The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-12-02

salt. Humphrey give II to me to put
on the birds tails to catch 'em He
done II up In papers for me II I'd be
good an not miss school. But I'm goin'
to give II to Dave. 'Taint no good"
What the reason you're goin' 10 give
IL to Davy7'
You can't get near enough. YOU
know" said the rosy urchin. looking
up In wondering simplicity. and open
ing his red pudgy fist that. with all It's
hot moisture and CRIME Ann could have
kissed. always ashamed though. she
was of the passion OF tenderness In her
heart and hiding II under a tart tongue.
you never do" said Try, rather sol
EMMY you amt the first one. my
son-h'm-to find out that you never do
as II were-get quito near enough to
your birds toto catch them HIM"
I'D like TO. though said Mather.
AN you might get tail-featheS, you
know
You might" said his father. with the
little dry cough again. And as Ann
stirred about getting supper. vexed at she
knew not what. the honeysuckle odors
coming in the window. the smell Of the
smoke from the pine klndlngs, she had a
vague feeling that Try had not realized nil
his ideals, and she put some more short
ening into the biscuit.
But Ann was right about Sally. For her
own sake Sally had not a regret In her
sRCrttclAl spirit IL would have seemed a
hardship had any other guarded Hum
| phrey-one who might have been less ten
| der with him, ono who might have made
| tho shame aud trouble and poverty a re-
| preach 90 him-one who might have done
| as Try Hodge had wanted. and have put
him away TO lonely misery IN a mad
| house
| Ajthouga sally had soothcd him In his
| Wild moods and now that the DANES We're
| ashes tended him in his hSlf-imbecile
| ones, yet In some 'nexptcanle way her
| mother yea ruinE was silil her witeIy love.
he was the husband ~ her youth. and
| she farcd along patiently as 70 expecting
1 That one day he should b. released from
/ the spell. come out from the disguise he
| vcre aHd Dc aEoln the splendid being he
| cnce had seemed a. her. Al any rate.
he viii b. shn sail once 60 Ann "in mat
other country when We set there. And
| yea can't wonder At mo looking forward
| Go Tan teAE'n nothiu here"
| Sometimes Humphrey bad long. heavy
1 sluwbr-s of a day and might. aud Il was
| sn such opportunities that sally "a ou}a set
| down e. the port WITH the basket % mar
| accamulst.rg Treasures. heius able oril-
/ narily mother io take Humphrey wIth her
] nor % leave him behind, Nhtle noue q
4 the contents ot tha basket would have
| Tor he concentrated 0p them an the Inter
| est ha mikat have fe'i GA the Affairs e the
| world az larSe had ho been himself
I Perhaps yau would NOT have wondered
| AZ fhis had you ever tasted a certain CON
! serve that sally made - rpssalps and
honey or her sweet and Gerry cherry car-
1 dial or had you drencnea corner u
] your tire In tbs eoiogae q her compound
| ms Ana none * these ihings ala sally
/ ever REFUSE Humphrey. although Fhs
( could not help crying when she ca me
| honis one Say and found the whole house
| as IL n storm had blown through Il. and
| discovered thRt DE had brought On tbs
| scaoo,hoys and made away viii every
| iaiHg she bad prepared and from the sale
/ 9t Which she had expected io satisfy tnsif
/ simple wants for baN the ycar
| Humphrey saw her cry He knew L
| was on account q his usisdeed. lie could
not understand that Sally should deny
him anything: but the sight OF her tears
4 vyssxA& him 10 q fuxy> lie rushed 70 tAs