Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1888-04-14

whether l Lavo ever loved you or not, must
leave thai to others. But for ono thing, my
fcoliag is ro5 clanScl aad for another, yoa
may mako il your boast thai you havc nado
rly whole lIfo and character something diff
forcat from what they we're. mean what
say; no less do not ink getting married
is worth while. l vor rather you we2t on
living with your father, SO that could walk
over and SEQ you once, or maybe twice a
wcoi;, c5 people co to church, and then wo
should both be oil tho happier between
whiles. That's my notion. But I'll marry
you if you will" 10 added.
"Do yol l;now that yoa arc insulting moY
sho broke out
"Not l, Marjo-y, said he; "if thero is any
thing il q clear conscience, not l. I offer ell
r1y hearts best affections; you can tako it or
want i, though suspect it's beyond either
yocr power CT Eli2c to change what has oAco
bcc.l Conc, c@d SCI nc fancy free. I'll marry
you, il YOU Ike; but tell you again AID
a~aia, It's rot worth wa.lc, aad wo had bost
stcy friends. Tough l a.n quiet man, l
haze noticed a heap OF things il r1y lilc.
Trust il me, cll ta.so things a3 propose; or,
if yoa doat l:,:o that, say tho word, and Ill
marry you on Of hand"
There WAS q coaSidc"aJlc pauso, and viii,
who bo-an to feel r::!c2GJ, BEGAN to grow
aa-ry il consequence.
az scc@,J you 60 TOO proad to say your
Ia;2l," be said "Gc.i2Tc IN, that's a pity.
a clean s,lrirt makes simple l;viag. CaI a
rl2n bo more downright or honorable to Il
woman than | have been! l have sad Fay
say, aid i..vcl you yoGr choice. Do you
Want Iac to l2c.:'y you: or VII yoa take my
Friendship, c9 ta!a.i hes! Or have you Lad
eaoa~h OF Elc for GOOD. Speak oat for tho
dear GoI.; sale! lou l:now your fat!lc,' told
YOU Il girl should speak Lcr mind il taess
affairs"
She Gccrled TO recover herself Ct that.
turned without q word, waliel rapidly
throu~h tho garden and disappeared into tbs
house, leaving VIII il so-1o confusion as t.
the result. Ho wcA:cd Up and down t.r,
garden, whst,ing softly to himself. Goslc
times lie stopped AID contemplated the So"
and h.,l5op7; sometimes he went down to tf''
tail Of TIC vcr and sat there, loo,.irg foolish,
il the water. Al this dL5ioey and p2r5urha,
ten Was So fo"ci y to h:J naturc and the liz
which he had rcSoilsely chosen for hirlse!
that Eo bean to ra-rct Mujo!'y'j arriya..
"Act2r ell, ," he thought, Il was as happy a.
O man nccl b.. Ico1ll come dowu here az.
watch ny fines all dag long if wanted: :
was as settled aaI colto2tcl as M old mill.
Marjory cane down to diaacr looking ver'
trim and quiet; and 70 sooner were all thro'
a. table than she n2Gc her father speech,
with her eyes fixed uool her plato, br:
showing no other sign Of embarrassment O
distress
"Tathcr,n she began, OR WIN and l have
been talking things over. We sec that VIZ
have each made u mistake ahouo our feelings.
and he has agreed, at rly request to give up
Ill idea Of marriage, and bcEo more chan l.?y
very good friend as in the past. You see
the-c is 10 shadow Of a quarrel, and inCCcl
hope We shall see great deal OF him in the
future, for his visits viii always be welcome
i'll our house. OF course, father, you will
know best, but perhaps VIC should DO better
to leave M wins house for Tie present |
believe, after what hes passed, VIC should
hardly be agreeable inmates for CCmc days"
Win, who he'd commanded himself with
difficulty froil the frs, broke oIt upon this
iAto cH inGrticulato noise, and raised one
hand with al appearance Of real d!Smay, GS
if he werc about 20 interfere ard co2tr2o,ict.
Dut she checked him ct once, looking up ct
him with a swift glance and an angry flush
upon her check.
- Oh VIII perhaps nave lEo GCoo Jr"'c'
she said, "to let nc explain tAeao matters 1of
myself"
VIII was put cnt,rcly y out OF copntonance
b. her expression ard the ring OF Ecr voice.
lie held his peace, concluding thai there were
Gc,ac THINGS about this SRI beyond his COM
prcAcasioa, in which io w2a exactly right
The POOR p2raol wcs q1ito cro5tiolleA. He
tried to provo that this wcs 10 nc"c than a
l.
truc lovers til, which would r2@j OH tcloro
night; and When he Wa3 d.SlcdCcd from that
position, he went on to argue that where
thcro was TO quarrel there could Lo 70 call
for a separation; for tie GOOD man liked
both his entertainment and El5 hcSs' lt was
curious to see how the Girl managed them,
s.yinG fSlo all the time, and That very
quietly, G"d yet tWl5t.nG tNc.A rouEu her
Ga~Cr ard inGCncibly l1GG-NT them wherever