The morning news., 1899-12-31

50 >, u nauteur Really, they do stare
r,Is saIo Clssy, with eyes dilaung with
~ -. ga ole emotion; wen have 10 take
.Ie pacK street next time" Pinev. nro,id
! III the glory reflected from Cfssv ana in
"Sr own, answered, I'VE wiU-sure
| thefe was only one interr1ption To +b5s
siiuA4phal progress and that was so SLIGHT
40 10 De only noticed by one of the fvo
| 5Iiis AS they passed the new works at
ne mill the new engineer-as Pina, ba1
toreseen-was leaning against tha do
80 80 smoking pipe. He took mis- hat
Iio.n ms mead and his pipe from his nourh
as tley approached, greeted them with an
| easy Good afternoon" vet with a Glance
Siat was quietly observant and tolerantly
80 Ihere!' said Cissy, when they
o,'o. -i,'u passed didn't tell you? Did you
| 80 SEE such conceit in your born davsl
nope you did not look at him"
| - HIey' conscious of having done so and
| - IaEIhs pushed under his scrutiny. new
itIeless stoutly asserted that she had
r 1ieIeIy looked at him Ito see who il was.
| ~ Nlssy was placated by passing the
| 9ecamp cottage. from whose window ~,
IRE IRE strapping daughters of John Secamp.
lately an emigrant from Missouri. were
S es Clssy mad surmised tightening the
Household duties by gazing at the-to them
| ul"ohted wonders of the street Whether
tneir complexions. still bearing traces of
Ote aIKah dust and inefficient nourishmeDt
| ~ - F'S' Iooh more yellow tone from
| tne spectacle of Cissy's nat I cannot cav.
Clssy thought they did perhaps Pinev
| was nearer the truth when she suggested
| mat they were only looking TO enable
| .heIn 10 make a homemade copv of the
| hat next week ~
| IusiF progress forward and through the
M llts OF the town was of the same tri-
| "a muHphaI character. Transfers withheld
tlel oaths and their uplifted whips as the
Two girls passed by; weary miners TOLL
ins IN bitches looked up with a pleasure
tHdl was half reminiscent of their Dast.
| younger skylarkers stopped in their horse
pay with half smiling half apologetic
Iaces' more ambitious riders on the high
| way urged their horses TO greater sneed
under the girls inspiring ewes. and "an,,
TO 6llly,' charging them fun tilt, brought
up ans mustang on its launches and ripAd
| toIeIegs, with a sweeping bow Of his SOM
| pteIo, within foot of their artfully sim
uIateo terror! In this way they at last
reached the clearing in the forest, the
Tnurch, with its ostentatious spire and
rev Mr.. Windibrook's s dwelling-other.
wise humorously known as 1.-The parson-
age -Where Cissy intended to call
heV' Mr.. Windibrook had been selected
ny ms ecclesiastical superors 10 minister
70 the splrituai wants of Canada CITY as
Cehg what was called hearty" man.
certainly, If considerable lung capacity.
shaking and back-slapping were necessar rv
10 the redemption of Canada City. Mr..
WlndlDFoOks ministration would have
heen successful But, singularly enough
the fude miner was apt to resent this IA
miliartty, and il is recorded that Isaac
Nood,othe,wise known as "Grizzly Wood -
chce responded to a cheerful back-slap
from the reverend gentleman by an osten-
tauousiy friendly hug which nearly dis
located the pastors ribs. Perhaps Mr..
Wlndlbrook was more popular on account
OF mis- admiring enthusiasm of the pros
porous money-gettiug members of his
mock and singular sympathy with their
me hods, and Mr.. Trixits daring specula-
llons We're an especially delightful theme
to him.
'Ah, Miss Trixit," he said as Cissy en-
tered the little parlor. "and how is your
dear father? Still startling the money mar
ket with his fearless speculations? This
Brother Jones'" turning 10 visitor as
the daughter of our Napoleon of finance
Montague Trixit. Only last week in that
deal in the Comstock,' he cleared fftv
thousand dollars! Yes, sir" repeating il
with JUNCTION, ifty-thousand-dolla =
IN about two hours, and a single stroke OF
the pen! believe I am not oversta ting
Miss TriXit,' he added appealing to Cissy
with portentous politeness that was as
badly fitting as his previous "heartiness. >"
Cissy colored slightly, II don't know, 3"
she said simply. She was perfectly truth
full. She knew nothing of her fathers bus
iness-except the vague reputation of his
success.
Her modesty however, produced a sin
gular hilarity in Mr.. Wndibrook and a
playful push. You don't know? Ha, but
1 do. Yes, sir"-to the visitor-"I have
reason 10 remember it, 1 called upon him
the next day. | used, sir, the freedom of
an old friend. 'Trixit,' l said. clapping my
hand on his shoulder. The Lord has been
good to you. cOngra tulate you
HIM! he said without looking up
What 90 you reckon those congratulations
are worth?' Many a man, sir who didn't
know his style would have been staggered
But knew my man. looked him straight
in the eye. "A new organ, l said, and as
good a one as Sacramento can turn out
} He took up a piece of paper, scrawled
a few lines on it to his cashier, and
said viii that dor" Mr.. Windibrook' $
| voice sank to a thrilling whisper 1T
was an order for $1OOO Fact, sir That
is the father of this young lady
Eye had better luck than Bishop Briggs
had with old Johnson, the Excelsior bank
president" said the visitor, encouraged
by Windibrook' "heartiness' into a hum
orous retrospect. Briggs goes to him
for a subscription for a new fence round
| the buryin' ground-the old one havin'
rotten away. 'Ye don't want no fence,
sez johnson short like. No fence round
a buryin' ground?' sez Briggs, starin'.
No! Them as is in the buryin' ground
can't get out, and them as isn't don't
want to get in, no how! SO you kin just
travel-I aiu't givin' money away on use
lessnessesr IIa! har'
chill silence followed which checked
even Piney's giggle. Mr.. Windibrook evil
IDENTIFY had no "heartiness' for non-sub-
scribing humor. There are those who
can jest with sacred subjects" he said
ponderously, but I have always found
Mr.. Trixit, though blunt, eminently prac-
tical. Your father is still away" he add
ed. shifting the conversation to Cissy,
"hoyering wherever he cen extract the
honey to store up for the provision of age.
An industrious worker"
"He's stiH away" said Cissy feeling
herself on safe ground, though she was
not aware of her fathers entomologicai
habits. I'm San Francisco, 1 think"
She was glad to get away from Mr..
yvindibrooks ''heartiness" and console
herself with Mrs. Windibrooks constitu-