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slumbered   as   lightly。   Waking        from   a   vivid   dream   of   Venicea   child's 



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Veniceseen   from   the   swelling   deck   of   the   proudly´riding   Pontiac�察  �she 

was     so  impressed     as   to   rise  and  cross   on   tiptoe   to  the   little  slanting 

porthole。 Morning was already dawning over the flat�察�straggling city�察�but 

from every counting´house and magazine the votive tapers of the feverish 

worshipers of trade and mammon were still flaring fiercely。 



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       The day following ;steamer night; was usually stale and flat at San 

Francisco。      The    reaction    from    the   feverish    exaltation    of  the   previous 

twenty´four       hours   was    seen   in  the   listless  faces   and   lounging     feet  of 

promenaders�察�and was notable in the deserted offices and warehouses still 

redolent of last night's gas�察�and strewn with the dead ashes of last night's 

fires。 

     There was a brief pause before the busy life which ran its course from 

;steamer day; to steamer day was once more taken up。 In that interval a 

few     anxious     speculators     and    investors    breathed     freely�察  �some    critical 

situation     was    relieved�察   �or   some     impending       catastrophe     momentarily 

averted。 In particular�察�a singular stroke of good fortune that morning befell 

Mr。    Nott。   He    not   only   secured    a  new    tenant�察   �but�察 �as   he  sagaciously 

believed�察    �introduced     into   the   Pontiac    a  counteracting      influence    to  the 

subtle fascinations of de Ferrieres。 

     The     new    tenant    apparently     possessed      a  combination       of  business 

shrewdness   and   brusque   frankness   that   strongly   impressed   his   landlord。 

;You see�察�Rosey�察─�said Nott�察�complacently describing the interview to his 

daughter�察   �when   I   sorter   intimated   in   a   keerless   kind   o'   way   that   sugar 

kettles   and   hair   dye   was   about   played   out   ez   securities�察  �he   just   planked 

down the money for two months in advance。 'There��' sez he�察�'that's YOUR 

SECURITYnow where's MINE��' 'I reckon I don't hitch on�察�pardner��' sez I�察�

'security what for��' ''Spose you sell the ship��' sez he�察�'afore the two months 

is up。  I've   heard   that   old   Sleight   wants to buy  her。'   'Then   you   gets   back 

your money��' sez I。 'And lose my room��' sez he�察�'not much�察�old man。 You 

sign a paper that whoever buys the ship inside o' two months hez to buy 

ME ez a tenant with it�察�that's on the square。' So I sign the paper。 It was 

mighty cute in the young feller�察�wasn't it�拭─�he said�察�scanning his daughter's 



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pretty puzzled face a little anxiously�察 �and don't you see ez I ain't goin' to 

sell   the   Pontiac�察  �it's  just  about   ez   cute   in  me�察  �eh�拭  �He's   a  contractor 

somewhere   around   yer�察  �and   wants   to   be   near   his   work。   So   he   takes   the 

room next to the Frenchman�察�that that ship captain quit for the mines�察�and 

succeeds   naterally   to   his   chest   and   things。   He's   might   peart´lookin�察  �that 

young feller�察�Roseylong black moustaches�察�all his own color�察�Roseyand 

he's    a  regular    high´stepper�察    �you   bet。   I  reckon    he's  not   only    been   a 

gentleman�察�but ez NOW。 Some o' them contractors are very high´toned� ─�

     ;I don't think we have any right to give him the captain's chest�察�father�察─�

said   Rosey�察   �there   may   be   some   private   things   in   it。   There   were   some 

letters   and   photographs   in   the   hair´dye   man's   trunk   that   you   gave   the 

photographer。; 

     ;That's      just   it�察  �Rosey�察─     �returned     Abner      Nott     with    sublime 

unconsciousness�察 �photographs and love letters you can't sell for cash�察�and 

I don't mind givin' 'em away�察�if they kin make a feller creature happy。; 

     ;But�察�father�察�have we the RIGHT to give 'em away�拭─�

     ;They're collateral security�察�Rosey�察─�said her father grimly。 ;Co´ la´te´ 

ral�察─  �he   continued�察  �emphasizing   each   syllable   by   tapping   the   fist   of   one 

hand   in   the   open   palm   of   the   other。   ;Co´la´te´ral   is   the   word   the   big 

business sharps yer about call 'em。 You can't get round that。; He paused a 

moment�察�and then�察�as a new idea seemed to be painfully borne in his round 

eyes�察�continued cautiously�此 �Was that the reason why you woudn't touch 

any of them dresses from the trunks of that opery gal ez skedaddled for 

Sacramento�拭�And yet them trunks I regularly bought at auctionRoseyat 

auction�察�on specand they didn't realize the cost of drayage。; 

     A  slight   color   mounted   to   Rosey's   face。   ;No�察─  �she   said�察  �hastily�察   �not 

that。; Hesitating a moment she then drew softly to his side�察�and�察�placing 

her arms around his neck�察�turned his broad�察�foolish face towards her own。 

;Father�察─�she began�察 �when mother died�察�would YOU have liked anybody 

to take her trunks and paw around her things and wear them�拭─�

     ;When your mother died�察�just this side o' Sweetwater�察�Rosey�察─�said Mr。 

Nott�察�with beaming unconsciousness�察 �she hadn't any trunks。 I reckon she 

hadn't even an extra gown hanging up in the wagin�察�'cept the petticoat ez 

she   had   wrapped   around   yer。   It   was   about   ez   much   ez   we   could   do   to 



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skirmish round with Injins�察�alkali�察�and cold�察�and we sorter forgot to dress 

for  dinner。  She   never  thought�察  �Rosey�察 �that   you   and   me   would   live   to   be 

inhabitin' a paliss of a real ship。 Ef she had she would have died a proud 

woman。; 

     He     turned     his   small�察   �loving�察   �boar´like     eyes    upon     her   as   a 

preternaturally   innocent   and   trusting   companion   of   Ulysses   might   have 

regarded the transforming Circe。 Rosey turned away with the faintest sigh。 

The   habitual look   of   abstraction   returned to   her   eyes   as if   she had   once 

more taken refuge in her own ideal world。 Unfortunately the change did 

not escape either the sensitive observation or the fatuous misconception of 

the sagacious parent。 ;Ye'll be mountin' a few furbelows and fixins�察�Rosey�察�

I reckon�察�ez only natural。 Mabbee ye'll have to prink up a little now that 

we've got a gentleman contractor in the ship。 I'll see what I kin pick up in 

Montgomery         Street。;   And    indeed    he   succeeded     a  few    hours   later  in 

accomplishing        with    equal   infelicity    his  generous      design。   When      she 

returned from her household tasks she found on her berth a purple velvet 

bonnet of extraordinary make�察�and a pair of white satin slippers。 ;They'll 

do for a start off�察�Rosey�察─�he explained�察 �and I got 'em at my figgers。; 

     ;But I go out so seldom�察�father�察�and a bonnet; 

     ;That's   so�察─  �interrupted   Mr。   Nott�察  �complacently�察   �it   might   be   jest   ez 

well for a young gal like yer to appear ez if she DID go out�察�or would go 

out if she wanted to。 So you kin be wearin' that ar headstall kinder like this 

evening when the contractor's here�察�ez if you'd jest come in from a pasear。; 

     Miss Rosey did not however immediately avail herself of her father's 

purchase�察  �but   contented   herself   with   the   usual   scarlet   ribbon   that   like   a 

snood confined her brown hair�察�when she returned to her tasks。 The space 

between      the  galley    and   the  bulwarks     had   been    her  favorite    resort  in 

summer when not actually engaged in household work。 It was now lightly 

roofed   over   with   boards   and   tarpaulin   against   the   winter   rain�察  �but   still 

afforded her a veranda´like space before the gallery door�察�where she could 

read or sew�察�looking over the bow of the Pontiac to the tossing bay or the 

further range of the Contra Costa hills。 

     Hither   Miss   Rosey   brought   the   purple   prodigy�察  �partly   to   please   her 

father�察�partly with a view of subjecting it to violent radical changes。 But 



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after   trying   it   on   before   the   tiny   mirror   in   the   galley  once   or   twice�察  �her 

thoughts   wandered   away�察  �and   she   fell   into   one   of   her   habitual   reveries 

seated on a little stool before the galley door。 

     She was roused from it by the slight shaking and rattling of the doors 

of a small hatch on the deck�察�not a dozen yards from where she sat。 It had 

been   evidently   fastened   from   below   during   the   wet   weather�察  �but   as   she 

gazed�察�the fastenings were removed�察�the doors were suddenly lifted�察�and 

the   head   and   shoulders   of   a   young   man   emerged   from   the   deck。   Partly 

from her father's description�察�and partly from the impossibility of its being 

anybody else�察�she at once conceived it to be the new lodger。 She had time 

to note that he was young and good´looking�察�graver perhaps than became 

his   sudden   pantomimic   appearance�察  �but   before   she   could   observe   him 

closely�察�he had turned�察�closed the hatch with a certain familiar dexterity�察�

and walked slowly towards the bows。 Even in her slight bewilderment�察�she 

observed that his step upon the deck seemed different to her father's or the 

photographer's�察�and that he laid his   hand on various objects with a  half´ 

caressing     ease    and   habit。   Presently    he   paused    and   turned    back�察  �and 

glancing at the galley door for the first time

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