The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1889-04-19

all Of these c1up!oyments proved dclusive
The very society Of which She Lad baen nart,
whilct atlisl,tel her right 10 work. la no
hesitation in ulaliiisE a distinction between
Laura EYardala rit,h and in the clIrcnt q
fashion ana Laura ETcy4A}e earning living,
ycr,' little of the "nob,o compassion and
kind n;t!itians d! the stru$Gta5 Of tnersN
nuitereG through the llcart.s ef friends in ile"
old set. Society simply Dire" lis iht'.'Gl1le
line and Laura sroG dlart:nea Iii its waning
devotion that the uc:t Of It's service ht,l larn
the interest of sH!t love, To join the great
army Of practical ,"o"&cfs Eu" gaYo her
freedom and reIief Sho gpall2a! tAat q
tranquil ard satisfactory ce n!nF h%fcAl9"ed
alinps. anywhere .yher2 t!.4re areilo Netit!dti5
wants and no exaggerated ideas Of happiness
and unl,uppiucss Plans for The chillirea be-
came plain aud possible, for sic had proved,
experiment ,lly that, 50 tar as utility is c3n-
ccrned, poetry gives way 10 Tread.
\ position at Barthoomlcw'4 was gained
without difficulty 1t WIS IN English ionse,
filed with personal articles Of the lnost
luxurious and costly kinds. and being con-
ductcl with great liberaltJ, the Ba'ti!et"-
new stamp had become the seal Of i;'shIon
Hence it was q hit of good fortuna III the out
set. Laura thought. TO be awarded the UNI
brclla department
The cGumoctial had been severe in the f&H
whereof this chronicle is raetle and umbrella
sales had been particularly. active. On tho
morning already mentioned tho young vt
tachc to The Daily Arg0sy had come hurry
ing into Barthoicmcws from sudden o#i-
burst of the clouds, and whiio properly coui,.
teous, appearcd little over critical in lis
choice Of an umbrella Laura opened ono
after another Of the handsome shields, wheiii
at lust, becoming nervous, size hastily closed
apatcnt fastening, and impalcI one OF hcr
fingers upon IL wire. With ell her self con
troll and resolution tho pain overcatnc her
and she tainted Confusion followed; every,
one in the establishment focked around her,
while the proprietor and the would be pnr-
chaser estricatcd the wire from the laceratcd
thumb Whcn tho sufferer recovered su-
GENTLY, a carriage was called, md the gray
haired porter of the establishment escorted
Laura home.
Several days passed b. before she returned
to her duties, and meantime Morgan starr
called daily ct 3urtholomcw's to Inquire
after tho invalid. AS il the attention re-
quired excuse, ho never failed, ut tho pelad-
venture Of criticism, to remark to Mr Bar
tholomew that sssuch wound in such SEN
sitivo place might bo a serious matter" At
which at last the merchant smiled and said
within himself that it appeared to he q seil-
OILS matter to Mr. Starr, just as it was
In due tinlo Laura returned to duty, and
the philantiropc qualification orlnced BY
Morgan Starr when he found her there ono
checry morning was credit to his kind
Within day or two he called again to offer
e. particularly fine lotion, etlicacious to do
gree in other cases Of thumbs tmpaled on
wires, and after dreary hiatus OF week,
during which he drew heavily on his Topics
for Poems, he sauntered in with plaster ad-
| hero tLero came tn end to his visits, for
Laura told the young journalist that he could
| not be allowed to make her conspicuous, and
! ct tho chance Of seeming uneruteful for his
| kindness, she llust request him not to call
again.
SIS it necessary" said the gentleman, that
we now go back, end become utter strangers,
because Of conventionality, for which pre-
sumo you caro- as littlo as doa'
at is not conventionality that ia i'll ques
ton" answered Laura; "it is propriety end
tho correct demands Of self for self, and not
society at ALL With tho latter have moth
ing to do. My days are passed here, my
nights with my family. read end study, &c
occasionally to soc good play Or hear line
music, and over and above all I am intensely
Interested in'- An interruption hero oc
Cured, and then another, and finally no op
portunitY came up for renewal of the con
versation. The door soon closed OIL tht
young journalist, whose heart fairly beat thu
measure Of war dance as he walked W
town, wondering whether any other fellow
had as many disappointments as he, ane
whether there were ever any girls who tuinet
out just as q fellow expected And this wa
such an annoying matterl There were s.
many ways by which Laura Everdale and al
her Hth and kin could have proved him hon
orable and not unworthy their acquaintance
For days something like melancholy op
pressed him. Again he drew heavily Oh
stTopics for Poems," and occasionally ol
"Topics for Stories;" but all his work devel
oped morbidly.
Christmas days not long aftcrward al
rived, and the shops were beautiful to look il
upon. Daily as he passed to and fro aloni
Broadway, looking into the gayly decorate
windows, ho thought Of tho beautiful gir
who had so strangely insisted on his Danish
: ment.
ITO forget thing find means almost a
ways remembering it," said Morgan Star
one morning, ..and just this onco I'll saunte
into Bartholomew's and see If Miss Everdal
Is there,n Up and down tho place ho walkee
but no glimpse Of Laura rewarded hin