Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1908-01-03

wanted In the study at once.
The woman vanished as he turned; the
kitchen door slammed upon her sobs.
and in the study Tom found his mas
ter In towering rage.
you profess some gratitude toward
me. l believer said Daintree, with q
biting ceremony Of voice and manner.
mot more than I feel-not half a.
much"
'Then you are the exception. and
now's your chance Of showing what
you say you feel. I'm going to ask a
favor Of you, Thomas"
you shouldn't put 1t 80. sir. I love
% serve you"
'Then go to Parramatta factory and
choose q wifev'
Tom twitched all over and stood
very still without word. The other
covered him with an ugly eye.
$50 even your gratitude has it, linn
it's" he sneered. Another time
should protest little less IL were
you"
"You ask the one impossible thing"
replied Tom, with q groan.
pardon me, l did not ask It," r.
Joined Daintree, whose blacker moods
inspired him with a perfect genius for
picking quarrels. Though you have
not honored me with your confidence.
1t may relieve you to hear that I have
not the least desire to tamper with
your loyalty to some lady unknown. I
ask you to choose q wife-not to marry
her,"
II don't understand you. sir" said
Tom respectfully.
"YOu will II you cOndescend to listen.
The woman Fawcett says we shall re-
quire another servant here. don't
believe q word Of 1.-THE ladies are
bringing their own maid with them
but this idle. impudent. ungrateful
woman holds pistol to my head and
threatens to desert me ut this juncturs
II don't get her q girl. I've had her
here bullying me for the last half hour.
and this Is the hole that I'm in-either
the Fawcetts leave this day month.
when I shall want them most, q ]
must apply for a convict woman. and
God knows what kind they'll send me-
Now, II you applied for wife you'd
have your pick and choose q decent
one. and. as I say, there's no earthly
reason why you should ever marry her,
surely 1t would be unfair not to-
objected Tom. who would have used
Q stronger adjective to anybody else.
UNFAIR on the girl? Not at oil
You simply let her of blind bargain,
Portable home. The girl comes out q
1t deuced well, the officials are none
the wiser and none the worse, while !
have the advantage Of your selection
instead Of theirs"
II might make q bad chOice''-
"Oh, II you want to keep out of It."
cried Daintree, keep out Of 1t and re-
fuse me the first favor I've ever asked
you to do me! shall know better
than to ask another Only In future
let me hear less Of your gratitude till
you've some to show"
Tom consented without further words.
He dlsliked the plan as cordially as he
resented the outrageous tone adopted
by Daintree. but he would submit to
both sooner than deny the man to
whom he owed more than he could
sven yet realize.
Meanwhile the necessary letters, In
which the convict applied for q wife
and the master undertook to support
her, were written, the one with secret
adherence, the other with q sinister
gusto. Next day Tom received his or
der to the matron Of the factory to
supply him with a wife and started In
the early morning following on an e.
rand which his whole soul repudiated
You are to take her back With Sbu."
said the woman, having read her let
ter. land to be married from your mas
ter's house."
Tom found Peggy O'Brien and select.
ed her. By noon she was q compare.
lively free woman. Alas, she was an
mutterably happy one!
Her arm stole within Toms as he