Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1889-08-24
BY this time they had reached the door

BY this time they had reached the door
of Ji1n's room, and Mrs. Seton opened it.
Here she is, !" she announced, and gen.
tly pushed the girl in and closed it behind
her, with en- imperative sign to the native
in attendance to betake herself out of the
way
And Nancy went in to find ghost-or
what seemed so to her in the first shock
of surprise-a gaunt skeleton lying help
lessly back on a couch, with punka
waving to and fro over his head. And
then this gaunt skeleton stretched out .
skinny hand to her, and she realized that
it was her love-her Jim--whom she had
come SO far to help; and then there was q
rush. a scuf1e, and the next moment she
was down upon her knees beside him,
holding his head upon her breast, and It
was all right
Somehow, now that have got to this
point, cannot tell more about that meet
ing; it is too sacred theme for me to
write or you to read-it belongs to them.
selves alone, and you and are in reality
only outsiders, though have loved Beau
tiful Jim dearly, very dearly, and ] hope
that you have loved him too.
But can and will tell you Just what
happened afterward-how the happy days
slipped by, and with each one Jim got .
little stronger and shook off more and
more of the weakness and lassitude which
he had brought as his portion out of
Burmah. How he began, after awhile.
10 totter about in an uncertain, baby sort
of fashion on his very own feet, with only
the slight support of Nancy's slim young
arm to help him-how they began to take
lovely drives in the early mornings and
in the cool of the evening. and best of all.
how one day she said. quite simply and
unconcernedly, IF you go on improving
like this, dear, we shall be able to be
married ever so much sooner than ]
thought"
And then poor Jim blurted out the last
faint shadow of his doubts and the sor-
rows of their past.
"My darling" he said, trembling in
spite of himself, ''do you think am quite
free to take advantage of-of-circum-
stances?"
Nancy looked, as she felt, startled.
"Why not, Jim?" she asked, her
thoughts flying wildly to some obstacle
of which she was in ignorance.
"Of course we can please ourselves;
but your fathers objection was possible
danger and trouble to you in the future"
Jim answered. "And, of course, young
Tommy is dead now, poor chap. and I
don't want to say or feel anything against
him; but supposing poor Ovens death
was brought up again and they Fixed
upon me? l might find it very awkward
and But Nancy had risen and gone
out of the room, and while Jim was still
wondering at the suddenness of her move
ment, she came back with sealed packet
in her hand.
II foresaw something of this. she said,
quietly, as she broke the seals, land that
last day at Biankhampton I made Stuart
leave your safety in my hands," and then
she gave him the paper, and he read the
poor dead lads passionate confession.
A few days later the heiress Of tho
Earles and Beautiful Jim, of the Blank
shire regiment, were wed. very quietly
and simply, with only Mrs. Seton and .
man who had been very, very good to
him in the first days of his long illness.
to witness it; SO it was over:
All was ended now. the hope, and tho fear, and
sorrow,
All the aching of heart. the restless, unsatisHed
longing,
All the dull deep PAIN and constant anguish Of
patience
TIE END.