Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1892-08-06

Not long after the conversation set
forth in the preceding chapter, Rosalie.
together with a number of her new
friends. was driven down to Thunderbolt
and Bonaventure to enjoy an afternoon
rambling amid the quiet and lovely
scenes of that famous locality. 1t is
drive of five or six miles along smooth
shell road, white as lime and hard as a
pavement.
The carriages entered Bonaventure
through wide gateway, passing at once
into an atmosphere of shade and solem-
nifty Huge live oaks spread their arms
above the road and trailed their long
drapery of funereal moss to within n
few feet of the ground. Many weather
stained tombs and number of snowy
cenotaphs were scattered through the
dark grove. The breeze from over White
marsh brought its saltish breath under
the canopy and shook the clumps of un-
dergrowth and the long streamers of air
plant A broad creek or arm of the
river in which the tide was at the food,
came in sight at the end of long vistas,
shining with the blush gleam of silver.
But even here in this heavy shade. with
the breeze washing through. there was
q pervading heat, a palpitating current
of summer fervor which thrilled through
the blood like strong wine Rosalie
leaned ont of the carriage, and for mo
ment Colonel Talbot, from his place in
another vehicle, saw her bright hair
tossed about her forehead by the wind
and her happy face turned by merest
chance toward him. The next motion
of the carriage shut out the vision. He
turned to his nearest companion, Mrs.
Farley ttall. digniied and widow and
half closing his eyes said
Miss Chenier is a singularly beauti-
full girl, | think"
"Yes, quite pretty and sweet" Mrs.
Farley replied, land daresay good"
Colonel Talbot smiled as if he thor
oughly understood the guarded phrasing
OF his companions speech He added:
shes extremely clever. too, Or
"Unsophisticated." interrupted Mrs.
Farley
"Yes, should have said that: but she
Is very interesting. She has decided
opinions of her own, and expresses them
with sincerity and readiness as refresh
ing as an up country breeze"
''Oh, is she strongminded?"
Not in the sense you suggest She is
not obtrusive, She is charmingly naive
and original in conversation, taking one
unaware with her questions and sugges-
tions, like child. suspect that she's
q genuine mountain violet, fresh, sweet
and"-
Don't, Colonel Talbot" cried Mrs
Farley; keep some of the adjectives for
future use. can interpret your feel
ings without any further waste of
words.
Your Interpretation would be as far
from correct as any guess of the prag.
matists who pretend to explain the beau.
tHul myths of the old poets" he said.
looking away and stroking his long
mustache.
Il should not turn your poetry into
prose at all, she added softly; II should
give 1t a very deep and tender mean
ing"
"ec ~" -~"de~" he repeated:
'those are adJectives. believe You
may reserve them for future use
Imagine Miss Cheuier has a monntaineei
tor lover strong bold young fellow
oi the true north Georgian type
Oh, no doubt OF it, but she'll soon for.
get hlm now she replied
'Girls usually do he said dryly
They all got ont of their carriages and
were soon scattered about among the
tom bs and flower beds Of that incolnpar
ably beautiful old place.
Rosalie sat down alone on the verge of