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usual American girl's pliancy and taste。 Equal to all emergencies of style 

and material�察�she seemed to supply�察�from some hitherto unknown quality 

she possessed�察�the grace and manner peculiar to each。                   Untrammeled by 

tradition�察�education�察�or precedent�察�she had the Western girl's confidence in 

all   things   being    possible�察  �which     made    them    so  often   probable。     Mr。 

Mulrady looked at his daughter with mingled sentiments of pride and awe。 

Was   it   possible   that   this   delicate   creature�察  �so   superior   to   him   that  he 

seemed like a degenerate scion of her remoter race�察�was his own flesh and 

blood�拭      �Was     she    the   daughter     of   her   mother�察   �who     even    in   her 

remembered youth was never equipped like this�拭                  �If the thought brought 

no pleasure to his simple�察�loving nature�察�it at least spared him the pain of 

what might have seemed ingratitude in one more akin to himself。                        ;The 

fact is�察 �we  ain't   quite  up to her style�察─  �was his   explanation   and   apology。 

A   vague   belief   that   in   another   and   a   better   world   than   this   he   might 

approximate        and   understand      this   perfection     somewhat       soothed    and 

sustained him。 

     It was quite consistent�察�therefore�察�that the embroidered cambric dress 

which Mamie Mulrady wore one summer afternoon on the hillside at Los 

Gatos�察  �while   to   the   critical   feminine   eye   at   once   artistic   and   expensive�察�

should not seem incongruous to her surroundings or to herself in the eyes 

of a general audience。         It certainly did not seem so to one pair of frank�察�

humorous   ones   that   glanced   at   her   from   time   to   time�察  �as   their   owner�察  �a 

young   fellow of   five´and´   twenty�察  �walked   at her   side。       He   was   the   new 

editor  of   the   ;Rough´   and´Ready  Record�察─  �and�察  �having   been   her   fellow´ 

passenger from Sacramento�察�had already once or twice availed himself of 

her    father's   invitation    to   call  upon    them。      Mrs。    Mulrady      had    not 

discouraged this mild flirtation。          Whether she wished to disconcert Don 



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Caesar for some occult purpose�察�or whether�察�like the rest of her sex�察�she 

had an overweening confidence in the unheroic�察�unseductive�察�and purely 

platonic character of masculine humor�察�did not appear。 

     ;When I say I'm sorry you are going to leave us�察�Miss Mulrady�察─�said 

the young fellow�察�lightly�察 �you will comprehend my unselfishness�察�since I 

frankly admit your departure would be a positive relief to me as an editor 

and a man。       The pressure in the Poet's Corner of the 'Record' since it was 

mistakingly  discovered   that   a   person   of   your   name   might   be   induced   to 

seek the 'glade' and 'shade' without being 'afraid��' 'dismayed��' or 'betrayed��' 

has   been   something   enormous�察  �and�察  �unfortunately�察  �I   am   debarred   from 

rejecting    anything�察   �on   the  just  ground    that   I  am   myself   an   interested 

admirer。; 

     ;It's   dreadful   to   be   placarded   around   the   country   by   one's   own   full 

name�察�isn't it�拭─�said Mamie�察�without�察�however�察�expressing much horror in 

her face。 

     ;They   think   it   much   more   respectful   than   to   call   you   'Mamie��';   he 

responded�察�lightly�察 �and many of your admirers are middle´aged men�察�with 

a mediaeval style of compliment。            I've discovered that amatory versifying 

wasn't entirely a youthful passion。           Colonel Cash is about as fatal with a 

couplet   as   with   a   double´barreled   gun�察  �and   scatters   as   terribly。   Judge 

Butts and Dr。 Wilson have both discerned the resemblance of your gifts to 

those   of   Venus�察  �and   their   own   to   Apollo。   But   don't   undervalue   those 

tributes�察   �Miss    Mulrady�察─     �he   added�察    �more    seriously。     ;You'll     have 

thousands of admirers where you are going�察�but you'll be willing to admit 

in the end�察�I think�察�that none were more honest and respectful than your 

subjects at Rough´and´Ready and Red Dog。;                 He stopped�察�and added in a 

graver tone�察 �Does Don Caesar write poetry�拭─�

     ;He has something better to do�察─�said the young lady�察�pertly。 

     ;I can easily imagine that�察─�he returned�察�mischievously�察 �it must be a 

pallid substitute for other opportunities。; 

     ;What did you come here for�拭─�she asked�察�suddenly。 

     ;To see you。; 

     ;Nonsense�       �You     know     what   I  mean。     Why      did  you   ever   leave 

Sacramento   to   come   here�拭      �I   should   think   it   would   suit   you   so   much 



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better than this place。; 

     ;I suppose I was fired by your father's example�察�and wished to find a 

gold mine。; 

     ;Men like you never do�察─�she said�察�simply。 

     ;Is that a compliment�察�Miss Mulrady�拭─�

     ;I don't know。      But I think that you think that it is。; 

     He   gave   her the   pleased   look   of   one   who   had   unexpectedly  found   a 

sympathetic intelligence。         ;Do I�拭     �This is interesting。      Let's sit down。; 

In   their   desultory   rambling   they   had   reached�察  �quite   unconsciously�察  �the 

large boulder at the roadside。         Mamie hesitated a moment�察�looked up and 

down     the   road�察  �and   then�察 �with   an   already   opulent    indifference    to  the 

damaging of her spotless skirt�察�sat herself upon it�察�with her furled parasol 

held   by  her   two   little   hands   thrown   over  her   half´drawn´up  knee。      The 

young   editor�察  �half   sitting�察  �half   leaning�察  �against   the   stone�察  �began   to   draw 

figures in the sand with his cane。 

     ;On   the   contrary�察  �Miss   Mulrady�察  �I   hope   to   make   some   money   here。 

You are leaving Rough´and´Ready because you are rich。                    We are coming 

to it because we are poor。; 

     ;We�拭─�echoed Mamie�察�lazily�察�looking up the road。 

     ;Yes。    My father and two sisters。; 

     ;I am sorry。      I might have known them if I hadn't been going away。; 

At the same moment�察�it flashed across her mind that�察�if they were like the 

man   before   her�察  �they  might   prove   disagreeably  independent   and   critical。 

;Is your father in business�拭─�she asked。 

     He shook his head。         After a pause�察�he said�察�punctuating his sentences 

with the point of his stick in the soft dust�察 �He is paralyzed�察�and out of his 

mind�察  �Miss   Mulrady。       I   came   to   California   to   seek   him�察  �as   all   news   of 

him ceased three years since�察�and I found him only two weeks ago�察�alone�察�

friendlessan unrecognized pauper in the county hospital。; 

     ;Two weeks ago�拭        �That was when I went to Sacramento。; 

     ;Very probably。; 

     ;It must have been very shocking to you�拭─�

     ;It was。; 

     ;I should think you'd feel real bad�拭─�



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     ;I do�察�at times。;     He smiled�察�and laid his stick on the stone。 ;You now 

see�察�Miss Mulrady�察�how necessary to me is this good fortune that you don't 

think me worthy  of。        Meantime I   must try  to make   a home   for them  at 

Rough´and´Ready。; 

     Miss Mulrady put down her knee and her parasol。                  ;We mustn't stay 

here much longer�察�you know。; 

     ;Why�拭─�

     ;Why�察�the stage´coach comes by at about this time。; 

     ;And you think the passengers will observe us sitting here�拭─�

     ;Of course they will。; 

     ;Miss Mulrady�察�I implore you to stay。; 

     He was leaning over her with such apparent earnestness of voice and 

gesture that the color   came into her cheek。            For   a moment she   scarcely 

dared to lift her conscious eyes to   his。          When she did so�察�she suddenly 

glanced her own aside with a flash of anger。             He was laughing。 

     ;If you have any pity for me�察�do not leave me now�察─�he repeated。 ;Stay 

a moment longer�察�and my fortune is made。               The passengers will report us 

all over Red Dog as engaged。            I shall be supposed to be in your father's 

secrets�察�and shall be sought after as a director of all the new companies。 

The 'Record' will double its circulation�察�poetry will drop out of its columns�察�

advertising   rush   to   fill   its   place�察  �and   I   shall   receive   five   dollars   a   week 

more   salary�察  �if   not   seven   and   a   half。 Never   mind   the   consequences   to 

yourself at such a moment。           I assure you there will be none。            You can 

deny it the next dayI will deny itnay�察�more�察�the 'Record' itself will deny 

it in an extra edition of one thousand copies�察�at ten cents each。                Linger a 

moment   longer�察  �Miss   Mulrady。        Fly�察  �oh   fly   not   yet。 They're   coming 

hark� �oh�     �By Jove�察�it's only Don Caesar� ─�

     It was�察�indeed�察�only the young scion of the house of Alvarado�察�blue´ 

eyed�察  �sallow´skinned�察  �and   high´shouldered�察  �coming   towards   them   on   a 

fiery�察 �half´broken   mustang�察 �whose   very  spontaneous   lawlessness   seemed 

to   accentuate   and   bring   out   the   grave   and   decorous   ease   of   his   rider。 

Even   in   his   burlesque   preoccupation   the   editor   of   the   ;Record;   did   not 

withhold   his   admiration   of   this   perfect   horsemanship。      Mamie�察  �who�察  �in 

her wounded amour propre�察�would like to have made much of it to annoy 



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