The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1880-07-22

oomps3led % admit tkse be did, and
that - vors elegant clothes. and had
slsodef. soit white heads. which Eben
had NOT.
Days after shis. Eoen, in 90 sgony of
jealous anguish. vas compelled TO &C
osrd the stranger . great nasy other
sdvsntasss snd sccoDplishm-pts. He
rode well. vas good shot, talked hu-
entity, skstched passsbly. understood
vseeo. and wss Miss Lei2hton's most
ardent sdmirer.
Ebes fosenw all this. and yet once,
when their mingled vosces doated out 10
his Stsis du. be truugtt sinvus- ham,
msr ~fashfsily aad sm~sbed his thumb
nail. Morning aud s,ghs he saddied
and beousht round horses for Barbara
and 4r Nsy.. aud 'vsnt svay soshis
voek u The hot fields while they we're
csntsripR down the shady roads, and
Mrs Leightoo and Thso were beating
eggs in the buttery and getting up rare
dishes for tea The letter had come
from New Haven and Barbara had an
swersd briefly that she could not 20
until seAs tins slstsE She hsd ssves
io0ked % sniuatsd Ard beautiful as
nov. she raESly saw Ebsn. vending
him her rsqsssts By her sister. .nd Eben
wcnt On - ~ Invsntlsna feeling ~ il
every blow of his chisel drove ..ut =
piOco Of his hearts core. AMI. al
though be would have scorped the nfea,
Eben had grown wonderfully hsggsrd
and pale. With great dark circles under
bis eyo sioes DR. Osspsby lad intro
dace6 Agss Nsy % tAs LsieAtoas.
He ssek kssIe pride Ia ths ks,swiedse
that be was the better man Of ths TWO.
but ha did know that he could crush
Nsy With one hand into limp. shape
less mass. and he wondered sometimes
Why be did not Oss d.y hs VS. ssizsd
With 6t OF trembling. He was prun-
ing . pear tres when ho looked up end
Barbara stood before him. in her habit.
svitchins ct the wottied Butterflies
that futtsrsd on the holly yhocks aud
around Eben's brown hssds~N
! How pale AID i'll you look. Ebsn.
It was the least chs could Say. and Was
the truth. Eben's heart beat msdly for
. moeSent aud then ~rrt-nn slowly.
j sm not on~ L.. get all. Mis- Bar
bsra: | am aes bsewEet ! 90 ssucA Is
usual. pernAps. .ss,s tms .4~sa
: His Miss Barbara sounlsd oddly.
asd his looks belied bis words. She
iooksd down ~ the grosnd aud said
4 hope you will not argue with me
this oerning. Ebeo, but I've set my
heart on riding the colt. Tam OShan-
tG.' to the falls. ] am not in the least
afraid
But /, am.' ssid Eben. calmly. Il
ssnnos pssmit Jon to risk your life with
thst vicious colt
'Mr Ney will ake cars of his vicious.
asss. Bsrbsrs suswsred. atride insa-
lsntly.
'Mr Nsy may ride 'O'Shan.sr' and
welcome. bat | cdhnet consent for you
to-
'Then must DO Il without your con-
sest. b - kisd q to have the colt
around In . qnArtss of an hour
Ebsn aaished his psar tree aod went
into The shep 70 wash his hands Of
blood. He had cut himself to the bone
Barbara and Nsy sat on the r"rch read
ing frou the Princess" when tho
horses appsAred.s The colt shseried snd
reared when Barbara spraO2 lighly in
her saddle. An adnirabls hOrsswo-
nsu: 'ne .'e. .ys ~ 49,
u u ~ w k'veuu u.',
1hsa like deer he ~ Of down foot
VI N.ssp 1.s1s - hsaaIoea closseo
tss sosa. = VT sossss e, rene soerso
snes We mosose expsS pe,o come
dovn 10 ten osesses. o ase ilaefs ne0
stopped 6y the way . permit NJ Ney
to Oe0euet end GNsAee the usssf eeN1i-
nAls for Barbara. AZ they tfotted
sharply ocwn ehc rad. ne rear OF The
train was heard just beyond the curve.
Asddessd ttea sts1rOr. tAe Wild young
horss Barbara rode reared. piuagsA snd
sprang sway IRON the other horse and
osrssa sewes9 ne Son. w. Q enOus
70 'see nr9s Eee4 r1ebcd sue so aiin9i
hinseif under bic hoots. He caught
the but IN his hands and pulled the cslt
on his h.anoses. asd then . violent
sice oaas am As"p iises iog. Some
wesdehopp i. sAms 70 the rescue. aud
- they htI~i .6a1bsrs Cd ths train