Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1892-02-13
Dayton, Nevada, Saturday, February I3, 1902.


hope that am at least not quite fool.
But tell me about my mother. How has
she borne the journeyY'
He was soon able to answer this ques-
ton himself. He had hardly entered
within the gilded iron gates of the Hotel
del Jardin and taken few steps along
the wide gallery that runs around two
sidesof the immense quadrangle which
incloses the beautiful old garden of the
monastery of San Francisco, when he
was met by tall young lady with frank
hazel eyes and red brown hair, who ut
tered cry and held out both hands in
welcome.
"My dear Geoffrey, how delighted l
am to see you'll" she exclaimed "And
you are really alive and well? What an
awful fright you gave us Are you not
ashamed"
my dear Sibyl," Derwent retorted,
'are not you ashamed to have let my
mother come on such a Journey If you
had only believed the explicit statements
of my letter" -
But we didn't believe them" she in
terposed. AT least your mother did
not; she thought you were trying to
spare her, and seeing her misery |
thought the best thing for her to do was
to come and satisfy herself. am GER
tain you would have thought SO too if
you had been there"
"No doubt | should" he answered.
''At least should be wretch to find
milf u co oil 1lvv
on your part. | am deeply grateful to
you for undertaking the journey to &C
company my mother"
II am more than rewarded" she an
swered This is the most enchanting
place | have ever wandered into. But
come! Cousin Margaret is expecting
you, and afraid even yet that you may
be brought in on litter"
He laughed as he followed her toward
the door of one of the charming apart
ments surrounding the gallery, and
paused in the sitting room while she
opened the door of the spacious chamber
beyond and said gayly; Dear cousin,
/ here is your truant. Come and scold
him."
The next instant Derwent saw the
slender, black clad form and pale, lovely
/ face of his mother, with wistful look
in the deep blue eyes, as she said, My
boyl is it really you at last!
After the first eager questions had
been answered and Mrs. Derwents anx-
iety somewhat reassured, Derwent found
another surprise in store for him.
| "You had no trouble in the journey /
1 hope?" he said. ''It was too bad your
/ having had to take it without mascu-
/ line attendants for that is something
/ you at least are not accustomed to-
mamma. Sibyl, now, belongs to the new
order of Independent young ladies-she
would start out with maid to go
around the world-but you are of the
ancien regime, and fear that it was
very disagreeable to you"
"Oh, has Sibyl not told you? said
Mrs Derwent 1--WE did not come
alone. confess should have disliked
that very much, though of course, my
dearest boy, would have done that or
anything else to reach you. But Frank
Halbert came with US 1t was very kind
of him"
Frank Halbert" repeated Derwent in
surprise Then he threw back his head
and laughed uncontrollably. "Why
YOU organized a regular relief expedi-
tionr' he said. "What a picture you
would nave made coming to storm Mira
forest
''You are very ungrateful, Godfrey, ="
said Miss Lenox. "lt may be laughing
matter TO you now, but it was not Il laugh
ing matter when we thought we might
find YOU dying or dead What could two
women in a strange country have done
in that case? One had to think of these
things. SO it was exceedingly kind OF
Mr.. Halbert to accompany us
1T certainly was, uncommonly kind, "
said Derwent, recovering his gravity,
land | beg your pardon for laughing,
Halbert is very good fellow always.
Where is he?'
IL parted with him near the Office just
before | met you. He went in to make
some inquiries All, here he isl"
A handsome man of about thirty, well
set up. with keen eyes looking out of a
refined face, appeared at the partly open
door as Miss Lenox spoke. 80 here you
are!' he said. holding out a cordial hand
to Derwent 1T is satisfaction to see
YOU still living, and upon my word,
young man, begin to fear this thing
4 has been a hoax. You are looking very
/ we'll"
"Oh, Frankr said Mrs Derwent re-
proachfully, II do not think So He is
pale and thin"
Il ought to be looking well, said Der
went, ''if the best of care could make me
So have been doing nothing but en-
loving an ideal life and recovering my
strength My wound, however, is not
yet healed, and gives me some trouble. >
"You must have the best medical ad-
vice at once" said Mrs. Derwent, while
Halbert looked at Sibyl and laughed
"This is pleasant, is it notg" he said.
"Think of our anxiety to reach the suf-
ferer, our hurried journey without pause,
our eager desire to relieve him from the
discomforts he was supposed to be en-
during-while all the time he was en-