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

little stili in the pantry. to destroy 1t.
partly in temper. partly. perhaps. that its
products should never again tempt him
TO hurt her, partly with irresponsible out
break. 20. Humphrey. Humphrey. Don't,
don't touch IT, o. the still. the stilll"
cried Sally, throwing herself before him.
For there was not another still to be
found. and If anything happened to this
the want that would befall them appalled,
her In swift fancy. The essence of fos,s
that dripped through IL, the poor, weak
cordial spirit that she distilled there-it
was the only thing between them and the
almshouse. For the conserves, the can
dies. the carved trifies. signihed nothing
beside those dainty walls OF perfume and
OF tonic that made her welcome to young
girl and housewife, and made the children
feel as II the gales of Araby the blest
blew about her as she walked.
Humphrey turned to look at her and
paused with the hammer in his lifted
hand: and Sally gently loosened his FIN
gers tilisthey dropped II. and then she put
his arm about her shoulder and led him
away, her lips still trembling. her face
white. And from that day Humphrey
made himself the keeper of the miserable
little AFFAIR. and although with none to
modest him, compassed In one all the
watchfulness OF the three heads OF Ger
verus
Il like to treat the boys" he said half
whimperingly. TO Sally that night. waking
her from sleep TO say H.
We'll. dear" she answered drcamlly.
although she meant to hide her future
store
They're good boys. sally. They thought
the Jam was nne. So did 7. They put the
rosowater on their hair. an slicked up.
They Ike the cherry bounce. Tm-rm a
littie~warn't just the thing to treat boys
70. was Il. Sally7 II sometimes makes
me feel my self as f--ss ~. you know,
the world was going round the other way
l thought sftcrward. | thouEht-'twouid
maybe strike them silly You Hstenlng
Sally I like TO treat tho boys. They're
Just the axe our Polly was Sally
What's hecpguc % pnlly 90
And then sally could endure no more.
and broke Into bitter weeping. and Hum
phrcy, sitting un In bcd. took her IN hts
arms and rocked 20 and fro, his eyes
blazing Ia the moonlight that STRAINED
over them. and looking like Wild man
az the woods. with q white. thin, helpless
creature IN his arms.
ny and hy. in a pause - her s1bS.
Sally found that atiM holdlnR her.
Humphrey was asleer She freed herr
ser and pulled the pillows round to
support BIN ui Pee should sink am auE
thorn, sud, pigifgl as her DISTRESS was.
phreys was better han the old aays ~
frenzy, ov than those anertimcs ~
dumb sllence Vhcn Tor long spaces ne
uttered DO syllable. trlt GARD with cyes
The more terrible fhan cnru they has
hoen tender AT any rate. now she
could hesr a cock crow tn lhc night ana
the FAR clarion calls fr-m farm to farm
replying, without starting in fright les,
81 woke Humphrey 60 raviaE aEaiE. shs
could hear the Soatman blow MS hern
f1r the draw y The bridge 60 Re opened
ana the echo flute 81 81 90 mere breath
iugs % music, she could hear the meet.
irE house clock make itS solemn and m
T terniuable t0li. and she could see she
{ golden streak OK dawn grow 30 rssuess
Z and the white clouds Gock up ike a
+ troop 20 angels vlnginE across the blue
as she lay gains a. tho window. an
{ without the fear that had grown 10 be
torture.
Thai was = great deal TO be thankful
! fsst some Tina Rssha0A H9aaarsy