The sun., 1885-02-22
CHAPTER II,

The day. following steamer night" was
usually sale and Hat at San Francisco. The
r-a.tion from the teverish sNaItaton OF the
previous twenty-tour hours was seen in the
list ess faces and loungi ng feet OF promenaders,
and was notable in the serted Offices and
warehouses still rcdOlent Of last nights gas.
ami stre"n with the dead ashes OF last nights
fires. There WAS II brief pause before tho busy
lii- which ran It's course from steamer day
10 Steamer day WAS once moro taken up. In
that interval II few anxious speculators and in
yestors oreathed 'resly. some critica situation
WAS re ieved or some iinpending catastrophe
momrntariy averted. In particular, Il singu-
lar stroke Of good fortune that morning befs!l
bu,. Ms he sngaciousiy be ,ieved. introduced into
the Pontiac count.racting influence to the
subtle !ascinatons OF de Ferreres.
The new tenant apparently possessed COM
bnAtion OF business shrewdness and brusQue
f5agkness that s'r9nsy mnrsssNsd NS,, his land
Gently describing the interview to his daugh.
ter, when ! sorier intimated In keerl.ss
was noou. played out ez securities he Just
panked down the money for two months in
ns Aai 4sck5% y14f don't
hitch on. rardner,' seq !: security what for?'
'Sp"se you Sc! the Shin sez he, afore the two
to buy her Then you gets back yoar money
ss1 |. o and lose 9 my ,, room ssz he, he not
ever buys the ship inside o. two months hez
10 buy ,neez tenant with 1t; that's on the
aa.ns cute 80 in the so s' nsp'T Wasn't, Es'
hs SAID, scanning his daughters pretty puz-
sri ~ ts anSSasy 6s aa,ac Raa dSnt sec
about az cute in me- emf Has n contractor
somewhere around yer. and wants to be near
i work. So hs takes the room next to tho
Frenchman. hat tnat ship Captain quit for
tne mines and succerls materially to his chest
and things. He's mighty peari-lookinR, that
his own color. ROsey-and he's n regular high
s,er!rr; you hot. reckon he's not only been a
tors are very hlgh toned"
-, II don't think we havo any right to give him
there may be some private things in it. There
wers some letters and photographs In the
hair dye mans trunk that you gave the pho
'"'rhat's Just 1t. Rosey." returned Abner Mott
With sublime unconsciousness. photographs
and love letter, you cant sell for cash. and
don't mind givin' 'em away II they kin make
feer creature happy"
"Bg,,; father. have We the right to give 'em
>. rIhey're coIla!eral security, Rosey." said her
emphasisinG each syllable by tapping the fist
aand n ,hs the W"r Palm Of the oth.r
that He paused a moment. and then, as a
new idea seemed to be painfully borne in his
The reason why YOU wouldn't touch any Of them
dr".s-s from the trunks OF that opery gal ez
skaitddIcd to Sacramento2 And yet them
trunks regularly bought at auction Rosey-
At auci2n, on sn,ssc-and they didn't realize the
"A sight color mounted to Rossy's face.
No" sh" said, hnstly. not that" Hest
tnIlng moment. s4e tnen drew softly TO his
sidr, and, placing hnr arms around his neck
!nrn"d his broad, foolish iace toward her own.
Father" she began. when mother died
wouit Vou have liked anybody TO take hrr trunks
and paw round her things and wear themP"
When your mother died. lnst this side o.
Iug uHcnn-rinU .n.ss. shs hadn't any trunks
reckon she hadn't evenan extra gown hang
M, up IN Tho ,wagsin ,copt thu pettlcoat ez she
much ~ wa could do to skirmisn round with
InIins, ak 1. and cod and we sorter forgot to
dress for dinner. She never thought Rosey,
that you and me would live to bs lnhabitin a
pass OF u real ship. Et she had she would
have died n proud woman"
He turned his small. loving boar-like eyes
upon her as q preternaturaliy Innocent and