Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1878-09-28

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ssia Gsy. sagrIiy. she passed. Agne~,
yesterday. 10 the road sitk0g; evea speak
Hg In her
Do yog expect ne to rrcesse her On N
equality 9Th osr-xisesr
u d. ut ksou oily you shoald ~
~as the tsu>ase reply.
xifch-i va With some of her father .
ostl.rdi.h Indi~n ebsrms,- mashed out
Julia
Perhaps che has, said Guy, laugh
ing Her fathers Or her own.-
Guy, IL 10 ~ jesting matter"
did I say il ass. Miss Spitfrei d.
leave me IN peace little while now"
But Helen wants you TO 90 with her
10 gather flowers and autumn leaves"
Il shall do nothing Of the Sort" said
Guy; and he adhered resolutely to his
resolution.
The day of the much anticipated pic
mic came; but Guy, instead Of escOrting
Miss Dickson down to the slope of vel
vet grsss, shaded by superb forest trees,
which had been selected as the site Of the
merry-making, took his gun aud started
of into the woods.
II won't be deafended BY the cackle of
these girls" quoth he to himself
"Deadl Oh, father, father, he is not
deadI"
Old Oscawanda, the swart-browed In
dian interpreter, listened with his ear
against the stslwart chest of the fallen
hunter, who lay among the yellow au-
tumn leaves, where Agnes had found him,
bathed in his own blood. There had
been some imperfection in the lock of the
new ri6e-whst or where no one ever
knew, but it was blown in pieces, and
Guy Davenant lay like dead man be-
side it.
They carried him to the little cabin be.
side tho rushing Falls of the Matarcasca,
and laid him on the rude couch of the
old Indian, and then he struggled his
way back again to life.
"Who bound up these woundsa" he
asked, with Q slight shudder, as he
glanced downward ct bandsges and wrap.
pings. and began to comprehend the full
extent Of the peril from which he had 90
miraculously escaped.
~ did," Agnes Oscawanda answered.
"You" His eyes rested admiringly
on her calm, beautiful face. "There isn't
one woman in . thousand who would
have had such pluck - that. I should
like to have Helena Dickson see blood
without fainting away, and a. for Clara
and Julia-poohl"
"Just their maneuvering" said Julia,
whom she had sobbed and shrieked away
her first terror ct the frightful news Of
the accident that had happened to her
brother, "Of course Agnes and her
scheming old father expect to make Q
profitable speculation out Of 1t. Why
couldn't they just a. we'll have brought
you home9"
"They might have done co." said Guy,
calmly, "but corpse would have been
all that was borne across the threshold.
Oscawanda and his daughter have saved
my life, and shall never cease to be
grateful to them for what they have
DONE"
"But" lisped Helena, ''mayn't we
come down and nurse you, dear Mr.. Guy9
I am sure it would be pleasure, and
these good people, although we'll mean
ing, l dare say, cannot understand the re-
finements an invalid so much needs"
"Your kindness is quite unnecessary"
said Guy, coldly. II have every care
and attention here"
"The bold, sly thing!" said Clara, bit
ing her lip as the three girls walked
homeward again. ~ saw her eyes flash
triumph when he spoke"
Helena Dickson, however, resolved not
to give up the battle at this early stage
Of affairs. She determined to proloDg
her visit into the winter months.
"Perhaps Guy will 60 home with me,
when he RECEIVERS sufficiently" she
thought; and in that case can easily
bring him to the mark"
For Helena had unbounded confidence
in her own charms and powers of persua-
sion.
1t was bright, frosty afternoon in late
November when Guy Davenant walked
up to the door of the farmhouse, leaning
On the Indian girls arm. Julia rose to
welcome him hone.
II will help him into the house nov, "
she said. coldly staring the beautiful
young girl in the face. lyon aeel not
trouble yourself any further Agnes O,ca-
wanda--
-Sscp!" said Coy, sterniy. - his sister
vouid hare nsstiooed ais support~r assay
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my ssde nss-
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JasiA. scsrcesy understanding vh.s Gig
ns8cancs his saeds ssrx iraendea ss Goa
vey-
Il 1~rrssd her fhis sssaiag.- b sssd.
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