Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1889-08-17
CHAPTER XVIII
NEWS AT LAST

''If Nancy likes to come back to see
in town" :" MIR Earle said to Lady Margaret
and her daughter during the course Of
the evening of Mrs Trafford's little i'm
promptu dinner. Il shall be very glad to
spare her Not that do not miss her
when she is away from me, mind. but |
get very well looked after in town. and
can exist without her. and do not for
get, with sigh. that she is young. and
that the tastes of May are different to
the tastes of December"
"Oh. let us say October" put In Lady
Margaret. pleasantly
But the old man shook his head very
decidedly
May. my dear lady. not only December
but getting very near Christmas time.
he said. gently
Then hope Nancy will come back to
us again. said Lady Margaret. ignoring
the remark. with which. by the bye. sho
altogether agreed. "and stay long time "
But Nancy had no notion of planting
herself for an unlimited visit in cou ntry
town. where news would be a day old and
letters several posts in reaching her. and
she shook her head as firmly as ever her
old father could have done
dear Lady Margaret" she said. Il
could come for q week or So but no
longer Ile." laying her hand OH her
fathers arm. misses me far more than
he will own, he is afraid Of making me
conceited. fancy And besides that. |
never feel easy in my mind when ! am
away from him Dut why could not All
leen come up and stay wi "A me for q few
weeksY
well. really do not see that there is
any reason. said Lady Margaret. with q
laugh
So they settled it, and the following
morning the Earles left Elankhanipton
and returned to Earles Hope While
there Nancy had letters from her Beauti
full jim. written. or rather posted. from
Liverpool and Queenstown.
He said that they were all we'll and
fairly cheerful. that Tommy had beei ab
jectly seasick up To that time and had
then followed good deal highly interest
ing to Nancy herself. but not bearing
much on tho points Of this story
They remained about ten days ut Earles
Hope. not from choice. but simply be
cause the house in Hans place could not
by hook or by crook be got ready to re
ceive them any earlier. and. on the whole.
1t must be owned that Nancy had rather
trying time of 1t. for the old man was
regular town bird. and loathed the coun
try cordially
AT last. however. the welcome news
came from town to say that the house
was ready and Mr. Earle became differ
ent being oil at once
First train in the morning. my dear.
he said. joyfully The very first train
In tho morning
"Ohl father. dearl" Nancy cried. In dis
may, mot the S o'clock trainl''
''Oh, well, no. not the 5 o'clock train
Ididn't quite mean that. he admitted
Nancy did not hesitate. but struck
while the iron was hot 'And the one ut
8 is very slow. dear" she said mildly
I'VE tried it once. ii you remember. and
you sw-you found fault all the way &C
st Pancras Don't you think we hac
better say the express nj ll;l5Y It's such
comfortable train. sou know. dear
''Yes. of course--of course" exclaimed
the old man. testify ''low dull you are
getting. Nancy That was the train !
meant. Of course"
"How stupid Of me. murmured Nancy
In her gentlest tones
She had her reward, they reached Lon
don in time for her father to have lunch
and then no of to his beloved club, whence
be came back to dnner-net because he
would not rather have diiied there. but
simply from u sense of duty - his daugh
term the best possible spirits
Nancy knaw from-that that he was
bctter-that the great wrench Of parting
with Stuart had passed over--so she WIS
much uaoss easy IN her ninda about him.