Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1890-02-08

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shouldn't l? I'm not stupid, and I'm
awfully strong"
but where will you go3"
"Oh, know, but that don't mean to
tell. Perhaps oughtn't to have said q
word about 1t to you, but it slipped out,
and you won't betray me, will you? Most
of all, don't breathe a word to AIDA; she
hates me, and-well, there's no use dis
guising i'll hate her. When you're
married to her
(Which never shall be-" interrupted
Lord Glencore decidedly. Peggy faced
round and looked her surprise at him.
Don't look like that at me-" he said
hastily; Il mean what say"
"You do? Oh, am awfully sorry"
"For her or for mey''
"I don't think was thinking Of either
Of you. It was for myself-there's 80
few ever care to be kind to me-"
"And you think should be?"
Peggy didn't trust herself to speak,
but her head nodded assent"
''Let me tell a secret to you, Peggy
be quite unconsciously called her by
name. "Doyou know that mean to run
away tor
"Youl"
"Yes; only want somebody to run
away with me. Can you guess why"
| mo"
Somebody I've seen today"
| ''Todayl"
The eyes of each looked into the others
luestioningly.
| "Can't you guess who?"
Lord Glencore's voice came tremu-
ously,
"Oh, you know" he said, "I see you do. "
"Me" spoke the word breathlessly.
"Yes, you. Yoi will go, won't you?
You've no one to are for you, and I've
40 one to care TO-. me. Why shouldn't
we care for each other2 Tdtry and make
you happy, and I'd certainly be good to
you, and in time you might get to-well.
to like me. you know"
'In time! Why, like you now"
"You dop Oh. Peggy
II say! what's up with you two? 1t
was Freddy speaking-Freddy, whose
very existence they had forgotten, but
who, in common with all sleepers, awoke
at the very moment he was not.want-
ed to.
.What do you Think said Glencore
in whisper; "had we better tell him?'
"Yes," said Peggy; up to now my
only friend has been Freddy"
So Freddy. thoroughly wide awake
now, was desired to lean forward, and
between them the two conveyed what il
was their intention to do.
! II say, what a chouse for Addal'
roared Freddy delightedly; "but here,
you know, you'll have to marry Peggy.
Certainly; of course. that's what we
mean to do"
DO we" said Peggy; "oh. my' why
"Didnt your" said Freddy, assuming
the air of a Mentor, "but did though.
You must be Lady Glencore before see
the last of you"
"But, Freddy, think Of grandmamma;
you would get into the most awful
| trouble. No, it would never do"
"Stuff and rubbishl" and Freddy snap
ped his fingers; "what, should like to
know, can a couple Of women do? Be.
sides, I'm not going to blab on myself
never fear. How can help it if. while
lam ruralizing with my tutor, you choose
to bolt with Glencore"
V.
Arrived at Thorndean, happy and un-
suspecting, Lady Jane and her daughter
waited for Lord Glencore in vain. Even
to the "dear Lady Somerton" not a line
had come from him. AS every one said,
it was so strange, so incomprehensible,
"You don't think anything could have
happened to him, Lady Janey
With brave spirit worthy of better
woman, Lady Jane answered that she
did not feel anxious in the least. Lord
Glencore had spoken to her Of having
several most important things to settle.
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Lady Jane was forced into little vague
ness of speech-a thousand things crop
ped up, which one had never dreamed
Of before. Still her heart began to have
misgivings, and her courage to sink a
little lower, when all was revived by a
paragraph in one of the papers inform
ing all whom it did not concern that
Messrs. Bullion & Gold had been in
trusted with the family Jewels by Lord
Glencore with the view Of ascertaining
which had best be reset to suit their fu-
ture lovely owner.
"Addal" Lady Jane signaled to her
daughter to follow her, and in her own
room she pointed out the notice
"Motherl Oh, | am so glad. l kept
on thinking of those jewels. Everybody
says the diamonds are more than lovely.
tits more than fortnight now" said
Adela, discontentedly,
Lady Jane sighed. There seems to
be nothing else for me than worry"
"What more?"
"Oh, well, didn't want to bother you,
and if everything else was going right
shouldn't let this trouble me, It's letter
l had from Harris. She says that Peggy,
if you please, has chosen to run away
from home. Harris hopes won't worry
myself, or blame her, as the young lady
has had it in her mind for some time.
That's gratitude, you know-after all I've
done for her."
"Tm sure ! should let her be. Shell
never come to any good end. that girl.
Haven't always said so?"
my dear" said Lady Jane. II mus: 60
to town. dare say Lady Somerton will
guess why, although shall invent some
reason to give her. l fear l was indis-
Greet in losing sight of this young man.
| But don't desDair: nothing beyOnd rem.