Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1899-01-06
CHAPTER VI.

LEAR MISS UAtklCk-1OuE DTttZy tetleT
came like n voice from the outside world into
the solitude of my sickroom. / am much bet
ter. In week or two I'll be myself again.
The consequences Of the accident are treach-
erously dizzy brain, bandaged shoulder and
head and great WEAKNESS of everything I'M
der the sun. Your request stupefies me. ]
never heard Of such reckless courage. Fancy
you out among the miners in these times OF
bloodshed. Do you know what it means? /
can imagine what you will say. You are o
student of life, and a reading OF selected pas
sages will not content you However, we won't
tear this subject to shreds again.
OF course you know that from mercantile
standpoint your report of the strike, your de-
scription Of the life of the women in that hope
less place, would be most valuable to the paper,
and, II you still wish to 60, please, for friend
ships sake, ask Dr. Ericsson to go with you. ]
will write to him too. About the stories. Don't
60 into the intricacies OF the strike Tell the
women's story in a woman's way. I'll feature
them in the half weekly and Sunday editions
Sefain, whom you have seen in the Office, IL
there now. I'll instruct him to illustrate your
stories, and, as he does excellent work, too,
they ought to make hit. The relief fund
which has been started will be forwarded to
you for distribution. After all these instruc
tions urgently add-dont so. Faithfully.
DAVID TEMPLE.
This letter was held closely in Anne's
hand, hidden under the folds of her
travelling cloak, as the train carried her
over the hills of Pennsylvania. DR.. Err
lesson had closed his eyes upon the
gloominess of his surroundings and
fallen asleep upon the opposite seat.
She was free to think uninterruptedly,
her eyes upon the long lines of windows
curtained with mist and irisated with
raindrops, tho reaches Of land patched
with melting snow, the smoke from in
frequent cottages struggling in the
dampness and vanishing groundward as
if affrighted.
Ten commonplace days and nights
had passed since sudden grief like a
fame had illumined her heart and set
before her eyes its hopeless, passionate
burden.
Since then she had been unQuiet; the
happiness of moving David's injury
would not be serious mixed with curl
GUS disinclination to see him again and
a sense of defeat. It appeared uncon-
formable that this love should have un.
expectedly awakened within her when
she had thought herself tos proud and
strong. 1t seemed as if her senses had
lightly succumbed to the potency Of en-
vironment, as if passion were a mere
impulse. and the man treading the same
path with her man to love, not the
man her soul had irresistibly sought
and found.
And yet something within her after
all reasoning insisted on being heard.
It had an ecstatic voice and gave its
own golden meaning to the dark day.
She seemed drawn to David by a warm,
strong hand, and the delight Of yield
ing sent feeling of sublime weakness
over her as comes to one wearied who
slips the will and sinks to sleep. It
was happy fancy and hid the meager
land under the hurrying twilight from
her sight.
DR.. Ericsson gave his body q chilly
shake and reused himself, opening one
eye ENORMOUSLY and then the other.
you'll regret taking me as travel
ing companion, my dear. How long
have been asleep?"
"For hours. Well get to Platt's Peak
in time for dinner"
Anne cleared away a spot ON the
glass with her finger and gazed at the
darkness beyond. you'll be hungry,
poor dear, won't you?"
Dinner? Be thankful if we get
doughnuts and cabbage or pork and
fried bread. I know these places" he
grunted. "You don't know what you've
run into, young lady. I warned you. I
might have saved my BREATH"
Fancy being able from actual expe.
rience to describe the pangs Of hunger"
said Anne, with laugh.
Don't madden me- I've arrived at
the age when respect good dinner as
much as anything on earth. AS the IT.
reproachable bourgeois said at the pam
tomime when the ballet appeared, 4
wish hadn't CAME"
"You're in a vile humor today" said
Anne placidly. "I'm not"
"Of course you're not; you're wo.
man. You've had your way and you've
made some one miserable. SO there you
are, he jerked out, a smile in his
eyes. "But truly" he added in differ
ent tone, 81 had letter from your aunt
this morning which annoyed me very
much. They'll be back some time in
January"
But you'll surely be glad to see
them
"Oh, fundamentally Of counsel But
there's the house to be renovated-not
good enough as it is And I am made
distinctly aware that Olga is to be
brought here on husband hunting Skin.
mish. FOREIGNERS evidently have beer