Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1892-09-03

course of the adjustment.
He was the man you were going to
crush inside Of twenty-four hours" re.
piled Mr.. Roosevelt.
"You thought he had no backing.
added Julian.
Largely WINGED, and rolling cigar
across his mouth from one corner to the
other. chuckled dryly and said;
He is like an eel. when you get him
you can't hold him Talk about a
Yankee being slickr
II shall never again think Of q bill in
equity without recollecting how easily
he punctured your injunction scheme.
said Julian, with something like harm
less exultation in his tone.
After all. interposed Mr.. Roosevelt
Ellis has done nothing not strictly hon
orable, and he deserves all he has
gained.
"Oh. | admire the fellow Talk OF
western cheek and impudence-why he's
worse than lightning rod manr re-
sponded Largely, "he talks his way
right through everything. As for lying
his sort of Misrepresentation can hardly
be called that, but he promises every
thing that he thinks will please"
The people like him and honor him
greatly, said MIR. Roosevelt. He makes
friends of high and low"
Yes" laughed Largely, "he has made
friends even out of usl Here we Sit
....,.,,l l. 4, I;,,,, I;a yor;ouo onolitiao apd of
tainments. while he walks off with the
prize"
To Edgar Julian the calamity that had
fallen upon Colonel Warren Talbot pre-
sented nothing especially strange oi IN
comprehensive, He considered it the
result of some private quarrel, growing
| out of business transaction perhaps
| OF course he knew nothing of the cir
cumstances that have been detailed
touching the conduct of Ellis, nor of the
mysterious incidents of Rosalie's moon
| light walk with Talbot, and he did MOI
dream of any possible connection of Miss
Chenier with the matter
Some things he had ordered came from
Chicago during his stay at Jacksonville
among them was the Provence cross
One DAY he took this, ard without any
preliminary words let the gold chain at
lached to it fall around Rcsalies neck
Thus. said he, turning to Mrs. Roose
welt, Il restore to Miss Chenier the oil
ancestral cross of her family"
In the midst of her recent trouble Ros
, allie had actually forgotten her dreams q
| Provence and of the souvenir that Julial
had promised to fetch. Now, as sh
| glanced at the antique cross and chain,
rush of strange sensations overcame her
A deep blush flowed into her cheeks, an,
ebblng almost instantly left her face in
tensely pale.
Mrs. Roosevelt rose and went to he
niece She had heard from Rosalie tn
story of this cross, and in fact she ha,
heard it many time in her own youny
glrlhood 1t was one of the Chenie
traditions.
1t is not a bad ornament" said Ju
lian, taking step backward and look
ing critically at the dull gold as it la,
across the beads of red insect amber OF
the girls white throat. THAT dent tn
peasant told me was caused by his hoe o
mattock. or whatever he dug with, strik
ing it: but | like to imagine it wa
caused by an arrow or spear in som
glorious fight of the olden time" HI
said this, knowing that Rosalie woul,
like to hear it. He watched her fac
closely She looked up into his eye
with nearly the old simplicity and mai
vete Her cheeks grew rosy again. H
could see her imagination take fire ant
fame in those deep pure eyes.
Mrs. Roosevelt examined the cross at
tentlvely
II do not know if it is genuine" sh
said "but it has all the appearance o
an antique thing"
"Oh, it is genuine" said Julian quick
ly; lit was dug up just few days be
fore got it. gave no antiquarian
chance; SO soon as saw it bought ii
and made the finder agree not to tell an,
one about discovering or selling it
was afraid of litigation"
But you don't mean to give 1t {,
me, SAID Rosalle so sincerely and witt
such evident earnestness that it cause,
him to laugh.
why, that's all wanted it for" h
just as frankly replied; Il couldn't pos
sibly put it to any use for myself. Then
you know, promised to fetch you
memento from Chateau Chenier."
Rosalie looked at Aunt Marguerite a
if mutely asking a question, but tina
very charming old lady did not nc
tice it.
How papa would be pleased to Sc
itw continued Rosalie. toying with tn
ornament.
You might send it to him" suggeste,
Mrs. Roosevelt.
n should be afraid it might get lost o
stolen on the way" replied Rosalie.