Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1888-11-03

foes ne m--. !:-,s:;, 20 u!u NOT know g.
plan of battle, but ii sleepleSs Ey:alttG...:. Ii
and devotion unto death Will save Ecr *
will do it. He looks W ritifuIly at her f-c@
averted from Lin in CiS,Gca&urc. All, Ii 81.
knew, she would give him strength for Tie
conflict By kind smile at lc2st. Du5 -,
preferred to watch tie impatient hCrses l.a;,-
ing the earth beneath tier feet, and FLino
turned to the man who had tOa@.led LIS
shoulder. The nan was staring wi.h il
solcnt familiarity at Bcrtha, as Ii he is.,l &
certain right of property III her.
Il am ready" said Philip fercely, "come
inside" The paym2ster called his Lalne Gs
he passed, but he did rot listen to HIN. lie
waited till the attorney, Giddinrs, racsci
over the threshold of his ot.icC, then be ioc.:CI
the door and turned on him like an ialuri-
atCd animal.
"Do you dare look so at my wife: Do you
think she is like the low creatures you asso-
ciatc with!n
The mans face grew ghastly yellow,
while his eyes tried TO seek out soInc safe
corner il Tie room.
"tIy God" and Philip advanced upon the
lawyers retreatin'5 fora TIL he shral.H down
in chair, and wInccd as if he ALREADY felt
the threatening blow. Il would Kill you as
| would dog lie stopped, and TIC mad
CLEAN died out of his eyes. lie threw him
self into chair, and covered his face with
his trembling fingers. But one crime il
household is enough" There was Il dead
silence for IL moment, then the lawyer, sec
ing he was out of danger, plucked UP cour-
age.
That was the very thing called about +"
Philip took his hands from his face, and his
eyes seemed to Giddings to be burning their
way deep down into his contemplate soul.
Then Philip looked at the mans frayed coat,
frayed at the edges, and the lawyer twitched
uneasily under his scrutiny.
Il thought was done with you forever"
he said with a bitter smile at last, why, it
was only little time aGO-lot Inc see'-
Il know it, | know it, but sorehow the
money went pretty fast" And new cum
ming lcer came into his face. lie was begin
ming to feel at home though somehow, he
could not look his victim in the eye today
But there is IA rev point have thought OF
since saw YOU Ite tried to look at him,
but co;iid not get his eyes to stay any higher
than Philips shoulder The baptism of fire
he had suffered, had given certain new
dignity TO the young mans face tnat coWed
his visitor Il lnc,,l the FISK / run; do you
know what the law calls what | an doing"
GidGinCs lowered his voice to AFFECT FRIGHT
ened whisper ''ioi' cOmDoundlng of felony.
| was only tlianlnS l Ou7 at to be pad 1oI
my risk"
5000 for keeping Your secrct-now no"
much for the risk"
"Well," and the man grinned painfully,
.'you might make it up to an ~ $500, all
together you know, to inclu'l' erything.r
Giddinss managed to raise his eyes, for an
instant, to Philips face.
"And do you think there won't be any
more points! You know can't submit to be
bled at this rate
"Oh, no, assure You, not another cent. 1
had to pay debts with the first, you know,
and buy clothes" Philip was a5tonished at
himself, hut he really had heart to smile as
he as looked the man over.
"Yes, you must have laid out the greater
part of it on clothes" Giddings pniled his
chair up to the table