Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1889-08-24
CHAPTER XXX.
WAITING.

Early the following morning Sir George
St Leger came to ask for Nancy, and to
find out if there was anything he could
do to serve her, or in any way tighten the
duties which lay Immediately before her.
There is something that you could do
for me, Sir George" she said, when she
had answered his greeting, "and it is to
telegraph out to Burmah for me- to get
the last news. The servants are very
good, and anxious to do all they can, but
mono of them know whom to send to and
where to send, and | cannot tell them
But thought you would besure to know.
or be able to find out. e
''To be sure, to be sure" Sir George
made haste to reply. Il will do it at
once"
81 can give you the last address had,
If that would be any use"
"Ohl no. I'll go down to the war Office
and get tho latest information as to route
and SO on"
"And, Sir George. it would be best, l
think, not to send my brother any news
from here" Nancy said, hesitatingly
"Ycu see it might be told to him sud
denly, and just turn the scale with him,
! if he is very badly wounded, as they say"
II will be sure to word the message
very carefully" said little Sir George,
feeling a very suspicious lump rising in
his throat at the thought of the double
sorrow which had come upon this fragile
girl with the golden head and doves eyes
There was moments silence.
"And-and would you also inquire es
pecially after Mr.. Beresford?" she said,
flushing a lovely shell like pink over her
! sweet face
''Mr. Beresford-that was the other
! H.
claimed. "Is he friend Of yours, my
dear? Did you know him?"
II am going to marry him some day."
she said, then she at once began to sob
piteouslv, "if-if"-
"No-no-let us hope for the best
Don't think of that, the little man cried,
almost beside himself with distress
while there's life there's hope, you
know my dear, and they are both young
and strong-not like our dear old friend
who went away from us yesterday, but
young men in the very flower of their
strength. The chances are thousand to
one in their favor; but I'll go along at
once, my dear, and then your mind will
be more at rest about them" and off the
good hearted little man went. and Nancy
was once more left alone.
There was great deal for her to do
naturally, but it was really only in the
way of giving orders. The family solici
tor came as soon as he received the news
of Mr.. Earles death, and all the weight
of arranging for the funeral and the
other business fell upon him.
The day wore slowly away, but Sir
George did not return with news from
Burmah. Then Darby brought in the
evening papers, and Nancy saw from the
4 ipp ~ hic funn hot ho heI
happened to one or both out at the front
(Which is it, Darby?" she asked, family,
feeling deadly numbness stealing over
her.
Miss Earle" he said, very gently,
''you are the last of the name now. Mr..
Stuart only lived few hours after they
got him into camp"
"And Mr.-Beresford?" Nancy whis,
pered.
"No mention of him, a'am," the SER
want answered, $50 he is alive at all
events" and then he put the paper into
her hand and pointed to the place where
she would find what she wished to see.
1t was so short, cruelty short, as war
dispatches always seem to those who are
the most keenly interested, just saying
that Lieut. Stuart Earle and one private
of the Blankshire regiment had died,
shortly after reaching camp, of wounds
received in an engagement with Dacoits
on the -th.
And there was not single word about
the condition or fate of Lieut.. James
Beresford. However, in certain sense,
there was relief in the very fact; at all
events he was not dead, so that there
was a chance for him yet.
She had to wait long time, or what
seemed so to her, poor girl, before she got
any definite news about him, for although