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simple amatory effusions to her daughter rhymed with ;lovely maid�察─�she 

promptly refused the original vowel。 But she fondly clung to the Spanish 

courtesy   which   transformed   her   husband's   baptismal   name�察  �and   usually 

spoke of himin his absence as ;Don Alvino。;                 But in the presence of 

his   short�察  �square   figure�察  �his   orange   tawny   hair�察  �his   twinkling   gray   eyes�察�

and retrousse nose�察�even that dominant woman withheld his title。                    It was 

currently reported at Red Dog that a distinguished foreigner had one day 

approached   Mulrady   with   the   formula�察   �I   believe   I   have   the   honor   of 

addressing   Don   Alvino   Mulrady�拭─          �You   kin   bet   your   boots�察  �stranger�察�

that's me�察─�had returned that simple hidalgo。 

     Although      Mrs。   Mulrady     would     have   preferred    that  Mamie     should 

remain at Sacramento until she could join her�察�preparatory to a trip to ;the 

States; and Europe�察�she yielded to her daughter's desire to astonish Rough´ 

and´Ready�察  �before   she   left�察  �with   her   new   wardrobe�察  �and   unfold   in   the 

parent nest the delicate and painted wings with which she was to fly from 



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them   forever。     ;I   don't   want   them   to   remember   me   afterwards   in   those 

spotted prints�察�ma�察�and like as not say I never had a decent frock until I 

went away。;        There was something so like the daughter of her mother in 

this delicate foresight that the touched and gratified parent kissed her�察�and 

assented。     The result was gratifying beyond her expectation。                In that few 

weeks' sojourn at Sacramento�察�the young girl seemed to have adapted and 

assimilated herself to the latest modes of fashion with even more than the 

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

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