The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1880-07-16

proportion which each bore to the other.
so as, if possible. to trace an excess of ex-
penditure, or waste, in any one direction,
as proportioned with any other. For his
first item he selected the matter of mining
timbers and, by breakfast time. he
thought he found that in one year the
amount of timbers charged as used by and
placed in the main shaft of the mine. wonld
have so filled the shaft with timber that
the twelve by six foot opening would be
reduced to a six by three. He was work
ing to verify this matter, when Colonel
Hoten suddenly awoke from his trance,
aud said, looking again ut his watch
.'Ah, breakfast Well Mr.. Maydole,
how are the books 9-too soon to ask that
question, eh ?''
''Ratller. sir. But STILL said Norman,
be little queerness in the charges for
timber%."
''How's that 80
at seems to me at a cursory glance.
that if the amount of timber charged as
used was used i'll the place to which it is
allotted. there would be little room for
anything else in that place but timber
Very good. very good. Mr.. Maydole
Let us go to breakfast Then he sudden
ly paused at the door, out of which he was
about to lead. going back to his desk,
! opened drawer. saying. Here. 1t may
happen that you shall wish to go out into
the town without passing along the halls
| of the house. This key will let you out of
that door, pointing to it. Unto the side
street. Be careful to lock it after you.
Now we will go to hrcakfast.''
At the breakfast table Norman was pleas
antly greeted by the assembled family.
Mrs. Holten, still under the idea that his
quiet ways meant bashfulness, sought to
draw him into conversation, and asked {:
Docs it snow where you have liyed-I
mean, does it fall heavily ?'
Now. snow-storms were among Nor
mans admirations of the fine things in
nature.
No, madam, not where my father re-
siles that is, not heavily"
isn't that a pity 1 think the first
! heavy snowfall of the season is ore of
the most delightful things in the world"
10000 shivered Miss Alice Winans,
rs she drew up her shoulders into the
| imaginary wrapplngs of a heavy shawl
LII, When | was girl continued
| the madam. 1--WE girls then used to wear
our hair parted in the middle, and combed
down smoothly over our ears, and done mp
with comb in the back
| "a very sensible. becoming, and woman
, Is way to wear it, dryly exclaimed Col
onel IIolten.
''Old-faslioned though" interrupted
Judith
'''rhere is Il great deal of good sense in
that which is old fashioned, my daughter
And much hat is old-tashioned which
is As full of folly a powdered wig re
joined Judith.
Hpltcn smiled in his beard and his wife
conksnued
'And we used to put on our shawls and
| falling snow. 1t was just delightful to
see the steady falling, falling, falling OF
/ the soft, feathery flakes, and to hear our
voices echo such little way off in the
muttied stilluess. like the snow"
''Oh, me hate it, :" said Miss Alice,
with shrug.
The fall is heavy higher up in the
mountain than where you live - Col.
| Holtcn half asserted, half asked, noddiug
at Norman
''Yes. sir. | spent one winter hunting
on Norwegian snow-shoes on the high
Sierra
And what did you hunt ?'' asked Mrs
uolten.
Bears, wildcats, mountain lions, deer.
aud small game"
why 1 thought the bears crawled
| into their caves or holes i'll the winter
son. That's what the Natural History
| says" remarked one of the younger Misses
Holten.
Then we crawl in after them,'' said
Norman.
Dear me, Mr. Maydole, continued the
young miss, would you crawl into dark
cave after q wild bear ?''
Yes; If were hunting him.
The young miss. looking at him with
rounded eyes, simply said, MIR. May
dole -
''D,d you ever try i: ?'' asked Col. Hol-
ten, with somewhat incredulous lifting
OF his browS.
''Yes. sir.''
Miss Alice looked from under her fore
head at Miss Judith, as much to say
''Wha did | tell you %
Ibid you get him 20 asked the Colonel.
1--WE did,
ITO whom do you refer as we ?'
Judge Clayton, Canutesen the Nor
wegian, and myself
t'Ah, that is like Clayton. He was the
prehistoric man OF the cave epoch, heavily
veneered with modern learning aud the
true chivalry of civilization. l knew him
well. He was the only man I ever saw
who loved danger truly loved it,
s'He was my best friend" said Nor
man ''and from him learned the use of
arms. offensive and defensive
''Did he convey to you his unerring aim