Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1888-11-03
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BY CHARLES ]. BELLAMY.
0Dpyrighted by the Author, and published
by arrangement with him.

But it could do no good to warn her. She
might flutter i'll her terror straight into the
very jaws of destruction. AS for him, he
could be cool and firm, though his heart was
consuming within him. And who knows;
the hair That held the sword over her head
might never snap, and ut last, after many
years-what years of agony they would be
to hm-she might lie down at last in an
honored grave. No, he would not tell her
Ii God in his mercy would permit him he
would thank him night and morning, and
carry the burden of hourly terror, for her
sake, alone.
The horse was not happy His master had
no kind word for him after his absence, nor
one stroke for his glossy neck He sdled
sulltily to and fro across the road and made
but very slow progress, till sharp blow of
the hand that was used to pat him sent him
bounding in great leaps on his way, forgettul
Of everything except his own resentment
When he reached MIR. Ellngsworth's gate,
Philip was sorry he had come so fast, for he
had rot thought yet how to conceal his mo-
tive in coming. But Jane received him so
cordially that he quite forgot he had any
thing to conceal.
This evening Jane appeared at her very
best She made Philip tell her where he had
been with his bride, on their short trip, and
all they had seen, and was so charmingly
interested that he imagined he was sue
CeeQllG III uullc NillllllS w el III
favor Then she hoped they would be so
Every happy" and drooped her black lashes
at last in q beautiful stroke of daring.
''W II you be sure and quite forget ever
thought Gi 5liked Bertha: | mean to be so
yery devoted now if YOU and she will let me" ;"
''Do you." he exclaimed, drawing deep
breath of relief "God bless you it; make
our house your other home" How he had
misiudged this aniable girl. He would per-
suadc Bertha to be very kind to her How
very fortunate tits, he thought women Go not
hold their hates as men do. While he had
been sr,eals;ng she had turned her head away,
but as he said good night, she looked him in
the face a~ain.
.'Why, what isthe matter?' he said quickly,
ssyour In is blee.iingn
'"Oh. # is nothing, good niChtn
The horse was put into the stall with his
masters own hani thaU nlGuu, ana rewarded
for his services, at last w.lh the kind words
that male him lay back his ears in content
Then Fi.,np went into the Eouse and bolted
tho doors with new sense of possession.
Bertha was within with hiin; the whole
world besides was shut without, for to-slShI,
at least. He hung ~ his hat ana looked INTO
the drawing room. Lac gas was IN luIl piaze,
the piano open and the music sheet' III place;
a book hay on char as II JusU uIopkGiu
there. But Bertha was not in the room. He
turned out the gas and stepped along to the
library. But it was dark, and no one was
there In sudden, vague fear he bounded
I'D the stairs. ENllc WIS LpO III itSi pCu
doir, and he pushed open the door INTO the
white chamber. The gas was turned down
low, but he pat aside the curtains OF the
canopy and there lay Bertha. Her lips were
Just parted in a sweet dream, and the de,
licious su, -gestion of smile was IL her closed
eyeli.s too All the thunders of he'll might
be ecrulng around her, the dear head rested
in persect peace. A terrible fate trembled
over her, but she was as unconscious of it as
the babe of an hour. lie bent over her with
n yearning tenderness in his eyes. One white
arm Law on the coverlet, he kissed it Us softly
as if It were holy thing. lie bowed his
head low over her face, That seemed in her
sleeo to have a new gentlencss and warmth
in It He drank her sweet, child like breath.
What was she dreaming of, he wondered
Ha inst toucled her lips, when she moved
uneas,ly in her sleep, and murmured his
name
bertha. YOU came to me pure, with no sin
on Iour VIII 'tc soul. l. IL who have put it
tbeT4. |. who loved you better than myself,
have nnt the sin lyoon you And you never
Lncw NV love. my darling, yes, my holy
one Won never knew what you did His
SI;~ht form shook with a great fearless sob
T3cn he closed the curtains about her bed
wifi Iinrerirc, tenderness, turned out the
LIGHT and left the room.
II was at the same moment that Jane Eli
inrsworth drew letter from her pocket, as