The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1880-05-06

/ Gus gesture.
"Liza, unless you had been tried iu
/ the same fire, you could never hnow the
] bitter sense OF selEhumil-atiou proud
young man feels, when circumstance
for which he is 10 no way responsible
throw him completely iu tie power Of a
I |mercenary, Ignorant and uuscrupulous
man, who holds notes and MORTGAGES
against him, for which De never bad
value received, and is yet bound by
ilial ties and financial honor TO redeem.
And when You take into consideration
TIE fact that the man who held this
I power over me was the father Of my
other self and that had a rival whom
/ I had heard was successful with her
/ faiherin surpl4uiiug mein matrimonial
pledges, do you think it was in the ma
ture o. human events iar me 90 visit
you ?"
"John, d.l you really believe that
could consent 10 marry that silly
bab5on, sam HaIdPau?"
al believed, Liza, that you would
willingly sacrifice yourself on the altar
Iof duty, aHd could easily imagine how
you could have been made 10 believe
your duty lay in that direction"
"At least, John, you could have given
me the poor privilege Of a hearing in
my own deIeuse."
ct know it seemed so, Liza; but an
der aii the circumstances it seemed as if
/ I could rot. meant 20 60 away and
join my uncle Mead in the Rocky
Mountains aud make my fortune. I
had no idea that &c would take me over
T two years tydo it, and then was COM
ing back TO claim you. But I had no
F money uor friends. Getting on without
+ either soon found TO De impuc;icsbie.
Af,er many struggles and adventures
I which cauuo- now stop Co relate, ZEN
in With Colonel Baiemaa, who took "a
fancy 90 me and gave me d position ou
his staE ] stil Intended Go return TO
I you, liza, and Heaven is my witness
T that was always true TO you iu spirit"
"Your actions spelb louder tlsu your
words. john"
'T know, Liza, 90 seems so 90 you;
but 10 isn't So. only in seeming Miss
. AiJur,ou captured me through her very
weakness auI dependence She was
viuful, very, and for q long time I
hated her. Iy Judgment never sane
toned the marriage, but I bad been SO
long away from the society Of women
that ] think my mind must have been
OF It's balance. Al any rate, Colonel
Batemau expected me TO marry her, and
he bed placed me under many obliga-
iions 70 himself He had frequently
advanced large sums of money which I
forwarded 60 my father"
Vh1t3'
'Is there anything singular about
that, 'Lfza?"
Through vhom d'd you send that
monoy?'
"Haujpan, ,he banker"
"Aud, % my certain knowledge,
John, your parents never received one
cent!'
John Iazle,ou arose aud paced The
f. floor in am excited mood.
"Is it possible aat my parents, for
whose sake I became a vauderer, aud
/ fear a vagsboud on the earth, were never
benefited by nay great sacrifice? But
f that matter can teai,endei 20 hereafter.
/ Let as now talk about other thiugs.
/ For little while the Colonel made me
F half believe that love was myth and
constancy a fiction. believed ihat you
bad forgotten rae, Liza"
"Forgct.eu you! o John ~
Again lie approached her aud was
again reueliei
"Tou are killing me, Liza
600 on with your confession"
"1Iiss Arburton was placed under my
care for a journey, and ehiva'ry de-
mandci THAT 7 should marry her.
verify believe that I was ac,uated by
the same motives that inspired you to
marry Peter Tubbs. I Icertainly thought
that you were beyond my reach for
/ ever"
"Then 7 forgive you, John" said
|'Liza, Offering Ter baud 'Ist us be
friends"
Hg c'asqel Der hand fesveutly, and
4 looked into her eyes withau eager glare.
"Arewe ncverto be more Shan friends.
|'Liza? Friends is cruel word"
"Ner-r Jlhu.'
go, my dar.inEw and while shes.ooi
! poEerless % resist, be claspeI Ler
closely, "=ure'y the past is all horrible
dream. Surely there is no law OF gospel
that should separate us. We are one ia
spirit, hope aud purpose. Fly with me-
Liza! Wen make our home in ths
wildwood, and IH work for you, and
. you shall bless my life with your prec
/ ious presence. Won't you, dear o.
ESQ, John"
3 He bent forward and raiuel kisses on
her urturneI face, aud mur,uurei many
b q caressing word.
"Won't you now ~
"Never John You forget yourself
am Mrs. Peter Tuubsr'
8 And with a strong effort OF nerve an,
viii she released herself from bis grasl
Z and took her former station across ia,
. room.
II have promised 70 be your friend
John Ingleton. BE careful, or I shal
rafract nv rronlfsa.n