The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-10-29

was enptying his reso,vsr :. Nass d n
o. elaer, Inc uproas Of hsr a.. - II
the night. Some one srrs.s 'ss sAss, IS
house sa'ned M Il
Helen, Helen.
John seized the girls vr.,.
gray eyes flashed into Me- Gh i
No" ed
:, re ~, or2pped her wrists cau.s,
"a ms arms as II she bad b.. y
anu ieS'ei into the shadow - ssa
, mat issne6 over the read fran =. ~ ~
lne rif'e rang cut again. ana - ~
Dali whisliei vei,onoa.s~ ~ "a
darkieSs ran along the sepcs . assas:
III AZ The gate sac sc.s
\ loose strand Of the r.rf. ,
across Ms cheek. and In the ra.,a AZ ~
head saoae with gold She has - ssS ~
hair am gray eyes and saor, ,.s sesss
cuE!ed Ike a roseleaf He a., .. sfpf
the verande steps. Roth Of ,ss.Hs
wildly. ~ uea hans
But Won came with nat -,
triumphautly. sas asA
always thought Won Ma. AN.
swered. and there was afs.-~. AA
when he had - agree that ,s,s NJ. ~
what vague reply" ~
No love story Of Mereiish's comm,
swee'er sentence. 50 subtle, ., No..
straight from the beating hear, :, -
tran Il always thongh. you w,r. ~
sitting beside his lsdy love Ian, NJ.
less set watch upon his lirs A.
knew it might not avail hin,
driveled along respectfully a
thought; but he had the sentimsr,.,
ings OF years, starved Of sxp,es.s.a =
minating in his heart. Sha ,,,s..~s q
look at him. wistfully. searrA,n,s,
ly. Then her eyes Travelled avs. -
frame from his shoes ia patch :, - Y
light fen on them: they vera 49,.
drew them under the bench with -.
deri 70 his broad shoulders t,,e sAn,. y
sfcop out OF theml. She stre,ch.s -
small hands toward him IN contn,, :.
broke into the most delicious lov lsr.A.-
in the world. AT this sound he - y.
watch on his lips was worthless !, -.
a question Of minutes Til he should r-....
himself 10 her eyes as a sentimental -
susceptible imhec!le, He knew + :.
was IN wild spirits" As he left tAe s.,s.
that night the young man was 4, s,Aa..
ated with love and JOY that he sAss
hands several times with everybody. ~
then he shook hands with them an saa
Including MIR. Todd. who was going ~
him" When he reached the llttIe dr.r
newspaper office where he lived aJss,
went up the steps. sing aloud:
= For tonight Wen merry, me,fy h
For tonight well merry. merry Be-
and stopped on the sasg.ng platform 4 a
top OF the stairs and gave the moor ~.
night with a wave of the hand and frsass
laughter. At that 1. suddenly ssruk Ar
that he was q years Of age: that b Ia
laughed a Great deaf that evening; ,hU y
had laughed and laughed over thinss "
the least humorous. like an excited sehso,
boy making his first formal can; TIA, h
had shaken hands with Miss Br.seos Va
he left as If he should never see her Aua
that he had taken Miss Sherwoods h,
twice In one very temporary parting; IL
he had shaken the Judges hand ave Tins
and Williams four.
idiot" he exclaimed. What has h.
peDed 10 me-? Then he shook biz Al 4 |
the moon and went to work-hs thsags.'
Who has dared before 10 make bis sss
honestly anxious 10 appear well aresse
in the eyes of MS fair lady? II q % saS
to overdo Il and make the man Top II
fool. John HAIRLESS is neither--he hu II
sympathieS OF the reader when ne knss
before an old trunk In his bed chAnbe
From one compartment he took nsssll-
folded pair OF duck trousers and 10
gray tweed coat; from another ss,zvl
hat with a ribbon OF bright coiora Taagl
had lain in his trunk long time uns<
turbed; and he examined them maarss
He shook the coat and brushed Il. aa
he laid the garments upon his bed ma pro
ceeied 10 shave himself carefully, nfr
which he donned the white Trousers ~
gray coat. and. rummaging In the tfazi
again. found n gay pink cravat. With y
fastened about his tail collar {also rssur
rection from the trunk with pearl ~
After that he had a long. solemn 'as
arranging his hair with pair Of b!'ishs
Waen at last he was suited and his S'fs
ing completed. be sailed forth 10 oraa
fast"
II is hard 20 resist quoting At lsnss
But the story ieepens and leads MIs
citing and tragic scenes that must b W.
from the book Itself. II is wrong % e
a good yarn with hints and patches IN
fight Of the avenging townaok VIA
White Caps Is grim and terrtbf, an
fantastic child, thin wild vixen -
out OF the hook with the vlvidness
fash OF lightning.
Their shots passed clear through W
f'imsy partitions. and there was ~
rid screeching. like beasts I've
from within. The front door was tnfvss
omen. and a lean, nerce-eyec glrh w
= case-kntfe in her hand, ran oai
the face Of the mob. AZ the souus
the shots in the rear they haa -
Ia advance on the house setons 80
and Hartley Rowdler was the nes
man to the girl With awfui N
and shrieking inconceivabiy, she -
straight at Hartley and attackeo
with the knife She struck u -
again and again, and, In her -
~ hate ard fear. was so extraoedanH
n spectacle that she gained iH
COMPANIONS the four or FIVE sseop.
they needed TO escape from TIE -
All through the hook. weaving -.
out like n bright ribbon, IL tne
love for his native state. As bAfs
Of Thrunfns. "a stevenson OF Secs
does Booth Harrington sing she Pss
Indiana
1T takes long time for the iuii -
~ of the rat lands 10 reach
soul; once there. nor hills nor - -.
growing fan leaves Of palm %" -.
fee him. +. Is like beauty N US
Indiana II may be that thsss
people who DO rot consider 'ind =.
beautiful word; but once it rins. 80
In your ears II t-ss richer scsa n,
'Vaiiomhrosa. The 5es" - /
great, fat erneral,is set In new :,
were bordered with golden rva' -
the sight Of this the heart issvs~.
the golden rod is a syrnod oa -
granarfe9. Of ripe sheavss, OF ~
mess Of the season generously gHa -
abtlr,3artlv received: more.
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