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Mr。   Slinn�察  �and   the   address   was   not   in   her  handwriting。       Was   there   any 

secret previous intimacy between the families�拭                   �There was but one way 

in which he could connect this letter with Mamie's faithlessness。                        It was 

an infamous�察�a grotesquely horrible idea�察�a thought which sprang as much 

from his inexperience of the world and his habitual suspiciousness of all 

humor as anything else�           �It was that the letter was a brutal joke of Slinn's´ 

´a   joke   perhaps   concocted   by   Mamie   and   himselfa   parting   insult   that 

should at the last moment proclaim their treachery and his own credulity。 

Doubtless it   contained   a   declaration   of   their   shame�察 �and   the   reason   why 

she had fled from him without a word of explanation。                     And the enclosure�察�

of    course�察   �was    some     significant     and    degrading      illustration。     Those 

Americans are full of those low conceits�察�it was their national vulgarity。 

     He   had   the   letter   in   his   angry   hand。  He   could   break   it   open   if   he 

wished   and   satisfy   himself�察  �but   it   was   not   addressed   to   HIM�察  �and   the 

instinct of honor�察�strong even in his rage�察�was the instinct of an adversary 

as    well。   No�察    �Slinn    should    open    the   letter  before    him。    Slinn   should 

explain everything�察�and answer for it。              If it was nothinga mere accident´ 



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´it   would   lead   to   some   general   explanation�察  �and   perhaps   even   news   of 

Mamie。      But he would arraign Slinn�察�and at once。               He put the letter in 

his pocket�察�quickly retraced his steps to his horse�察�and�察�putting spurs to the 

animal�察�followed the high road to the gate of Mulrady's pioneer cabin。 

     He remembered it well enough。             To a cultivated taste�察�it was superior 

to the more pretentious ;new house。;             During the first year of Mulrady's 

tenancy�察    �the  plain   square    log´cabin    had   received    those   additions    and 

attractions which only a tenant can conceive and actual experience suggest�察�

and in this way the hideous right angles were broken with sheds�察 �lean´to; 

extensions�察�until a certain picturesqueness was given to the irregularity of 

outline�察 �and   a home´like   security  and   companionship   to   the   congregated 

buildings。     It typified the former life of the great capitalist�察�as the tall new 

house   illustrated   the   loneliness   and   isolation   that   wealth   had   given   him。 

But the real points of vantage were the years of cultivation and habitation 

that had warmed and enriched the soil�察�and evoked the climbing vines and 

roses that already hid its unpainted boards�察�rounded its hard outlines�察�and 

gave projection and shadow from the pitiless glare of a summer's long sun�察�

or broke the steady beating of the winter rains。              It was true that pea and 

bean poles surrounded it on one side�察�and the only access to the house was 

through the cabbage rows that once were the pride and sustenance of the 

Mulradys。       It was this fact�察�more than any other�察�that had impelled Mrs。 

Mulrady to abandon its site�察�she did   not like to read   the history of   their 

humble origin reflected in the faces of their visitors as they entered。 

     Don Caesar tied his horse to the fence�察�and hurriedly approached the 

house。     The door�察�however�察�hospitably opened when he was a few paces 

from it�察�and when he reached the threshold he found himself unexpectedly 

in the presence of two pretty girls。           They were evidently Slinn's sisters�察�

whom   he      had   neither   thought   of  nor   included    in   the  meeting   he   had 

prepared。       In   spite   of   his  preoccupation�察     �he   felt  himself    suddenly 

embarrassed�察 �not   only  by  the   actual   distinction   of   their   beauty�察  �but   by  a 

kind of likeness that they seemed to bear to Mamie。 

     ;We   saw   you   coming�察─  �said   the   elder�察  �unaffectedly。     ;You   are   Don 

Caesar Alvarado。        My brother has spoken of you。; 

     The words recalled Don Caesar to himself and a sense of courtesy。 He 



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was not here to quarrel with these fair strangers at their first meeting�察�he 

must   seek   Slinn   elsewhere�察  �and   at   another   time。    The   frankness   of   his 

reception and the allusion to their brother made it appear impossible that 

they should be either a party to his disappointment�察�or even aware of it。 

His    excitement      melted    away    before    a  certain    lazy   ease�察  �which    the 

consciousness of their beauty seemed to give them。                He was able to put a 

few courteous inquiries�察�and�察�thanks to the paragraph in the ;Record�察─�to 

congratulate them upon their father's improvement。 

     ;Oh�察�pa is a great deal better in his health�察�and has picked up even in 

the last few days�察�so that he is able to walk round with crutches�察─�said the 

elder sister。    ;The air here seems to invigorate him wonderfully。; 

     ;And you know�察�Esther�察─�said the younger�察 �I think he begins to take 

more   notice     of  things�察  �especially   when     he  is  out´of´doors。     He    looks 

around on the scenery�察�and his eye brightens�察�as if he knew all about it�察�

and sometimes he knits his brows�察�and looks down so�察�as if he was trying 

to remember。; 

     ;You know�察 �I   suppose�察─  �exclaimed   Esther�察  �that since   his   seizure   his 

memory has been a blankthat is�察�three or four years of his life seem to 

have been dropped out of his recollection。; 

     ;It   might   be   a   mercy   sometimes�察  �Senora�察─  �said   Don   Caesar�察  �with   a 

grave sigh�察�as he looked at the delicate features before him�察�which recalled 

the face of the absent Mamie。 

     ;That's   not   very   complimentary�察─  �said   the   younger   girl�察  �laughingly�察�

;for pa didn't recognize us�察�and only remembered us as little girls。; 

     ;Vashti� ─�interrupted Esther�察�rebukingly�察�then�察�turning to Don Caesar�察�

she   added�察   �My   sister�察  �Vashti�察  �means   that   father   remembers   more   what 

happened before he came to California�察�when we were quite young�察�than 

he   does   of   the   interval   that   elapsed。 Dr。   Duchesne   says   it's   a   singular 

case。    He     thinks   that�察 �with   his  present    progress�察  �he   will  recover    the 

perfect use of his limbs�察�though his memory may never come back again。; 

     ;Unless       You     forget   what    the   doctor    told   us   this   morning�察─�

interrupted Vashti again�察�briskly。 

     ;I was going to say it�察─�said Esther�察�a little curtly。           ;UNLESS he has 

another stroke。      Then he will either die or recover his mind entirely。; 



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     Don Caesar glanced at the bright faces�察�a trifle heightened in color by 

their   eager   recital   and   the   slight   rivalry   of   narration�察  �and   looked   grave。 

He   was   a   little   shocked   at   a   certain   lack   of   sympathy   and   tenderness 

towards   their   unhappy   parent。       They   seemed   to   him   not   only   to   have 

caught     that  dry�察 �curious    toleration   of  helplessness     which    characterizes 

even relationship in its attendance upon chronic suffering and weakness�察�

but to have acquired an unconscious habit of turning it to account。                  In his 

present sensitive   condition�察�he   even   fancied that they flirted   mildly  over 

their parent's infirmity。 

     ;My brother Harry has gone to Red Dog�察─�continued Esther�察 �he'll be 

right sorry to have missed you。            Mrs。 Mulrady spoke to him about you�察�

you   seem   to   have   been   great   friends。   I   s'pose   you   knew   her   daughter�察�

Mamie�察�I hear she is very pretty。; 

     Although Don Caesar was now satisfied that the Slinns knew nothing 

of    Mamie's     singular    behavior     to   him�察  �he   felt  embarrassed       by   this 

conversation。       ;Miss Mulrady is very pretty�察─�he said�察�with grave courtesy�察�

;it   is   a   custom  of   her   race。 She   left   suddenly�察─  �he   added   with   affected 

calmness。 

     ;I reckon she did calculate to stay here longerso her mother said�察�but 

the   whole thing   was   settled   a   week ago。      I   know   my  brother   was   quite 

surprised to hear from Mr。 Mulrady that if we were going to decide about 

this house we must do it at once�察�he had an idea himself about moving out 

of the big one into this when they left。; 

     ;Mamie Mulrady hadn't much to keep her here�察�considerin' the money 

and the good looks she has�察�I reckon�察─�said Vashti。                ;She isn't the sort of 

girl to throw herself away in the wilderness�察�when she can pick and choose 

elsewhere。      I only wonder she ever come back from Sacramento。                     They 

talk about papa Mulrady having BUSINESS at San Francisco�察�and THAT 

hurrying   them   off�     �Depend   upon   it�察  �that   'business'   was   Mamie   herself。 

Her wish is gospel to them。           If she'd wanted to stay and have a farewell 

party�察�old Mulrady's business would have been nowhere。; 

     ;Ain't you a little rough on Mamie�察─�said Esther�察�who had been quietly 

watching the young man's face with her large languid eyes�察 �considering 

that we don't know her�察�and haven't even the right of friends to criticise�拭─�



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     ;I don't call it rough�察─�returned Vashti��
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