The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-10-22

Liza OLA i LIZ y W.
going. a weekly boz-dsr. to the village
academy. IT whose head was college
bred man rom Vermont This academy,
established soon after the first ssttie-
nent OF that region by the once famous
teacher and author Of school books, salem
Town. OF Massachusetts,, Ike lis ante
csdenss IN rural districts, had. as II ever
since has continued 20 have. both boys
and girls classified with regard Only 10
capacity and advancement
Emily Heating was rauca admired by ev-
eryoody excepting the Wattles people.
knowing this. her father. as hs walked
home, yet was much troubled by tire words
spoken % in the interview with the head
Of this family. The impulse TO report than
TO Robert Fletcher was repTessed at once
ey renecsion natural 20 enc born gentle
man. whether cultured or net. that his
own cause FOR resentment was more grave
than the young mans possibly could De-
The lattsre gsliAntry on the occasion re-
TERED to was not exceptional, 4or this cou-
pie. like number Of others in the COM
nunity. had been for years On cordial
friendly relations. E1nily. If possible more
than her mother, was the pride OF JIM
my'S' heart. wherein whatever hopes might
| be silently INDUCED regarding her future,
belonged TO man who in the best sense
| Flstchers or any other. still some pres
| sure, however vague was On his breast
! as he WAS returning home 10 advise with
| his wife
Jimmy" she said promptly you are
| right Rob Fletcher Is to know nothing
| about 1t, and specially Emily. For II would
| be just simply cruel for her to feel that
anybody. even a. envious and mean as
| 'JeT Watties. s1spictcnsd 'Roo' III not
| meaning To be honorable TO her. Csndidly.
| / don't believe she ever thinks Of him as
| . beau Sne knows she's too young for
| such as that. 'Rob. too. Let 1t stop where
! IL In, that is 50 far ~ we are concerned.
| I'm thankful you stood Up ~ ysu did.
| which, Of course, / knew II was In you To
| do. But you'il see that that man viii get
| TO the end of his rope sooner than he's
| counting on I was over to see Mlssss By
inytoa this evening, and she said that she
| never saw the captain SO mad as when he
/ heard that Mr.. Wa,tlss had threatened 20
| whip Dan about carrying gun. when IL
| is done by his orders No, my dear. tine
! case will De settled before Ii can get 10
| U.s.
Jimmy" Heating honestly, bravsiy De-
| lieved that ne had the smartest wife in The
/ whole state Of Georgia.
| Men like Wattles must have more than
| one listener. particularly when. as shown
| by Jimmy Ksating's department his
L
suaded himself that some danger might be
| in Rob Ffe.chsr's attentions 70 Emily
! although that view Of them gave him none
| of the concern pretended. for ii would nave
| pierced him like a knife TO imagine for the
| keatings an alliance to which, or anything
| like 1t. nothing was more assured In the
mind that hts own family could not dream
| OF aspiring. Whispersnxs he could not sup
| press In time reached Rob" Fletcher. who
| had returned TO college. He wrote to his
| father asking 10 be allowed 10 come home
| in order 10 make Wattles. as ne expressed
! Il. "eat his words or take Gaming" This
| request was promptly refused. and on the
same day Fletcher went to confer with By
| inGton.
| .You ara entirely rtrht. Fletcher" said
the captain, Such action u Rob would
| hurt Emily who IL as innocent and sweet
| child as ever was"
THAT she is. Truth Is, Byington. susps CT
| from the fury into which this cussed stuff
| has plunged Rob that rs links mere OF
| her than we've beer supposfng at home,
| and II It be SO a row with Wattles might
have tendency to prscipitate matters, a
thing not to be thought OF with any girl
| until he gets through with his studies
Tell Bob that say hold back and be
| easy. That creature will weed out his row
| soon enough. I'm rather expecting 10 have
| To take a hand In helping him He has
threatened Dan for carrying gun. 80
I Dan tells me- and warned him especially
! from shooting any Of his dogs. which Dan
! strongly suspects OF being the ones that
| have been moestlng my sheep / have
ordered Dan 70 kill any or his seaohy
pack that he hnds in the act. body
| would suppose Watties might have had
mere sense than to expect to execute such
a threat and not to DE punished for II. Yet
there's TO telling how audacious, sly as
he r. he may become. I suppose his Idea
world be 70 thrash Dan and then deny it
He's a hot boiling caidron OF envy and
spite I'd buy him out, despite the out
rageous price ne demands. but that jim
my, needs the land and / dent. | tcld
Jimmy the other day that IA lerd what
he needed to the money he's been laying
I'm FOR n want TO get the sooundrsl
clean away He's as troublesome as a hea-
Sometimes when I look at his mean face.
or his snsaking hack, big as he -. ieei
Ike taking him between my thumb ana
augcr and crushing him. He worries
Jimmy more than you or ne. and mates
/ hgv, because we respect and Ike him.
az feel precisely as you DO, Byinstor,
| and III chserfuliy Join with you, If you
| and he say Il. in helping 10 get rid OF
| hin, In that wsy. ! like Jimmy hrst
| rate lie amuSes me sometimes with his
| talk when he feels that he ought 10 be
| n,rt,eularly choice, but III the main he's
! all right"
| ,..rha, ne IS, That he ia, 1 have never
| known n more sound or spirited man
| than Jimmy Heating. His occasional
clips In speech are all upward. you no
| ,ir. Fletcher and they are evidences 81
| the generous aspirations he has for his
! family. who are worthy and who are des-
| tined 10 have as good socisi rank as
| any in mi. whole community. Ewea,
:, ~ beautiful how that little fellow hotds
| 10 manhood that would he hurt BY any
| sense Of shame or toe much regret foi
| want Of property and education, and hi.
| resolve that his offspring shall have both
| He has never word to say 70 ne
against wattre=-anothsr sign Of ~hst a
gentleman he ss He and are ~ rseet al
morning -.