The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1873-12-26

her the dulces for which she has such q
liking. Besides, am coming to see her
some day-tell her that"
Judith smiled, but made no reply.
She would not invite Mr. Shultz TO her
fathers house, glad as she would be to
have him come; and she was not yet
versed in the conventionallties which
are understood not to mean anything,
in which people of refinement in
dulge their propensitles for falsehood. II
Judith lied-and all the women OF her
class have ever known did lie-it was
because she had powerful motive for
the deception, not from any vulgar love
Of the untruth. She saw no motive for
telling Mr.. Shultz that everybody at her
fathers house would be delighted to see
him, when he already knew to the con-
trary. For the seeming want of hospi-
tality she did not feel accountable,
though it shamed and grieved her.
"Good-bye TO you, Mr.. Miles, and
good luck to you" Mr. Shultz said,
shaking hands with Boone; and the
young pair rode leisurely away, leaving
him standing gazing after them with
mingled expression OF amusement and
regret on his frank German features.
And so ended the one great holiday OF
Judith's life up to this time. AS an
event, it was simple-tame, the reader
must have found it-but like many ap-
parently insignificant incidents in other
lives, furnished the initial point at
which history began.
Boone, it must be stated, had not en-
joyed his holiday as his sister had hers.
He had more of his fathers contempt
for "frills"-by which was meant any
refinement of dress, manner, or living
to which he had not been accustomed in
the life he was born and bred to. Com
pell I'd by such imperfect education as he
had received in chance ways, and by the
silent influence of his sister, whom he
loved, to regard modern civilization
with partial favor, he was not yet pre-
pared to accept it wholly, as Judith was.
Neither had he been pleased with the
attentions rendered to his sister, nor the
encouragement given to her ambitious
aspirations. Had it not been that he
saw no opportunity for the recurrence
of such visits, it is probable that Boone
would have taken the occasion of the
/ homeward ride to administer brotherly
admonition on these several subjects.
I l,fo
Judith before taking a long and perilous
journey he had not the heart to spoil her
pleasure with fault-finding.
"Waal, ye wern't in no hurry to come
home" was the comment of Jack Miles
on their return. 'Reckon ye must
a-bOught out Spedden's consarn tee-to-
tally. FL yer two 'uns trade that-a-way
you'll soon run this yer ranch inter the
ground" and the fathers eyes twinkled
as he looked gravely on at the unload
ing. "How much Of this yer trash did
yew buy, Jude?"
Nothing at all, Pap" answered
Judith, looking for Katie's presents.
"What! yew stay all day to the store
'thout buying nothin'? That's sing'lal
fur a gal. What mout ye a-done the
whole day ?"
"Boone and looked about the place
r an hour or more; then Boone did hi
: trading; and then Mr.. Shultz in
, vited us to dinner, and we stayed" sait
) Judith hurriedly, still opening package
e to find the things for which Katie wa
clamoring.
9 f'I didn't know We wor goin' avis
q iting," remarked Miles, briefly.
r Judith knew her father was dis
pleased, and put the best face on affair
> that she could by explaining that it wa
J. too late TO return home for dinner whel
Q Boone had concluded his purchases, an
L that Mr.. Shultz insisted past her abilit.
1 to decline. or her pleasure in the invi
!, tation, and Of the wonders and 1othe
pleasures Of the day, she said nothing
Il cautioning Boone at the first opportu
n nifty to observe equal reticence, thougI
e in truth he was too discreet to need tn
4 eau tion.
o Boone and his father had some fins
It tasks away from the house in prepara
3, ton for the morrow which kept ther
long after the soft spring twilight ha
Y melted into night, and the young moon
d silver crescent had slid back in the wax
of a violet sunset. Katie, after havin
e been told all the events OF the day whic
= Judith saw fit TO impart to her, an
It having graciously accepted the love ser
ie her by her friend, Mr.. Shnltz, had f
'e nally consented TO go to bed, with
string of beads and pink ribbon, this
r Boone had given her, firmly elapsed /
If her hand. Judith, thus left TO hersel
y sat down in the doorway to muse upo
I'd all that had befallen her that daI
h. When her father had come in, an
gone to his couch in the kitchen, Boor
at came and sat beside her in the starligh
be "Well, Sis" he said, with his arr
tn around her waist, ait will be long tim
he before you and can have another qui,
es chat together. Now, what have you G,
at TO say ?r
ne "Not much, Boone, that you do d,
no know already. want you to take cal
o. Of yourself, and come back to me
e July, at the fartherest. II you shou
DE not come, there's no saying what
re might be tempted to do"
nd "Jude, don't you talk nor think
by doing anything wild or foolish. 1 Ikno
VOuil he lOnasonaa and 7 Enouy thin,