The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-03-26

xxx RuSgles 10 ner pretty is-
year-old sister who had
come over from ST. Paul TO stay with the
SMYRNA Ruggieses for week or two.
We shall be home before that" put in
Mr.. Smyrna Ruggies, as he helped his wife
into her seaIskin jacket. most likely by
1890 he added.
Don't hurry home said the young
lady. I'm going to read all the time
you're gone, and besides, Louise is here
to talk to II / get lonely"
Louise is the maid of all work who has
been a member Of the Ruggies household
Tor two years or more. Mrs. Ruggtes
thinks the world of her and actually
breads the time when Louise will take
her leave to get married. Louise. ii may
be said. is very superior sort of young
person. She is engaged to the professor
OF natural history in Swedish etiuca-
uonal institutional most sensible but eX-
caedingiy difiiaent fellow. with no false
frilis about him at ali. He calls for
Louise en Thursday and Sunday evenings
and they are TO he wed some time In June.
or at least they were. Just at present
there is y somewhat embarrassing mis-
understanding between them.
Mrs. Smyrna Ruggles' pretty sister saw
the smyrna Ruggleses board ear,
watched the car until II WAS out Of sight
down the street, and then proceeded 10
amuse herself She was hpsily engaged
IN cutting Harper's Monthly when the
door bell rang The young woman put
down her magazine ana went TO the door,
to iind herself confronted hy tall. hand
some man In friexe ulster. who bowed
aud asked II Miss Anna was az home.
Yes. | am Miss Anna, replied the
puxztod young lady. Wont Won come
ir?'.
The tai young man entered and Miss
Anna noted by the Hgn; OF the Aall lamp
something aDou; it's being a very cold
night and stood stock s;in in the hall, hat
i'm hand.
May I take your hat and coat2'' said
Miss Anna. becoming moro puzzled every
moment Let me see" she added. your
name is
Johnson" gasped The young man.
"Aiolph Johnson. ard" he went On halt
lngfy. 4 came TO see Miss Anna
sitss,enly it flashed across the mind Of
the asfonishea young woman that her sis
Ter. Mrs Smyrna Ruggics. had Played
ioke on her. She mad pTearraagesl that
Nj. Johnson snopld eail on this particular
evening Mrs. smyrna Rugsles is an In
y.terste matchmaker.
on. Mr. Johnson. Of course" said Miss
Anna 1--WE heard my sister speak 81 you
fregusnfly~~Qg!g frequently
NY shls time sac had possessed herself
of no tain Young mans hat ard coat.
Having slowed them comfortably away.
she ic4 hin inIo the parior. or rather
pushed MIN ia. Cor he seemed inclined 20
camp in the passage fer Ine remainder OF
the evening
Mr.. ana Mrs. Rsasriss nave gone cat
for short !inse. she went og--'they viii
~ sirea 4fuuy sorry. / ara cer5aln~~kpuf II
you VIII let nee play hostess IN their az
senes--''
IL can1e to see Miss Anna regser-
ase3 yassuyz Afr Johnson. mis- vutsly HE
seemed fsaFfgl.y unhappy. Miss Anna
thought.
Tn sure the visit h ihs,gossss,gy ar,s,re-
csaeeA.~ xeg9rted tho young lady. inward
" anathematssine her sisters tH-aasvissd
Ingenuity. NV SISTER meatienet thas you
rsiehi ea.s~ she wenz on fscsss7aeEing
.leaplv ~ sht 1sSfass Of nasi5e prevartea-
.i0fs-s noNe wat ~aaii W. sis-~I snow. Yea
aaal ssue ~ nse>~yass SO sins, 81 COARSE
~ff Miss Anna~" tslesa sae poor fell
lsw
KISS Anua viii oe delighted N raay
vessr aecoasaa sai svssrst YstsSss3 ssa taat
Yessag ga3y determined 50 nsske fasc very
esSs 81 an extraordinary dilemma. Let
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NJ 9aaHsea. s3uLFEsgaE In hfs csszsr--'.3as
Miss &ama ai8 not s3Ae--'
".aA yes Mss Auust SIR Ike" SAID
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nrss esss9.s &C. BE a>..yysss as3ts4seat IL a
Ntk4ns Gat5 Was tEe."
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ever. ae sAas exsFeaas.y wea, An@ Miss