Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1889-08-03
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Don't you understand hat your bro,he
Is sacred to EleF' Jim asked. gravel
"For himself. for his sake would Nc
have held my hand one moment. and l..
knows it. Right willingly and checrfull
would see him hanged o-norrow-nuy
this very day"
Nancy shnddcred at the dreadful word
but she did not attempt to speak. and Jill:
went on.
But he is your brother-that made hin
safe from me in the first instance. now.
since your father has shown me such trust
and generosity. | could not betray him ex
cept to save my own life; even then it
would be hard task for me to be com
PEELED to speak"
And then poor Nancy broke down alto
gether, and began to weep bitterly and
passionately. and somehow jim got his
arms round her again and drew her head
down upon his breast. soothing her as il
she were weary child in distress.
There. there, my darling. don't cry
So" he murmured AT least let lis wait
a little while and see what happens. We
are young. and it may only be little
time to wait. and II we love one another
always. II will soon 60 past and it IS not
as If VIC were to be kept apart altogether
Its SO hard" she sobbed and are
you to be under this hideous suspicion
while he haunts about as the last of the
Earles?' And is my father to put all his
trust and faith in him blindly and believe
in him still, OH know how good how
unselfish you are. Jim. to do this. but II
is cruel deception on an old man--it Is.
indeed am sure no good will ever come
of it And what am to say if-if-ohi
mean when they say that you did itf
And people will say it. Jim. know it
But their saying il won't make it true.
he said. quietly ''And. after all. you can
always say that you believe in me- you
know And. Nancy my dear love. do you
think that | shall ever forget that when
all the world might have been justified in
being against me you were my own brave.
loyal hearted darling who believed in me
apart from all the evidence that seemed
to he against me-do you think that
shall ever forget thatr Obi my love. my
own darling. how little you realize what
my love for you is il you can think so for
one moment
And thus Beautiful Jim won the day
conquered in the battle. against his own
interests. against all that would have
made him the happiest man upon Gods
green earth that day. and after a little
while Nancy got over her first burst of
indignation against young Tommy. and
became more calm and collected And
then she was in measure able to realize
Beautiful Jinl,s real worth to have some
idea what brave. true hearted. honest
gentle she had won for her own
But" she said suddenly. and in
stern. determined voice, there is one
thing. Jim. that you need never ask me
as | live. to acknowledge Stuart as my
brother When you so back to Blank
hampton you must tell him that ! know
to blind my father will behave to him as
have always done. but out of my fathers
presence he must distinctly understand
that he is. for the future, dead to me
have consented unwillngly as you
know-to help to hide his CRIME for my
old fathers sake. and for that alone; but
have not yet sunk so low as to have any
dealings with a criminal So make that
absolutely clear to him. and tell him. too.
that lam bound by no promise OF secrecy
and II lie in the smallest way presumes
upon tho knowledge that we wish to keep
it from my father. ! shall have neither
hesitation nor conjunction in speaking
out at once"
VERY well. I'll make it clear to him."
said Jim, quietly
And presently she asked him to tell her
the precise details Of the terrible event.
and, after good deal of persuasion. jim
complied and did so. Then. for tho first
time. she learned all there was to know
about Rose Meeking. tho bar maid ut the
Ducks Tail. and the part which she had
taken in the tragedy.
Il must see her" she said II must do
something for her: wonder what it is
possible | can do. She must be good
woman. very good woman. or she would
have used her knowledge to marry him
before this Anyway. must sec her. 1t
will not be easy unless she comes to town.
but 1t must DO managed somehow"
1t was not Very long after this that Mr.
Earle returned from his club. if the truth
he told, In very uneasy frame of mind
as to the manner in which Nancy might
have taken his decision He went into
the room where they still were together.
and Jim Got up with sort of apology for
his presence.
IL am here still. sir. he said, by way of
excuse. "You SEQ We had u good deal to
talk over. and
LAS long as you like. as long as you
like. my dear fellow" the old man cried
IL am only very sorry that
Father. broke in Nancy. Il want to
say something. | have never disobeyed
you in my life. but want you to give me
my way now. shall never marry any
other man but this. laying her hand Oh
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