Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1892-12-03
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Julian tried to obtain little interviews
with Rosalie, but she seemed not to un-
derstand his intent, and SO allowed this
or that trivial circumstance to thwart
his plans. Instead of vexing him this
amused him, and he allowed the days to
go by without any effort on his part to
break the dreamy monotony of things
until he was able to walk without any
artificial aid.
About this time Colonel Chenier came
to him with letter that he had received
announcing the discovery of gold in the
spring hollow above the old mill.
Along with this letter, or at least on
the same day, had come package Of
gold of about two hundred dollars in
value. Colonel Chenier was excited
Telegraphic specials in the daily pa
pers giving highly colored accounts Of
the discovery of new mines in several
places added fuel to Colonel Chenier's
excitement.
Unjust go and look after this matter"
he said to Julian later in the day. "It
may be possible that have fortune up
there after all. should like to have you
/ go with me, II you Will.
''It will delight me to be of service to
you," Julian replied; and after good
deal of discussion it was resolved that
they should go at once.
When Rosalie found that her father
was going back to the old mill, she be-
gan to beg him to take her along. He
fatty refused, saying that 1t would be a
hurried trip, and that he could not be
encumbered with her.
Julian, when he was about ready to
start, went looking for Rosalie from room
to room, and finally found her behind the
curtains of bay window crying.
81 have come to bid you farewell" he
said; my time is short; haven't you
something cheering to say to me?"
He did not notice her tears The outer
blinds were closed and there was soft
twilight behind the curtains.
81 shall come back or not, just as you
say" he half whispered. Il love you too
much to stay near you any longer, un-
less, unless-if you cannot and will not
if it is unpleasant to you for me to be
here"
She hid her face in her hands a mo-
ment in her peculiar girlish way, while
he stammered and paused in his speech;
then she looked up and said in breath
less sort of voice:
"You must not stay away-you must
come back with papa"
MAY come back for your he eagerly
asked, leaning toward her, his arms half
raised. "Will you be my wife, Rosalie?'
How sweet and shy and lissom she
looked in that tender light as she trem-
blingly toyed with the Provence cross,
and alternately lifted and let fall her
wistful, happy, gray brown eyes! How
could she speak with her heart throbbing
wildly in her throat and her lips trem-
bling sol But even this delicious silence
could not satisfy Julian. He was too
stubborn to reach forth and take her
into his arms before she had expressly
given him the right SO to do.
Your father is ready to go and is
waiting for me-" he said, with some OBJ
scure qualms of conscience at the thought
of how nearly brutal this stubborness
was, "and there is but a moment. Won't
you answer me, Rosalie? Must l go
away without knowing that you love
me, and without your promise to be my
own little brown eyed wifeY'
He stopped toward her and put his
arms out farther.
Come, comet" he whispered, and then
she yielded. He felt her slip close to
him and nestle her bright head on his
breast, and as he clasped her tenderly he
said:
after SO long-after so many doubts
and fears-Oh, Rosalie you are mine
foreverw
81 have been yours all the time" she
murmured with her old naivete present
in her voice. ''but-but didn't know il
till IL thought you were going to die. .
They were standing thus when Ade-
laide came in to tell Julian that the car
riage was waiting to take him to the
station, and that her father was ready
and impatient to be off.
Julian released Rosalie and went to
meet Adelaide, smiling proudly and joy
fully He took her hand and said:
81 am the happiest man in the worldr
Adelaide looked up into his beaming
face and said under her breath:
"You have not told herr"
"Told her whaty' he asked, and then
he remembered. NO" he added. "but
all the powers of the world cannot sepa-
rate US now. She is mine, and am
hers"
She did not reply, but turned and left
the room. Julian kissed Rosalie again
and went away.
Colonel Chenier's gold mine proved to
be curious failure. When the bound
airy line of his mill estate came to be
run, it was found that mere fringe Of
the rich discovery was his. The deposit
was really on land adjoining Colonel
Chenier's, and quite recently purchased
by Francis Whitcombe Ellis.
On the way back to Savannah mis-
connection of trains delayed Julian and
Colonel Chenier day in Atlanta. Here
Julian found himself suddenly face to
face with Ellis. Their eyes thrust and
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