Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1892-11-26

and more slri0us they grew. They
dashed the bgsgy into shre'.a. and left
Mr Roosevelt woanl..l ani bleeding a
half mile from where they started.
The negro who fred the shot had a
hard time of it. wandering about in Sa-
vannRh hunting II physician Lncii had
seemed against NM He was twice
directed wrong, and then when he
did III last find physician's Office the
doctor himself WAS gone Bat it chanced
that when after great tribulation. he
found doctor Mr Iloosevelt's family
physician was the one,
Julian had somewhat revived when
they reached him At the same time
welcome sound of wheels and horses
feet greeted their ears Two vehicles,
buggy and carriage, came swiftly up,
and "a spry smooth faced old man de-
scended from the former.
An. bless me, bless me. how's thisT'
he quietly ejaculated, glancing from Mr..
Roosevelt to Julian and back again,
with the quick, keen look of trained
surgeon Then he pounced upon Julian
and began testing his pulse, He mo-
toned to young man who had accom-
panied him, and gave an order in an
undertone. A medicine case was pro-
duced, and few drops of liquid from
phial We're put into Julian's mouth.
1t was a terrible shock to the house
hold at Roosevelt Place when the injured
men were brought in. Julian was car
ried to his room in an almost insensible
state. Mr.. Reosevelt's hurts We're com
paratively ligtt-mere cuts and bruises
that might keep him indoors for few
days.
| Rosalie was standing on the stairway
when the carriages came to the gate.
| Bhe turned and ran up to her room, and
| from the window saw Ellis and three
or four others lifting Julian. pale and APP
parently dead, down from the cushioned
/ couch in the carriage. The first thought
! that entered her mind was that Ellis had
He'd Julian in duel. All her blood
emed to flow in upon her heart, and
gripped the window frame for sup
port; She aw, as through a glas,
| darkly, that group Of laboring forms
! pass iBto the huuse bearing the heavy
solemn load. aal then she slid down te
the floor and lay in little dark hea[
over winch her yellow hair strayed in
loose, shining curls She had not swoon.
ed she WIS TOO strong for that-but a
, feeling of u-tar horror and despair had
crushed her down AS if by its mere
weight
Waen, after lopg while, Adelaide
came to look for her She was still there,
silent fearless, numb with the intensity
OF her suffering
When she learned that it had been an
accident au3 not duel, and that Julian
was not dead her relief was very great;
bUt there remained naneless dread,
and something in Adelaide's voice and
manner aaded to her distress.
Adelaide had tears in her eyes, and
she was wunging her hands slowly as
she began Walking TO and fro in the
room
III ia awfulr' she exclaimed, in her
calm. suppressed way; land oh, Rosalie,
if he should die W aout knowing that !
have forgiven hnn"
Forgiven hlm?" echoed Rosalie, for
given him for WHAT
Adelaide stopped and looked strangely
at her sister True enough, Rosalie did
not know Ought she to tell herr Per-
haps it would be best: but she could
not
I'VE had foolish disagreement" she
presently said; Il will tell you some
time. not now"
But he will not die--oh, Adelaide, he
will not die, will hey" cried Rosalie. with
sudden gash of tears.
II do not know, dear" the sister re-
piled, her voice struggling to hold its
even, gentle flow.
They stood there facing each other,
their faces pale, their lips trembling and
their eyes shining with intense distress.
They did not heed the balmy wind tide
flowing through the room, nor the song
of the moching bird gayly falling from
the tree by the window