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


HE birth Il the Kid into our
VI world TOOK place waen she had
ALREADY run through eight years
OF existence elsewhere. The
III method 0. her arrival was curl
GUS. being free from the usual
..~rai;sIes The date was coincideut with
.rnng Ysirhairn's LIST birthday.
~ ,aas period young Fairbairn was. dur
,y ,srra-tirna, grazing Cambridge with his
rrsarc., ard occupied the official position
= eax N the Hail second boat He was
.a,her a bumptious youth. snd to make
~sr,orabis tie day on which he could le-
..,sy commence II ruin himself financially
ss.sous ie; or hindrance. ne decided on
ssau but very select. stag dinner party.
r. tine being long vac. and his own
h,eseIoy nlenags sketchy. the feed took
rlses at the Midland hotel, down at home.
~te,a they do things very well If you only
ssox how 70 give all order. But this is long
Ase
Trains from Ilkley being awkward. Car
ssss ard happened 10 iand In half an
fur before we were due, and as no one
Sss about. We g,ro!led to the smokeroom
kss AID chatted over sherry and bitters
From this occupation We were summoned
n waiter. who informed US tha. Young
fssrha!rn was in a private sitting room
and desired audience Of us. The walters
nsnner was constrained. and ne judged
tsst he had been having things said to
Ass, because he found occasion to remark
cutie irreevantly taat young FaIrbairn
Vss most remarkable fancy gentleman"
We found him Tuning and profane He
geke OF taking legal proceedings against a
large railway company, which Is always an
hssue thing TO 90. even for Il grown man.
LII "a IA y.t
kc.sl. and under the publicans act WIS
band 10 supply shelter and victuaI to any
enc soeyer from whom due payment was
fsrghcoming Al that period OF his career
ysGas Fairbairn looked forward to taking
50 The law special after ne had passed his
general and. consequently. spoke upon
nx,lers legal with all the confidence OF q
.ssi and sweeping ignorance.
And - I had the manager
%" said he, 1T the eni OF the indict-
Hsnt. "and told HIM straight what
thought, ana that. confGuni II, II she
e1sifr:i go into the restaurant. Ia have.
saosher private room and feed her there
~ gum said to him. what's the as,
II mans coming OF age unless he can
% IS he likes| And now. what do you
s1n think Of herr There she is"
He waved his hand towards a small
tas sHo SEA- III tbe iAEtNFT angie az the
e1U, and We grouped ourselves round the
fireplace, and IL cigarettes aud examined
be-.
Her age va were vague about then, but
ffefwards 1t was estimated az eight years.
BE were one visible garment. like a 30
'aia-eaek with the largest hole down the
BE- and because she sat well back In the
farF her feet and shlns projected out Of
= l5s pink sleise-runrere. Her features
were eoyly yelled by an ample CRIME OF
cF', aud her hais was ratty and tangled.
b., We could guess at II IA dark brown.
Her eyes were dark brown also. there was
No doubt about them: they were large
eog-ike eyes. With scare IN them and
tdme o.dfuiness believe II was those
sFss which caught young Fairbanks no.
TIE IN the first instance
The man u the evening waved his hand
RAN. Tive bought that Kid" said he
HIS manner WAS eomicaliy solemn, and
or grin WAS \ Httls constrained Car
heg'e asked II bis purchase was a freak,
q there was a solid reason fer II
There WAS rrasou. sis~-lunrs Of II.
was Stunning down Swinegata this after
hoon, because there are china shops
'hsre. and III got some money | wanted
70 spend Thar kid begged OF me and I
le'd her 10 get out OF my way and go 10