The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-07-09

THE SEATTLE POS
I'VE fear I"
Then wo4's gosn' 70 become o me-'
she nd dmply.
They glanced again NJ each other. Have
you no friends IN California" said the
elder man.
MARY one"
what was your father going 10 do."
sDunnc. reckon he didn't either"
You stay here for the present" said
the elder man medi.atively. Can you
milk-s
The girl nodded. And l suppose you
know something about looking after
stockF' he continued
The girl remembered that her father
though, she didn't. but this was no time
for criticism. and she again nodded.
Come WITH me-" said the older man.
rising. Il suppose he added giancing al
her ragged frock. Everything you have
Is In the wagon She nodded, adding
with the same cold naive.e. 'it Amt muchr'
They walked on, the girl following. al
times sfraying furtive,y on either side, an
IL medtsat.ng an escape In the woods
which. indeed had once or twice been
vaguely In her thoughts-but chiefly to
avoid further questioning. and not TO
they were evidently speaking OF her. and
she could NOT help hearing the younger
repeat her words. .'Wots a goin' to be-
come o. me- with considerable amuse-
ment. and the addition: Shell take care
Of herself you bet. ! call that remark o
hers the richest thing out"
And / call the state Of things that
provoked II monstrous,'' said the elder
man grimiy. You don't know the lives
Of these people"
Presently they came to an open clearing
In the forest. yet 80 incomplete that many
Of the feiled trees. partly Topped on their
boughs. stfli lay where they had fallen.
There was . cabin or dwelling Of un-
planned. unpainted boards. very simple In
structure. yet made In workmaniike
fashion quite unlike the usual log cabin she
had seen. This made her think that the
elder man was towny'' and not a
fronuersman like the other.
Al they approached the cabin the elder
man stopped. and. turning to her said:
DE you know Indians?"
The girl started and then recovered her.
self with quick laugh, ''G'Iong!-there
amt any Injins here:''
Not the kind you mean. These are
very peaceful. There's a sQuaw here
whom you will" He stopped and hesi-
tated 40 he looked critically at the girl
anu ts1tM NVhAS~AC1 h&AAaSCbs WIN Will
help you
He pushed open the cabin door and
showed an interior. equally simple but well
Joined and f1;ted-a marvel of neatness and
finish TO the frontier girls eyes. There
were shelves and cuphoards and other con-
veniences. yet with no ostentation Of re-
finement to frighien her rustic sensihil.-
ties.
Then he pushed open another door lead
ing into a shed and called "Waya." A
stout. understood Indian woman-fitted
with a coarse cotton gown. but cleaner
and more presentable than the girls one
frock, appeared in the doorway. This Is
Waya, who attends to the cooking and
cleaning he said. ''and-by the way. what
Is your namey
Libby Jones'
He took a small memorandum book and
''stub" OF pencil from his pocket. Eliza
beth Jones' he said, writing It down. The
girl interposed long red hand.
mo-" she interrupted. sharply. mo;
Elizabeth. but Libby: short for I.ib'rty."
Liberty"
Yes
Liberty Jones' then Well. waya. this
IL Miss Jones, who will look after the
cows and caives-and the dairy" Then
glancing at her torn dress. he added
You'll find some clean things in there
until can send up something from San
Jose. Waya will show you"
Without further speech he turned away
with the other man. When they were
some distance from the cabin the younger
remarked:
more like boy than a giri-ain't she?'
so much the better for her work." re.
turned the elder. grtmly
II reckon. was only thinkin' she
didn't handsome much either as a boy o!
girl. Ell. doctor?" he pursued
well! as that won't make much dif.
ference to the cows. calves or the dairy
II needn't trouble U.S." returned the doc.
tor dirty. But here a sudden outburst OF
laughter from the cabin made them botf
turn In that direction. They were I'm time
10 see Liberty Jones dancing out OF ths
cabin door In a large cotton pinafore eyf
IDENTIFY belonging TO the squaw who wa.
following her with halt laughing, hal
frightened expossnlAtions. The two mel
stopped and gazed at the spectacle.
Don't seem to be takin' the old man,
death very pow'fuily." said the younger
with a laugh.
quite as much as he deserved, I dar,
say" said the doctor curtly IF the ac
cident had happened to her, he would hav.
whined and wh.mpered to US for the SAX,
OF getting something but have been a.
much relieved. you may be certain. She.
too young and too natural to be hypo
critic yet"
Suddenly the laughter ceased and Lib
erty Jones voice arose. shrili but master
full: Thar. thatli do. Quit now You 3es
get back TO your scrubhin'. dye hear? In
boss o. this shanty. you bet.''
The doctor turned with a grim smile {,
his companion. That's the only Trims
that bothered me and I've been waitin,
for. She's settled IT, She'll do. Come"
They turned away briskly through tn,
wood. At the end OF half an hours wall