Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1891-05-16

mental activity. The sky became filed
with drifting black clouds, and it was at
increasingly rare intervals that they let
the moon shine through. At one of
these times, following a few minutes of
darkness, the illumination was SO sud-
den and brilliant that the change reused
her from a lethargy which might other
wise have lulled her to sleep. An instant
Of daze, Of confusion as to where she
was, and then she saw a man sharply
Swallowed on the side OF the tent. 1t
was a startlingly vivid silhouette. The
! figures pantomime was that of cautious
stealth, and it was her first alarmed be-
| lief that it was inside the tent But it
was noiseless and it disappeared as sud-
denly as it had come. She stared at the
blank fabric. Then the clouds shut off
the light again and she was left in a
gloom that was almost black.
''Sisstr' came to her alert ears as she
dimly saw that the entrance to the tent
was being cautiously opened. Don't
be scared, and don't make any noise"
was whispered.
She swung her feet over the edge Of
the hammock and sat up. Instantly the
intruder was close to her, with his hands
clasping hers to keep her still, and she
saw that he was Will Brown.
"Tve come to talk with you, Deuce"
he said; II don't know why, for don't
see that we can do a thing yet"
I'm glad you've come" and she held
hard to his hands, like child not fully
awakened from a nightmare. II was
lonesome and scared"
"But we can at least come to an un-
derstanding about this matter-this ar
rest. am sure my father didn't know
| the money was counterfeit. He is a
/ drunkard-as much of sot by spells as
circumstances permit, but never knew
him to do a dishonest act. Thirst for
whisky would tempt him to indiscre-
lions, but to nothing SO methodical OF
calculating as to deal in bogus bills. 1t
| isn't in him, Deuce; he wouldn't be
equal to it if he tried" He stopped
with an indication that politeness pre-
vented him from going on.
But you're thinking that my father
has brains and badness for it. What
kind of an oath can take, Will Brown,
to make you take my word for the TRUTH
Whatever you tell me-now-here-
l will believe you"
Their hands were yet clasped together
and as he stood before her, while she
bent her head in her earnestness to see
in the darkness whether he looked seri
GUS or mocking. their faces almos,
| touched.
"Then / tell you that my father is in
nocent about this bad money. W.
hadn't SO much as dime between Us
when we got here. He had lost in ar
unlucky game all the money we had
started with from ONEIDA. That's why
we came along here no better thar
tramps. He surely-surely brought nc
counterfeit bills. l am not saying he's
what he ought to be; and I'm afraid its
likely he's used bad bill if he had it
But, no-no-don't think he is crimi
nal We're very, very intimate-dad
and /; and he's an honorable man in his
sort of way. We're Adventures, but
upon my soul we are not reprobates
My mother is watching us from up yon-
der, you know, and she would see it il
dad was to take me to disgrace. He
promised her he wouldn't, and he hasn't
She was weeping now, and when she
loosed one hand to wipe away the tears
Wills disengaged arm encircled her pro
tectingly. 1t was wholly caress OF
sympathy and faith, as she somehow un
derstood, and in moment she was sob
bing, with her face buried on his shoul
der.
"There-there. Don't cry any more,
he conjured her, and then went on with
good reason for continued weeping
"You can't help your father in his pre-
dicament, and
Don't say that" she interrupted, slip
ping down from the hammock and stand
ing with every fiber tense for action
II must help him, whether can or not.
"Then let us get at the mystery of the
case if we cam" Will admonished her
$50 as to know what is best to attempt
We are convinced that the bogus money
was won from Aleck Wiams, are WI
not? and therefore we must conclude
that Wiams is the real criminal. The
officer, Alloway, says the government
got information Of aquantity of counter
felt treasury notes being sent into this
region. He was detailed to search then
out. He found that they were being
circulated along the route of this tele
graphic expedition, but very sparingly
Then he hit on the ruse of pretending tt
be a son Of the houdoo woman, and thai
is all he probably knows about it. He
will take his prisoners back to Apahoqut
in the morning"
"That is rough town, full Of Okla
homa boomers. We came through il
three days ago."
4 Sand Alloway spoke Of the chances
that an Apahoque mob might lynch his
captives, because some Of the bogus bills
have been passed there. He talked tt
Wiams about this danger, and Wiams
offered to provide half dozen men fol-
posse. Hush!'
The admonition was caused by Deuce's
incautious cry of alarm. Don't YOU
see," she said, "that if Wiams has made
two men scapegoats for himself he viii