The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-07-15

"out Of touch? why. OF course you are
You spend three years in the wilds OF
Australia
"MY dear Lettice--''
The Social wiids, certainly. You start
back fen Piccadiily and civilization. stick
fast IN "a Brittany ytllage--no one on
earth knows Uhy2-and dwaddle away an
other eight months and then you come
back to us and declare that you are out
side everything"
Lady Arnitage laughed. She was fond
of her brother. but she resented his &C.
centricities; to leave the beaten truck was
bad form In her eyes. and in that way
Hugh Joeeiyn had sinned exceedingly.
Moreover. as he lounRed in his sisters
morning room he appeared absolutely In
different 10 his parloos state.
Lady. Arfnitage inside an impatient little
movement with her shoulders. and leaned
forward. as
Hugh. why don't yon marry and settle
down like other people?''
do the two things invariably go to-
gether?'' he asked. qnixzicaily
you ought to-if only to keep the prop
erty away from Jim"
"a nice Christian sentiment that, Let
tfce. ! don't love my cousin. certainly.
but ! have a recollection of a certain
ratheF.e vulgar saying. which tells some
thing NbCut- .eMttIng ON ones nose 70
spite whes fxre. don't you know"
II hatssto henr man fsik like that
about marriage
Don't worry him. then"
There was a moments silence. T,ettice
examined her brother under her exclusives
He was h GOOD looking fellow, aud though
ne was some years older than herself she
had B%en us&fI to ruling him ever since her
childhood. StiIl. whyn Hugh chose TO
keeps HE counsel ne was proof even
against her wilca and she was not at all
snfa what sort ~ answer. II any. he would
give to. the question that was trembling
on her iips However. she put her hand
lightly on his shoulder. and asked softly:
Hugh won't you tell me who she was?''
Jocclyn started. and flush rose to his
bronxed cheek as he looked steadily at
his sister. Then he turned away with
n laugh
"Ahl cherehez Ia femme II isn't IN
faliibic. Sis"
Hut I.etticc had seen enough to thor
oughly arouse her curiosity; she kept her
hand on her brothers shoulder and went
on gcntIys
WHY won't Won tell me. dear7''
why do you suppose there Is anything
TO teil7''
''Because have eyes, my brother. OF
course Y you can't tell me that's another
natter
Hugh turned on her Indignantly She
laughed lightly.
ms she seated herself on the arm OF hts
chnir. "Come--begin.
"Oh. you wouldn't understand" he
stsmmercd; ITS not the sort OF story
that's IN your line"
Thank yo,A'
II rn~an-oh- well. II YOU mus, have II,
! suppose you must; but your only laugh
~ mo-"
Very likely, still some colonials are
an right"
she isn't a coionial--at least. not that
! Knew"
"Surciy-----S'
mo. don't. ana thats the mischief.
l told you you wouldn't understand"
put ny dear boy. low can when you
tell mo nothing Where did you meet
herg For PHYS sake don't say II was In
the steamer home, it's 80 horribly ba-
male
"Nos~it wasn't there. Hut there was a
painter chsp on the boat and he was going
to Brittany --sketehing tour. don't you
know. we were rather chums. and de-
eided to so with him for a few weeks
Ii was all right FOR fortnight. and then