Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1909-01-01

''HI.E N4-l i.i'' servants ~ Nitl tit'
Ic~t Of TIE household.
''N"." answered Shirley. there are
only Il fcl. tlin-> a. 20 in riy suit
case. WI % 4 -. 1--we 4 cab here
in half e. .ot. =
( The mail WAS aboU: to 20 when she
suddenly thoucht If something she
: had forgotten. shr Held ont an Ell
! yclopc which he had left lyin:, on the
tray.
/ "Oh. miss. NJ. Jorkins said t. give
! You this and master wanted t. see YOU
as soon as You had finished your break
! fast"
/ Shirley tore open the envelope and
| tool, out the contents. 1t was check.
! payable to her order for 5000 and
signed John BurEctt Ryder"
| \ deep flush covered the girls face
as she saw the monoy-a flush of an
! nOyancc rather than of pleasure. This
man who had inSultcd her. who had
wrongC'l her father, who had driven
/ her from his home. thought he could
/ throw his gold 1T her and insolently
send her her pay rs one settles haughti-
| ly with Il servant discharged for i'm
pertnencc. She would have none of his
mOney-thc work she had done she
would make him 4 present of. She re-
placed the check in the envelope and
passed it back to Theresa.
Give this to Mr.. Ryder and tell him
I cannot see him"
But Mr.. Ryder said insisted the
girl
| please deliver my message as give
it," commanded Shirley With authority.
II cannot see Mr. Ryder"
| The maid withdrew, but she had
barely closed the door when it was
opened again and Mrs Ryder rushed
in without knocking. She was all fius-
tered with excitement and in such a
hurry that she had not even stopped
to arrange her toilet
! "My dear Miss Green" she gasped,
whats this l Eear-going away sud-
denly without giving me warningY
Il wasn't engaged by the month";"
replied Shirley dryly.
Il know. dear, I know I was think
| ing of myself. I've grown SO used to
yOu-how shall l get on without you:
No one understands me the way you
do. Dear me! The whole house is up
set. Mr.. Ryder never wont to bed at
all last night. Jefferson is going away,
toO-foreve:'. lie threatens. If he hadn't
come and woke me up to say goodby,
l should never have known you intend
ed to leave Us. Ny boys gOing-you're
going-every ones deserving mev'
| Mrs. Ryder was not accustomed to
such prolonged flights of oratory, and
| she sank exhausted ON a chair, her
| eyes filling with tears.
ibid they tell you who I am-the
daughter OF Judge Rossmore" de-
manded Shirley.
! 1t had Eeen a shock to Mrs. Ryder
that morning when Jefferson burst
into his mothers room before she was
| UP and acquainted her with the events
| Of the previous evening. The news
| that the Miss Green whom she had
grown to love was really the Miss
| ROSsmOre of whose relations with JEFF
| fersOn her husband stood in such
dread was far from affecting the
tinancier's wife as 1t had Ryder him
self. To the mothers simple and in
genuOus mind, free from prejudice and
Interior motive, the girls character
was more important than her name,
and certainly she could not blame her
son for loving such a woman as Shir-
ley. OF course, it was unfortunate for
Jefferson that his father felt this BIT
terneSs toward Judge Rossmore, for
She herself could hardly have wished
for more sympathetic daughter-in-
law. She had not seen her husband
since the previous evening at dinner,
so was in complete ignorance as to
what he thought of this new develop
ment, but the mother sighed as she
thought how happy it would make her
to see Jefferson happily married to the
| girl of his own choice and in her heart
she still entertained the hope that her
husband would see it that way and
thus prevent their son from leaving
them as he threatened.
That's not your fault. my DEAR" she
replied, answering Shirley's question.
You are yourself, that's the main
thing. You mustn't mind what Mr..
Ryder says. Business and worry
make him irritable at times. If you
must 20, of course You must; you are
the best judge Of that, but Jefferson
wants to see you before you leave"
She kissed Shirley in motherly fashion
and added: "IIe has told me every
thing. dear. Nothing would make me
happier than to see you become his
wife. He's downstairs now waiting
for me to tell him to come up"
ITS better that should not see
him." replied Shirley slowly and grave
ly. II can only tell him what l have
already told him. My fathe. comes
first. 1 have still duty TO perform"
That's right, dear" answered Mrs.
Ryder. You're Il good noble girl, and
I admire you all the more for it, I'll
let Jefferson be his own advocate.
You'll see him for my sakew
| She gave Shirley another affection
ate embrace and left the room, while
the girl proceeded with her final prep
aratiOns for departure. Presently there
was quick, heavy step in the CORR
dor outside and Jefferson appeared III
the doorway. He stood there waiting
for her to invite him In. She looked
up ana greeted him cordially, yet it
was hardly the kind of reception he
looked for or that he considered he
had right to expect. He advanced
sulkily into the room.
! Mother said she had put everything
right" he began. Il guess she was
mistaken
| Your mother does not understand,
neither do you," she replied seriously.
Nothing can be put right until my
father is restored To honor and posi-
ton"
But why should you punish me be-
cause my father fails to regard the
matter as we do:" demanded Jeffer-
son rcbelliously.
| why .houll | punish mySelf-whv