Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1891-10-03


in the apple tree"
Sybil sat at the sewing machine work
ing feverishly with her head bent and
the light playing on the warm tints Of
her hair. She had grown more silent
and self contained than ever, and she
was little paler than usual, but she
complained of nothing. Hannah had
kept thus far her secret from Sybil, but
the words she had spoken to Ned Dins-
more. you shall marry her when |
come into my fortune" were always
sounding in her ears. But as yet she
dared not let her hope shine out of her
eyes on the sad child who had taken up
her life's burden determined to bear it
silently.
1t was late when the doctor came, and
then his businesslike air and quick step
told of deeds done. We'll" said he.
putting down some papers on the table,
''you must sign these, Hannah. have
seen Dinsmore and the thing is practical
ly settled You will get the entire wood
lot near town and it will make you
rich woman, for all the building has
give you almost anything yoa choose to
ask for the land. Dinsmore sent for
Joel. who happened to be III town with
his milk cart, and when he saw tha;
acknowledgment Of his, come mp as it
were out OF the grave to point to his ras-
cality and untruthfulness. you ought to
have seen him squirm. Wl;en asked if
that was his signature he was Obliged to
say it was, and then he began to beg for
mercy and promised to giveup your quit
claim to the estate and to get right out
Of town, fer it seems he has already sold
the old farm Littlsfield will henceforth
oe bad climate for him
But this isn't all, Hannah. Diasmore
has sent you message. you see lie has
had devil Of time with his boy Ned
who has quarreied with his father and
left home in high dudgeon. Now Ned is
necessary to the old man there in the of
fee. He wants to leave him his business
He acknowledged he has beeq tssty and
passionate, but this blow has struck him
hard ,...i
Does lie expect lna-to pity him?' Han
nah asked sarcastically. = .
"Well. guess that's about it, Ham
nah. The old man has been hhmbled.
Ned has sworn he Will never come back
until his father consents TO his marriage
with the girl Of his choice.
"No. it's a little money that makes
all the difference. doctor. We're just
what we were when he drove my girl
outof his office with his harsh treatment.
No better and no worse. and not a whit
prouderl' 81.
"Well, now, Hannah, know you're as
proud as Lucifer, but you must think of
Sybil She isn't strong, and if her heart
is set on this young fellow a disappoint-
ment might blight her life
Ten days had passed and now Han
nah's little garden was in the perfection
of spring bloom. Apple trees made a
pink and white border and were showing
down their petals on the little drying
lawn starred with dandelions. The IL
lacs were budded full, and snowballs
and spirea were bleaching hour by hour.
Good earthly smells from the freshly
turned clods made delicious perfume
mingled with the scents of blossoms and
freshly cut grass. Mr.. Rand had been
brought out well wrapped in his chair
and placed under the apple trees. where
the sun fell on his white hair and fleoked
it with slender shadows. from the lSafy
limbs. He was in his old patched dress.
ing gown, but the exquisite neatness of
his person was as marked as ever. The
doctor and Dick had brought him out,
and the former was experimenting all
the arrangements with his usual direct
ness and tone of authority.
Miss Ruby was there, too, wrapped in
her three shawls in spite of the balmi-
ness Of the day, and with a lace scarf
tied over her fascinator to protect her
ears, and with Crumpet rubbing and
purring and arching his back at her feet.
At the far end of the garden young
maiden in light spring gown and a
shade hat and tail. athletic youug man
were wandering about, apparently quite
oblivious of the existence of any one but
themselves in that little paradise The
old man looked about with a bright eye
and noted the new blossoms and the
fresh grass.
"Lools as if it was all ready for a
wedding" said he, with a benevolent
smile. "Dick, wish you would get my
old copy Of Spenser and read to us the
'Epithelamiun.'" ~.-
There are two people about as happy
as they make 'erl, said the doctor, point
ing toward the young man and maiden
absorbed in each other. '..The first house
you build ON the wood lot, Hannah, must
be for them. Then, suppose, you win
be looking out for one for yourself"
"No, no" said Hannah quickly, "rm
homespun clear through. Dick will go
to college and Sybil will get married. but
Mr.. Rand and will stick to the little
old house and the home garden. Ishould
never find anywhere else such neighbors
as Ruby and her cat Crumpet- Ruby
has almost converted me over to her
notion of cats hospital. and as for you,
doctor, God must pay youfor what you've
been to us all. for never can; but you
need not think to get rid of the care and
trouble of US, for we will never move