The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1879-07-03

outlandish Indian charms" flashed out
Julia.
Perhaps she has" said Guy, laugh
ingi "her fathers or her own"
Guy, 1t is no jesting matter.n
Dld say II was, Miss Spitfire? Do
leave me in peace little while now.U
but Helena wants you to 90 with her
10 gather flowers and autumn leaves" {"
Il shall do nothing Of the sort" said
Guyi and he adhered resoiutely to his
resolution.
The day of the much-anticipated pic
mic came; but Guy, instead Of escorting
Miss Dickson down TO the slope ol vel
vet grass, shaded by superb forest trees,
which had been selected as the site OF
the merrv-making, took bis gun anu
started of into the woods.
"T won't be deafened by the cackle OF
these girls" guoth he to himself.
"Deadi oh, father, father, he is not
deadw
| old Oscawanda, the swart-brOwed In-
dian interpreter, listened with his ear
against the stalwart 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 rifle-what or where nobody
ever knew; but it was blown in pieces
aud Guy DaYenant lay like dead mau
beside it.
They carried him to the little cabin
beside the rushing falls of the Matar.
cascR aud laid him on the rude couch ol
the old Indian, and then he struggled
his way back again to life.
"WhO bound up these wounds ?" hs
asked, with a slight shudder, as hG
glanced downward at bandages anC
wrappings, and began to comprehend
the full extent of the peril from whict
be had so miraculously escaped.
81 did, Agnes Oscawanda answered
"Iou?" His eyes rested admiringlJ
on her calm, beautiful face. 'TTher,
isn't one woman In a thousand whG
would have had such pluck as that.
should like to have Helena Dickson sel
blood without fainting away, and as fo
Clara and Julia-pOoh %
"Just their maneuvering m said Julia
when she had sobbed and shrieked away
her first terror at the frightful news o
the accident that had happened to he
brother. ''Of course Agnes and he
seheming old father expect to make
profitable speculation out Of it. VIII
couldn't they just as well have brough
you homer"
They might have done So" said Guy
calmly, "but a corpse would have beel
all that was borne across the threshold
lOscawanda and his daughter have save
my life, and / shall never cease to b
grateful to them for what they hav
DONE"
"But," lisped Helena, "maynit W
come down and nurse you, dear MI
Guy? am sure il would be a pleasure
and these good people, although we
meaning, l dare say, cannot understan
the retinements an invalid so Inuc
needs.n
"Your kindness is quite unnecessary,
said Guy, coldly. "I have every car
and attention here.n
"The bold, sly thing % said Glars
biting her lip as the three girls wake
hOmeward again. 81 saw her eyes fias
triumph when he spoke"
Helena Dickson, however, resolve
not to give up the battle at this earl
stage OF affairs. She determined I
prolong her visit into the Winte
months.
"Perhaps Guy will go home with IN,
when he RECEIVERS sufficiently" sh
thought; land in that case I can easil
bring him to the mark.n
For Helena had unbOunded confidenc
in her own charms and powers of pei
suasion.
It was a bright, frosty afternoon
late November when Guy Davenau
walked up to the door Of the farm-hous,
leaning on the Indian girls arm. JUL
rose to welcome him home.
II will help him into the house nov,
she said, cOldly staring the beautifu
young girl in the face. "You need nc
trouble yourself any further, Agnes o.
eawanda.n
"Stopw said Guy sternly, as his siste
would have motiOned his suppOrte
away. "She has the best and only righ
to be at my side now"
"Guy, what do you mean 2' gaspe
Julia, scarcely understanding what sig
nificance his words were intended I
convey.
81 married her this evening"" he saiC
with quiet exulting pride. "As m
wife, she is your equal-in all else in
linitely your superior. Agnes, my peal
Of the forest, welcome a thousand time
to your new home"
And with a sinking heart Helen
Dickson saw Agnes OscRwaDda, the Ia
dian interpreters daughter, elevated {
the position she had so vainly tried {
] ooounv