The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1879-12-04


Meath the blows But the thought OF
her newly found majority again in
spired her with sudden courage. And
then, was not John Ingleton's endearing
kiss Of betroihal fresh upon her lips :?
What right had any other to control
her now she thought.
She rose TO her feet and confronted
her father with flashing eyes.
TAKE the whip away from him,
John" she said, huskily.
Thus commanded, the brother seized
the weapon and wrested it from the pa
ternal grip.
az never felt that dared to be man
till yesterday 90 exclaimed John, the
junior, in loud defiance.
"And il you had lain aside your fool
ish pride, which everybody understood
as well as we did, and had gone
to the celebration like gentleman and
listened like a sovereign, as every
American citizen ought, you'd have
learned that all men aud women have
an inalienable right to life, liberty and
happiness" 3" cried Lie.
'Till yesterday was your slave. To-
day am your peer" said John.
"But you are not Of age, John Hsr-
diuel Aud have a perfect right to do
what please with my own"
81 am eighteen p' said Lie, "and
you may not know it, but you are
liable to arrest for striking me-"
For an instant the senior Hardine
was badly scared. Like all towards, he
was brave only when he had the entire
advantage over an opponent; and there
was nothing else Of which he was 50
rigidly afraid as the law, Of which he
knew almost nothing.
"You arrest me il you dare, you jade
and I'll publish you! Didn't 1 see you
in boys clothes at the widder Ridge
ways door, a maxim love with old
Ingleion's boy? and that, too, when
YOU know | hate the whole lot Of 'en
like ratsbane ?" he cried. as a sudden
idea hraeed his tottering courage TO the
boastiug point.
Expose me If you please, father.
cannot help it, would not have dis
obeyed you for my own life's sake; but
l was consulting the happiness OF
another" said the girl, with quiet dig
nifty. Besides, it wasn't my fault that
/ [ was born on the fifth instead Of the
fourth Of July. II I had been, yor
| wouldn't have tried to rule me yes
terday Ny promise, for the day, wai
pledged to my future husband befor'
your command to stay at home wal
given. It was my duty TO keep my en-
gagement."
"And my word was out on the SAM
layout" said John.
"And so you both defy your father
eli 2'' and the hitherto undisputed auto
crat OF the Hardine house began, 70
the first time, to see that the scepter o
his absolute power was departing.
ave defy nobody" said John. "YoI
claim unwarrautable jurisdiction owe
Us, and on a small scale we are rebels
But, if you will acknowledge ou
personal independence from this date
we will continue as nearly as possible
under the old relations"
Acknowledge your independence
under my roof? living on my land
eating my bread J.? wearing my home
spun? Tddie first, aud then l wouldn'
do itV'
John, Jr., deliberately opened hi
i jack-knife and began cutting the knott,
whip he held into a dozen pieces.
T 'Irs well you didn't strike me, oil
man - he said, exultantly. "Pd a
+ thrasbed you within an inch OF your lif
b il you'd tried it,"
, "But he struck me bali dozen time.
aud you didn't defend me ~ said Liz,
! the great tears forcing themselves upo
her cheeks, her voice trembling, an
2 her flesh still quivering with pair
"Whatll do ?"
] "You're girl" replied her brothe
; with a touch OF lofty compassion in b
e voice, "and you ought to be in bett'
5 luck"
b. Lie saw that nothing could /
= gained by arguing her side of that prol
: osition. Wasn't the first part Of it
e self-evident truth and. for the res
D. how could she help herself?
= Still rubbing her welted arms to esi
the smart, she entered the maiu livir
e aud sleeping-room, in which there WI
?. also a clumsy hand loom, at which b.
t mother, early as it was, was already el
e gagged.
: The young girl seated herself upon Il
!. loom, with her back toward the fastl.
forming web of linsey- woolsey whiC
a was TO constitute the younger children
: coming Winter wear.
a "Did you have a good time ye
terday ?n asked her mother, in
e whisper.
n ''Splendid :" was the ready respons
j. "Do you think you did right to di
obey your father, child >"
= al think father did very wrong to ia
5 pose conditions upon me that I cou
not conscientiously obey. I wish q,
!. had been there, mother. There was Il
e best Grafton I ever heard. The speak
}, was just grand! But, do you thir
j. tconlen are people !"
, That's a question, child, which
u long ago ceased TO vex myself wit
.e Run, now, and get the breakfast. It