Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1890-09-27
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Accordingly the five drew up and as the
stage approached Sile Bagley, the driver,
recognizing the portly form of the major,
pulled rein, just as the latter with q
courtly flourish took the middle Of the
road.
"Hello, major" called Sile. "Any-
thing wrong down at the Springs?"
"No, Sile; the Springs is takin' leetle
holiday, and we thought as how we
would come down and meet some stran-
gers you're bringin' here. Theirs two
young gentlemen here as would be
mighty pleased to see two ladies as was
a-comin' to Redrock about this time O
year. Maybe ye might hev' them as
passengers, Siler
There was futter at the stage win
dow, and feminine face peeped out.
Jack saw it and sprang forward in an in
slant.
"Em and you, too, Milliel How is
mother~
"Oh. Jacki And we all thought you
was dead! Jack! Dear Jack!"
And the door was opened and the fair
girl was clasped in her brothers strong
arms. Another, slenderer and taller,
followed.
"Millie, dear Ckiss), how is mother?
Tell me how you left her?'
"Why, Jack, we were told you had
oh, 1t was terrible, Jack. And poor
mamma! She took on so about you,
to think you were dead, all alone here,
out in this dreadful placel Oh! how
glad she will be to find that it isn't truep
"Of course it isn't, Millie," said her
brother. "But we'll talk about that
later. Mother was misled by some scamp
who wished to do me an injury and
didn't care how he did it; that's all.
Meanwhile let me introduce you to these
gentlemen. Here, you know Lispenard
already" as the latter came forward
and greeted the new arrivals warmly.
The others who had dismounted stood
by in a group little way off, the major
with red handkerchief to his eyes. and
evidently deeply affected by what he had
Just witnessed. Introduced, seriatim,
they paid their several respects. Then
the ladies re-entered the stage, and the
cavalcade wheeled about in the direction
of the Springs.
"Well, I'm blowed," muttered Sile
Bagley, the driver, as he remounted his
box and gathered up the lines. "This is
a queer party as I've got aboard, just as
I suspicioned from the fust. Whatever
brought them gals out here beats me all
to pieces"
And he tried to engage the major in
conversation, but he might as well have
essayed to talk to his coach wheels. The
major had taken up his post, like gal
liant escort, at the off side of the stage.
and was fast breaking ground with Miss
Millie, the elder of the sisters. Jack and
Lispenard were keeping up brisk fire
on the opposite side with En-, who was
apparently rallying rapidly from her de-
preston, after discovering that her
brother was still in the flesh and not a
spook, haunting the shadowy passes Of
these wild hills.
"Yes, Miss Millie; you see the boys
took holiday, as said, and they kind
O. deputized us to come down an meet
ye an break the news, gentle like. We
didn't want young ladies to pop in 'mong
lis rough miners, who isn't accustomed
to wimmin' folks, seein' as how some on
us haven't seen the sign of petticoat
in years, and as none was ever seen in
Redrock yet"
Miss Millie held up her hands with il
frightened little gesture.
"No women at all, major! Dear me!
Why you must be lot of barbarians.
I'm afraid we will be troublesome in
truders"-
"Bless your heart, Miss Millie, if you
only knowed how the boys hev looked
forward to this day for nigh onto two
weeks. you wouldn't say so. They hev
Jest laid out to do their very best, miss,
to please you and yer sister. And l.,
bein' as I'm their humble representative,
can only say as I'm glad ye come, both Of
ye."
A merry laugh from the other side. at
some Of Lispenard's sallies, told them
that the spirits of the party were rising.
Jim Gillip rode on ahead, to notify the
gathering at the hotel. Fifteen minutes
later the stage and its escort were seen
rounding the familiar curve on the rise,
west of Redrock. As they drew up in
front of the majors hostelry a ringing
cheer burst from the assembled miners,
which surprised the ladies. Sile made
his horses describe an extra half turn be-
fore halting, appreciating the fact that
some unusual display was in order. Cy
Whipple helped the sisters to alight, and
as they assembled the steps of the hotel
they were captured by the major, who,
taking hand of each, led them gallant
ly to the piazza. The poor girls-half
pleased, yet half afraid-were trembling
at the unwonted demonstration. There
was the whole settlement-two hundred
miners, at least-facing them; and, had
it not been for the smiling assurances of
Jack and Lispenard, they would surely
have tainted.