Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1890-04-12

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titled to your confidence if to nothing
else. Does not your conscience reproach
you, or have you none?"
1.-THE charge Of Withholding confidence
from you comes with but i'll grace,
Flora" he said sternly. II jeopardized
my chances Of peace. comfort and happi-
ness in this world in order that might
give you my confidence. You hold every
secret Of my life-you know that of me
which no other person in this world
knows"
Except one-except one," she cried
passionately, leaping to her feet and
striding up and down the veranda. "Ex-
cept one, and from the consequences Of
that one would save you at the risk Of
my own life and honor, though it seems
to me hate you, hate you for it."
Fountain regarded her with amaze
ment, and his face grew pale as he NUT
tered under his breath. "Is it possible
that she can have been informed by some
oneY'
He stopped her as she passed him. and
forced her to sit down.
II do not know what you refer to" he
replied From the time confessed
my love for you have concealed moth
Ing from you considered important, or
which could or ought to affect our rela-
tions, even remotely"
"Oh, indeedl Have had record Of
your daily ife1"
mo. you have not, nor will l give it
you. The number Of cigars l smoke, the
glasses Of wine drink. the passages of
the daily life of young man Of leisure,
permissible in bachelor, II to be con-
demned in benedict, have not given,
nor will l give; nor would any broad
minded girl, such as l have regarded
you until the past three weeks, demand
them"
Passages in the life Of young man
Of leisure-such, for instance, as strange
DISCUSSES at late hours Of night"
He flushed dull red through his dark
skin
Il do not know to what you refer. he
replied.
"You do not know" she repeated
scornfully, and then, lifting her hands
before her face as she clasped them so
tightly as to fairly pain her, she cried in
agonized tones, ~ cannot, cannot bring
myself to speak Of it to him. My God.
can not hate him? must go on loving
him in spite Of myself"
He watched her, strongly moved him.
self, showing anger and alarm. He NUT
tered, "Some one has discovered it and
betrayed me to her;" finally he said with
forced calmness:
II cannot tell what possesses you. l
presume in your own good time you will
inform me what it is, when can defend
myself as l shall repeat. the with
holding of confidence from you cannot
be charged against me.
when l confessed my love for you"
he continued. II told you that did not
have the fortune rumor credited me with;
that it was nearly exhausted When l
made that discovery which shocked and
nearly crazed me, l came to you at once,
offering you the freedom the world did
not know you had given up. telling you
was illegitimate.
when made the further discovery
that by an effort might receive for
tune, but involved in the effort might
possibly be the exposure OF my illegiti-
macy. came to you with it and you
babe me make the effort, promising to
face the world with ME, saying you had
no property and we would fight to-
gether.
"These are the great events OF my
life. Is the aversion with which you
have seemed to regard me recently due
to my illegitimacy? II it is, let me say,
as once said to you before-yoRcan be
free. am too proud in my degradation
to hold you against your most slightly
expressed wish, though it broke my heart
to release you"
She shook her head, murmuring:
ut is not that; it is not that"
lis it," he pursued, "that we are both
poor. and you have finally concluded you
cannot face poverty with me?"
1T is not that; it is not that" she re-
peated.
mo, l could hardly believe 1t was, for
they are to both of us now old stories.
and we have grown accustomed to them.
Things are not worse for me, they are
better. Providence has removed Tenn
pleton from my PATH
She leaped to her feet, crying aloud:
my G0dl can he refer to it like that?
Is it possible that such man can liver"
She swept up the veranda, 90 charged
with emotion and passion that she could
not remain still.
He followed her. saving:
"Well, have begun the effort, but
will abandon it If you wish. have
taken the first steps. have even gone
80 far as to inquire for certain papers,
ana have called on lawyer, Henry Hol-
brook