The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1874-02-27


.Boone was a family name, was it
not ?''
"Yes."
''Then one of your cousins was
likely to have il, because, besides be-
ing family name, is is a good deal
famous In the Southwest. The young
man who died at this post, did not say
that he lived in California; he said that
he had friends in California; and that
he did not wish them informed about
him. He said he was one Miles the
less.' Now, If yours had been a large
family, your brother might have said
that. But on the contrary it was
small one, he being the only son, and it
does not seem probable, does it, that
your brother would have spoken so be-
lieving you were snxiously looking for
him at home ~
"No, it don't;" Judith agreed, devour-
/ ing this 9unsellor with her looks.
''Boone would have wished me to
know.n
"Of course he would. Do you know
anything about your cousin >"
"Nothing at all. / believe Boone
wrote to some of them at my fathers d.
rection, long time ago"
"Exactly. And this one, of your
brothers name, and almost his age, was
coming to see you. You observe have
trick of putting that and that to-
gether,' and it just as often comes out
right as not"
The changes that had passed over Ju-
diths face, were study, no doubt, TO her
companion. Hope, credulity, joy, doubt,
in slightly varying rounds, appeared,
/ disappeared, and returned. "What an
/ impuIsive creatureu' thought he.
fWhat wonderful mauui thought She
At length she ventured to speak.
''You have given me hope,' she
said; "but do not know whether to
thank you for it or not"
"'Hope deferred ETC.; but / always
cherish a hope. 1t cannot harm ms
while we keep it in sight. 1t is ouly
when we let it go, that we become mis-
cradle. Ther are thousand chances for
a man in this country. We may as
well believe in the chances, and act ON
them"
"Act on them 90
eyes. Suppose you were TO write
Tor your Alabama cousins, and in
quire if any of them have travelled into
this country %
81 do not know their address. Oh,
wish l could write to them"
"Well, there are ways and means.
Leave it to me; could find out''
"NOw can thank YOU" said Judith,
looking radiant.
"But we need not talk about our
hopes at present. Not abroad, mean.
Quiet work is the surest."
! "Oh, must tell somebody Mrs.
Stewart" insisted Judith, ready either
to laugh or cry.
agreed. Well, make confidant of
her."
'How handsome he Isl" thought Ju-
dith, looking frankly in her cOmpan-
ions face. She was engaged in hero
worship again, making demi-god of
this good-loOking army officer, whose
thirty-three years, or thereabouts, had
furnished him with more wisdom than
her seventeen years had brought to her.
Judith was eminently an admiror of
worldly wisdom. 1t seemed such a great
thing to her, in her simplicity, that others
should grasp so lightly difficulties she
knew not how to attack. 1t was for this
she had so deferentially admired Mr..
Shultz. And now, here was another
with that easy self-eOmmand, and eour-
age TO undertake or believe what he
chose. Already her heart seemed eased
of portion of its burden by the ready
counsel and promised assistance of this
man, TO whom an hour before she felt
herself stranger. All, how many
things the young have to learn, aud by
what hard lessons they obtain their
knowledge.
During this conversation the Major
had pur sept in advance of their
party, bal now he allowed them to come
up.
) "Youg friend is a capital rider,r he
remarked to Mrs. Stewart ''Doctor, |
hope have not been imprudent in al
lowing your patient to tire me quite
out % whereupon friendly smiles and
) congratulations were showered upon lhe
beaming Judith.
Only Mrs. Kellogg withheld her fiatter-
ing commentaries upon the appearance
and exploits of that young lady. She
was pale, pre-ocupied, and silent, and
partly on that account, and partly on
) account of Josie's chatter of the morn
ing, drew Judith's eyes continually.
The whole party were drawn up on one
side of the parade ground. On one side
of Judith was the Major, on the other
Mrs. kellogg. Thus placed, 1t was not
so easy to avoid speaking or being spo-
ken to, and few commonplace obser-
vations upon commonplace subjects had
been exchanged, when the elder lady
startled the younger one by asking,
quite as IL the matter was already ar
ranged:
"when do you return to California,
Miss Miles ?''
IL do not know;7 returned Judith,
! feeling as If she had received her march
ing orders, aud showing 1t in her face.
"Oh, I thought-that is, l understood