Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1888-10-13
BY CHARLES ]. BELLAMY.
Copyrighted by the Author, and published
by arrangement with him.

he sew no spark of joy in life. It had
been like a day when the clouds had shut
away the sun, aad settled gloomily over the
earth for storm. A shadow creeps into
every human face, darkness covers in every
homo, tlo birds fiutter in terror from tree to
tree, or nestle fearfully in their retreats
The very brooks moan instead of babbling
Then suddenly the summer sun burns
through tie clouds, which scatter to their
caves beneath the hills; the ripping rivers
glistea and sparkle Ike raTest jewels, and the
birds break forth in song as they mount in
ecstasy toward the sunlight. Not a human
thing bat bIightens into sudden gladness. So
short a time ago he thought life only dull
cherries struggle. that he rose in the morn
ing heavy and d sheartaned, that he lay down
at night careless if he slept forever. But
suddenly the world looked Ike an enchanted
palace to Philip Breton. and his life seemed
as perfect as day in paradise.
1t was at 3 o'clock that he was to go to
Bertha, and it was only when he was ready
and waiting in his study for this last slow
hour between him and happiness to slip
away. He looked up the street and down
again, but the streets We're quite deserted; he
might have fancied the world all gone to
Steep u3u lie IOJ uGoIu Jls roar Oh IUc waters
going over the de- Then he glanced at the
clock. If he had Lot heard its loud ticking
he would have been willing to swear the
hands must have. stopped lie picked up d
newspaper and tried to interest himself in it,
What a child he was to be sure, not to know
how to wait. Did he imagine there would be
nothing more for him to wait for after to-
day2 His eyes glanced impatiently down the
t,,l w
in the paper at all; he must stop his subsclip-
tion; lie might as Wen write to the publishers
now; it would take up little of his surplus
time. But what was this odd looking adver
tiseZ.ent in such very black type:
Divorces obtained without trouble or pub
licity for any cause desired. Address, in
strictest confidence, John I. Giddngs, No 4
Erc.c! square, Lockout.
"WeI, well" sol!oquized Philip, after
I reading the card a second time, ''our corpo-
4 ration counsel is come down pretty low, get
"a ting bogus divorces for a livelihood"
N FLen he glanced at his watch; he was out
n of temper with the pretty little clock. Per-
hap5 allowing Fl teen Ilinut-s for the distance
4 to Bcrtla's house lie might not DO very much
Il too early.
Philip found Bertha standing. She gener-
ally preferred 20 st. And she wore an
anxious loo; ne had never seen on her face
before. He thought TO rla,-o her laugh.
~ suppose It's. Euia2sworth will not miss
her chAnce osoo.I our tete-a-toto.n
"Sae is not in town" and Bertha turned to
the window a gain "5le went yesterday
Do you l-2ow whether she has Gay relatives
in Vin2boro:"
"Way, that is whore YOU Philip bit
his. lip; "no, I didn't l.aow that she had"
lie came up to where dc stood, and, when
she Cd not speak again, he tried to take her
/ hand. But she drew away from his touch
with ro-.UTc os impIoc2@e.
Il an il no mood for foolshAess." 1t
seemed foolsLnea5 to her. taol! There was
pcng OF pa4n about his heart, and then a
thou5,,l5 struck him.
you arc not afraid Of her, arc you"
She d~ow herself u2 to her full height in
her Old superb arrogance, and her lips crlod
u in scorn.
"lw.u be afraid Of no one. If owe no
one du+y need 10, boa.r2id.' Sheseencd
to be Ca.&ccinS force for 81 instant, while
ner cod eyes rested on t.,o face Of The man
VINO loved her 50 nobly. II must take back
my promise; l cannot marry you"
Il do You owe mo nothing now, thon| he
Aple&Icd in a startled voice,
81 Perhaps so-yes, | think l ought not to
male you miserable"
"Taen do not leave me; do not kill me,
Bertha, after letting ME hope" He had
seized her hand again, but she would not let
him draw her to him.
''But should make you miserable" She
dropped her eyes before his. "You would
not l,e-ll,e"--
II viii take all the blame, then" He put
his arm about her, and this time she did not
repol HIM 81 call God to witness you will
no. be responsible; 1 win forgive you every
thing, my darling" She was in his arms,
but sun she held back her face from him.