Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1889-01-11

Underwood. Nur not nigh as much!
Becaise his right name is furder oflun
Lutherwood than Io-uns nd be. Both
NV um is furd enough oiIun ut, fur that
matter.
1--WE h-yurn that afore. too. squire.
rctorted the Major. in the gleeful man
ner of the gossip who is not to be be-
midland with the latest news. 1--WE
h'yurn that. un goodcel more. A
goodeel more. Itell yuh.'
The Major laughed in such know
ing way as to nettle the old squire per-
ceptibly.
u s'pose then you h'yurn what his
right name is-his furrun name, l
mean. His Spanish or Frainch name.
ur uvver whut hit is?'' There was a
keen inquisitiveness in the way in
which the fat old squire leaned over
toward the Major, and in the way the
listeners divided their attention be-
tween a watchfulness directed at tho
little struggling moonlit village and
an alert heedfulness of every word Of
this colloquy.
1--WE h-yurn it more times an I've
gut fingers I'm toes" said the Major,
triumphantly. THE judge is the mar
at could tell you all bout that. That
is ef he would. / un'nerstan' at he
boned Bogus bout ut once. But the
ole Teller gut so blum mad at nobody
but his weemun folks dast to come
bout i'm, fur uvver SO long"
I'm whut was the name, Major? Ell
hits the same h-yurn I'd love to know
ut, so I would" said the squire. with
a look that showed plainly that he
would ''love" to know it, if he loved
any thing whatever.
They've gut purity quit down there
all NV sudden. Reckon than feller's
w bout give up ketchun Bogus Luther
wood that away" said the Major, with
provoking GOODNESS, and looking to-
wards the village. Shouldn't wonder
eff they give up that plan un take the
law fur ut as they'd orter done en- the
first plaist. Squar. The judge tole um
that was the right WY; an eff they d
wait tell mornun all the men at they
had warnts fur I'D give ourselves up
un stan thur trile. But, no sir! Hays
UNI they must! Right there! I'm
guess they've gut enough NV UNI by THU
time"
"Whut was the warnts issued fur.
Major?" asked the squire, gulpina
down his disappointment. but not sue
ceeding in concealingit thereby.
why fur boss stealun, sir. Hos
stealun."
"Hoss stealun!' said the squire, in
grea disgust. 'Ihess common hos'
stealun! Well, by gum!" And thes,
EXPLANATIONS of wonder and disgus
ran round the whole company. ex
pressing a sudden and very long fall O.
their previous good opinion Of Bogu
Leatherwood.
Nut common boss stealun, Squar
Hit wawnt nuthun less than the Tun
nyclift HOSES that's alleged to a Der
stole. say alleged, you reekle-leck.
don't know as airy boss w ben stole
Tn l don't know as they uvvel
,Cair SIGH boss as the Tunnyclift boss
But that's whut the Teller at claims
he's the shurf NV Calamus County
where Tunnycliif lives seq about ut
You're seed i'm. Squar. At teller a
you un the rest NV urse was inter
| iuiccd to down at Boguses that day
He went by the name Nv Hunter smith
Purity good hunter whurrer he wall
. Smith ur nut" And again the Major
laughed in way to indicate that thil
was one Of his best extemporaneouI
jokes. And a. it was fully within tn,
comprehension Of his audience. it sue
ceeded. fatteringly. But Squire
Goings could not so easily give up
the pursuit of the former and rightfu
name Of Bogus Leatherwood.
major. I'll tell you whut under
stand as Lutherwood's right name
An ef I'm right you kin nod yer head.
The Major nodded his head signifi
cantly in the acknowledgment Of thu
fairness Of this proposition and hi,
complete acquiescence in it.
Then in the loud wheeze of tn,
corpulent whisperer. the squire bssw
rather than breathed. into thu
expectant ear of the Major s
name that I caught very clearly.
name that I had heard someth:ng o.
before. But what was it that l hat
heard. and when and where was it
However, the Major nodded again ani
again.
"Come upstairs. Jim. They's one
the winders in my room whur we kir
see the town. plain. We kin watcf
UNI thrum up there" said Fan, who
had kept her hold upon my arm ant
stood at my side all this time. As VIZ
went into the house, she continued
without looking at me-in fact visibly
keeping her face away:
'Iknowed they was a go-un to com
mence talkun about Judge Banks III
Polly. And I lowed you wouldn't wan
to h-yur UNI. So thought I'd thess
breng you up stairs. They haint no
body up h-yur but a passed. gyrrls. III
they won't say nuthun out . the way
nonow.
| The delicate solicitude for me, and
the prompt execution of plan to save
me pain and annoyance and humilia
ton impressed me very much at the
time. In the desolation of my loss
turned to this devoted friendship Of
the despised girl with a feeling Of
gratefulness that had never made it.
self felt in response to the numberless
acts Of avowed devotion on the part O.
Fan. / seemed to arouse. in refer
ence to her, as if she had appeared be
fore me for the first time. As if here
tofore l had known her by vague and
derisive report; and nosD she was be
fore me for the first timei
Tho room into which we went had .
window unusually large for those prim
tive structures and stinted days.
There was a crowd Of girls and won.
en- about that. and the other two win
dows-looking at the town from those
that afforded a view of it. and looking
at the crowds Of people below. from
those that could not afford . view Of thu
larger attraction.
We sat down upon couple Of low
foot-stools that Fan had deliberately
wrought with her own hands. Their
she talked and talked almost inces
sanity, whilst listened and thought
and occasionally interposed question
while the hours went on without leav.
ing sign by which l might even CUES.
Al T. A..