The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1875-02-01

received from Jose Apodoca. II Ind
probably been won in the rear room at
Slim Jim's, hut that did not trouble
Phmbe. When slie first came 10 Cali
fornia she had been shocked at u hundred
things which She now looked upon with
indifference, She admired her nugget,
not for It's value, but becaiise itI was
pretty; perhaps bectnse in her heart
there WIS a soft place for the handsome
Mexican. She despised him 70: dis llzi-
ness, and yet she put i on the shelf
with q sigh. "I'll tell papa" he
thought to herself, "when he feFls
kinder toward jose. ~ H.
Yet, ia spite Of old Langsdale's eha-
phatic translation Of the 1nglisn oysr
his door, Apodoca came agnin. n
ph@be " couldu't be cross 10 people,
and smiled and chatted, rose-pink deep
ened in her checks, light frightened IN
her eyes, until Jose was more enthralled
aud bewildarod than ever But, for MI
her pleasantness, Phoebe was u dutiful
daughter, and not only impressed her
adorcr with the necessity OF departing
before her fatlicr came home for his din
ner, but likewise besought him not 10
come again, unless 10 her evening recep-
ton. The Posy and her father seldom
entertained less than twenty iiipn eyen-
ing. Every one in the camp would have
been there II the cabin Ind been bigger;
as II was, half the callers had to content
themselves with standing outside, and
catciing now aud then aword OF q smile
from the goddess through the door.
why. The New Orleans Saloon did not
begin to have such attractions for them;
and the evening before the Posy went to
Bootjack Bur, and held u grand farewell
reception, in her ball dress, with shoes
nnd stockings on, the saloon wns wholly
deserted, nndSlim jim himself closed up,
and went with the crowd 10 old Langs.
dale'sc cabin. re
But Jose intimated, in mellihuous II
adulteated Spanish Spanish ilowedlike
oil from Posy's ready tongue -thnt he
could not speak more than two words to
her in the evening, nnd besides with q
smile and u jerk OF his thumb toward
Slim Jim's), his business engagements
prevented liis coming in the evening;
md, still besides that, he must there meet
n certain hated John, who WINS supposed
tobe the cloice Of her heart, rs lie GER
tllinly was Of her fatlier's. a.
Phoebe pouted and made aiacea the
mention OF John; he would have been q
grlud catch for pretty Phoebe Langsdale
in the little dowiteast town where she
had been brought np-but the goddess
Of Sandy Gnlch could afford 10 be- scorii-
full. a5i
Jose, however, wns inclined 10 question
the sincerity Of her scorn; slic, in turn.
protested vigorously, and, in tile midst
Of the discussion, old Langsdale walked
in iirsrspiciously. Casting one look full
ofanger aud disgust Ut his daughter, the
old inaii, who had the strength Of giiint,
seized Apodoci by the shoulders, and
half lifted, half kicked him out, yelling,
"Git git !" at the top of his voice
The Mexicln, however, WINS not Ia. be
kicked out Of anywhere by anybody
with imptinity, and, drlrwing his sliort,
sharp knife, without which Sandy
.Gulcler would have been tprecogniza
BILE, he made n furious bound toward the
old man, with his knife appraised, and d
mltrderousrag distortfng lIis handsome
face. But Phmbe was there before him;
seizing his arm with her little brown
hand, the rose. pink all faded out Of her
cheeks, and her eyes wide open with tpr-
ror, slie cried: Don't strike don't
strike n catching llerbreath in d terrified
sob. Flinging his knife into the chap
ara, he caught the terrified goddess in
his arms. pressed burning kiss-liis
first md last-on the round, warm cheek,
and fled, md Sandy Gulcll knew him no
more. He knew TINT Pllmbe and her
guardians would never forgive his draw.
ing n knife ON old LangAtlale, aud lie rin-
armed. A man WHO would resent aity.
thing fromtlie Posy's father wlsnot TO
be tolerated in Sandy Gnlch. 4
Time went by, and the goddess still
reigned without rival in her kingdom;
and poor John still sued at her feet,
though getting hopeless. His iiniver-
sity education, his talents, his proud
iamily, Ills manly beauty, all llaviled him
nothing in his desire to gather 60 him.
self the blooming Posy; and then, lie
did hive wretclied luck. He often said,
with d gloomy smile, tliat when his pick
went III, gold went out at the other
end. usll itaI
One night, John vat 1.-THE rear room,
tipped back in his chair with his heels
on the window.sill. Tile Posy held no
TINT evening. Ahe Ind started
Mt dnybreak, accompanied by her father,
for visit over to Van Dnzets. Aside
from the iinwonted absence of the posy,
John felt melancholy; lie was dead
broke, and Ind come to the conclusion
tint his claim WAS not worth ns much as
his pick; and then, although old Langs-
dale had invited lin to ride over to Van
Duzen's and help escort the Posy liome
tliat night, yet he could not but let the
of Phmbe's cool manner
ranltle IN H. mud, more than the pros.
pect fhis ie1,at. onthedit.
g BncUos nocitcs, SCAR John, said q
musical voice.
John looked up, y tritle surprised.
b" "Hullo, Apoloca, that you.n
Apolorl responded that II was I'M.
douhtedly himself, and invited John to d
game Of cards. John looked az his
watch; in ten or fifteen minutes he must
be starting for Van Duzen's. II Ind
been the Posy's sovereign desire to leave
there al,oui ZEN o'clock and come home
by moonlight; moreover, he knew that
the Mexican llnted him, aud that his
reputation NJ IN honest mnn had not
been improved since ho loft Sandy
lt..l.I. q Lin. Ain..nd l,n.L n lilAln