The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1874-01-30

Germany-to the faderland to see nlein
Udter ind Dleine mutter. Then shall
not sorrow so much to be left behind, as
when thought you would leave this
pleasant California, and me alone in it.
And still 1 am most sorry, should /
come back and find you gone"
What signified these polite phrases to
Judith Had she not right to look
for something different something
more? Puzzled and grieved, and half
suspecting that she had committed the
mistake Of misinterpreting past words
and actions, she stood silent, not know
ing how to continue or put an end TO
the conversation. Then the reeol-
lection of their last conversation and
its ending rushing over her, she sud-
denly turned rosy-red, and in q fresh
rage with herself and him. Anger al
ways loosened Judith's tongue, and il
did so now. Before she was aware she
had made the attack:
"Mr. ShultZ, there cannot be much re-
gret to waste upon each other. You
have come to say goodbye, and if you
have nothing more to say, we need not
be long about our farewells. 1 wish you
pleasant voyage, am sure" and she
Strengthened her fine figure with the air
of princess.
"Ihat is unkind to me, Miss Judith, y
said Mr.. Shultz, now on the defensive.
"Hou do think am not truly so sorry
as / say TO lose you, and you know not
what things are in my heart. Neither
can tell you to-day the things 1 might
venture to say a year-six months
three months from now. You have your
trouble, and it is great for a tendergirps
heart to have borne. But have my
trouble, too, which is not the same as
yours. Heaven is good; some day it
may all come right. Will you not be-
lieve in my friendship?"
The idea of care for the cheerful,
practical, healthy and broad-shouldered
man before her was so entirely novel to
Judith that she almost smiled incredu-
lously. That temptation conquered,
she, woman-like, began to feel pity for
him and curiosity about him. But she
kept these feelings well in hand, re-
solved to make no more mistakes which
could result in humiliation.
81 have no intention 10 be unkind,"
she answered gently, and little hum
bly,, "and I do not reject a friendship
that is sincerely offered. But how am I
to understand words that do not CORE
spond with acts; or how can it affect US
in any way, when in all probability we
shall never meet again ?'
"God knowsp' returned Mr.. Shultz,
more gloomily than ever she had known
him to speak. "One thing I came to
say: II 1t shall happen that you fall into
any trouble on your journey, or after,
that l can relieve, or If there is any
thing you wish, it is only for you to
write 10 me here, and the letter will
be forwarded to me, wherever am.
You will promise me this ?'i
Still Judith hesitated. There was
something too vague about Mr. Shu It's
explanations and demands for her to
commit her faith TO them. He saw the
doubt in her eyes and replied to it.
"Let me beg you to promise this.
You do not know how important it
might be to me to get news from you. I
ask il as favor to myself"
81 PROMISE" said Judith, yet not
very earnestly, "since you wish it,"
'You will not forget ?'' he said; "and
now goodbye" holding out both hands
as if TO clasp hers.
Goodbye" returned Judith, without
allowing him to touch her hands, yet
with the telI-tale color flushing to her
face, and a tell-tale moisture in her
eyes.
"She does not trust me,n he said. 'It
is hopeless. But where is my Katie?
must say goodbye TO her"
On being called the child came down
from the attic where she was having a
delightful rummage among the odds
and ends OF things so fascinating
to childhood, and seeing her friend
ran straight to him. Mr.. Shultz
sat down on box and lifted her to his
knee, Katie going through the usual
formula of paying for what she found in
his pockets.
To-day. thou must give me more
kisses than ever before, because to-mor-
row thou art going to leave me, and
some are for good-bye;n then holding
the child to his breast he fondled her as
If she had been his own. frNow tbon
will give me the last kisses-one for
thyself and two for thy sister. Good
bye, n'eih Katie. Goodbye, Judith
beautiful and dear"
Thus departing, Mr.. Shultz left the
mystery of his conduct unexplained.
and Judith's trouble was certainly not
lessened by the intervention Of some
wild and formless hopes, or rather ghosts
of hopes, between her and despair
go, CarlI CARL" whispered the temp
est-tossed girl, "could 1 have escaped
this horrible fate that is before me and
lived through life with you, q happy
and hOnored woman What is it but
my fate that comes between us, and that
cannot escape"
Casting a glance around upon all the
evident signs of destiny, Judith sank
upon her knees beside the half-filled
chest and gave way to vehement weep