The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-10-17

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(Copyright. 1905. By the Newspaper
Enterprise AasociafionJ
1t Naa distinctive titlr which
WIS almost as much heard as An
toinettc. the name inscribed upon
the baptismai register People talked
81 the beautiful Miss Hammond. the
talented Miss Hammond ana The
Other one.
Looking AZ her for the first time
there seemed but little outward
mark 10 riaec her On the position
~ heroine The slender little figure.
brnida OF glossy brown hair. dell
cate complexion. soft brown eyes
and sweet. flexible mouth. each
graceful aud winning but glaurlng
from her Ia her sisters they would
have thr advantage Boa every ease.
teouint was tall superb brunette.
aud Lucy WHH Hu exquisite blonde.
AIRS Hammond WaH worldly
woman Rnd duly conscious ~ her
daughters charms NettIe was US
uallY invited 90 at 81 the social az
faira which her sisters aud far
sighted mother always amcrd. bat
Neitie preferred to stay home ana
wait upou her father. q successful
physician. who bad a habit 81 pop
ping in az al hours.
one evening as pf. Hammond re-
turned from q hard days round %
visits he thfeH himself ou couch in
bis study and told Settfa ~ being
called ~ the c. hotel 70 prescribe
for a stranger who had fallen on the
See that DAY and suffered O. come
pound fracture ~ the shoulder Tie
IL aii alone added the siarlof. shiH
family hrtae ln California. ana I
really think he was more grateful
for an hours chat than for All my
Hpliata ana bandsEes"
4 dare saY she chat waa decided 81
- the most agreeable" returned hln
daughter. warmly. "ruar fellow
Who ia he
Leonard Williams
Leonard williamsi Why papai~
Well Nsitis7-
'-Yeu remember Hattie simpson.
n 10 sxent 10 California three years
nEn wlih hsF father and married
John coles Her father fuafried fhe
widow 90 the great banker. Willis
Williams. and she wrote 80 me that
Leonard. THE only son. vas coming
on a tour "a ihr state. Al the girls
arr crazy 70 nes hifn. lie b one of
the n4est sueeessfuI lawyers In san
Francisco"
~ife is indeed a fnc-fooklnK fell
low admitted the foetaf win
great. frank eyes that look straight
a. one
The next morning AZ breakfast
Leonard Williams eaa tharouehiy
discussed. Ieonir and Lucy we're
Niii dreaming Of the cunqusaia Of
tha previous evening. but Nifs HAM
m0nd decided ihat the invalid must
be their guest The duetor giadly
seconded the proposition aud uith
hiss alfe drove over 10 the hotei 20
give ne invitation IA person.
I.eenarda impressions 81 hts re-
eeptlon and she succeeding events
we're fully described in a letter
which BE- wrote 10 Hattie coles after
being with bis neN friends few
weeks. Among ether things be
said
Dear Hattie Yau we're very
anxious 90 have me write - soon aa
! had aren your friend. Issonie Ham
mond. 20 here Kaea Tor long LETT
ter. First 81 ala. YOU must So 20
mother Tor details a my iackY fan.
Then fancy ne iu a charming room
with the dear old doctor paying me
daily visits. bis stately wife seeing
that ! have even comfort. and the
young women fitting IN and os5t az
the within ssinrn them.
"But your friend. Hattie Words
do her 40 justice. She II the most
wonderfully beautiful woman I
have ever seen.
nut. Rattle. why did sou never
tell me- ~ the other one. Netfle.
the household fairy. the charming
Cinderella. H far superior 90 her
charming sisters The others are
very gay aud dazzle me might after
night. but uhcn the Doctor uroslaea
Nettie lets all her hidden self out.
and charming self u ia. go wum-
AMY and true ptfrp and good No