LATER ON. Written fofrthe Tribune by Y. H. TIMS. CHAPTER XI. Oldham and. Mrs. Faimer had been friends ever since she discovered that he -was a son of a former girlhood acquaint ance and it has been one of her hobbies to have him for a son-in-law. Allie had been frequently spoken to by her mother in praise of John Oldham, his careful mess extolled, his prudence praised and his farm and money in the bank referred to. But Allie had never given her moth er any reason to believe that she admired Oldham, but on the contrary had upon one occasion said: '" ehn Oldham is a man without a soul; -such a man as that can never be my hus band." .Mrs. Farmer gently reproved her daugh ter, or such an unchristian like remark and warned her neyer to say any mortal was soulless. The mother albeit a profess ed christian had a strong vein of manner .in her composition and was much inclined to be mercenary. Though she never spoke of it again to Allie, her plan was to marry her to John Oldham and then when they were settled upon the farm she would quietly insinuate herself into the young family and assert that directive power upon the farm of which she believed her self capable; then Joel Farmer might pros ecute his mining to his heart's content. Hetty had numerous admirers, among whom had been Oldham, but the younger daughter had once given him such a spite ful rebuff that he had dropped out of the list and in his cold distant manner, trans ferred his admiration to the elder and more sensible sister, who in turn gave him no encouragement but treated him with a reserved and respectful courtesy. CHAPTER III. Allan had made frequent trips to Boul der and to the places in the vicinity. Upon one of these visits on a balmy Saturday af ternoon seated side by side, Allan gave ut terance to the desire of his heart, and the agreement was made between them. Allie had heard and Allan acknowledg ed he had been a rather wild youngster, in fact since he had resided in Dry'Gulch he had been out with the boys, and on one or~wo occasions had indulged in a rather protracted drinking bout with them. Allie promised to be his wife with one proviso: "You must promise me, Allan, never to take another drink of whiskey or anything intoxicating." He prbmised, and the contract was seal ed with a kiss. As Allan Blake rode home next day he built castles as he never before had erect ed; even went into the details of the home he would build, made mental provision .for every little convenience which was to :add to the comfort of his loved one; resolv ed to work as he had never worked be fore. Withir a will he entered into his mining investment, became economical, even neg lected his assaying business to' give per :sonal attention to his mine which he had named the "A. F. A." in honor of her who would become his life partner. CHAPTER XII. Though his business relations with the town of Boulder had waned and he did but little assaying except for himself, he did not fail to ride over to see Allie on Saturdays quite often. He kept his prom ise to her religeously and though the day was not.yet fived, upon, was still consult ing with his love regarding household af fairs. Though Allan Blake was an expert in :mining matters, he appeared to be blind as far as the A. F. B. was concerned and .did not profit by the knowledge which he ~clearly and ably gave to Joel Farmer. In his enthusiastic prosecution of his darling project he sacrificed everything, even sold his cabin and assaying implements to a new-comer, staid up on ,the mountain 'at his claim, cooked for two men who work ed for him and worked full time with them besides. His small capital was ,dwindling down so that he had to seek as .sistance from his friends to carry on the work and pay the men. Blake was honest ,and it hurt him to be in debt. One day the keeper of the, livery, stable in Dry GuIch offered him a good price for his saddle horse and he sold him, took the money, paid Boyd and others and with a small remainder bought provisions and provisions for his mine. Themlhe,though it showed mineral. did not produce it in ,sufficient quant;ties to pay.. His assays2 showed pretty well, but like many another ,miner he could not for the life ,of bil take a fair and general sample. His _in fatioation had complete posseasion of ili and bid fair to bankrupt and .r. n im.1 iBoyd believing that his better jud enut was blinded, advised h eo legI up "It -lake iaghed and aaid, "'uL lome out all right, Boyd;" and so dismissed the idea of letting up. Allie kept the secret of her engagement to Allan from her mother till the winter vacation, and then when she returned home she told it. Mrs. Farmer was displeased and did not fail to so inform her daughter, decrying Allan's mining venture, and winding up with a tirade against all men who followed mining for a living or a fortune. Allie heard it all in a silence which was omin ous of her set determination to follow the promptings of her heart's affections. It was of no use for Mrs. Farmer to cite John Oldham's circumstances or pecun iary advantages, Allie's only reply was, " I love Allan Blake." Was not Allan working night and day for the means to furnish and build a home for her? Was he not sending her comforting, cheering, eloquent words by ever letter, and had he not told her that the day could not be very far off when, as her husband,. he would be rich and relieve her of the dis agreeable duties which she was perform ing. She knew how kind, thoughtful and liberal he had been to her, and she was willing to keep on at the little school at Boulder and wait. Allan had plainly told her that he would not allow her to toil as his wife; that his wife must start in life without that drudgery which a poor man's wife must do; that when he could own and furnish a nice house and liberally provide for her comfort and ease, then they would be married. CHAPTER XIV. Winter passed, spring and summer had come and gone, and the autumn leaves were falling. Allie, without a murniur, had fulfilled her duties as schoolmarm at Boulder. Was loved by the children, ad mired by sore than one unmarried man, and was highly respected and kindly treated by the parents of thejittle ones under her charge. She had a quiet and cozy home with the Cases and was per fectly reconciled to her surroundings, finding a hopeful joy in the prospect of becoming Allan Blake's wife. Allan's weekly letters were a comfort and a pleas ure. Her own, maidenly modest, were written with a feeling of trustfulness upon his strength and wisdom, which, in turn, gave him renewed vigor to withstand the ill fortune which was daily accumulating upon him. Matters were coming to a crisis with Blake. Credit was not being given him with so ready a grace as formerly. In stead of employing two men, ha was only keeping one to help him, and to this man be owed nearly two months' pay. He had worked like a Trojan, and though the de velopment had teen thoroughly done, the vein was no wider nor the pay streak any richer. SLike many another man in like circum stances, he was living on expectations and hope. His faith did not lessen nor his vigor abate. Never accustomed to failure, he believed it only a matter of time when he would succeed. Boyd was somewhat perplexed and not a little annoyed when Allan applied to him for a loan, with which to pay a portion of the debt which he owed his assistant. Boyd spoke very plainly; told him that his claim was a de lusion, that money was scarce, that he º could hardly spare it, "but, Allan, you can have a hundred just this once." Blake's pride was touched, and he was on the point of refusing the kindly prof fered loan, when the reassuring tone and manner of Boyd forced him to accept. Yet-he could not forget "just this once." It galled hiin, and though really and hon estly thankful to his friend for the favor, it made him feel a bitterness to which hitherto he had been a stranger. His affairs were now in a most precari ous condition. He commenced to real ize it. CHAPTER XV. Lying on his bunk in the cabin, with fingers interlaced across his brow, he was reviewing hlis situation. Engaged to be married to a waiting, loving and expectant young woman, whose qualities were all that any honest, well-meaning man could possibly desire. To her he had promised a home. Devoid of aught but the pro tecting and providing care of a strong arm t and loving heart, How was it to be done ? Where was the money co..ing from ?were the questions he asked himself. There came, no satisfactory reply to these self put queries. His eyes were now open to the situation he was in. No longer the trusted ass:ayer of Dry Gulch, no long;,r the favorite of the district, without - far her `credit, with out the warm.sympathy he once had in the community, What should he do? Was it right for him to keep alive the spark 6f hope In ,the br~st of her whb was no longer a girl,-bn t a woman, whose evrery yar might be brinin g herinearer to that solitary condition commonly called "an old maid"? Ceritainly-ao.. Why should he in his hol ely mpvered cos dition holtd out hope tp ther. $e rehned .that be was doing wrong-wrong to her .he ld dearer than 4l else on earth. H$e loveder--ys; ebut would his love adsalt A. M. HOLTER, Pres M. M. HOLTER, Vics-Pres J. W. McLeod, Sec & Treas OHAS. WEGNER, GEN'L MANAGER. Holter Lumber-Co Incorporated. Capital, $100,000. SO88 . Also in Collllectiollon: Great Falls Iallig Mill. "i81? DEALERS IN Lumber, Flooring, Siding, Shingles, Lath, Doors, Windows, Lime and Building Material. W. P. Burcher, Agt. for Yard at Sun River Crossing. of dragging her down to poverty and suf fering-no. In duty to her, and in fair ness to himself, he must free her from the obligations mutually taken on the hillside at Boulder. And yet, how could it be done. What excuse, what pretext would she hear. He sat with bended head for a long time, then with a wearied and tired sigh he lay down with his mind-fully made up. (Continued.) Look Out for Them. There are two women in the city who have recently arrived from Canada on a tour through the West, "combining busi ness with pleasure." An instance of their mode of business was related to.a reporter yesterday, which may save others from being duped. They have a lot of dress patterns with them, which they are ex hibiting to ladies in this city. One lady was offered a package of dress goods, which was supposed to contain sixteen yards. This the two traveling women told her was worth $33, but they would let her have it for $15, which was accepted and the money paid. A short time afterwards the goods were measured in one of our dry goods stores, when it was found that there wasn't quite five yards in all the piece.-Butte Inter Mountain. Miss N. B. Cummins, now the librarian of the department of justice at Washing ton, is a daughter of a tormer justice (f the supreme court of Pennsylvania, and is regarded as one of the best authorities on law books in the country. She is literally an encyclopedia of reports, rendering in valuable aid to the lawyers who use the extensive library of that department. JOY & FR ITZPATRICK," ARCHITECTS. 58 Chamber of Commerce,. St. Paul H P. 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