The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-04-16

THE SEATTLE POST
To waters. sdgs. and beusve me that
/ sfsiy rs~ srsea- 90 cifnn the tree. and fHse
srse shno4 - that ! tunb!sd an into tie
pond II was awful muddy, TOO. after
snat crazy cow had syamped about Ia u.
! yelled And. anyway. the end wAs tia.
young man on = bicycle rescued NE"
DO you cad that decutr'
NO Give ne time. TIE man intro
cueed hims<if His name h Richard Mont
louis. md he's rteh~' -
"Ahrt
Yes. ana he 10 one Of those who offered
ne pan this morning. We fooled and
9oked about an hour. n rot mors on the
way here he invited ~ TO picnic to-
tot % swell people. Ht~ friend. VINO
held that pass. is Fred Thoussaly. and hs
| fell in love with yea At sight"
'fou must not Introduce Us. then.
| Marian
II shall Those two men are the very
| eiise % sociefy. HANDSOME. OF age. rach-
I French descent, American born. artistic
I cratic parents. viii show you how 70
zee life You can have one. the other"
/ Tire girls went 20 the picnic and were In
/ froduced as Marian said Dorothy was
1 brown haired. curly head sweet dark
gray eyes white complexion. crimson
cheeks. white teeth. scarlet lips-Dorcshy
I Was very. very pretty She had changed
( greatly in the last two years Marian
/ thought Dorothy beautiful. Marian was
dark haired, black eyed, olive complex
tened very naughty and very religious
! and handsome and she knew H.
Mr.. Frsz! Thoussaly Was tail. with a
fine athletic body. About swenty-six.
/ dark hair. brilliant black eyes. white com
piexion and wore q elose-cu; pointed
beard Ike the English. he was very arts
tocratic bookings man born TO lead.
/ Mr. Richard Nontiouis was his opposite
/ Careless. gay. about twenty-five. golden
| hair. blue eyes. fair. smooth-shaved
face--a society man. YET true and highly
educated.
Miss Dorothy Ellis il the swestes, HIT
| tie thing Dick" said Fred Tboussaly that
evening. Il am actually Jealous OF every
che she smiles at. ] came nearly hating
/ you. she approves OF you So" =
/ Marian, darling chummie am afraid
OF Mr.. Thoussaly; he has such black. black
eyes. He looked right into my very soul
when he Was speaking I am afraid OF
black eyes"
That was Dorothy's opinion. Marian
told Richard Montiouis Dack); ne told Mr..
Taoussaly. That man was dispieased.
Well" be said, II do not care to WOO
!. a girl In q day. tell you. Dick. am not
| joking nor flirting. I said i fell In love
| with Dorothy Ellis 1t sight I meant II.
mean IL still. do not care 10 propose
90 a girl the first day. like you
BAH" Dick actually blushed guiltily.
T. II desp!se coauettes''
l. Dorothy" Marian was saying At the
same time. in spite OF my admiration OF
your principles agains; early. marriages.
am engaged. Oh. It's too sweet Dick
says / shall be able to laugh at my eous-
+ins now. I shall be richer than any OF
them. and have . lovely home In Seattle
/ IL wish It. And Of course, 1 do. and you
shall be with me good deal. II you can
Dick says Fred In too fond OF you, though.
/ Bus. oh! your principies.
| MARIAN gasped Dorothy. Engaged
TO man whom you have only known two
| days, I think OF Joae-
|. Dorothy! None Of that! You need not
| scoid anyway. Goodnight"
Dorothy lay wide awake till midnight
thinking Ii all over.
Ne" she murmured. II must never get
| married. Eeyerl Poor Josie!" and turn
ing over. she went to sleep with the moon
beams falling on her faca
1t seemed that Dorothy'e whole mind
tina; summer was occupied with avoiding
| Fred Thoussaiy. He knew ii. too. and
the more she avoided HIN the more he
seugh, her Fred Thoussaiy was not a
man to be daunted by principles OF that
/ kind. He stopped smoking and drinking
| wine BECAUSE she had said she did not be-
! iteve in them. He even carried deiicacies
TO sick farmer. and visited people who
/ were i'll Ito see her.
At parties he paid his forfeits 10 noro-
| thy. She embraced the 'sprettiess Witt
/ est one you love best In one till society
| reported Fred Thoussaly perfectly .nfat-
uated' with Miss Ellis and Richard Mont
louis and Marian Craft engaged.
once In early August Dorothy ventured
| to demonstrate with Dick She did not
| notice Fred Thoussaly behind her.
She told about Josephine Maiiaca's fatal
| secret marriage and ended with II re-
! solved then never 10 mar till twenty
! seven have seen so many girls engaged
f, 10 mere boys who could not even afford
| 10 dress themselves. let alone keeping a
| Wife
But l am not poor. Dorothy. and Meth
| or is Fred
MIR Thoussaiy need not be mentioned.
! wonder Why Marian lets you smoke ?
. She will let you drink wine and liquors
/ next"
| '0h / am tee totaler. II nothing else &"
| Well / should have 10 be crazy over q
man to marry him secretly. You have no
relatives to make fuss. but Marian has.
I on. DEAR
Il tell you. Dorothy. IL Is OF no use
! being SO nun~Ike. II Ia one OF the best
| ard hottest things to love and marry The
! Bible commands IL. and II does not say
| Wait TIL you are twenty-scven.' You say
/ God 10 love when you kiss dirty. rag
/ ged negro baby or nurse an old italian
/ woman FOR two hours at stretch. Well.
! say God Is love and kiss Marian. and I
/ like IL far better than yours.
YOU 60 with every person you come In
contact With. and II every did not
know your feelings on the subject they
| would aub5 you tough and II would Re
your own fault Il is not nature tc do
I as Emerson breaches. and no wonder you
{ think the world ia wicked II rs wicked
! The amount ~ crime is simply awful but
there - twice as much good, TO AS I
do Take The good and leave the bad
{ alone"
why. Richard Montiaus. VIA, do
you think ~ uaes Leave the lad alone, in
{ deed I tell you IL is better on. far better
/ 20 save one s0ui ard yourself remain I'm
/ poverty than enjoy ali the riches OF a
! king even the riches % kiHE Henry IL