Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1891-06-13

down the long line of the bivouac he
should have staggered as one who has
taken strong drink. For when the
morning roll call rang out Private Will
lam Jackson was absent. A hurried
search and yet more hurried court
martial followed, but Gettysburg was
but one day off and men had too much
to think of to spend time in wonder
over the absence of one. His friends
mourned for brief space, but many Of
them died in the angle or along the thin
lines of blue which charged and repelled
alternately, and the desertion was for
gotten save and except for brief para
graph in the note book Of the adjutant
of the regiment.
That May should weep and laugh as
she felt the strong arms of her brother
around her once more, sand with the
childlike faith she always had in him
should know it was all right now, was
but natural 1t was natural, too, that
she should send for her baby, and with
the air of a queen bestowing the most
cherished of all decorations hold the lit
tie one out for Will to take. He had
never seen the child before, and he was
conscious as she looked up at him with
her dark blue eyes-this little Carrie
with the other Carries eyes-and
laughed at the grave, sorrow worn face
that bent over her, of great wave of
love swelling in his heart. God was
good to Win Jackson. Already he felt
his sacrifice had been accepted. The
deep lines which suffering had craven
on his countenance with her tirmest
touch attracted Mays attention, but be-
yond exclaiming, 'Why, Will, how old
you lookr ana supposing it came from
this awful war" she thought little of
it. Her brother, as he answered her
gently, smiled somewhat bitterly.
He had reached his sisters house about
10 o'clock in the morning. and Charlie
Farnham did not come back until din
ner, at 6. When he saw his brother-in-
law he flushed up rather uneasily, for
while be had known nothing Of May s
letter he instinctively felt something
was coming. After dinner he proposed
to take viii around to the club, and the
latter went gladly enough. In a hotel
corridor afterward Will noticed that
Charlie was hailed by two or three men
who looked decidedly fast. One of them
in particular, Mr.. Cochran, Mr.. Jack
son felt sudden dislike for. The man
was tall, well dressed, with blonde mus
tache and sufficiently pleasant man
ner, but he had shifty eyes. About half
past 8 the two went home. where they
saw May for few moments, and she
then bid them good night. As she kissed
her brother she whispered, You prom
ised," and he satisfied her with look.
For all day long May had pleaded with
him that he make iteasy for Charlie; like
many women, she had called in a power
of which, when it came, she was genuine
ly afraid. The two men went into the
library lighted their cigars, and as Charlie
walked up and down the room somewhat
nervously VIII sat at the table absently
drawing heads on the blotting pad.
Charlie" he said at last without
looking up, when your sister Carrie
died | thought there was nothing more
for me in this life. Then you and May
iONNd NhSii OhA4CAs esh1 SdNC
to you. You two and little Carrie are
all | have in the world. would give
my life tor either of you, my brother"
The deep music of the tones ceased as
the hand went idly on sketching heads
on the blotting pad. Charlie Farnham
stood STILL his hand pressed on his heart,
his face very pale and the cigar burning
on the hearth where he had thrown it.
''It sometimes happens in this life"
began VIII again, THAT man becomes
entangled in the nets of scoundrels with
out intentional wrong on his part. Then
1t is the place, the duty, the privilege of
those who love him to set him free. Is
there anything that have a right to do
for you, you who are the brother of my
dead love and the husband of my sis
ter?'
The man spoken to paced rapidly back
and forward, while the man who spoke
did not look up to see the others shame
Il deserted from the army"-Charlie
started and looked at Will as the latter
moistened his dry lips-"because heard
you We're in trouble, 1t was a great sac
rifice made for you, my brother. and
now am here to help Won and to save