The morning call., 1891-06-07

miles down. Oh. yes. neighborS enough to
keep US from bein' lonesome Then the
stores only four miles eff; there's always
sure to be somebody there Then we see
all the steamboats, that 60 by they're
powerful sight Of company"
Jack stole a glance at Lizzie; her parents
might be content to laZy decay in lone
cabin on the river bank, but girls were not
made that way-at least, not such girls as
he had known. But Lzzie's face was as
placid and as contented as if she had not an
ungratifed longing. He would find out
about that before his next move up the
river.
cit is always pleasant here. except when
it rains." said the girl. There's always
something new out of doors. Pop and
mother think | ought to go to school. and
sometimes do. but IT'S an awful long walk,
and it's real hard to sit indoors for hours
when there's so much going on outside.
Jack unconsci0uSly looked through the
window TO see what IL might be that was
"going on" There was much activity on
some of the large plantations lie had strOlled
out to, mile or more from the river, but
little could be expected directly on the
stream The Father of Waters has a way
of carrying off with him large slices OF his
own bank, so nobody cares to live near the
edge if he can build his home farther back.
The scenery near the house was not in
vting. There were plenty of cottonwood
and sycamore trees, but whereabouts along
the river were there not an equal number
within sight?
Suddenly the girl sprang out to the front
of the house. Jack followed her with his
eyes, and saw young man with gun
SaunteriDg by and looking toward the
house.
Now l see what Is going on" said
Jack 10 himself. and somehow the intor-
nation made him feel sober. and weakened
his conversational powers. The girl SOoD
returned, followed by the young man, who
entered the house without removing his hat,
and remarked:
Eyenin'."
"Evenn'," replied the hostess.
"Evenin'. BILL echoed the host. AL
ways room for one more. This is our friend,
Mn Brewster. from up North"
The young man nodded lazily to the guest,
leaned Ms gun against the wall and drew
chair 10 The table, putting his hat beneath
1t. Lizzie began to serve the remains OF the
supper and Jack tried to lose interest in the
couple. lie did not see what business II
was Of his, anyway; II splendid girl like
that chose to throw herself away on such a
Slouchng gawky fellow, when she might
have the society of a more intelligent man,
he was sure she was welcome to crafty her
own tastes. He had heard of wild roses be-
fore but he never had learned that they
ever came TO much He did not care even to
remain within hearing distance of such
couple Of fools, so he invited his host to
stroll down and look at the bee-boat, which
was mOored half mile down the river.
When the old man went away Jack re-
tired to his little cabin and pretended to 90
to sleep, but he spent a most uncomfortable
night Why, even his boat cabin, not ten
feet square, was a palace compared with
the house at which he had taken supper.
The idea of man and woman bringing up
such a daughter in such a place! What
could they be thinking OF, or, could it be
they did not think at all? He thought his
own quarters cramped, and his river life
almost as quiet as a hermit's, yet if that
girl lived on a bee-bOat she would see
great deal more of the world and its in
habitants than she ever could while she in
habited that bare cabin. But why should
lie think of her being on a bee-h0at at all?
| There was no way for her to reach luck
unless she were Some day to marry
man in the honey business; instead of that,
she would be sure to throw herself away on
that stupid, unmannerly, lOunging, hulking
fellow with gun. lie wished his mother
and sisters could have the making of that
girl and then send her back TO her own
country 10 teach her old acquaintance what
was what Wouldn't she make stir if she
could be put in that quiet, ola New Hamp-
shire village, even if she made her first ap-
peRrance in that very faded calico dress?
AS he imagined her walking into the village
church, the white walls OF that barn-like
editce suddenly grew Tosy-to his closed
eyes-and the scent of orange flowers BAN
ished the well-Temem bered and perydSive
OdOr of caCaway-seed.
Nothing of that sort could happen, though
If she already was gone on that fellow with
gun, as Of course she was; II not, why ala