Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1889-04-06

poor Whyte's, asked me to assist him, which
| did"
tie hated to hear himself telling such a
deliberate faisehood hut there was no help
for II Madge must never know the truth as
long as he could conceal it.
just like you," said Madge. kissing him
lightly with tlial PRIDE The best and kind
est OF men,
He shivcred slightly as he felt her cares,
and thought how she would recoil from hiir
did she know all After ALL" says some
cynical writer 'the illusions Of youth are
mostly due to the want of experience
MadSe. ignorant in great measure Of the
world, cherished her pleasant illusions.
though many of them had been destroyed by
the trials Of the past year. and her father
longcd to keep her in this frame of mind
Now go down to dinner. my dear" he
said. leading her to the door. Il will follow
soon
Don't he long" replied his daughter, ''oi
! shall come up again. and she ran Gown
stairs her heart feeling strangely light.
Her father ookeG after her until she van
ist,.d. then heaving regretful sigh. returned
to his study, and taking out the scattered
papers fastened them together and indorSeh
them. My Confession" He then placed
them in an envelope. sealed it, and put 1t
back in the desk ''lf all that is in that
packet were known" he said aloud. as he left
the room, what would the world sayr'
That night he was singularly brilliant at
the dinner table Generally very retcent
and grave man. on this night he laughed and
talked so gayly that the very servants noticed
the change The fact was that be felt
sense Of relief at having unburdened his
mind. and felt as though by writing out that
confession he had laid the specter which had
haunted him for so long His daughter was
delighted at the change in his spirits, but the
old Scotch nurse, who had been in the house
since Madse was a baby. shook her head
Hes fey" she said gravely Hes no
lang for the warld." OF course she was
laughed at-people who believe in present.
ments generally are-but, nevertheless, she
held firmly to her opinion.
Mr. Frettlby went to bed early that night,
us the excitement OF the last few days and
the gayety in which he had lately INDUCED
proved too strong for him. No sooner had
he laid his bead on his pillow than he dropped
off to sleep at once. and forgot in placio
sluu,ber the troubles and worries of his wax
ing hours
1t was only 0 o'clock. and Madge by her
self in the great drawing room began to long
Tor some one to talk to, and ringing the bell
ordered Sal to be sent in. The two girls hac
become great friends. and MadSe. though tive
years younger than the other. assumed the rolt
of mentor. and under her guidance Sal was
rapidly improving 1t was a strange iron,
of fate which brought together these tive
children of the same father each with suct
different hlstories-the one reared in luxury
and afiiuence. never having known want
the other dragged up in the gutter. all un
sexed and besmirehed by the life she had lei
The whrligig of time brings in its re
senges." and it was the last thing IN the
world Mark Frettlby would have thought OF
seeing Rosanna Moores child. whom be
fanced dead. under the same root as his
daughter Madge.
On receiving Madge's message Sal came te
the drawing room. and the two were soon
chatting amicably together The drawing
room was almost In darkness. only one lamp
heing lighted
They had been talking together for somt
time. when SAILS quick ear caught football
on the soft carpet. and, turning rapidly, she
saw a tall figure advancing down the room
Madge saw it too, and started up in surpris.
IN recognizing her father He was clothed
IN his dressing gown and carried some papers
IN his hand
"Why, papa" said Madge, in surprise.
'(n--
'Hushr" whispered Sal, grasping her arms
He's asleep"
And 50 he was In accordance with the
dictates OF the excited brain. the weary body
had risen from the bed and wandered about
the house The two girls, drawing back into
the shadow, watched him with bated breath
as be came slowly down the room In a few
moments be was within the circle Of light
and. moving noiselessly along, he laid the
papers he carried on the table They were in
a large blue envelope, much worn. with writ
ing in red ink on it Sal recognized it at
once as the one she had seen the dead woman
with. and With an instructive feeling that
there was something wrong, tried to draw
Madge back as she watched her fathers
action with an intensity OF feeling which held
her spellbound Frettlby opened the enve
!ope and took therefrom yellow. frayed
piece Of paper, which be spread out on the
table Madge bent forward to see IL, but Sal,
with sudden terror, drew her back.