Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1892-01-30

He took the other hand and kissed It,
Exultation is the only word which will
at all describe Don MauriZio's sentiments
when he heard of that mornings work.
He could scarcely think of Derwent's
narrow escape, or Of the terrible necessity
laid upon Dona Zarifa, in his gratif-
cation at having the would be assassin
in his own hands.
"Now we shall know air. he said;
snow the mystery will be cleared up!
Nothing better could have happened-if
only the scoundrel can be kept alive un-
til he confesses."
II am afraid" said Derwent, "that
will be difficult He looks to me as If
he were sinking fast"
They had just left the hospital, where
the subject of their conversation was
lying in a state of apparent insensibility,
with tho doctor on one side of his bed
and Padre Francisco on the other.
II do not think he is so near death as
you imagine" Don Maurizio answered.
"These Indians have wonderful powers
of vitality. He will rally sufficiently to
speak, and that is all we want l have
told the doctor to spare no effort to keep
him alive and give him strength to do
this Our best hope, however, is from
the influence of Padre Francisco. He
will bring him to contrition and con-
fession."
''Do you believe it possibleI'
eyes; | have seen it too often not to
believe it possible. Men like this are
different from your criminals, inasmuch
as they are not able to rid themselves Of
the saving principle of faith. Like the
devils, they believe and tremble. The
justice of God is a very real thing to
them-the comfortable delusion that
there is no such justice not having yet
reached them; and when death comes,
their overmastering desire is to make
their peace with God as far as possible"
Il hope, for Dona Zarifa's sake, that
this man may not die" said Derwent,
after short pause. docs the doctor
think there is any hope for him?'
mot the least. The bullet is in his
lung. 1t was good shot-no man could
have made better. Why should she
regret ltT Ii she had not shot him you
would be dead and there cannot be
much doubt of the relative value of the
two lives. And it will save him trouble
II he dies now--after having spoken
for ii he We're to recover it would only
be to be marched out and shot as high
way robber. Such crimes are dealt with
summarily here"
Derwent could not but smile. "In
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comfortably in your hospital, with Padre
Francisco's gentle ministrations, he
said. "But am grieved beyond meas
ure that Dona Zarifa should have been
forced to an act SO painful to herself in
order to save my life. 1t almost makes
me regret that l ever came to Mira
flores"
"Nonsense!" said Don Maurizio, good
naturedly IF she feels any pain on
the subject-which cannot believe-it
shows a morbid spirit that would not
have suspected in her. am proud, my
self, that she rose to the occasion so well.
She should be grateful to have had the
opportunity not only to save your life,
but also to clear Senior Barrsra If a cry
dark suspicion; as am sure this mans
confession willclear him."
II hope it will" said Derwent "but
to take human life-that is hard even
for a manr
"To take human life-the life of a
cowardly assassin-when it is to save
the life of an unconscious man at whose
back he has leveled his gun!" cried Don
Maurice with impatience, not un-
mingled with scorn. II should feel no
more regret for that necessity than for
shooting tiger in jungle. Neither
would you. Neither, am certain, does
Zarifa. The marvelously fortunate
thing is that she came upon the ground
Just at that moment when her presence