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

CHAPTER XIV.
Rosa's purchases were at last COM
pleted. She had previously formed no
adequate idea of the immense mental
and physical labor necessarily expended
in the selection of varied assortment
of women's notions. Many choice lots
that were we'll suited to her own taste
her better Judgment informed her would
be out of place in Eagle Cove, where the
most of the residents were wives,
daughters or widows of fishermen,
whose means and tastes were alike lin
tied to the plain, appropriate and sub
Of goods were scarce. Messrs. the Look
out Brothers-for the junior member
was also on hand when the goods were
selected from that hOuse-were "slfr-
prised that any lady dealing in fancy
goods should think of selecting cheap
articles; hOtUeUer, if she must be pre-
pared to accommodate cheap country
customers, they'd order such articles
from a third-rate house that dealt in
them exclusively"
'rrhank you," said Rosa, whom the
timely presence of Captain Mason
shielded from further attempts at ia
miliarity upon the part of the senior
partner with the Burnside whiskers and
bald head; and the Junior member was
engrossed with averdant little customer
from the interior, who was going to
"open a shop" in q new railroad town,
and who had no idea but the 6laSe dealer
in women's hearts and hosiery, etc., ETC.,
was in any but the deepest earnest when
he assured her that she was far toe
"lovely to be making her own living.'
''Thank yOu," said Rosa. ~ will select
what 1 wish of that you have on hanC
which I think will suit my purpose, anC
then I'll visit the other 'third-rate
houses myself"
The Burnside whiskers revealed some
thing like a blush or shade of disap
pointmont or anger upon the broad roaC
running from the chin high up the balC
head and down almost to the nape o
the older Lookout's mammoth neck
but the eyes of Captain Mason wer,
upon him and he forebore further com
ment, though he grew very gruff ant
with difficulty repressed an exhibition
of decided ill-temper.
''That confounded Captain r' he nut
tered to himself. "What business ha
he meddling with my affair ?n
Rosa's bill was much larger than sh
imagined. Cautious as she thought sh
had been in making her selections, tn
'dozens," 'gross," "boxes," "sets,
and-so-forth, which she was compelle
to select to obtain variety, overran he
proposed outlay, and there were We
many items upon her list untitled.
"You cannot take the goods till th
entire bill is paid, ;" said Lookout senior
at last. ave do not know you, and, {
course, could not be expected to tru;
you"
"But you proposed" said the gir
woman, baughtiIy, "to not only let IN
have the goods, but to make outsid
purchases for me. told you in the bc
ginning just how much money had.
"You didn't accede to my propose
ma'am. You propose, instead, to go oil
and make your own purchases. The
you'll start a trade with some 9th,
firm. We only accommodate our e.
elusive patrons
Suddenly the girl-woman drew he
self to her fullest though tiny heigh
and her bright eyes flashed fierce del
ance.
81 don't want your goods, Mr.. Loo
out" she said, with freezing emphasi
"You will do yourself the kindness
replace them upon yourselves. Goo
day."
"But stay, madam, stay" and Il
bald head grew purple; "you can tai
the goods if your friend here will e
dorse for you."
"My friend, sir, will DO nothing of Il
kind. If you feel disposed to trust q
for few hundreds balance till i can 81
the goods and get the money, all rigt
If not, our bargain closes"
After a few confidential words b
tween the brothers, carried on in a 81
plciOus undertone, the proposition W
acceded to; the goods were ordered
be boxed and shipped, and the CAPITA
and Rosa emerged from the stately pre-
ence of the Burnside whiskers and nj
milliners into the asphaltum-Iaden 6
of the dray-crowded streets.
"You did one thing that wouldn
Rosa" said the Captain.
"What2n and the girl looked up, wo
deringly.
81 wouldn't have accepted his GOO
at ALL"
There you'd have cut of your nc
b to spite your face"
"Why P'
"Don't you see how tired 1 am?
go to another jObbing-house and +
through just such another disagreeaI
forenoon wouldn't delight me a partic
Besides, couldn't do any better"
"How do you know?n
because I've already spent day
two in visiting other stores and Learnt