Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1892-08-06

who from childhood had reveled in wind
was fascinated with this steady breeze
from the sea The broad areas Of silver
and emerald spread out before her, the
bright sky above. and the picturesque
clunps of palmetto trees in the distance
suited the mood into which the drive
through the cemetery had led her Ii
chanced that her friends wandered away
from where she sat, so that she was quite
alone when tall man approached and
stopped within few feet of her She in
stantly recognized Frank Ellis. notwith
standing his changed appearance DE
was no longer mountaineer or a moon
sinner in dress. being fashionably and
tastefully clad He bore In his hand
small cane 1t seemed that he did not
at once make sure OF his right to speak
Rosalie mad not changed much. II ~ true
but she hardly looked like the coarsely
dressed miller girl of the pocket" as
she sat there arrayed In the latest and
most elegant style of walking dress She
rose at once and quick flush came into
ner cheeks
An. Miss Chenier," he said in those
old fluent tones SO persuasive and me
,odIous "you have not forgotten me,
nope
Oh. no Mr. Ellis. am glad to zee
yon she responded taking step or two
forward and holding ont ner hand to
MN Are yon directly from the mill''
No he sad 4 have been here fOT
some time am a resident of Savannah
now tut You were the last person
wits expecting 10 meet today You are
uoi alonr|
tie mad taken her hand and was hold
ine II while ne looked down INTO her up
turned Ueantltul face all rosy with the
etn"tion oi Thus unexpectedly meeting
TREND from the pocket" with news
from nome possibly
Then ynu haven't seen papa recently"
she IuuuIred without noticing his own
question
No he answered.: / had trouble
with the revenue men They destroyed
my manufactory and J had IA close
struggle for my liberty
4 remeln ber she said: Il saw it in n
paper
Its qulie settled now" he added i
compromised with them oribed them
IN other words and so am quite free
again have opened brokers' Office
here IN Savannah He spoke with the
confident freedom Of man well ground
al IA his eva estimation Hnd full Of as
surauce that ne should get an well with
others He stood erect--strong defiant
handsome Ills eyes had lost the old
restlessness and watchfulness
As they stood thus, he holding her
nand, they made a very striking picture,
and a very strange one to the eyes Of
Miss Mildred Fain, who Just then ap
preached them and stopped as she no
ticed the stranger
Rosalle quickly withdrew her hand
and turned. all flushed as she was. in
time to see the look of half surprise, half
depreciation which passed across the face
OF Mildred
Come here. Mildred she said quick
ly this Is friend from the pocket
We met here by the merest chance" A
self consciousness of manner rather than
self consciousness in fact put her in a
wrong light before both Ellis and Miss
Fam II was as II she had been discov-
cred in some compromising situation,
when, in truth, she was wholly unaware
OF any improper appearance connected
with what her friend had Just seen.
At this moment Aunt Marguerite
joined them Her sharp little eyes rec
ognlzed Ellis promptly and gleam al
most malignant shot out from them
She stopped short, close to him, and
with quick glance from head to foot
took in the great improvement in his
personal appearance. Her mind worked
valuable IN u sudden crisis The first
impulse was to ignore him and hurry
Rosalie away from his presence. but
caution whispered her that this might
arouse that perversity for which young
girls who fancy themselves in love are
noted Then too. Miss Fan was pres
ent and there might be II scene She
changed her manner in u moment
Why MIR Ellis. this is quite a sur
prise, she said IN that cold, half careless
tone which IL used toward one who is a
mere valueless acquaintance She gave
MN her hand. however. and turned to-
ward Miss Fain, but she had walked
away
i am glad to see You looking SO well.
Mrs Roosevelt he SAID throwing into
his voice an irresistible music, Your
summer so]ourn IN the north must have
been pleasant Is Mr. Roosevelt wellr
Yes, quite, thank you. She dared
not trust herself to say more.
He was ready however and went
easily forward into graceful talk, draw
ing her out in spite of herself. and, after