The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-02-02

them Her hands we're cissHed. he's
chin raised iust tflflc. aud her
gaze was rapt NH that of SOME long
I ing soul J could not guess ~ those
things belng hgt a mau and. feaf.
eiaNsk alike at tody and wit.
There iH one ihing madam which
we have omitted. said { az last
\ what are ni1 siAkesy How hiay !
rays
She swayed HlDle on her tcct,
ae though abe Wtfe weak I
WANT. she said q wish "a wish
Tile old chlldike look 20 paihoa
came again have never seen 70
sad face She wac 8 lady. white
and delicatoly clad. j rude IRON.
tletsman in cnmpgrimed leather
hut stepped 10 her uoW and took
her ia ms arms, and held ber CLOSE.
and pushed back the damp waves of
her hair And because man s
tears we've iu nay eyes ! have no
doubt 0f ahsoluton when ! SAY
bad been a cad and q coward had I
not kissed heg OWN tears away
up longer made pfrirnse 90 .suor
ancc but ah' how Wished ihat
wrre ignorant az what t wac not
any fiaht % know
: lcd Der ga the edee of thc little
bed oi husks and found her kor
chirf Al gh was of breeding ana
courage Presently her Voice fofc
steady ana clear as ever fhrelEu.
sho eailod Please
when Thfeiha came she lunhcd
closely az her ady face end what
She Frnd scemed. aftef aii 20 con
Tent Der
Thelka aaia my mdy 10
Preach. = want the lilfie one
turned 10 her with quep Ia my
eyes
Ilene she said. Wait lhave
little safpHse
Nou have nothing AZ any time
save surprises. Madam
Two things have. said she.
WgiinF "a uiiie dos ftom China.
hos By name he sleeps nos and
mHat uoi disturb him. riaD uonl4
ahow you hos lovely q dog Is ChoN
Also here : have found a lttie d..
iau child running about the post
pr Mclaughlin sas relulcpd when
sdopted her
Won then. Madam. What nsRft"
Yes. with DE promise % him
that I would care for that igtis
child { want someth.ns for. ms
own See nov Come. Natokaf
The Old servant paused at the
enor There slid across the floor
Rlth che silent feet % the savage
thc tiny figure ~ little ehild per
haps four years Of ase. slih coal
black hair ard headY eyes. clad IN
ail the bequfiied uncty that q trad.
lug goat could Furnish a little or
nhau child ar learned later. whose
parents had both been lost Coz n
eanoe accident AZ The Daiiea She
.was az Infant. Wild. untTaiued un
loved unable 20 speak 4 word ~ fhs
language that she heard She stuaa
row hesiiating. bat that was onlg
BY reason Of her sight Of me As :
stepped aside the iisiie one walked
stea4iiy but with qniekeninF ateps
TO my satin clad lads on her eoueh
Of Guska She took up the child IN
her arms Now. fhefe must
F BE- some speech between Noman
aud child ! DO not know. except
that the Barounsss Won Rita spoke
and that the child pat on, a hand
Z 20 her cheek Then. 81 stood awk.
ward as a clown myself and not
knowing what 10 DO. ! saw tears
T rain again from the eyes Of Helena
v0r Ritx. 80 that ! turned RNaY.
even a. saW her cheok laid to that
! ~ tbe child While she eihspsd Il
tight
"see then. rhe said hers 10 my
companion across the mountains
+ Again ! began 90 expo1tuihtc. bus
nos she tapped her foot impatient.
~ in her old way You have heard
me say a. NeFy weil Follow II
you Ike. Listen also u yon like
n q dag or 81. Doctor Mclaughlin
plans a party Tor us all far uy the
Columbia 20 the missions az WAN.
atpu That ia 10 the valley ~ the
Waila Waila they tell me. Just az
this edge of the Blue Mountains.
where the wagon trains come dowu
Into this part 81 Oregon
They may not see the wagon
trains 50 soon. veniured They
would scarcely arrive before Octo
Der and nos q r. but summer
AT least these nriiish officers
would see a part % this country
do you not comprehend We start
within three days at least wish
only 20 say that perhaps
Ah, viii be- there surely
Madam
II You come Independently
have heard however. that one oi
the missionary women wishes IA
go back % the States have
Thought that perhaps u might b.
better did we 60 together Also
NaiOka Also Chow
Does Doctor Mclaughlin know
of your plans7r
y atm not under his ordera
Monsieur only thought that
since YOU were used fo this western
travel you could. perhaps. be oi
aid Ia getting me proper guides
and vehicles J should reiy upon
MAKES GOOD, HEALTHY FLESH