The Red Cloud chief., 1885-06-26

impression upon Lucy; and. without
stopping 10 ask himself the reason for
it. was yet consciou, that the evening
had been spoiled iher-by.
Good morning, lad -; Hi 'ope l see
you well this morning"
Ii was MIR. Jobbcrs who had arisen
and descended to tie diuing-room on
the morning following ;ae incidents jus,
related.
Quite well, thank you." replied Mrs.
Parsons Il hope you had . good
nights rest"
Hi never slept better in nv life.
Riding 'or>eback hover the Ills gives
one a happetite for sleep. And I'm
sure no one ever 'ad better hopDortu-
Mites for en- o.ing il than your 'osp.tai-
ity furnished US" he added. gaIlantly.
S-eIng tina; breakfast was no: We.
ready. he passed out onto the porch.
anu piucking a magnificent rose from
ih. bu h that climbed over and shaded
the whole side Of the house. buried his
nose several time, in its perfumed
leaves. and then carelessly throwing it
down as be might have done the rind OF
an orange from which he had sucked
the juice. sauniered slowly of the porch.
and. putting his thumbs In the arm
holes Of his vest, inflAed his lungs with
the pure. col air OF the morning
= meanwhile looking out across the little
valley with an air of entire satisfaction
with himself and the world
Good morning, Mr.. Jobbers." said
Mr.. Parsons. coming around the house
from the rear. ''Takin' in q supply O;
California air. see. Reckon YOU don {
have such pure air in London"
'''Ope / zee YOU we'll. sir. No. sir.
the hatmo,phere in London Is 'orridly
beatty at times. but most Of Us man-
age TO take run into the country for q
change and a little shooting once or
twic. q year; that is. them that can hai-
! ford il Hof course the laboripg fol IS
can't hsford it. and what I wonder is
that they don't hall leave Hingland and
come 10 Hamer.ca where they could
| get pure har and 'omes for their fam
lies. This is a great country for folks
that as to labor. sir; great country"
At this point of their conversation
they were joined by all three of the
Young men. who had risen before Mr.
Jcbber, and gone out to look At the aui-
mas and prepare them for the day .
! Journey. Apnelsey had at first ordered
Ensign TO rub down the horses for the
party. but lad been told in reply that
! he must take care of his own animal il
he expected il done. He WAS the en-
ploye Of the company and on the com
pauy's business, and not the BODY
servant OF those whom he guided 10 the
mine Ensign had told him He would
rub down Mr.. .Iobber's horse as mat
ter of courtesy to an older man. but as
for Anne s-v. he was able to care for
his own animal. AMI he could do il or
leave Il undone as he chose. Accord
ingly the New Yorker had given such
care To the animal which he rode as
served to smooth MS coat. and had fed
him from the bin of oats which Era>tus
had shown them. and then had returned
TO the house. But seeing no oppor-
tunity of speaking to either Of the
young lad es. they reiny busy with the
morning duties. he had remained for a
moment IN the sitting-room and then
gone on: to the vine. ard. returning as
he saw tho others coming tow ard the
house rs ii in anticipation of breakfast.
Each of the young men respectfully
bid the elder ones good morning, to
! which John Parsons replied with \
hearty:
GOOD morning. bows. good morning."
Mr.. Jobbers .''oped he saw them
we'll"
Being summoned to breakfast. they
entered the house and gathered about
tie table
Ems gn and Annelsey. both Of whom
were feeling little out of humor over
Their recent tilt about the care of the
horses, had their good nature fully re-
stored in the presence Of the young
ladies. who greeted them with smiles
and pleasant good mornings"
Had there been no ladies' present it is
possible that the m al Of which thev
were partaking might have had the
same effect. The most delicious coffee.
fresh laid eggs with ham; the lightess
of bread: the mealiest of potatoes. and
such fruit As California alone can pro-
duce. went to make up repaSt which
only required the clear bracing air of
the climate to render il feast INT tor any
occasion and any company.
Mr. Jobbers was proftise in his COM
pliments. He had dined with the
Honorable Mr.. So-aud-so, and been
present at the public banquet OF the
Lord Mayor of London. but he had
never eaten n meal "more satisfying
to the happctite than the one before
him: and he ended his remarks on that
subject, as he frequently did. with the
assertion that on his return TO England
he should advise all the farmers whom
he saw to emigrate at once to Cali
fornia.
Breakfast over. Ensign went imme-
dately out and brought around his own
horse and that of Mr.. Jobbers- An
nelsey fingered behind. anxious for .
few words with Lucy. and hoping that
Ensign would bring his animal with
the Others. But in this he was disap-
pointed. as Ensign led out two only:
and but that Essstus. not willing 10 ap
pear lacking in courtesy To their
guests. led out the remaining animal.
be wSuld have found himself behind ut
the starting.
HitchinS the horses to the front gate
Ensign returned 10 the house to thank
the family for their hospitality. Annel-
sey attempted to prevent this BY hasten
ing his own departure aad th>t Of Mr..
Jobbers. but Ensign had too ..ciear .
perception OF what was due their host
to leave without q word Of thanks for
hospitslities enjoyed. and left his CON-
panions-who " re ignorant Of the d.
rection 70 be taken-to await him at
the gate while he paid his respects to
the family.
He did not offer to pay. a. Mr.. Job
bers and Mr.. Annelsey had done. for he
knew the customs of the people and that
paw was neither expected nor desired: