The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1874-03-13


Of the tail Of her eye;' ''I expect you to
marry well, and invite me to stop with
you when I come to the city,"
sand me too, please,n put in the
Major. "Do not leave me out in the
cold, when I come to the city )" and
the sly smile returned, showed that
managing lady she was understood.
~ make no promises" said Judith,
who was unconscious of this by-play
not even blushing at the mention Of
marriage, as an orthodox young lady
should do, being SO intent on other
thoughts. 'If ever I have a house of
my own it will be at the service Of Mrs.
Stewart, first and foremost. II my
other friends choose to come shall not
turn them out" nesting her eyes can
didly on that ''Other friend" by her
side.
"Thanks," returned he, briefly, and
straightway relapsed into silence, in
that unexpected way which Mrs. Stew
} art characterized as ''odd," main
tanning this distracted demeanor during
! the remainder of the ride, and quitting
: the ladies with only bow at last.
"It is really very lucky after all that
Mrs. Kellogg is going," said Mrs. Stew
, art, as Josie relieved them of their rid
} ing-skirts. "Being chdperoned by the
Coloners lady will be highly proper for
; you"
: Judith regarded her friend with some
surprise. "Am l to understand by that
= remark that not to be, would be i'm
proper !"
"Mr dear, hope everything from
your suspicious PRIDE" returned the
Doctors wife, with a gesture of depre-
cation. GLOW you do take alarm at the
shadow of an improperly! Major
Floyd first informed me that he should
travel by stage, which, being a public
conveyance, was as much open to you as
to him. Certainly it would have been
little different, your starting off on this
long journey alone with the Major in
the ambulance. Mrs. kellogg going
makes all the difference in the world.
She may not choose to be agreeable, but
she cannot help appearing to be your
ch0perone. Josie, what are you making
such faces at Miss Miles for ?" asked
Mrs. Stewart, catching sight of the mu-
latto girl comforting her countenance for
Judith's benefit behind the garment she
was pretending to fold.
"Aint doin' muffin, AIissus," (" answered
Josie, watching her opportunity to roll
the mention Of Mrs. Kellogg's name.
But a new idea had occurred to Judith,
and even Josie's harlequinism could not
divert her from it:
81 fear one thing" she said, So
= berly, and with little air of vexa-
tion, ''that shall be slow to understand
the proprieties. Really and truly, l
: thought ladies and gentlemen were
above suspicion, or ought to be. Iwould
have gone to the end of the world with
: Major Floyd, and have felt secure and
happy all the way"
e Mrs. Stewart laughed until Judith
:. blushed rosily. ''Thedarling! 1t Itthought
o the age of chivalry was returned. lam
e not saying, my dear, that you would moi
d be safe in going to the end of the world
n with the Major, but the proprieties de
mand-just the opposite of what the Law
Ie demands-that everyone shall be helC
guilty until he is proven innocent"
p "But that is horrible" cried Judith
r. ready to cry with vexation. ''Then in
uocenee and high principle go for moth
ing, and / am forbidden to trust my
- friends, or my friends me. cdHno
7 help trusting my friends, and loving
= theml 1 do, and 1 shall until some
thing happens to prove my confidenc
p groundless."
:. "Well, my dear, since you take it s
I'd seriously, let me give you an example
as Josie, go see if Miss Miles things ar
at ready for the laundress-that girl is suel
or a gossip that I never dare to breathe
e; word about anyone before her. As
en was saying, we have an example righ
III here: lido not believe there is a NOR
At blameless woman, as far as actual sin
ming goes, than Mrs. Kellogg. Perhar
n she chooses, like you, to believe that sh
has taken out patent for purity tha
he cannot be gainsaid. So she ventures
play off certain little coquetries amongs
ee the gentlemen, with the purpose, 1 b'
lieve, of furnishing the Colonel, VIII
ee gives her trouble enough, certainly. Th
consequence is she gets herself talke
an about; for people are always more ot
serving Of your errors than of your VII
rs. tues"
rs. so, but that is not quite the same,
Ia think. Mrs. Kellogg knows that c.
lel quetry will be talked about, and know
es, that it is not right, either. But If
ess should become necessary for her
travel any distance alone with MajC
lth Floyd, If she had always sustained
her good reputation until then, say 81
l should not lose it for that. I say It
idy outrageous to act as if people were onl
good while our eyes are on them"
l 'It is the worlds way, my dear j.
e dith, to lump its Judgment. It cam,
DIN stop to discriminate. 1t will not tai
any note Of an angels virtues, unless II
tn angel walks in its prescribed ways.
rye is hard, but it is true"
as "And I do not know its ways. INN
er- do as my heart dictates, or my poor u
e IL instructed judgment decides. Then il