Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1891-01-10

So 'l fef e ~ 'a ~
whore Mary could not zee It nom her
seat She went round to the front of
the primitivcly constructed desk or high
counter to crafty her curiosity. There
she saw that Gerald had carved . hand,
her own hand, a. she Instantly perceived
The small and shapely member was re-
produced In the fresh pale wood with
rars fidelity. She had unconsciously
posed it while working The key Of the
telegraphic instrument under the jack
knife sculptors eyes, and there had been
ample time for him to whittls . fac-simile
into the birch.
sHs Il almost - impertinsnt ~ yoa
IN" /" she said. and turned to - how
Ravelli took the comment
But Rsyslh had disappsaxed
Then, being alone, she laid . hend 6
Asr own coquettishly alongside it, wood
em counterpart, and critically admired
The nksnesa
ut was an unwarranted liberty" shs
said 10 herself, ''but hs did It very well." "
The delicate dber Of the wood had
favored the carvers purpose The imi-
tation hand bore . shade Of Aattefy in
the barely tinted birchen white and In
the dne grained satin smoothness that
the keen blade had wrought. but this
was not too much for more than res
sonabls compliment A to the model
ing, that was sincerely accurate. ana
the fingers rested on the key precisely -
Mary had seem them during many hours
of many dayA It Il IN excessively vain
girl who admires herself - actually -
she does portrait, and the telegrapher
really saw more beauty In tho birchen
hand than she had ever observed IN tho
live one A. she contemplated It Rar
velH returned nciselessly behind her.
.I-a wish TO ssy sosAe-thing. 4ees War
riner."
The italian accent Of Raveld grated
with unnatural harshness on Nary ears.
and II he had been m intruder upon her
privacy instead Of man in really pub
lie place she would not have been sur
prised into deep dush- She snatched
her hand away from it, wooden counter
part and clasped it with its mate behind
her - she leaned her shoulder against
the carving TO hide it
III You have message to send" she
said. II can't get it on the wire too
soon. It's within five minutes Of time
10 shut of"
She started to go behind the desk. he
stopped her with . touch upon her
shoulder and she shrank away reprov-
ingly, although it was solely the mans
earnestness that made him do It.
"No, no. Il ees not words fora xe
wire Eat l have-a for you," he said. II
wish-a to tell to yourself something.
win you leestenT
Eyes, il it is something that I ought
to hear"
"Thees eez it. I am a-more than !
seem ere-deef-e-rens 80 deterrent
you would hardly mow-a me. In xis
place am only contractor for 70 Ia
borer. anna - common a. my gang
ina clothes-in-a manner too, eh? But
cen one hour-een one minute-I could-a
conveence you Eat lama something finer.
Mary did not show in her perfectly re-
gained composure that she was 90 much
- puzzled by the mans enigmatic talk.
She said, II don't see how It could b
worth while. Mr.. Raveli."
"Oh, yes beg-a pardon for xe con-
tradic-tion-yes. it ees worth-a while.
Away from-a here, Mary, would-s b
% deterrent Eat you Above me-"
"Stop. MI. Ravelli- i-stopr
The command was positive, but it was
not obeyed
~ love-a you
He caught her by one wrist - he b.
gan. She was utterly unresistant. II
she had struggled or cried ont he would
have gone on with his voluble. excited
declaration, but her placidity was In
comprehensive to him.
"Mr. Ravelli," she began, after . mo-
ment. ''you understand English
Perfectly. Mees Warmer"
"Well. here Is plain English for you.
I would use Italian il could. 90 that you
mightn't mistake me. You are to let 60
Of my hand"
he did it
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