The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1894-02-10
Through Santa ClalaWheat
By FZ.Ews BRET HARTE

GGT Via -Aa1eEe u a Eig9E c4-lOkS over
ts- rzsca- Alsh0osa his domain was
rSariy - large as the adjoining wheat
pain il Was n0s like thx. E0noynlized
BY enc ezo-no1s characteristics Yield.
eE.t CSrzcr3 q more diversified prod
acL Iheze we-e acres and acres Of 20
fatces- IN rUEs OF eniless and raryin,
s1cc-sSio-- There were niles Of Wild
cats and tars=y. which ovrrsOYpei them
~ they drovss IN nArrUw aces Of dry
and dusty rnGz0zOcy. Ta=re were or
CHARTS Of psa-s. ay<icOcs. peaches and
rectArirss. and vIneyarsis Of grapes SO
cozzpGranve.- d~Arfesi IN height that
they scarcely re-1cne,i 10 tie l=vel OF their
eyes. yet h-@n and breaking beneath
the weigh, % snz5- .uGiicrOGsly CiisprUp.ar-
rlCnaie fruit What seemed 10 be vass
green piasea1 covered with r,ny patches,
thai beaded The northern edge Of the
Prospect. Was Al esOrEoos bed of straw
berry plants b, everywhere. crossing
the track. bo-nEtlng the tse,ts. orchards
and Vineyards interesting the paths Of
the whole domain were narrow irri2a,-
irg ducts ant eAznnelo Of runnin; water.
Those. said rhe major POLITICALLY.
arr the vei1ss ani arteries OF the ranch
Come with NE now and I'll snow On
irs pGksa-lag heart Dasren1iing from
the wagon INTO Pedestrian prose again
he led Rose a hundred ya-ls further 70
a SHE'D ,hAI covers; a wonderful Ar.esian
well In ,ae center o. has,n a coIuu.g
Ct water rise regularly with TIE eve4
<-Fyyz- and q $500 =
q the Lagos, IN the state" said the
major. ard Is The hfe CT AL :has g-ows
here Gurng 81 months CT the ye.-.
Pl-ased Is th- yOuag yiri Was with
these evidences Of rhe prosperity AMI
Position Of her host. she Was struck.
however. win the fact that the farm
AoU-erS, vin- growers. nursery mn ana:
ali Fed Eacsis scattered on the VS..
estate wsre apparently Of the same indie
pendent. unFas,OrL and unprofess;0nal
Character as the nen Of the whea. nAli
Teere were no cottages or farm build
irgs TIA. she cocli So. rGr anv anua--
en-. cCnnecr,5a between the household
ard the estate Far from szyZrstirs.,
terarrry CT reEalreEs. the men who were
worEny II the Eel.ls glanced a. them
as they passei with the indifference Of
strangers. Cr replied 20 the majors
greetings Of qU=sJioaiuSs with Perfect
equality Of manner or even bz,sinsssai ze
reserve and caution Err host explained
that the ranch was worried By com
pany on sh4r=s: tia. those labore-s
were n fact ID. D1iS Of the COMPANY,
and that be- the major. oaIy furnished
the land. the SEED and tn implements.
hat man who was driving the long
roller. ans! with whom You were iniig-
nant beans be wouldn't e, out Of our
way. Is the president Of the company.
That needn't MAKE him - unciv.I.'-
said Rose putin gig. for if IL comes %
that tou're the landlord she ad6e-i
t-iCmphz1tly.
NO said the major good huno-e,i-
~, Il am simply the raAn driving the
lighter All more easily managed team
for pleasure. and he's the man driving
the heavier and more Difficult. machine
FOX wo-z- Its for me 70 q, on. Of his
way. And boxed az in the hight Of nv
beng the landlord il Is still worse. for
Al were Eo- x2ug on shares' I'm inter
rupciny ia wogS and rei1ciny his prof
its merely because choose 10 sacrifice
my own
| Leed uOt say that those asrociousIy
lsvelng continents were received bv the
young ladies' with that feminine scgrn
which Is ozly qualified by Iriscorception-
Rose, who under the influence II he-
hostess nationality had 4 vague i'm
preston tEat they sounded something
hike the French revolution. and ,aa.
Adele must feel ike the Princess Eliza
beth, rushed to her rel!ef lie ! good
girl But. major. nov you re a gentle
man. and L you had beeu driving tina:
roller you krow you would have turned
cut for us
Il don't know abou. that said the
major raiscaleTously. "lJ1t IL had !
should have known that the other fellow
VINO accepted It wasn't gentleman
Bot Rose having sufficiently shown
her partlsa7salp IN tae DISC assiol. after
the feminine fashion. did not care par
1culariy for tn logical r-sait. After
moments silence she resumed. Az / n.
wheat ranch bei0w-is that carrl.si On
IN the sane way
Yes: but their landlord is a bank.
who advances not only the land but the
money to work it. and doesn't ride
around in a buggy with couple Of
charningiy dls--actisg y0lng ladies'"
And do they all share alike CON
tnued Rose, ignoring the pleasantly;
"brg and Etcle-taat young inventor
with tGe rest"
She stopped She felt the ingenue's
usually compliment eyes suddenly fixed
upon her vita an unhailoved precocity
and as quickly Withdrawn. Without
knowing why. she felt embarrassed and
changed the subject
The next day they drove 20 the Con
vent Of Santa Clara and the mission
college o. san joe. Their welcome a:
both places seemed to Rose to be a
rnInShng Of caste greeting and spiritual
"a, al II. austers secl1sioa and re-
ssTTe 81 taose c.oi5-ers repeated tina.
suggestion q an old world civilization
tnat had already fascinated the young
western girl They made other excur-
slons n the vicinity. but did not extend
1t 20 visit 20 their few neighbors.
With their reserved and exclusive ideas
this fact did not trize Rose as peculiar,
but on Laser shopping expedition to
the town Of San jose certain reticence
and ~ ;rlT..Te scnsitiveness on the part
# tae 7arp keepers and tradespeop!e
.-'.- ile Randclphs produced an tn
d; Impression on her mind. She
rot Ee.p noticing, too. that after
.. u-t stare Of establishment which
----isi her appearance with her hostes,
: Y. nn-..-llf 81 irrlrrdnd in III nr+as.-