that apparently inuo-
cent-l0oking parcel marked an epoch L@fe
was never the same again % ne little
Old bachelor. He had not watched Mss
Hexham's gentle face and weIl-sieve4opei
but graceful figure for ten days before he
became convinced that Il was not good for
u
him." said Mr.. Oddie TO himself and stirred
his coffee with self-reproaehins stsrunsss.
"a man wanted soften4ng Influences
about him''-here he hurled q piece Of fried
ham TO the cat: he headed q gentle hand
70 guide and restrain him" Nr. Oslale at
this point discovered that he had forgotten
10 wind his watch up the niget before.
The truth was, he was in love. and with
a young woman with when as had never
w1f. axrfta Il. Fas1~~ rsasJ Ftso~~
name from his IandIady. an aasssre per-
son. whose mind was set upon curious
form Of religion. ard who I'D not take
much thought about frivolous worldly maf-
ters. Without 0bjecting To her isdger per-
sonaIly. Mrs. Roper nevertheless enter
tanned no vain hopes that he would he
saved at the last day. The elect VINO
were 20 be caught up On the wings % a
great bird and carried away into the desert
for a time. tines. and a half. would %
uncommorly few. according - Mrs. Se-
per's belief. Two hundred from Liverpool
eighty or thersabouts from Northampton.
her place. and a matter of aine or ten
thousand rom London. ti1a Great Babylon
The number OF the saints would. indeed.
be restricted.
Questioned dsscreesIy by her ledger. fngs
worthy bur depressing person could ssiE
him little regarding the two ladies' VINO
were now the objects of such tender n
tsrest 10 him They were a Mrs. ard Mss
Hexham. 80 she had heard. and Mrs Hex
ham was either deaf or dumb. ~ q might
be both. for her daughter talked On her
the same way.
IA sharp a. lightning they 10 - I'm
told, remarked Mrs. Roper. ress ing n deep
sigh: its wonderful but viii % 10 I'm
any good when the last trump sounds.
that's what 7 want 10 Know WIN Won
Ike few peas. Billed with a sprtg e mint.
with your dinner tonight. sr7''
Clearly there was not rucn Information
20 be got out Of Mrs Roper. a woman rot
given 10 ordinary gossip Just then. taa
sho and her fellow believers we're BUSY GET
Ting fhe exact number Z the elect lfk.fy
20 Ego upS' rom Manchester her thoughts
therefore were FUZZY occupiea.
Nr Cddis's courfship WIS very Gee0-
reus affair In Spain dp@pifn no years
ne would doubtless have adopted ne ruls
% an ''iron-eatsr' % as the youth who goes
counting Under his lady loves balcony -
styled But IN sober. unrurantic Enzlani
tlie susifGr does rot eat iron ~ s~rsrasie
the 0ursn - he heart or ne guitar. He
has - be property introduced snJ fhs ~
tie corn dealer. knawinx this respect able
custom wruld rawe given ANYTHING grr tn
Introduction which would have allowed
him % call ana establish frienflT ~eis-
lions The months pas4ed ard sffil fr
could not get thar n n hst necessary ems
~ re wedge n. n village - wotllI or
tainfv have mana gel - N~cowe ar1ssairf-
81 with the Hexharus IN q week hals I.1u-
don people pride fnenseivea auon hav nx
moth inE whatever - 90 Nf-h tn-F re- E1-
bo~z living m ffe same str~er The nofHer
ara daughter seemed - nsVa very FEW
srsenfs ard r~ver vent cut pr faalv m
sccoant ~ Mrs Ffezhams aT-tfen ft
pss hard upon The tauzhter Ar 0Elis
thought bot - sdrxireS her as - n11rs
for her <alf-sacr nc@ 5Fe was ar a. xet
y ever thsrs ras orc
Mss ueNsau became aware - - ssF1-
ton OF tnat Nr Csadfa Was cnrFInceff
When hey met. an1 - feek esra tsst
they dlt ruser uretlY ofrsn--as vHnrarei 20
raise nis haf. ART sTs i~e were sres ssssssi.
aut tEers me sTaF hattsf t8 .l@ ula-
Mffie man frequent d@spa.ir sts esa.l&
Ct 70 -forFsrster once wien -
tsruete.4 - speas Mlss Hexns5u .srne,t .ss
c0lgr ~ a red r0s@ All srcnpfg aurr sE
away
Il have newer been properly 'a ~-sa 8rei
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