The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1880-01-22

spite % his opposition
LIE laughed.
"I don't see anything TO giggle
about % said John.
Have you seen her lately ?"
"Seen who 2"
"Tirzah."
"Not for two months"
'How 10 you know she'd have you >"
Judge her by myself"
"Then you're as badly i'm love as
ever? ?'
"Yes, and likely to remain So"
"What would you like me TO DO,
Johu9"
"You know am forbidden the house"
"Well?"
They mean Mrs. Ingleton-will
admit you aud treat you courteously.
You've always stood up for her son
John, you know
81 have, aud am proud to own it.
But his mother doesn't know about it,"
"Then you can tell her"
"But, maybe she will not listen"
"You must see that she does listen.n
"When must make the attempt ~
"Now; this afternoon"
"Wharshall my errand be o.
"Tell her you have come TO get some
tidings Of her son. That III insure you
hearty welcome"
"Very well Tll go. But that isn't
what you're after, John. You have
some scheme of your own to further
I know you have. What is it?"
"Look a-here, Lie" aud her brother
seized her hand and led her by bride
path away from the deeper siush Of the
mucky highway, 81 never expected to
ask anybody else, except the girl Of my
choice, to help me along with my court
ing, but this is a peculiar case. The
Tngletnus are poor, aud we-that is 20
say, the mouarch-is rich. Now, Lie,
you msyn't know, but ! do, that Tir-
zah's father lost his lands through the
trickery Of our monarch and that greedy
old Hardpau aud his hopeful son, Sam.
It was "A grand swindle from beginning
20 eud-uot that there was anything
openly Illegal aboutit. The monarch is
too cowardly and sagacious to risk vi
o'ation Of the letter Of the law. But
they took advantage Of the Squire.
You know they did"
ayes and Of John also"
eyes; and Of John. He was in
c'uded in their plot. Do you know,
'Lize, I've always believed the monarch
knew more about the drowning Of
Johns observation-disclosures horse than
he cared to admi.?"
az never suspected him." said Lie,
"but I've always believed Sam Hard
pan did it,"
But Lie had caught new idea,
which she scorned to harbor, aud yet,
for her life she could not Danish the
suspicion that her father had been
guilty Of one dastardly act which would
not bear the scrutiny of the law.
"Will you risk it, Lie ?''
"Risk what? was thinking Of some
thing else, aud lost the subject"
"Will you go over to Chincapin and
. see Tirzah for me 90
"We're over half way now"
"TH wait at the post Office till you
come by"
"Yes, I'll 90. But prefer that you
DO your own courting. How shall l
manager"
"Let q woman's wits alone for that.
I want you, when the ice is broken, to
introduce the subject gradually to Mrs.
Iugleton. Tell her rm disgusted with
lands Tor which we have no use, and to
which I know we have no moral right,
and am in love with Tirzah, and want
to marry her and go to the Pacific
Coast. She'll object, I know. They
always do. But, after you've talked for
a spell, just hint that we'll be going of
together-Tirzah aud lin quest o.
Jqhn. That N fetch her to her senses" +"
ooh, John May I go with you ?"
"And leave mother?"
"Why not2 Haven't l as good a
right to leave her as you have ?"
you're a girl"
cam 1 to blame for being a girl any
more than you are to blame for being a
boy ?"
"No; but you're out o. luck"
This proposition was a settler. Lie
was in no mood to debate the question.
Besides, she did not want to forsake her
mother, and had only asked to go away
with her brother under a sudden inn
pulse that bad caused momentary for
/ getfulness Of her own hampered coudi-
/ tion.
The forest, that had hidden the build
ings from their view little way back,
now gave way to ragged cleariugs, with
here and there an humble cottage in
their midst. Beyond these, quarter OF
a mile away, were several frame houses
Of some pretension to capacity ant
style, and conspicuous upon the prin.
cipal street was the building known a,
the post Office and bank.
The Iugletons have moved into tbal
shauty youder in the further edge Of ia,
clearing" said John. "You take thi,
road. You'll have no trouble pickin,
your way through the stumps aud slusl
if you'll be a little careful where yo,
step. I'll 90 down to the post office an,
help Sam Hardpan distribute the mail. ,