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About The west shore. (Portland, Or.) 1875-1891 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 1, 1888)
b THE WEST SHORE. bilV t lh drivr, m ho cracked his long whip for lU lut iia U-fore tic charge of horaw at Kurt 8 Mr. Hurt, ho owlM the toll bridge, was also j!ttMUr ftfc'l Mjrr-M agent, and kept the teams thai r r. ( hanged thf-re on the stage route, ,l U Ugi drew up with a flourish, he raised his Utiton ari l call"! out brilly " WflJ, Dirk, howgit?" " 8.rt o' chilly tonight," mM Dick, jumping to th" xumu ku clapping his hands rigorously. " Any pww ijgi m," iukr- Mr. Burt " (hf - a My - and I've rather tfrsuaded her to top toi.ight, it ii o mid, and she ain't in any great hurry." 1I fj- jj'vl tho tUir aa he njKike, and addressing th air.gh iKTUpact, nid - M Hup e U, at Hurt's bridge; you'll stop, won't y.u?" i d think )," waa the henitating response, in a ft voir, " All right, then," aaid Dick, energetically, "Off with) our trutA, ma'am; an' you'd Utter get her in to a Ctc, Hurt," ho addcl, aa he fuwihtl her to alight, and UbiM h r a mull valine and basket. Mr. Hurt Uk tho baggage from the lady's hands, ku to! tho ay into the houo, remarking on the se mity of th, mti(.r as he went Taking her into a ii"!, rtnf..fUMn aitting rr.m, where a bright fire l-ulUrrjl and gUl, ho of!,red her an eaiy chair, ral 1,1 h,s ,if,, and, excawng himself, went out W.,r, i h. l,t,M mad, h,r apjH aranco the confused '"'W UrJ tht.ralll.of the darting stage, M the '-h bor, . ,cnt,ITatag(i)nco. Then Mr. Burt 7U ,n two or thre. express I-Ug.. T ,n ahe heard her trunk s,t down with tUWL Atth.MmetimeMr.Hurte t r ; " !T "'. ,! dancing tow Z M It i eld w.ath.r to I travidiim i lito.tofn,ul.l,u.,?" Are '0Q " aito," abMffel Ui0 piot, rratofullv m " lhi!riur M . , . , bed for you, and you will want to retire at once, if you are thoroughly warm." " Thank yoa; yes, I am very tired," replied the lady. Mrs. Burt lighted a candle and led the way into an adjoining room, where the stranger found a com fortable bed, a strip of bright carpet before it, and a simple, but pretty, toilette table. She was soon in bed, conscious of plenty of warm blankets and comforters, and diopped asleep, wonder ing how so intelligent and refined a lady as Mrs. Burt happened to be in such an out-of-the-way place, and wondering whether her keen, but kindly, eyes were blue or gray. ' Mrs. Bart, meanwhile, was saying in a low tone to her husband: " I wonder who she is! She is evident lay a lady; but so young and pretty to be traveling alone!" Mr. Burt laughed. " You'll find out all about her tomorrow, my dear, so don't waste any sleeping hours in guessing." Then silence reigned until 6:00 o'clock. But it was several hours later before the guest made her ap pearance, for Mrs'.' Burt would not have her disturbed, and it was finally the down stage passing that awoke her. She dressed quickly and stepped into the sitting room, where a glance at the clock showed her the lateness of the hour. Mrs. Burt just then came in, exclaiming . And so you are up! Good morning!" " Good morning," responded the lady. " Yes, I am up at last I am ashamed of myself." " Why? Because you rested well after your tire Bome joUrDey?, 8ftid Mrg Ia ought to be thankful I am." The visitor decided Mrs. Burt's eyes were blue, bhe told her hostess that her name was Agnes Mur a , ha her brother had been West about two years, the s?ef Jin him at Butte; 80 8l" signed m ur eDgaged t0 teach spared to o le t f ?emben Bat8he had received She tl , wCtiD8 he had Promied to send he, , ' but rpceived no answer, and had nAvpr heard fm. ,. .iriClveu 110 swer, and had never SIS. She had waited in paiafal she ,M .uT 7 ueterminl to come on anyway, Jo ufonH d then said: " I really Li Profession, b t' t- , 7' ,and intended to U86 " roto me iLt m U bad not don8 80 Jet y,buUf, T Vm 0I&S and making 'twIcameouthewouldopenanoiSceand