The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1890-11-07

And she did not know whether Dennis
loved her or not. He had said nothing. lie
had not even nrnn, sod t"5"n,pn ha"s, ''n"i
she had not asked him to. So he had rid
went, keeping back the tears till later
Why were the fairies SO far away
The summer was waning when he went
and the strong autumn wintls that were
soon blowing; brought chill that she had
never felt before, strong and healthy rs
she WAS 1t should he always summer, for
that was the time when she knew him, but
the cruel weeks went by. each one coming
like an cnyious foe between her and her
love who was not her lover. And the
prairie flowers faded. and he grass lost its
summer color. There were no leaves to
fall, 10 trees to put on their autumn splcn-
dor, but the nights grew long, and the h;r
vest was over. 1t Was almost November
And no word came from Dennis.
Game Halloween All the wonders of
that night had been treasured up in her
small store Of knowledge since she was i,
child and had played ut Halloween games
with the other children around Innis-
klllcn. They were almost the only games
she played with them. She had tried often
enough when she WAS a child the pceping
into the future, and had always been sutis-
fed when her mother told her that her
time had not come yet, but us she had
grown into muidenhool she had been too
shy to confess even to herself that She
might ever have lover. But now
There were ways that a maiden might
find out-at home-what her fate was to
be. There were merry games and strange
spells, and all spirits walked abroad that
night, and even the most bashful girl of
all-thc one who could not tell her secret
because she would not yet acknowledge to
herself that she had one might learn If he
We're true.
But there were no hazel nuts, no rowan
trees, no limekilns, no kale stalks, and
worst Of all no fairies in this great western
prairie Even if her godmother rcmcm-
bered her, what could she do so far away?
Something, though, must be tried. The
dumb ache in her heart at Dennis silence
must be soothed in some way; and at mid
night she stole down through the front
door, far down across the dooryard where
noithcr mother nor father could see, and
plucking one wee lock from the raven
black hair she cast it on the chill breeze.
If twas almost a prayer she said to that
good fairy so far away surely that was not
u sin.
And before the wind was tired of its
pretty new plaything came the patter of a
horses hoofs along the rough road and in
q moment more II rider came in view 1t
was Dennis.
II could not stay away, Norah, me dar-
lin. The days were long and could not
forget" he said. II have come buck to
learn if you love me- for love you more
than can ever tell"
And she looked into lis glad eyes gladly
and said Yes" DAVID A. CuRTl
Concerning the nIaGa.
The "Mafia," now creating such dis
turbance in New Orleans, is Il fine iIustra-
tion of how Il system will endure long
after the cause which created it has passed
away. No country in the world was ever
so honeycombed by secret societies as
Italy during the second third OF this
century. Conspiracy was brought to
science. One society was SO perfectly or
ganized that it contained many thousands
of desperate men, and yet no more than
three were ever present ut any meeting--a
traitor could never betray more than two
persons. In Naples ut one time very
dangerous plot was organized without the
utterance of a word. 1t was all in panto-
mime and by symbols marked on paper.
The despotic governments were all over
thrown, and Italy was united under Victor
Emanuel and his son in free, liberal and
constitutional monarchy; yet many OF the
secret orders remain and nre still killing
TRAITORS" in various countries. The "Car-
bonari," "Illuminati' and others are be-
lieTetl to be dissolved, but the "Matia," the
"Ordcr of Three" and Others rel,;lin. For
eigners of several nationnlities in the
United States are still brooding over the
wrongs of the past and secretly thirsting
for vengeance. In Italy some of tho once
patriotic bands' have sunk into mere or
paniZatiOns of robbers