The National tribune., 1888-05-03


riding high. painted the black windows with
silver. The cayalcade, that an hour ago had
shocked the sedste pines with song and laugh
ter were all disnersed. One enamOred swain
had ridden east another west another nortn'
another south; and the object OF their adora-
E0n left within her bower ct Chemlsal hIo5eI
YVES calmly going 10 bed.
exact stare Of that process. Two chairs were
already filed with delicate inwrappings and
white confusion and the y0ung lady herself,
hsira;dden iu the silky threads Of her yellow
hair had al one time borne faint resemblance
70 q partly hUsked car OF Indian corn. Bat she
vas new clothed In that one long. fOrmless gar
mont that makes all women equal; and the
round shoulders and neat waist, that an hour
ago had been so fatal 10 the peace OF mind oi
Four Forks, had utterly disappeared. The lace
above It was very pretty: the foot below, albeit
shapaiy. was not small The flowers, as a
general thing, don't raise their heads much to
look after me, p she had said with superb frank
ness to one Of her lovers.
The expression OF the Rose tonight was
conteutedly placid. She walked slowly TO the
window. and making the smallest possible
peep-hole through the curtain, looked out. HE
Tnotionless figure of horseman still fingered
on the road with an excess Of devotion that
only q c0quct, or woman very much IN love,
could tolerate The Rose at that moment,
&c away, saying quite aUdibly that il was " too
rid5culeus for anything" As she came back to
her dressing table, It was noticeable that she
walked steadily and erect, without that slight
aEecta-ian OF lameness common to people with
whom bare feet are only an episode. Indeed,
II was 0uIy four years ag0, that without shoes
or stockings a iong-llnbed, c0lty girl, IN
Baistiozs calico gown, she had leaped from the
tslihGard Of her fathers emiErant wagon when
il FIRST drew up at Chemisal Ridge. Certain
wild habits Of the " Rose had outlived trans
planting and cultivation.
knock al the door surprised her. In an
other moment she had leaped into bed, and
with darklv lv-trowning eyes. from its secure re-
cessas demanded Vines there?'
a. an0l3gatic murmuT On the other side Of
tie door was the response.
II by faiheri-is that v0H 3"
There were further murmuTs, affirmative,
deqreca:ory, and persistent.
TaiJ," said the Rose She got up, un-
locked the door, leaped nimbly into bed again,
and said. Come"
The door oDened timidIv. The broad, stoop-
ing shoulders and gTizzled bead, Of a man past
the middle age. appeared: after a moments
hesitation. pair Of large, difideut feet, shod
with canvas slippers, concluded 10 follow.
When the spDaTlti0n was complete, IT closed
the door softly, and stood there,-a very shy
ghost iHdeed.-with apparently more than the
sation. The Rose" resented this impatiently,
Though. fear not altogether intelligibiy.
DO father / declare!'
"To1 was a5ed jimmy" said Mr.. McClosky
slowly. aianciag with a singular mixture Of
Masculine asge and patern&l pride, upon the
two cisaIrs aud their contents you was abed
and ouiressed"
Z" p.2sH
''sHrelE." said 8lr McCIosky, seating him
if0n the extreme edge Of the bed, and pain
fully tueking his feet away under it," sure
ly" After pause, be rubbed short. thick,
st1uVv beard, that bore general resemblance
70 . iaaiy-8orn backing brush, with the palm
Ofhis Rand. and went on, . KOa had good tins,
Jimmy
les. father"
'TaeF vas al theref"
Yes, Rance and York and Ryder and Jack"
and Jack :" Mr. McCiosky endeavored to
throw al expression Of arch inquiry into his
smail, tTemUiOus eyes; but meeting the IN
abasae3, wiaEly y-opeued I'D Of his daughter he
wiaksd rapidly, and blushed 10 the roofs OF his
hair.
Yes. Jack was there" said Jenny, without
chGuee of c3i0r, OF the least self-consciousness
IN her great gray eyes; and be came home
with LRe. She panssd moment, locking her
two hands under her head. and assuming a
more comfortable position on the pillow He
asked me thai same question again father. AID
live at Four Forks, in his own house; and next
winter We r. geing 10 Sacramento. 1 suppose
It s al riE-it father, Ell = She emphasized the
guesl.ea With q slight kick through the bed
cloa5ez, as the parental AcClosky had fallen
int aB abstract revcTy.
" Yes sa7ely," said AR NcClosky. recover
ing himself with some confusion. After q pause
be looked down a. the bed-clothes, and, PAT
ting them telderiy, continued, You cou.dn't
have done better, jimmy. They isn't q girl in
TU0luaHe ez could strike il q rich Is you hev
even II they got the chance" he paused
again, and then said, siauyy"
YES father"
q Hosse la bed, and ondressed?7
Yes"
Yog couldn't" said M. BlcClosky, elancine
hopfl N a the two chairs. and slowly rub
biEg his e5ia,-"you couldn't dress yourself
RgaiI Goa ID yeTg'
Way. fatberW
Kinder get yourself into them thing
sgZiE ~ he added ehastily. L" Not al Of EN-
you know. but some OF EN-. Not If ] hclpet
you.-s5r5eE stood by, aud lent q hand now aut
then with strap. or buckle, Or a uecktie, o
q shoe stIi-gy" be continued. still looking q
the chairs and evidently trying 10 boidl,
far.lisrize himself with their contents.
Are y0a crazy latbcr1" demanded Jenny
guc1eniy sitting up with p0rteutious switcl
Of her yellow name. Mr McCiosky rubbed on
peGrsnce ol having been guile worn away ),
tbat qsgc - and family lodged the question.
J.lly. he said, tondeTIy stroking the bed
clotals IS lie spoke, this yer's what's the mat
ter. Thar j. s. stranger down stairs strange
70 son. i0Eey, BAT . man ez Ive knowed a lon
time. hes been hereabout an hour; and heI
be hE.e Ontl foWcr O'Clock when the up-stag
passes Now L wants We, jimmy dear. 70 ge
up and come dgwa Stairs, and kinder help N
pass the time with him. It's no use, jimmy,
be EcEc or, geatIy raising his hand Ia deprs
CatG any interruption. it's DO use! He won
20 % ed he won't play keerds; whisky don
take Eo effect On hisa. Ever since j knowo
hin, be was the most ousatislactory critter
hey r01nd -
Alsat do you have him round for, then
interrupted Miss jimmy sharply
LIZ. EcGosky's eyes fell. IF he hedn
ken or Of his Eay 10 night 70 do me a gol
turn. wouldn't ask ye jimmy. woul&n'
90 help me, Bat ! thought. ez ] couldn't Z
Eaythius with him, you might come down, al
EOrter le.ch him, jimmy, as you did the others
Mis- Jenny shrugged her pretty shoulders.
Is he old or y0uugg'
hes young enough, jimmy but he knoF
S power ~ things"
~ hst does he know p
hot much, i reckon. He's got money
The uiH al -Four Forks. he travels round
good deal I've heard, jimmy, that he's DO
-vEstes them rhymes yen know" Mr. Il
Closky here appealed subnissively but direct
70 bis daughter. He remembered that she b