Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Anacortes, Wash. Ter.) 1882-1887, 1883-03-10
= He said his name was George

got to the door she cried:
"'What. is it you. GeorgeF
Yes, aunt. I've come down to
see you
Then heard her kiss him.
"'And now that I've got you, L
mean to keep you for good while,
she said
Il hurried down stairs all of a
fiutter and instead of going about my
work | went to dreaming about the
sweet prince who had just arrived.
For several days the gentleman kept
his room, and whenever Mrs. Rodgers
went out of the house, and she always
did her own marketing, he'd be down
in the kitchen, and he hung around
me Just as if he was my shadow. Oh,
he courted me desperately. " ell,
sir, how could L refuse the attentions
of so nice a young man? and he would
kiss me at least a dozen times day.
Now, wasn't it natural that a
young girl such as | then was, always
a dreaming as truth the story of
Cinderella, her heart not being made
of stone, should learn to like so nice
a young gentleman as George Bigart?
was in constant dread lest his aunt
should notice his coming near me.
Should she surprise him, wouldn't
there be trouble, and I'd not only
get scolding but told to go home,
and / knew my folks were not in a
condition then to support me In idle
ness. - ....asg1<t .~l ..r
"One day George came to me as
full of love as an egg is of meat, and
| told him what I'd been thinking
and what 1 feared. He laughed and
said he'd be more careful for the
future, and added that if by his dis
cretion his aunt should discharge me
he'd make it up by giving me money
with which to stay at home and go to
school.
IL grew angry at that and told him
he had insulted me; but he declared
he had no thought of doing so, that
he loved me dearly, and one day he
would if / consented make me his
wife.
".And now, Julia he continued,
after he had kissed me into good
humor again, now that we under
stand each other, want you to do
me special favor, But you must
solemnly promise that you will do
precisely as l ask you, and that until
/ give you permission you will never
divulge it to any one--not even your
mother, my aunt, or any one. man or
woman .t.
"'If there is nothing wrong in it.
George / returned-Pd got to call
ing him, familiar like, by his Chris
tian nameg'I will do anything you
ask me to do ,,..... t.,...r dbl
"'Wrongr he repeated. why
should I ask you to do that that was
wrong? Are we not all but as one
to each others If you love me, Julia,
you must have entire confidence in
me-. ....-..-..
"'What is it you ask of me,
George?' / said.
"'This,' he replied, and he spoke
scarcely above his breath. while the
color in his face turned to ashen hue.
Il have great deal of money. It's
in gold and bank notes.. and a lot of
diamond rings and three or four gold
watches, and want you to hide them
away. They're up stairs in my room,
but I'm afraid some sharp-eyed fell
low will come along and weed them
out. Now, if give them to you, and
they're worth thousands OF dollars,
no one would ever suspect that you
had them, and that'd save great
deaf of anxiety, and perhaps trouble
beside, of a character l wouldn't
like ... 7t7s .a. ,..i .a.a..l..l4
"Sir, 1 never had the least sus-
picion of any kind, and told my
friend that would do anything to
serve him. He again kissed me,
laughed little and said he knew I'd
be true to him, even if he stood at
the foot of the gallows. - W. 900
ut was n strange expression, sir,
but 1 didn't think so until long
time after
"The next day he gave mea small
tin box, telling me it was all there. ]
"'Now, Julia he whispered, as he
handed it to me, you must never let
a living being know that l gave you
this box, and that which is in it. It's
sacred, mind you. Some day, when
we're married, 1 will tell you all
about it, but not now. Go, hide it
away, but be careful and don't tell or
hint to me where you put it. From
this moment, until / ask for it, let it
be forgotten
"Well, sir, l did hide it away, and
ffor.two weeks following I vas very,'
very happy My prince, whichever he
could steal to my side .unobseryed,.
was sure to come. He was my very
shadow, only he did what shadows
never do-put an arm around my
waist. drew me close to him and
kissed me until l thought my lips
were all of blister.
"'What happened? you ask.
"Well, sir, / will tell you. Happy
dreams never last long l was
awakened very rudely from mine one
morning. Twas preparing the break
fast. when the hall bell was rung as
if the house was on fire. l ran to the
street door, and on opening it, three
men pushed past me into the passage.
1 was all of tremble.
"'What do you wantT l asked.
hardly able to open my lips. Mis-
tress is In bed and so is master, ..s,
'''We want to see a young man who
is stopping here said one Of the men.
His name is George Bigart. alias
| Sweet