Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1888-05-26


garded him for the first time, he could only
thank her in a choked voice.
Il am wretch" 4" he said to himself, as he
strobe along the country road, a little later,
striking vindictively at the tall mullen
stalks with his cane. ''No punishment is too
| bad for me, and l have brought upon myself
the sharpest retribution that man can suffer
that of turning away from the woman
! he loves, without making an effort to win
herr
The deacon met him at little distance
from his own gate. He had evidently walked
out to meet him. "You have made a tro-
/ mendous hit,n he said, rubbing his hands
gleefully; ''therell be an outpouring tonight,
such as Ranoth Gilead has never known
The people are beginning to gather already
| The shed is een almost full of vehicles (he
pronounced the word ''ve-hic-lesD and moth
| ar, she's anxious as can be for fear YOU won't
get g good cup of tea before preaching time
Brother Slocumbe and have decided to call
business meeting of the parish for to-mor-
row morning, so that you can have our de-
cision before you go. There's a train that
leaves i'll the afternoon, and you must stay
| over for that"
81 don't think I can," Halsey replied. ~
had planned to leave by the early morning
/ one"
THAT won't do at all, replied the deacon.
"Folks are set on coming tomorrow and
bringing their lunches, and having a real fel-
lowship meeting, and hearing you once again,
( and you mustn't dsappoint them. There's
that limb of a job Johnson ringing that bell
! for service, and it lacks e minute and halt
of the time, and you haven't ct but one
wSfle"
Halsey rose from the table, hurried to his
room, and turned over his notebook Here
was Rev. Joseph Cooks conversion of Ger
man metaphysics into Christian apologetics
No one would understand this but the Misses
! Pearce who had been to Concord. They
would expect him to wait upon them at their
home after service, and discuss philosophy
4 with them, and if there was one thing which
he was more determined upon to escape than
another, it was this knight errantry of the
smoky lantern. He turned over the leaves
of his note books rapidly. Here We're SER
mons by Chancellor Crosby and Bishop Coke,
by the incumbent of the Little Church
round the Corner" and By Andrew Jackson
/ Davis. Here was one preached by Evangelist
Moody in Madison Square Garden, and
Others by young Mr.. Spurgeon at the Acad-
envy of Music, and Rabbi Gottheil at the
synagogue. 81 cannot bear to please them
any further,n he said to himself. "This
farce must end at once, and I will end it
! with my own hand.n He deliberately
selected a sermon by the Rev. r. Heber
Newton, which had drawn upon that gentle
man the anathemas of his brother clergy
| men,
"There," he thought, 'rI shall now be de-
nounced as heretical both by the doctor and
his niece. l have had the grace to cut my
own throat" 1t was characteristic of the
troubled state of his mind that he had come
to consider his own interests at stake and had
quite forgotten how those of his friend Steelt
would be affected by his action. The deacon
and his wife had left. The bell had ceased
tolling, and aware that he vas late, Halsey
hurried along the now deserted road He
had nearly reached the church when he over
took Orient, who was walking rapidly alone,
without a hat, but with shawl of China
crepe thrown over her head and shoulders in
a way that reminded him of the graceful
draperies of the Greeks or the wells of east
ern women. They were both surprised, but
she recovered first. "Uncle felt i'll after sup
per-" she said, land walked over alone"
Il am glad | overlook you" he replied;
''you must let me see you home after SER
vice.
''It is not far, and am not afraid, but I'm
glad that l happened to meet you, for have
not had an opportunity to tell you how much
l have enjoyed your sermon. When l think
that you were a blacksmith's apprentice, and
then consider what you have made of your
self, l cannot help admiring your genius.
Yes, you must let me call it So That de
scription which you gave us last night of the
Jericho road was nothing less. Uncle said so
as we rode home. He said it was fully equal
to some things of Mr.. Beecher's, and am
sure that it is a great compliment for
young man. Then what opportunities you
have hadl was born in Smyrna, while my
parents were spending q year abroad, but
they brought me home a baby with only my
name as q souvenir of my Old World birth
But have always been wild to return to
live in some one of those Eastern countries
which you have visited hope you will tell
us more about them tonight"
"Orient," said Halsey, in his despera-
ton, for the first time venturing to use
her name, II am a wretch, unworthy
to speak to you, and too cowardly to
confess the whole truth, for if I did you
would spurn me- and could not bear that"
They had reached the church door. Orient
CouIu ioe Ieply, puu oLio gave uuill HeT Hduu
with a look which said, 81 believe in you, in
spite of yourself"
Halsey hardly knew what he read; he
spoke vehemently, crushing his own heart
and taking savage delight in the idea that
he was destroying his prospects. Itwas only
poor atonement, but it was something. He
strobe down the aisle after service, hardly
recognizing those who pressed forward to
speak to him. He informed the deacon men,
daciously that there was a matter upon
which it was necessary for him to speak with
the doctor that night, and brushing by the
elder Miss Pearce, who was holding her Ian
tern with meek air of expectation, he wait
ed among the young men who were grouped
by the steps for the appearance of Orient.
The lamplight was reflected from her silken
shawl, and it seemed to him with a radiance
IKE that from an angels wing The young
men raade way for her to pass, and Halsey
drew her arm within his own. II shall hear
my condemnation from her lips" he thought,
and he braced himself mentally to endure it,
with the assurance that whatever her blame
1 4 - = 4 =