Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1892-10-08


pastime while he was impatiently wait
ing for Rosalie to return Hespent many
hours with Colonel Chenier, mostly dis
cussing the Provencal inheritance and
the legal prospect of recovering it, Once
when Colonel Chenier suggested the pro-
priety of his going with them to France
as their legal adviser Julian foolishly
came near answering that if he could go
as Rosalies husband he would close with
the proposition at once. What he did do
was to frame an evasive response. He pre-
ferred to consult Rosalie in the matter.
Many times Adelaide was on the point
of disclosing her secret to her father and
to her Aunt Marguerite, but as often
she recoiled from the task, uncertain as
to what her duty was, The load grew
heavier and heavier; the longer she car
ried it the more urgent became the ne
cessity for throwing it off.
When Rosalie returned from Jackson
vile she at once informed Adelaide of
what had happened between her and
Ellis
Il am very sorry for him." she said;
"he seemed so hurt, so desperate"
"Well, am glad it is all over and you
have sent HIM away said Adelaide,
quite earnestly. He is bad man, and
his attentions to you have troubled
papa and me a great deal"
Rosalie sighed, and for moment COW
cred her eyes with her hand. His voice
was echoing in her ears; no other voice
ELL g
ingly persuasive, SO pathetic, so despair
ing.
His face and form were before her in
all the fascination of their evil beauty.
To give him up was like parting with
some forbidden thing whose chief charm
lay in its subtle power to hurt From
her childhood or early girlhood he had
been her knight She had learned to
watch for his coming and going in the
valley, the clacking of his horses feet
and the clang of his spurs and pistols
fulfilling her romantic dreams. The dusk
of mystery had always hung about him.
II shall never see him again, Rosalie
said at last, lifting her face and looking
at her sister with fearful eyes; "but
fear never can feel sure that it was
right for me to-to-for me to make him
suffer so much"
81 think you have suffered more than
he, responded Adelaide, land he doesn't
deserve your gracious solicitude. He
will forget you entirely in week"
81 wish he would should be happy
if | could believe that" said Rosalie
earnestly,
well, we must not pursue this hate
full subject further" Adelaide said, ris-
ing and taking her sisters hand. You
haven't been treating Mr.. Julian polite
ly He is anxious to see you; he has,
believe, come all the way from Chicago
for no other purpose, and has been lin
gering here for week impatiently wait
ing for your return. 1t is not right to
avoid him in this way"
Here was a sacrifice of feeling on
Adelaide's part worthy of martyr-a
suffering for another profoundly Chris
tian in its purity of motive.
II know it is wrong" said Rosalie,
but | have suffered so greatly that ]
have been unfit to see any one; and
and-oh, Adelaide, dread to see himw
This will never do" persisted Ade-
laide; 'you shall not shirk the RESPONSE
bility. have exhausted all my stock OF
expedients for entertaining him. He
roams around over the house as if look
ing for you Come, you must go down.
promised him would fetch you"
Cant have till morning? am not
fairly myself now. Tell him | am not
quite WE'LL that tomorrow | shall feel
strong, hope. You know what to say,
you will, won't your" Rosalie's voice
trembled and her eyes filled again.
Adelaide could not resist this appeal,
so she went down alone and told Julian
that Rosalie was indisposed and unable
to see him; would be quite well by morn
ing, she thought
1t was bitter disappointment, but he
had to bear it as best he could. Nc
hours were ever heavier or slower. II
seemed an age since he had seen her, and
now this delay, with only a wall be
tween them, had an ominous suggestive
ness When last they parted she had
gone to her room leaving his passionate
question unanswered. 1t seemed to him
now that she had been in that room
ever since
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