The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1899-01-12

owned and managed the establishment
Gu the shore at Scabreezc she had sue
cessfully brought two young people
into relations with one another that
had resulted in matrimony. To tell the
truth. Mrs. Maltworth was born
matchmaker, as many young lieuten-
snt could have witnessed.
Mrs. Maltworth was one of those rare
Individuals who can sink their own dis
comforts and smile on the pleasures of
others. 1t was largely due TO this fact
that the Esmeralda had prospered. and
during the season its rooms were flood
ed with young people bubbllng over
with holiday spirits. who joked and
laughed together as II the office and the
counter We're nothing more than mere
tmagiungs which would not reappear
at the expiration of brief fortnight.
But Mrs. Ma,tworth and her two
daughters were growing desperate. The
season was rapidly growing to a close,
and aS yet no two young people had
been attracted to each other To be
sure. there had been one or two mild
filrtat.unS which had excited consider
able expectation, but they had not de
veloprd" and had expired before the
participants left Scabreeze.
Here's n letter FROM n Major Rum
sey, my dears," said the widow one
morning. He wants to come next
Monday with his son and daughter to
stay-why. he doesn't say how long he
will stayI"
"Who Is hc?' inquired the elder of
che Misses Maltworth, a prim young
lady Of -, whose living interest was
eentered and circumference in the cut
ting down of expenses at the Esmer-
aida.
The widow passed the letter to her.
He writes from Shorcham, you see,
and that is very select. We shall have
10 pu, him and the son in the second
door front and his girl in the room oppo-
site ours
The youuGcrdaughtcr nodded APPROX
al. She was a pretty girl, who had all
her mothers amiability and tenderness.
mixed with her fathers sollicrly pride.
Major lumScy duly arrived with his
son aud daughter. He was n middle
aged gentleman whose hair was gener-
susly sprIukled with gray, labeled mill
tary from head to foot, and possessed
Of IA bluff. hearty voice that instantly
won the Widows heart
Il always feel thoroughly at home
with army gentlemen" she confessed
20 him ere he had been in the house half
daughter and married man who car
kicd commission.
Madam" replied the Major, you
surprise and honor me-"
"les my poor husband. Captain Malt
worth of the It'll Cavalry
What" roared the Major, springing
from his chair Your husband-old
Bob Maltworth of the thu"
'The same. sir"
"My dear Mrs. Maltworth. this Is in
sed pleasure. and old Bob-er-
Captain Maltworth, were mates togeth-
er before Have you never heard him
speak of his old friend Rumscy?
BLESS my soul, my dear lady con-
4inued the excited Major, walking TO
the window. Fancy coming across the
widow of my old friend. The world is,
after all, quite little place; now. isn't
it,"
The opening of the door and the en-
france of Mabel caused him to turn
Hound.
mabel, my dear, this is Major Rum
your poor papa's.'
The Major bowed to the fair young
girl before him, while she blushed and
murmurcd, How dy' do" In so pretty
a manner that the Major was on the in
slant charmed and captivated.
That evening there was a merry par
~ in the Widows little drawing-room,
which excited considerable curiosity
among the other boarders. There was
much laughter and just few tears on
the part Of the hostess, and that night
young Harold Rumsey dreamed of
lblushing blue-eyed girl who had called
him "Mr. Rumsey" no end of times. al
though he would have given anything
10 have been called Harold.
81 The visit of Major Rumsey. Mr.. Har-
Old Rumsey and Miss Eleanor Rumsey
Ito quote the SeabreeZe News was de-
cidedly time of unqualified enjoy
nent. The happiness of the three suf-
T1Ised through the whole of the Esmer-
aida Hotel. and the proprietress was
heard to remark that never in all her
life had she seen so jolly n company
as her boarders at this period. The visit
heightened from a fortnight to three
weeks, then 10 a month, and still the
Happy trio said nothing of leaving.
at does my heart good to see these