Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1899-09-28

tllcElN wooded hollow, We puIlcu OAA
the track and pitched our camp. Just
before sunset, when was brushing the
ashes off "A damper, Mackenzie's party
ratified up. Within hundred yards of
us they pitched their camp l took a
big dose of quinine and turned in soon
after supper. Jack had insisted on this.
On coming into camp he had produced
a small pot of extract of meat and made
some of it ready for me. did not know
till long afterward that at Turmoil
lagoon store he had come away without
getting sorle much needed articles Of
clothing in order that he might pur-
chase several little luxuries for my all
ing condition. You've got to fortify
yourself, old chap, he remarked. ''To-
morrOw's Sunday, and as it's one Of
your bad days l think we'd better camp
here Apart from the Fourth Command
ment, Dick, IN Scot enough to know
the value of one days rest in seven. l
venture to say we don't lose by it. Our
cattle are always in better condition
and get through more work in the long
run than those who keep travelling right
ON.
a little later placed my bedding
under a shady ironbark tree. The NOR
poke's chant and the Groom of the pos
sum blended with other strange sounds.
and fell asleep.
Next morning. after breakfast L
heard the jangling of bells and the
drumming of hocfs as Mackenzie s black
boys brought up the horses. | allowed
a few minutes to elapse before going
over to find whether or not they had
fetched up ours with them. On reach
ing the spot where the boys had round
ed them mp ] found Jack and Norah
Mackenzie already there. The latter
had Just said something to my mate
that had evidently startled him; for
when he saw me he left her and came
toward me.
"Our gray's not in the mob, he
said 81 made sure he was-must go
and do n little horse hunting / wonder
where he could have strayed to any
how p
"Me see IN yaraman track go up
along creek, sang out Yarry. ''That
There is no sign or mark on the face
of nature that the Australian black fell
low will not read as if it were an open
book He must do it TO live. But the
practice through successive generations
has become an instinct-he takes to ii
as readily as kitten takes to playing
with ball Of worsted.
G.Nn nirt- tfr, xt-pr, - | vvag 1pnV-
ing toward my horse. "You stop where
you are. I'm going.
Nornh Maclxenzie wont over to pat
one OF the horses, and Jack, taking the
bride out of my hand, walked off tc
catch the roam. Before doing so he said
to me in an aside which / considered
just little too audible "Look out fo1
that girl, old chap She has either got
the power Of second sight or she is a
gypsy in disguise. | watched him ride
off Jack, as usual, was doing the lion S
share of the work
The sober expression on my face as
thought Of these things probably at
tracted Norah Mackenzies attention as
she moved away; anyhow she stopped
and spoke.
care you travelling todayf" she
queried.
"No, l think not. You see, my mate
and / are Scotch. -
"That's to say, you make virtue OF
sound policy"
"a woman is always at liberty to
measure other people corn by her own
bushel," / rejoined politely.
Gwen if they come from Inverness
she added thoughtfully and with a
smile.
"How did you know 1 came from
there ?" | asked in some astonishment.
81 suppose it may be accounted for
by the gypsy in my composition, she
answered, laughing, as she saw the cha
grin on my face that Jack $ injudicious
speech had called up "But soberly
speaking, she continued, ''your ques-
ton shows that you still have certain
amount Of modesty left. You see, all
sorts Of people come out here, and so tc
study dialects there is no place like the
colonies. In Inverness they speak the
English language in its best and purest
form. I've no intention of paying you
compliment; indeed it was more diff
cult for me TO tell where you came from
than for You 60 suppress that lecture
on cruelty to animals simmering in
your mind when l killed the snake yes
terday "
"You can have it now. if you like, -
| hastened to say.
"Some other time" she cried in
alarm. "Just now you'd better come
over and talk to my father he will be
glad TO soc some one
/ walked toward the camp with her,
wondering not a little at the keenness
of her perccptiva faculties What a
pretty picture this daughter OF the bush
made, dressed, as she was now, in her
simple but daintily made walking dress
Of some light material There was the
delicate bloom of health in her clear
skin and its luster in her eyes. There
was no question about her face being a
striking one; it was calculated to rivet
the attention of the beholder at first
sight for there was more in it than
mere physical beauty-there was that
higher attractiveness which men call
individuality or character-and yet,
despite her many strange and uncon-
ventiOnal ways, no one could say she
| lacked that greatest charIs of all-wo-
manliness. But still, as yet, | i,snkly
confess, | could but imperfatly under
| stand her. She was already interesting
me in a way that hardly cared to ad-
NIT TO myself.
Just before we reached the squatter' +
camp she pointed out Savile, the cook,
VINO was busy1ng himself erecting a
buugh shed He was 9 feet inches in
height, broad in proportion and had a
round good natured, sensible face.
81 must tell you about Savile, she
said. "He has been with us since
was child, and should like you to be
| on good terms with him. His heart is
nearly as big as his body-you needn'
laugh. He is one cook in Thousand
/ and doesn't want for shrewdness, but
he has n hobby or two-toys, for in
stance
"Toysl" ! stared at the son of Anak
Eyes, toys; he spends heaps of mon
ey in sending to Melbourne and Sydney
/ for all sorts of Yankee notions, papel
snakes that ny, talking dolls .- ant
things. You mustn't laugh at him, yor
| know
"Not if / can help it. Tell me Of an
other weakness" had an uneasy i'm
preston that she was making fun o
| me
! "You mustn't call them weaknesse
SO manv of us are built that way