Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1890-10-11

'AYTON, NEV., SATU
and tugging at his Long mustache vigor-
ously, "it would be better to be plain
and end al misunderstanding. The truth
Il, MrA Browning, We have come to the
conclusion that your daughter Miles
presence hare = absolutely necessary TO
the sucoeasful development Of the 8hsg-
~ Peak mine, Of which I am superin-
tsndent. ! have spoken to the young
lady on ths subject, and We have ar
ranged, provided you ars entirely agree
able and DO not withhold your approval
Of the plan. 70 enter into . psrmanent
partnership. In ethse words, madam. !
have asksd yeuS dsughtsr to Be my wife.
am swass tAas ~ eonvsntional meth
pds in eueh mAe1sss Ass samswhat differ
snt from thoss tAae prevail hsEs; but
assure you that had It been possible l
would have spoken to you about It
sooner
The widow was astounded. She sank
back In her chair and spoke not = word.
Lispsnard, who had till now been sitting
quietly 1t some distance with Em. look
Ing out Of the window, next faced her.
"Well," be began, In his easy drawl,
ICY has broken the ics and might a.
we'll plunge In. too. Ny dear Mrs..
Browning, I have bean talking matters
over with Niu Emmsline, and we have
agreed that Bedrock Springs Il, ~ the
major puts It, . very likely place and at
to live In. II hasn't any palatial resi-
dences yet; but they'll come by and by.
Em thinks 20 we'll Of the prospect here
that shs has told me she i willing to try
It, and think We can both make suo-
oass in building up the future metropolis
Of the little Colorado, II you will kindly
scquisscA It's great convenience hav-
Ing you here, dear Mrs. Browning. a.
otherwise Whipple and Iwould have had
to shut down the mine and come on to
Gan Francisco to obtain your consent and
hlssing."
And tho widow saw, - In . dream,
the two fair girls standing before her,
saoh holding TIE hand Of her bstrothed.
Il Aaahsd across her mind that II was all
horribly romantic and unwise. It was .
nlial rebellion which she was powsrlsss
70 suppress, however; and ~ she realized
her own utter helplesaness she found 1t
impossible to restrain the tears that now
found tree course down her cheeks. She
ross, but had to grasp her chair for sup
port.
every we'll Isss how Il al i; un-
dsrstand Il Ill now. Ny dasghtss, who
never once In THAR whole lives before
gave n,s moments pain. have taken
tAAir own-~sy. and cannot prevent II
u would. only wish you may be
happy together-all Of you. Had known
you better might say more. After it
L all over can 90 back to my home in
San Francisco; but viii return alone.
p
She would have fallen had not the ma
jor, who had been an interested and not
wholly unaffected spectator Of the scene,
caught her with bis strong arm, and
gently placed her In Q chair.
After . moment Mrs. Browning look
Cd up through her tears. Her hand
still rested In that Of the major, who had
somehow forgotten to let 1t 60. The
girls, neither of them dry eyed, but both
radiant. now that the ordeal was over,
stood beside her.
"Mr. Browning" said the major, in .
voice that sounded - husky a. though II
came from the bottom Of the Shaggy
Peak mine, II think - how l might
make bold 10 ask yer permission to say
somethiag personal to yer mother. She
Gays - she will return to her lonely home
In Frisco, leavin' her two daughters
hers, and that she wishes they may be
hsppy with their partners. Now, Mr..
Browning. II yer mother-if she could
b happier at the Springs than all alone
ct frisco, an II she would be willin' ter
try mo - partner, Jonas Black would be
the proudest man this eide the Rockies,
an that's sayin' . good deal. He would
take no odds Of no man II he had such .
woman fer his wife. And, Mr.. Brown
ing. II might ask yer now ter put in .
word for me, an not for me alone, but
for the sake Of the young ladies there,
whom love - though they were my
own Children, although I never had none,
and for the sake Of the Springs, too.
which would be delighted to have them
al stay right here among US. It'll be
hks the old story Parson Gillette told US
about the town that woke up when the
princess came along; the Springs II take
on new Life II they stay"
jacks eyes were moist a. he answered
The majors touching appeal.
sIt muat rast with herself Mother,
what do you ssyi Shall we still be to-
gethsr and will you speak the word that
viii make my friend happyr
Something must have happened just
then, although what It was never be-
came quite clear to any one but the ma
jor himself. He rose with proud smile
and, at the same moment, the widow.
al blushes, peepsd from under her hand
ksrchief. Her daughters immedistely
A.