Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1892-08-27

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out attracting her attention.
She turned toward him, smiling sweet
ly, rising to greet him, still singing.
When they were seated he begged her to
go over the little ditty again. Their
voices rose together in strange accord,
and seemed to go away side by side up
into the realms of moonlight. She felt
the touch Of strength his presence gave
to the scene, and it was very pleasant
and satisfying thing to sit there beside
him. 1t delighted Rosalie to have him
readily falling into her moods and shar-
ing her whims. She liked him all the
more because she knew he was Miss
Fain's lover In her simplicity she felt
that the man who was going to marry
her best friend was in a position to make
him quite dear to her.
Colonel Talbot was leaning his head
close to hers as they sang. They were
both unaware that tall, dark man had
stopped in the street, just beyond the
courtyard wall, and was looking and
listening through the gate.
The man clutched slat Of the gate as
if to rend it, then turned and walked
away with his very blood on fire.
Colonel Talbot, as the singing came to
an end, took the banjo from Rosalie and
said:
Let us go walking-this splendid
moonlight makes an enchanted world of
the city. i want to show you the love-
liest spot under the sky"
81 shall have to ask Aunt Marguerite
first" she answered. "lf she says may
go, shall be glad to take the turn. /
have been indoors all day."
When she returned she had light
blue scarf over her head, and her face
beamed the more witchingly from the
contrast. A few bright locks of her hair
curled over her broad forehead.
1--WE are not going serenading," she
said, taking the banjo and putting it on
chair; "aunt says | may not be gone
longer than half hour"
Rosalie hung lightly on Colonel Tai
bots arm, feeling deep sense of secu-
rity, mingled with girlish consciousness
of the romantic possibilities of the situa-
ton. 1t must be remembered that she
was fresh from the reading of stories full
Of knights and troubadours, of princes
in disguise, and of lady loves for whom
men gladly faced death. If she dreamed
of a lover, she made him, in some sort, a
champion sans peur ct sans reproche
She would marry him who would win
her by personal prowess directed by the
fervor of romantic love; his nature must
be lofty and his aims pure; he must be a
Launcelot in bravery, Bayard in honor.
Many young girls have such a dream;
but with Rosalie it was hereditament,
a part of her natures fiber.
Talbot nestled her arm closer to his
side. They now and then passed low
stoops where groups of people were en-
joying the balmy breeze and the moon
light. He felt "a keen satisfaction in thus
having this fresh young girl all to him
self, and it thrilled him to feel her lighr
touch on his arm.
But where is that lovely scene You
were going to show me?" she demanded,
just as they met tall man, who, with a
wide brimmed hat slouched over his
face, was leisurely strolling in a direc-
ton opposite to theirs,
why, that-that was Mr.. Ellis, was
1t not!" she added almost in a whisper.
Il believe it was" he replied; II could
not see his face"
But thought he was in Jackson
ville," she murmured
He felt her arm quiver a little, and hel
voice was disturbed, as if with a pleasur
able emotion. He felt responsive pane
leap through his own breast at the
thought of any man save himself caus
ing that tender fiutter.
I'VE shall reach the spot spoke of il
few moments now," he said, uncon.
sciously quickening his pace and draw
ing her rapidly along.
At length they came to where street
had been temporarily walled across to
prevent travel in it during the erection
of some public improvement. Here Tai
bot paused, finding their further progress
barred by the wall across the street.
"a suppose we shall have to forego the
pleasure promised" he said; "it would
be long way around"
81 think we might better go back, any
way" said Rosalie, 1.-The half hour is al
ready quite gone, | fear"
"Oh, no." exclaimed Talbot, "it is i'm
possible. We haven't been ten minutes
coming" He looked at his watch, hold
ing it in spot of moonlight.
Rosalie had turned about and he coult
do nothing more than turn also. The.
were both quite surprised to find that tn,
man they had supposed to be Ellis hat
evidently followed them. He was stand
ing, or rather he was in the act of turn
ing away, not fifty feet from them.
Talbot and Rosalie looked at eacl
other inquiringly as Ellis, if it was he
walked diagonally across the street at
rapid pace, soon hiding himself amoni
the trees of little park.
Surely that was not Ellisl" said Tai
bot in half suppressed voice: IN
would not act 80 strangely"
LET us return at once" said Rosali