The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1883-09-20
Up The FLUE.

"You must have some rare expert
ences to tell us, Mrs. Boswell, said
persuasive Lieut.. Russell, while we
waited for the mail stage "You have
been at this frontier post ever since
Capt. Boswell was stationed here?"
eyes; we have been here eight years, "
she replied, with the rare smile that
glorified her face. Il have passed
through many trying ordeals here, but
/ really think that L had an adventure
in the East, before 1 married the Cap
tain, equal to anything that have ex
perienoed.
"Will you relate it and oblige u.s."
urged Russell.
Mrs. Boswell, said Dan, the ire
pressible youngster of our party,
"Jim," jerking his thumb toward the
Lieutenant, rs out West here on pur-
pose to spill ink for the New York pa
pers. You can become heroine of
romance if you will.
THANK you" said our little hostess
Il don't mind accepting the honor"
Three of us We're sitting in an inner
apartment of the small frontier hostel
ry. The bar-room was packed with
miners, and we had chosen to have our
supper served by ourselves, as we had
appointed to go on to Custer City in
company.
Mrs. Boswell was much below the
medium size, quick of speech, light of
movement as bird and graceful as a
fawn.
at was in 1S-," she began; Il had
just made the acquaintance of Capt.
Boswell, he having some business mat
tiers to arrange with father, had called
at our place several times. Finally,
there came rare day i'll autumn, and
he and father were closeted the greater
part of the day, overhauling papers,
memoranda, deeds and receipts. My
father at that time was doing great
deal of business as an attorney.
AT tea-time father said to me
'Bess, you won't mind an evening
alone, so long as Thomas is about, will
you?
Il said no, for, although there were
many robberies being committed in the
neighboring cities, private families in
the suburbs felt no fear. Our house
was mile from the city proper, and a
half mile from neighbors either way.
We find, he continued, that the
Captain has got to hunt up some
papers concerning the estate before he
can give Barron a satisfactory title.
We shall go to Judge Whitcomb's Of
fee, and our search may be so success
full that IL o'clock will find us home
again. Still, we may be detained
longer. Shan't l stop and tell your
cousin A1illy to come down and spend
the night with you?"
r." No-yes,' L contradictory an
swered. DO as you please; am not
timid in the least, with Thomas about.
But Capt. Boswell is going to leave
$4,000 here until he returns
docs any one know about the
money!
"'Only ourselves
Then L am not afraid. Beside,
you are likely to be back before grave
yards yawn and thieves do walk
abroad
"Thomas brought the horse round,
and, while father spoke to him, i
touched the Captains sleeve:
Where is your money left|
"'In your fathers desk in the Ii
brary.' Then he looked with tender,
inquiring glance into my face (how the
little woman's cheeks flushed at the
memory, and said Little girl, if you
are in the least afraid, we Will not go
tonight, although it is absolutely nee
essary,'
IL told him, honestly, that was not
afraid. l never had that strata of tim.
idity in my makeup, peculiar to
womankind and so they rode away.
II sang about my work, as / put
thingssin shape around the room, and
viewed the brilliant sunset, without 9
fear of care.
Thomas, our new man-of-all-work,
was veW busy puttering about the
grounds, tying up grape-vines ant
mulching evergreens. l knew Their,
was some coarse aftermath upon tht
hill that father was anxious to have
put on the strawberry beds, and, seeing
Thomas go up there with his basket,
tied scarf over my head, took another
basket, and went up to help him.
"As passed up the hill, / saw ma,
In the highway speaking to him.
hestitated about going on, but the MAJ
made only moments pause, and ther
went down the the hill, and was soor
concealed by turn in the highway.
"'Who was that Thomas ? L inquired
"'Oh, miss, it was man from tn,
mills, saying that my brother has had
bad fall on the dam, and is believing
for me to come and see him. His leg
he broke entirely
"'What will you do?'
Il told the man 1 could not come b
to see him tc-iay-but if 1 went, miss