The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1872-03-15

worth"
''Better turn your attention to house
work, honey. You'll see the time,
maybe, when you'll be glad to make
butter to earn money to buy bread"
Sufficient for the day is the evil
thereof. Pll learn when that time
comes. L want now to know what
must say to grandfather. He's waiting
for me in the library; and feel, when l
think of appearing in his presence to
talk on such a subject, just as if 1 were
going out to steal sheep, knowing that
would be caught and condemned for
the crime"
''AIiss DARCY" said the good old
housekeeper, pausing with the large
butter tray in her brawny hands, and
affectionately patting the golden pro-
duce of her skillful toll with wooden
ladle, well worn by years Of usage, 'if
you want to be independent you must
learn to work. Give up your elegant
dresses and hoity-toity style and learn
to be housekeeper in some such home as
this. Then you will be in position
where nobody can become your dieta-
/ tor"
''Thank you, Aunty. I'll do itp' and
the child gleefully clapped her plump,
white hands.
Despite her determination her heart
stood still for several seconds after she
had gained her grandfather's presence;
but when her would-be suitor entered
the room its sudden, heaving thuds al
most stifled her.
81 came here expecting to see you
alone, sir" said Ellen, fiercely, turning
from her revolving suitor to where Mr.
Darcy sat, with a strange gleam in his
eyes and angry determination stamped
upon his face. 'Tll not talk with you
while in the presence of this beast,
eitherm waving her hand with an air of
unconscious majesty, as though by such
imperious motion she would drive the
suitor from her presence.
Her grandfather arose and coolly
locked the door.
Cuisines is business, little one," he
said. ''Here is a gentleman in every
way worthy to care for and command
you. shall not live much longer, and
before die / shall want to know that
Ellen Darcy will be properly settled
for life. 70 woman is safe in this world
unless she has some good man to rule
over her"
"The man who undertakes to rule
over Ellen Dowd will earn all the au-
thority he uses L can assure him of
thatr' said the child, defiantly.
"Softly, softly, Miss Darcy" urged
her tutor, with meaning smile. "Your
diminuendos and cresendos were not
well needed in the closing strain. When
you pitch your voice in that falsetto
key it does not make the music Of the
spheres by any means" and he shrugged
his crooked shoulders and twitched his
crooked nose.
81 won't take any more criticisms
from you, sir. You're beast of burden,
or rather beast of burdens. One upon
your shoulders, one upon your back and
the heaviest of all upon your heart. You
ghoul! you villaini you white-livered
beggarl You care nothing for mel You
want my duped old grandfather's mon
eyp'
The old gentleman sprang upon her
with the agility of a cat, and, pinioning
her arms, laughed like maniac.
"Don't you see, old ghoul, that the
old man is crazy ?" said the child, def
antly.
"Crazy or not crazy, he'll bring you
speedily to terms, my dear" was the
reply of the suitor, but, despite his sim
lister expression, there lurked a gleam Of
pity i'm his face, which, but for the fierce
spirit of determination manifested by the
grandfather, might have awakened him
into a renunciation of his own selfish
interests. "Don't be stern with her
old man. Gentle treatment will bring
her round all right. You'll ruin every
thing by this spirit of coercion"
admit me, please" begged Mrs
Darcy at the door.
! "Stay away, woman r' shouted he
husband. "Women are always inter
fering with business that doesn't concerI
them"
Grandmother, come," pleaded Ellen
"Call Harris. Call anybody. Murder
Help"
Unlock the door, old man, or Civ
me the key" said the hunchbaek
: Don't you See that this won't do?"
The old gentleman reluctantly relin
{ quished the key and relaxed his fierc
: hold upon Ellen.
Grandmother, will you not protec
{ me?' she urged.
Don't be frightened, dearie,n wa
e the timid response. "You shall not b
hurt L came here to effect eompro
mise. OF course, father, you don't ex
peet Ellen to marry for several years +
a come. You only want TO set your min
D at rest by feeling that it is settled as t
whom she shall marry, so that you ma.
have no further anxiety on that score
e Isn't that it?p
t Certainly"
Z Wen, then, 1 can manage the matte
! easily enough" giving Ellen a meanin
i iook' Darling, will you promise t
e marry Mr.. Killingsworth in four year
n from this dow ,,.e...al l. -