Arizona weekly enterprise., 1882-07-15

them and dressing like dandy when yoG ought to be in the Green mount aims, wearing bIltternut and carrying Marthy's milk-pail."
 Dick groaned in anguish of spirit. "And I've always told her I couldn't afford to come after her quite yet. Give it to me. you can't hit too hard but, oh 9o help me ont of this scrape."
 "Help you cut? Well, I should think you'd be glad to be in it. Just to think of that little Vermont blossom, tasting like cream and maple sugar, I'll warrant, if blossoms ever do taste; just think of her dropping down any minute among all the furbelows, the frizzes, the paints and the powders of the ladies in our set i"
 "Oh, Lord Al, don't harrow up a fellow so. I don't believe you imagine yet how deep I'm in for it. There's Kate Richardson, now, when you talk about flowers she's tiger lily; she's red cactus; she's tea rose she's mag 'nifcent; she's gorgeous she's radiant An, Al Fisher, can't you see how love her?"
 "And she ?"-the question was like flame springing from bed of coals.
 "Well, ] just thought never was so in love iu my life. 1 wasn't sure about her; but one night month ago was carried away I forgot all about Mar thy, and I asked her to marry me. By George she said she would, aud should have been too happy altogether if, after my first transport, littie hIarthy hadn't occurred to me again. Now Pm engaged to both of them, don't you see, and it's deuce of mess. I wouldn't give up Kate if I could, and I don't see how could give up Marthy if I would"
 A silence fell between the two then, in which the falling of cigar ash might have echoed, and the twilight, stealing down, came like veil over silence.
 
 It was fully six months later when Kate Richardson walked into asleeping- car at Omaha, followed by baggage and porter. Her step was so quick and confident, her accoutrements were so appropriate, and the porter followed her with So deferential an air, that the pass engers, making themselves comfortable on either side the aisle, looked after her with great respect for her style. "Very common sort of people shan't make the acquaintance of any of them," Miss Richardson thought as she observed them in a glance without seeming to. She paused near the middle of the car.
 "Put my things here," she said to the porter. "I have the whole section, and you may pile them all on the front seat"
 She sat down upon the back seat, and spread her skirts comfortably, took out her silk handkerchief and wiped her lips, sighed as enduring a penance, sInoothed the collar of her ulster, and thought what 9 bore crossing the cont. nent was. The prominent setting of . ring visible under her glove made one forefnger noticeable, and 1t might have been tenderness or not, but she placed her elbow on the arm of the seat and rested her lips upon 1t.
 In the meantime the car was rapidly filing. There was much talk between passengers and porter, and from her square of window she could see piles of trunks being carted forward. By and by the cars gave little shake and quiv. CT, as if rousing; then jerk, dizzy, gliding motion, and then Miss Richard son became conscious that some one spoke to her. It was voice that was apology itself as it said: "Oh, if you please, ma'am, it's Q mis- take. and I've made so many mistakes;' and 1t was almost cry for help. It had color in its cheeks and its lips, little. little mouth, and shy light in its hazel eyes. It carried portmanteau. and the porter lowered over al with patroniZ- ing air.
 Miss Richardson w,.s disturbed. "But, porter" said she. "I had engaged the whole of this section. I dou't want any one in with me; shali have no place for my things"
 The hazel eyes were turned piteously upon her, but the voice WAS tinged with bit of dignity, albeit tonched with tears, as it ans wered: !" Never mind: per haps there's another half section unoc- cupied."
 "They ain't no other, 'thout it's 6 | gentleman $ in the lower berth, if you 1 don't mind that, miss," said the porter.
 The distressed face was picture.
 "Oh. very welt" Miss Richardson in- terposed, in bored tone; "I suppose shall be able 10 manage, and dare say we shall be comfortable enough"
 The portmanteau was placed as snug neighbor to the stylish traps in the front seat, and the little woman made herself quite small in tine corner furthest from 1 her grand companion, never so much as attempting to steal 2 ance from the win dow monopoEzed by Miss Richardson's elbow. But presently she leaneS toward 1 Miss Richardson and touched her shoul. ,Jo. I,=1, 1,ar~- 7,,rrol, O1,1io,,J r. you" snid she, gratefully, and Pm sure I shan't inromnode you any more thar I can help"
 Miss Richardson made her gracious reply, and became interested in he, book.
 At length she yawned, and closed it The afternoon WAS passing. The scene was rich in billowy green and stretching plain, and across the green ievel the day was mellowing away to it's close, tho sunlight falling upon 1t like ~innowine grain. Miss Richardson felt the timic and confding little touch again upon hel arm, and turned to meet with her hand some eyes the wistful, appealing one. looking toward her.
 .WculL you let me go into the dining room to dinner with you?" asked the hut, voice with tremble of apprehension in 1t.
 "Oh, yes," sail Miss Richardson smiling, "Pd jest as lief you would & not"
 "Oh! thank you so much, ,Nas tn, reply, after breath of relief. 'tf should never have courage to go in and ca alone. The walters are in such hurry and I don't know where to sit, and never can find my owp car when Tn ready to come back.
 So 1t was that Miss Richardson cam, to have a charge, and, somehow, so mucl ciinging timidity opposed to her own in dependence seemed q sort Of bond. Be fore the second day was out she hat given her dainty and pretty companion betting tap or two, short and content ed laughter rippled up between them
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