The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1874-08-07

troop Of pupils as they came trampinI
home through the yard.
"pm your sisters friend,n was tn
cool reply. ''I loaned her a hundre,
dollars TO buy toggery when she wen
10 the Walk In as a waiter, and I'v,
come to trouble her for the money"
"iou have the keys, Jim, ," said Annie
Il was waiting for you to come so
might open mothers trunk and get fift,
dollars. haven't any more money
now"
you'll do nothing of the kind" sGiC
Jim, stoutly. "Old Lager assumed tina
debt when he employed you at the sa
loon. l heard the bargain. This rasca
wants to collect the money from yoI
and Lager, too, so that he can make hb
hundred per cent"
''But didn't stay with Mr.. Lager &C
eording to contract
'He turned you off! You didn't lear,
him, and the rascal's got to leave or III
make him." and the impulsive boy
shook his fists and struck n decidedly
belligerent attitude.
Mr.. Green, finding himself baffied
sneakingly took himself out Of the
house.
"DOn't obtrude yer Internal carcass in
this mansion again, old hoss, or I'll cal
the police" said Jim, exultantly.
'pll have my revenge, young man, u
was the cool reply. "T never undertook
anything yet but / succeeded, and ]
don't propose to be baffied now"
"What have you undertaken, Mr.,
Skinfiint?p
''1o get my ol0n, you young imp, and
Ill have it if I'm compelled TO take il
in satisfaction out of your hide and your
sisters character
The man of business was making
rapid strides in the direction of his Office
as he spoke, and the boys Indignation
efierYesced in impotent rage after he
was well out of the way.
'tJust let him dare to defame YOU,
Ame" said he, with shrugs and gri-
maees that evidently implied terrible
threat.
"Jim's always giving you fits him.
self, but let anybody else undertake the
job and they'll catch it, ~ said Fanny,
with laugh.
"He's like the man that whipped his
wife, but was determined that nobody
else should" commented Sue.
"Well, one thing is certain" said
Jim, exultantly, "we're fifty dollars
better off than we should a. been II 1
hadn't come home when L did. Girls
haven't any sense about business mat
ters."
"pd starve before I'd touch a cent of
that money If it wasn't for the rest of
you" said Annie, through her tears.
There's no telling what that man may
say about me that is bad and false. l
wish we were all dead ~ and the tears
fell in great drops upon her hands as she
spread the cloth and prepared the frugal
meal.
'Just let him." exclaimed Jim, again
striking a threatening attitude.
The supper, with its usual accompani-
ment of hilarity and nonsense, was over
at last, and the beds arranged for an
other nights repose.
Henry's work and lessons were over
for the day, and for the first time for
more than a week he sought the humble
home of his family to inquire after their
welfare. His manner was constrained
and cold, and the cloud on his brow
awakened Amie's sisterly apprehension
at once.
"Aren't you well, brother?'
"Yes; well enough in body"
"You haven't lost your place, hope ?"
and Amie's heart gave n great thump at
the bare prospect of such a possibility.
"Oh, no; not that"
"Then what Is the matter ?'i
"Melvin Hastings has gone to Cali
fornia"
"Whdt?u
"Just that"
81 thought he was going to be mar
ried."
"That was the intention, but he and
the old folks didn't pull together, so he
sloped."
"ThGnk GOd9'
The ejaculation came from the inner
most depths of Amie's soul, and but for
the rallying laugh that followed 1t, she
would have been unconscious Of its ut
terance.
"Have you got time to take n walk
this evening, Ame?"
ayes, If can get rid of Dick"
"Let Fan keep him."
"No, let Jim," said Fanny, petu-
lantly. 81 want to get my lessons"
"Hou don't get woman's work out o.
mer' said Jim.
you've just rs good right to take
care O. Dick as any of u.s." retorted
Fanny.
Don't see it," was the important re-
joinder.
"Pll keep him." said Sue, 'if you
won't be gone too long"
Another important parsonage was to
TO be consulted, which was no other than
Dick himself.
But compromise was soon effected
with the refractory child, and the
brother and sister sought the street and
wandered forth beyond the crowded
limits of the city into clearing in the
deep old woods, over which the moon
was riding on her chariot of clouds,
throwing the dust-like duskiness of her