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extraordinary and premature crops。               The salt pork and biscuit consuming 

settlers   did not   allow  their   contempt   of   Mulrady's   occupation to   prevent 

their profiting by this opportunity for changing their diet。                   The gold they 

had    taken    from    the   soil  presently     began    to   flow   into   his   pockets    in 

exchange for his more   modest treasures。                 The little cabin�察�which barely 

sheltered   his   familya   wife�察  �son�察  �and   daughterwas   enlarged�察  �extended�察�

and   refitted�察  �but   in   turn   abandoned   for   a   more   pretentious   house   on   the 

opposite hill。      A whitewashed fence replaced the rudely´split rails�察�which 



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had     kept   out   the   wilderness。      By     degrees�察   �the   first  evidences     of 

cultivationthe gashes of red soil�察�the piles of brush and undergrowth�察�the 

bared boulders�察�and heaps of stone melted away�察�and were lost under a 

carpet of lighter green�察�which made an oasis in the tawny desert of wild 

oats on the hillside。 Water was the only free boon denied this Garden of 

Eden�察�what was necessary for irrigation had to be brought from a mining 

ditch    at   great   expense�察    �and   was    of   insufficient    quantity。     In   this 

emergency Mulrady thought of sinking an artesian well on the sunny slope 

beside   his   house�察  �not�察  �however�察  �without   serious   consultation   and   much 

objection     from   his   Spanish    patron。    With    great   austerity   Don    Ramon 

pointed out that this trifling with the entrails of the earth was not only an 

indignity to Nature almost equal to shaft´sinking and tunneling�察�but was a 

disturbance of vested interests。         ;I and my fathers�察�San Diego rest them� ─�

said Don Ramon�察�crossing himself�察 �were content with wells and cisterns�察�

filled by Heaven at its appointed seasons�察�the cattle�察�dumb brutes though 

they   were�察  �knew   where   to   find   water   when   they   wanted   it。     But   thou 

sayest truly�察─�he added�察�with a sigh�察 �that was before streams and rain were 

choked   with   hellish   engines�察  �and   poisoned   with   their   spume。        Go   on�察�

friend Mulrady�察�dig and bore if thou wilt�察�but in a seemly fashion�察�and not 

with impious earthquakes of devilish gunpowder。; 

     With   this   concession   Alvin   Mulrady   began   to   sink   his   first   artesian 

shaft。    Being debarred the auxiliaries of steam and gunpowder�察�the work 

went on slowly。        The market garden did not suffer meantime�察�as Mulrady 

had employed two Chinamen to take charge of the ruder tillage�察�while he 

superintended       the  engineering     work    of  the  well。   This   trifling  incident 

marked an epoch in the social condition of the family。                 Mrs。 Mulrady at 

once assumed a conscious importance among her neighbors。                       She spoke 

of   her   husband's    ;men;�察   �she   alluded    to  the  well   as  ;the   works;�察   �she 

checked   the   easy   frontier   familiarity   of   her   customers   with   pretty   Mary 

Mulrady�察�her seventeen´year´old daughter。              Simple Alvin Mulrady looked 

with astonishment at this sudden development of the germ planted in all 

feminine nature   to   expand   in   the   slightest   sunshine   of   prosperity。   ;Look 

yer�察�Malviny�察�ain't ye rather puttin' on airs with the boys that want to be 

civil to Mamie�拭       �Like as not one of 'em may be makin' up to her already。; 



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;You   don't   mean   to   say�察�Alvin   Mulrady�察─  �responded   Mrs。   Mulrady�察  �with 

sudden      severity�察   �that   you   ever   thought    of   givin'  your    daughter    to  a 

common miner�察�or that I'm goin' to allow her to marry out of our own set�拭─�

;Our   own   set� ─  �echoed   Mulrady  feebly�察 �blinking   at   her  in   astonishment�察�

and   then   glancing   hurriedly   across   at   his   freckle´faced   son   and   the   two 

Chinamen at work in the cabbages。                ;Oh�察�you know what I mean�察─�said 

Mrs。 Mulrady sharply�察 �the set that we move in。                The Alvarados and their 

friends�     �Doesn't the old Don come here every day�察�and ain't his son the 

right age for Mamie�拭          �And ain't they the real first families hereall the 

same   as   if   they  were   noblemen�拭     �No�察  �leave   Mamie   to   me�察  �and   keep   to 

your shaft�察�there never was a man yet had the least sabe about these things�察�

or knew what was due to his family。;              Like most of his larger minded�察�but 

feebler equipped sex�察�Mulrady was too glad to accept the truth of the latter 

proposition�察 �which   left   the   meannesses   of life   to   feminine   manipulation�察�

and went off to his shaft on the hillside。           But during that afternoon he was 

perplexed   and   troubled。       He   was   too   loyal   a   husband   not   to   be   pleased 

with    this   proof   of  an   unexpected      and   superior    foresight    in  his  wife�察�

although   he   was�察  �like   all   husbands�察  �a   little   startled   by   it。 He   tried   to 

dismiss it from his mind。           But looking down from the hillside upon his 

little venture�察�where gradual increase and prosperity had not been beyond 

his faculties to control and understand�察�he found himself haunted by  the 

more   ambitious   projects   of   his   helpmate。      From   his   own   knowledge   of 

men�察�he doubted if Don Ramon�察�any more than himself�察�had ever thought 

of the possibility of a matrimonial connection between the families。                      He 

doubted   if   he   would   consent   to   it。  And   unfortunately   it   was   this   very 

doubt   that�察  �touching   his   own   pride   as   a   self´made   man�察  �made   him   first 

seriously consider his wife's proposition。            He was as good as Don Ramon�察�

any day�      �With this subtle feminine poison instilled in his veins�察�carried 

completely  away  by  the  logic of   his   wife's   illogical premises�察�he   almost 

hated his old benefactor。         He looked down upon the little Garden of Eden�察�

where his Eve had just tempted him with the fatal fruit�察�and felt a curious 

consciousness        that  he   was   losing    its  simple    and   innocent     enjoyment 

forever。 

     Happily�察�about this time Don Ramon died。                 It is not probable that he 



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ever   knew   the   amiable   intentions   of   Mrs。   Mulrady   in   regard   to   his   son�察�

who now   succeeded   to   the   paternal   estate�察  �sadly  partitioned   by  relatives 

and lawsuits。       The feminine Mulradys attended the funeral�察�in expensive 

mourning from Sacramento�察�even the gentle Alvin was forced into ready´ 

made      broadcloth�察    �which     accented     his   good´natured       but   unmistakably 

common   presence。          Mrs。   Mulrady   spoke   openly   of   her   ;loss;�察  �declared 

that the old families were dying out�察�and impressed the wives of a few new 

arrivals at Red Dog with the belief that her own family was contemporary 

with   the Alvarados�察  �and   that   her   husband's   health   was   far   from   perfect。 

She extended a motherly sympathy to the orphaned Don Caesar。 Reserved�察�

like    his   father�察   �in   natural    disposition�察    �he    was    still  more     gravely 

ceremonious from  his loss�察  �and�察 �perhaps from  the   shyness of   an   evident 

partiality   for   Mamie   Mulrady�察  �he   rarely   availed   himself   of   her   mother's 

sympathizing hospitality。           But he carried out the intentions of his father 

by   consenting   to   sell   to   Mulrady�察  �for   a   small   sum�察  �the   property   he   had 

leased。     The idea of purchasing had originated with Mrs。 Mulrady。 

     ;It'll be all in the family�察─�had observed that astute lady�察 �and it's better 

for the looks of the things that we shouldn't he his tenants。; 

     It   was   only   a   few   weeks   later   that   she   was   startled   by   hearing   her 

husband's voice calling her from the hillside as he rapidly approached the 

house。     Mamie was in her room putting on a new pink cotton gown�察�in 

honor of an expected visit from young Don Caesar�察�and Mrs。 Mulrady was 

tidying the house in view of the same event。 Something in the tone of her 

good man's voice�察�and the unusual circumstance of his return to the house 

before work was done�察�caused her�察�however�察�to drop her dusting cloth�察�and 

run to the kitchen door to meet him。                She saw him running through the 

rows   of   cabbages�察  �his   face   shining   with   perspiration   and   excitement�察  �a 

light in his eyes which she had not seen for years。                 She recalled�察�without 

sentiment�察�that he looked like that when she had called hima poor farm 

hand   of   her   father'sout   of   the   brush   heap   at   the   back   of   their   former 

home�察  �in   Illinois�察  �to   learn   the   consent   of   her   parents。 The   recollection 

was the more embarrassing as he threw his arms around her�察�and pressed a 

resounding   kiss   upon   her   sallow   cheek。        ;Sakes   alive�      �Mulrady� ─  �she 

said�察�exorcising the ghost of a blush that had also been recalled from the 



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past    with   her  housewife's     apron�察    �what   are   you   doin'�察  �and   company 

expected every minit�拭─�

     ;Malviny�察�I've struck it�察�and struck it rich� ─�

     She disengaged herself from his arms�察�without excitement�察�and looked 

at him wit
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