The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1875-09-03


there's" and drawing a heavy brown
veil tightly over her beautiful features,
Rosa, the forsaken, stepped inside dry
goods emporium and waited till Lord
DunbartOn dashed across the street with
a four-in-hand, the fragrance of his Ha-
vana striking her in the very breath
and making her death-sIck with olden
memories. ----.
'Pretty close shave" exclaimed the
Captain, tenderly; "but miss is as good
as mile" se1
40, friend, do you kaOD he didn't rec
ognize me ?" and Rosa trembled like a
breeze-shaken leaf. lt--
'Tf he had seen you he would have
halted, if he hadn't forgotten you, which
is more than likely" said the Captain,
the last clause uttered under his breath,
while his ponderous under jaw snapped
against his equally powerful upper one
with savage sound.
"Didn't he go in the direction of the
jobbing-houses ?" asked Rosa, as her
head began to whirl and surrounding
objects grew strangely black and green
before her swooning senses.
"No, you little goose! What cares
an English peer for an American job
bing- He's gone a-driving
toward the beach and won't be back for
hours. Come along like sensible
woman and complete your purchases, or
else go home with me and be supported
and protected as woman should be.
Pm not in a mood to stand any foolish
ness"
The scolding was just the stimulant
that Rosa needed.
"Go home with you, indeed ~ she
snapped. 'To be suspiciOned, criticised,
snubbed, domineered over and slandered
by-beg your pardon, Captain; will
not offend you by speaking i'll of your
wife,"
''Then, if you won't go home with me
and accept the consequences, (Which 1
earnestly hope you have exaggerated,
you must face your business like a-par-
don me-like man."
"Thats just what 1 propose, Captain;
but men don't meet me in business upon
the same plane on which they meet
each other. Luckily you were with me
to-day, and that senior Lookout kept a
civil tongue in his head. Had you not
been present, he would have insulted
me continually with illusions to my
personal charms and my being too
pretty to earn my LIVELIHOOD and all
that. Suppose 1 try the same trick
when go to deal with Buy'em & Sell
'em, and thus take the wind out of their
sails. Pm almost desperate enough fol
, anything. An adventure will divert
my mind. Shall I, Captain ?'
"Of course, if you want to. But who.
ever heard of such a thing?"
They were nearing the store now
The senior partner was out; but Mr.
; Sell'em, with glittering diamond il
his bosom, bouquet in his button-hOle
e and massive ring upon his little fin
2 ger, containing an amethyst half a
p large as an almond, met them with {
) supercilious smile of welcome, and be
I gan some sort of an exclamation abou
r "bright eyes and rosy cheeks" which
{ Rosa checkmated by returning the com
pliment with interest.
q "You are far too handsome and deli
cate for the life you are leading" sh
f said, archIy. ga gentleman so hand
( some as yourself ought to be shielde
from the sharp encounters necessaril.
: met in this business"
e Mr.. Selpem was dumbfounded. Ha
e it not been that the close of the mont
: was just at hand, and bills payable wer
y in advance of bills receivable, he woul
|, have resented the doubtful compliment
It but his depleted finances compelled hir
n to swallow the insult, against which hi
II self-respect revolted, albeit he had Pre-
: voked it himself.
"RealIy, madam" he said, frigidly
+ while half-suppressed laugh from th
t, book-keeper reached his tingling ear
j. "yOu will pardon me, but 1 am unat
customed to fiattery."
( "And so am T." was the dignified r,
S. joinder. 81 am going into business, NJ
10 because the choice of occupation is give
i me, or because I particularly care fl
any set employment, but because, Lii
lie you, have found it necessary. If yo
re have the kind of goods want, and "
D. can agree upon prices, will pay yo
thirty per cent. cash and the balance
he ninety days. mean business, 81
lie Please let us have no more foolishness
III "Here, Louis, is a customer wi
It. wants bill of goods. Be sure you l.
her have good bargains. If she wan
E. anything cut, you are to accommoda
s. her. Do you understand?"
as Certainly"
to 81 have urgent business up tow
In ma'am. Will be back in au hour
IS two" and the discomfited deal
IN stroked his elegant mustache in deep
.ir humility than be had done since Il
day when he was Tilted years ago by
t, thoughtless flirt, who, had she been
honest at that time as himself, mig
n have made man of him.
Rosa's purchases were satisfactori