Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1886-08-14

| 10 Inc garner he turned st1dt1 -T1Id from
| her post NJ the window she SAW him nod
at her, smiling once more. standing
there il the moonlight. She remained
there moment after he had Il sappear-
ed, and the hand that rested against the
curtains trembled little
"Wellln cried Jessies somcwhat
shrll voice from tho back room. "has
Nane gomez When is he coming
nganp
Jesse lay on the loungo a shapoless
mass OF wrapper and shawls, rs usual,
despite the sulrness OF the night
She had had one of her attacks" dur
ing the day and was more quarulous
than customary
"Yane is going away for q little
while out Of town.
Going TO some fashionable place, |
suppose, with some of his fashionable
friends" cried the invalid. Then. as
her 5 ster made no reply. "lf he saved
up his money instead of spending it
| this way YOU could have been married
before this. But always told YOU. Bell.
you were too weak with him. What
did YOU say to him about bis going
awav2'
Nothing, replied the girl, wearily.
"let Bell alone, jess" said Tom 5
soft, slow voice, from the depths of an
arm-cha +. in which he SIT in a state of
neglige equal TO hswife's. THE childs
tired; let her 60 to bed y
pelI cost = grateful rl,,,cn toy,rd ber
brotber-in-law's large mild faca She
and noor nnlncky ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
ton. and if the trnth must be confessed
lazy Tom wera the best of friends If
was nof the frst tma that be had
shielded her With /. delic,cv thot novoy
failed from bor sisters wnil-meant int
harrowinr onsl,upbts
Bon crent M stars on ,hosc Golden
SIMMER DAYS down by the sen when
first >he and ynne Stonhooson Ind moi
and whpre Ia ha1 oslsnd hrr to ho his
wife how for. far oir they woroi
Whom yann Stnnbeneon alnhtod ~
tile little station Of --- Spr,nrs the fol
ll&3ssinsy evatsl,o Al ! snirits rosn Win n
sss,,rahle axhjloration lIc
u n ias,t Il 'A,bss aud o'so some
Fl issls 4boif \ coming for what
gliai reason hc himself best knew but
they evaporated now The piazzas of
The hotel were full of graceful forms in
fhin eireaass and n band within was
PLAYING dance mnsic. Vane repaired
the damages inflicted upon his appear
agee b6 tea5 el an then sent his card TO
I, with his mother. as
.an4. aad Ais aw,a and maid
Miss Lawton was dres 3rl tnateyo no.
rs was customary with her. into the
nearest approach 10 beauty in any way
eompatible with tbe materials Granted
her moi 100 layishiyl by nature. Her
French drcssmaker had once remarked,
with the approval of an artist whose
efforts are too often wasted upon pur-
blind generation. thnt Miss I,awton had
The cont somewhat tarnreur. but that
She was interesting to dress. nevcrthe-
less. because She was so .responsivc." !"
In some way Vpne fclt grateful 10 bor
NJ that moment for looking SO well. II
seemed 10 put him more AT rights with
himself.
Il did not expect YOU" She said with
a little laugh that in sub lc fashion con
tradic,cd her words.
"Did you notPN IL His impressive
tone. "You might have known !
should come after you had said
would not be quite unwelcomo,
She sot ,layn and drew poudy Ori- !
entail shawl ahont her shoulders. She !
was ante harmonic. from thc ton of
her aitisticallv coif,ei head 10 her mar
row slinner-tp. A delicate SUGGESTION
of n Perfume so few women know how
10 use scents-was waited toward him
by each slow motion of her scarlet
feather fan. Voices and subducd laugh
Ter came from the Other end Of the III |
azza. MINGLED with tbe strains of the |
waltz tbcn in vogup. In in tbe sky a
full moon was banpinU and a low wind |
blew from tbe soulh. Ii was very
pIeasont oltoocther. So pleasont that |
H. eity with }ts bot pavements and lis |
din H. borrossinr documents from
n cture-Ic,;ers and its unpad hills.
faded ou ,e away INTO the dim recesses
of Beauty Vain'sn memory. His
monetary complications. in fact. seemed
10 assume far less pressing aspect in
the prominently of an heiress kindly dis |
posed
'rbcro arc carto,n notentiolit;es of
Riches IN the ntmosnbcre tbot mako
novertv IN Tho most indionnt artist an
near aitogaihor a lar less nrosont ana
= .rsonal matter Not that Vane ste
pbpneon direcfly contem,lated tba nos
sibility NJ over nroring unirne ~ Reu
Rel was 4 dear little thinr. and thero
was world of character hidden be.