Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1893-06-30

a .o"d tum for havin, blocked Your lit
tx Land speculation. AMI I'll pay You in
go"dadvicc If cannot in anything else"
Talk Is always cheap, said she al
most contemptuously. But You amt
no missionary. Now you've got your
mouth oil, though. Just let ne ask you
"nr question. How can | help having
such company: suppose you'll want
ne to 20 to the post next and sit up for
fine lady or be Your washerwoman
Thanks awfully, old man, hut it amt at
all To my taste, nor Burl's either. for
that matter"
The perversely innocent way in which
she eluded his real meaning was rather
aggravating. He felt that she was at
heart neither depraved nor very indeli-
cate, though her slan@v fin,ing Of words
might indicate the contrary.
I'm no missionary" he said rather
sadly, and don't wish you to sit up for
anything but your own true self, at the
post or anywhere else Be true to your
self and you are all right. But you are not
thus true when you come here and flirt
'
half tight fellows who disgrace you by
such attentions. Even Yates-no, don't
interrupt me-even he does not act as if
he were worthy of You. If he was. he
wouldn't be off drinking now. Don't
you see how he prefers that bar and
mouthful of oaths to your company? l
tell you, Arizony, you may be poor and
wifi yaf1 I Il l1v-
be the proper one to advise you, yet can
at least urge that you should have better
associates"
How am to get emf" she inter-
rupted, swapping the words out shortly.
You have natural tone of mind that
fits you for better things" he continued
rather vaguely. Seek for them. and you
will find them, even out here. Think
how really nice people would looa Npcu
your presence hero to night. The kind of
life you have fallen into is bad for any
young girl. This is plain talk Arizony,
yet if no one else will tell you these
things. it is better for me to do so than
for them to go unsaid."
Arizony had slowly withdrawn her
hand from his arm and now walked be-
side him looking straight ahead and with
pretty frown upon her face. Under
the freight CLEANS her vexation only
accentuated her beauty. Her untam-
ableness was charming. her obstinacy
piquant, at least to the young lieutenant.
Yet he began to suspect that his very
warmth of feeling was rather silly under
the circumstances. Why should he care
rs much about the associations Of this
fair young pagan anyhow? She did not
value his high flown sentiments, that
much was evident by her obstinate I'M
concern. Yet when she interrupted these
reflections, it was with meekness he did
not expect.
will you tell me, then, what girl
like Inc really is to do?" said she almost
sadly. "It's all an open trail for you
this highfalutin way Of living. Your
duty and your friends and your other
nice things are already cut and dried to
your liking. But for one like newell,
it's very different, that's ALL"
well, perhaps; but, Arizony, there is
one good thing you can do-you can 60
to your mother. The best place for any
young girl is with her mother She
should never have left you out here
alone. It's well enough to secure land,
yet your way OF going at it was bad
even for man. Why is it, may l ask,
that your mother is there and you here?'
"Oh, I'm one Of your-your independ-
ent sort. / thought could do better by
staying here. Mothers health wasn't
good, and somehow she got to pinin for
old Virginny-that's where she came
from, you know. Then there was Burl.
He just got mad at the very notion Of
my going back there"
"Did he? And yet you say you are 30
very independent! Are you really going
to let that great hulking fellow drag You
down to his level
Hold on! l can't let you abuse Burl
You don't know him as do, you see.
Why, he can whip any two men in ouI
camp in fair fight. Oh, he's mani"
"Arizonyr" Stirling was in despair.
After all, was she not too deeply be-
mired in her own lifelong social slough
to even understand him truly. The
most painful fact about you to me is
that you will thus defend such man.
Is it because you are SO fond Of him that
you blind yourself to his real character
The girl hung down her head. Then
slowly raising her eyes to his Stirling
could see the rich color mounting to her
temples. He sighed and remained silent
1--we knowed Burl SO long" she en-
deavored to explain. He may have
some bad habits. but he likes me, and
think he'll ease up on 'em-in time. I've
lots of faith in Burl. You see," she re-
peated hesitatingly. I've knowed him
SO long-that makes difference"
II fear you don't know fully what his
general reputation is heard of some
Of his capers down in Texas. before
went east on leave"
Hal did you?" said heavy voice,
little thick with the Lundy rotations,
just behind them. $50 this is what
you've rounded this girl up for, is it?
To SANDER her best friend behind his
back. Well, / don't tumble to no such
brand, If it is clapped on by one-horse
leftenant. Blast my eyes, If don't put
q mark ON you as you'll have to own up
to. If it's in your graver