The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-04-08

~" Ne hostess, who was toasiing
~ - OBVIOUSLY pretty feet by the
sr.o,, had first met wnen he was
and she fifteen; they had not
nfs''nnss o,her since she had turned forty
~ X baa awaited herself IT her 'na >
81 ~ marry foolishly, so 'hcli snitl re-
-, n familiar, were uhrohldlitie'
an@ ., the line Of foreoeafs wearing
IbaaS. the wig Of Jurisprudence ne
49, already bald ana serious ~nth
tao "a cast her chiid's glance upon hini'
q. ,ov A quarter century iater, hel "Iu-
~ ser,,tiny found him mua q the SANE me,
sss ~. ~, frame 81 his badness. like
nfs Va was gray. and the serious
~ n.a hts face become gravity. almost
tefnness ,,er, greatly. in
u as ~, i,ghf OF her cwn strategica.ly
" snss sr.a,irg room she seemed 70 him
fannru "a M. a. al. The girl was
nay. IN aro-nan, apI. indeed, willow
posn n,.. ~. narno, properly affect ingenious
l"s se- uc.1a we're rather becoming
rfss' p' sear,v than illuninative OK her
srrow. x1 ,yot:ll. Intentional
fhsI ~, .,one. for the game OF hide ana
y, ~ shaattned hearts is not TO pc , ay-
rfk VI 49,
d y ep'n p ,oak;as well she observed.
~. ,har when saw you las.
- p. .eraslon TO when she referreu wa
~ a y breakfast; a1d certainty We
~ ,nsain OF foot was not ioohias MS
bes, that DAY 80, no nolding risny:
90. s,s,ty ~. And you--%9f re as wen as
sver / suppose .,,.o,a sr.esc,
~ smiled a. tie a"h"'.u ;.
ayau are az irot.cal a. eV'' -. :, l,u,
~. ,roujsall" he hurtea--n t !, pu'
H., yo,, seemed so well, ana ie-
member you aiwayS
o. 49, - rot intended herself TO open
she ~ ~, him. but this temptation
vas als.' client. with fire cast eyes before
sly ...s. frS when vcn kne" me
ks lns~a fl ID tsrss ''Since then !
va W. .,,'ays fn.t so very. very vel
nss. ~ ,,,,ef ,a.se. rem, as me eyes
Ae0'ne. sa,,v fror the FIRE TO his iaee' 70
ra 'sH. an his watch chain: "BIt you
IN quito myself again. ,..,.
-, Iammett was cntranceoi w'h~
~ .s,s veers standing faded rom NJ
..,s,anes. and he tried 10 reehil 500 ~,
u.r.viusd pel5rs the Wrinkles carr, ~
i. nt,y Of ths phrases cfhN = 49, 90,
..tss said with very niue s,n ~,
-, missed grandpapa' after az a., 10
'e sr ~ - cali you grandpapaY she
Ma really forgotten II. why
49, 49,. nave called you grandpapaY
sa'a ~, hand assembled to his crown.
~ as,.s =, arst. II was because OF that'
b said .,,,,,. abe beg
IA ysmmett writhed In his chair, BE
-. N no, having any hair on the top
-, Mad | wasn't 30 very old. don't
~, know" ne answered.
s,.'s,,er ,tonled from the widow. You
-. ,vsn.ed she said: my own hair Is
s,,xlnr thin now. and I'm only 49,
!, .ns,e az himself he started; he had
49, or3ered a bracelet to be given her on
VI forsy-hrst birthday.
a. sew she had made a slip, and has
,snsa 10 recover her balance. Don't tell
ss ysu know better" she rallied him
sine nv birthday is in February l may
l. forgiven for keeping II only IN leap
,ssf But truly I shall very soon nave
NJ k,lr than you. Don't you believe
me-
n shoek his head incredulously'
NJ deliberately ioosened some half
kssn rims and took from the center OF her
osrllrt a plait OF not very great proper
aoas ut Il my own" she remarked In
sasntafy ut was cut or when l was
ssry-uos very. very WE'LL had II made
" Now, come and look at my
AA scct"
Al one who approaches a shrine. Col.
jsmmet, d.d her bidding. Two OF her long
tasers diving into her hair discovered To
I'm . perfectly bald disk. certainly not
ssuer than slxpenny piece; perhaps II
had b~en once tenantcd by contuma-
cbs patch OF gray.
ral. Jemmett's heart fiuttered as he
.aaeea and kissed tho place. but the kiss
isli was reyerentlal The widows sur
Prise was divided between his gaiiantry
and his austsrlty. she wondered what he
xeuid DO next
7 Acps you are not offended with me-"
" SAL
'oA, no, dear grandpapa. ;" she answer
u. with trace OF malice "Sit down and
~ me ali about yourself. about your ex-
sosis IN the East. l want TO hear par
usessrly about them. for the newspaper
fseerss are 40 stupid l never can under
sand them"
Esplcs,s'" said the colonel; II never
AaA one 10 my name"
Deaf BE- modest with an ola crony,"
Ne returned. Il heard OF what you did
~ black mountains. or were they
s'se' Although I could not make out ex-
atty what u was"
Upon my honor" declared tho colonel.
ssver did anything az all"
WHAT exclaimed the widow. laugh
sd, You never marched from some
lsaee TO the relief 81 some other place.
alnr'
Al. l know what you're thinking Of"
~ ne colonel. 1T was a man called
NAErest dif that. A splendid chap he g.
toa really ought 20 know him"
- widow
Nnai was 2 confusion IN tho Names
~AaleN and Whippett Whlppctt said
'ns Ahnu, 81. but II was corrected as
aea A. possible
saet soc that Iemmr,t and Whlppett
y al alike. protected the widow
- sst on tae telegra phlo code they 70
t'upid u these horFid newspa-
me widow calculated atsgustodlv.
.awb really was NOT so stupid" tho
49, argued For % might. In a
- save been l. instead OF Waippeit.
aaylY '"e "'''"'
vel Sou see" replied the colonel a
- 80, e%N oosly "AW Pin3ah. where was
-. Ne,'afason. rho had Co t,o relieved
VIC apex ef au isosc.trs triangle.
ea a we drawn between Fort taus.
- Nhere Nhlppeii wac. hnd Fort
'aassafi v here v.as nj, g. ...-. ,-.-