Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1892-11-19

"Oh, guess we did. Under cover Of
the smoke we planted battery on hill
hard by, and gave the rebels in the valley
an awful pounding as they slowly with
drew"
"And you would be unable to Tecog
nize the girlY
81 shouldn't care to meet her if she's
vet alive She might know me. Ii she
hasn't greatly changed she'd kill me on
sight"
"You ought to be killed." she exclaim.
cd. standing up before him and gazing
contemptuously down upon him; "you
miserable cowardp
She slipped up the sleeve of her dress
and, pointing to the jagged scar, smiled
almost furiously as she added:
"How dare you come into my pres.
enceT
1t was as If he sprang out OF sleep tC
see the incarnation of his dream before
him. He actually rubbed his eyes. There
she stood, Just as she had on the day OF
that memorable adventure. He could
not find a word He rose to his feet and
confronted her almost belligerently, star
ing and pale For some moments his
mind was dazed and inoperative' then,
as he gathered himself together, he said:
Miss Chenier, can it be possible-are
you
"Yes. sir. am
"Forgive me, was a foolish, hot
headed boy--I would not do it now"
He stood ike statue. The situation
was disclosing itself to him in all its
hopelessness He forgot that Adelaide
stood before him. He reached out his
heavy arms with his hands clinched to-
gether. and cried
"Oh. Rosalie, Rosalie!"
There was something infinitely ap-
| pealing in his voice that thrilled Ade-
laide and touched her heart. Her con-
science rebuked her iercely A space
of silence followed. and then she put
her hand on his arm and said:
ii was too bitter-l was wicked just
now-forgive mel" But her voice had not
lost all its pinched harshness. Her face
still wore that look of lofty contempt
| It was as if the sound of her sisters
name had turned aside the point of her
| anger
This is horribler exclaimed Julian.
standing in an attitude of mingled sur
prise and despair,--still ignoring AIDE
laide, his whole soul filled with the
| thought of how this strange discovery
| would affect Rosalie
Adelaide saw his anguish, and with
the swift sympathy Of a southern woman
hurried to soften it
Il viii keep the secret have kept
it. Rosalie shall never know Pardon
my bitter mood just now-it took me
unawares.
Her voice had recovered its gentleness
almost as suddenly rs it had lost it
This served to recall him to his imme-
date surroundings and to a sense of the
generous sacrifice this injured woman
was making. At the same time. by some
indirect action, Adelaide's impulse OF
kindness famed to fame a sudden hope
in his breast tnat all was not lost His
hungry heart caught at something in her
voice that seemed to come from Rosillie.
Miss Chenier. have you known this
all the whileY' he presently inquired
II had not meant to tell it. she said
Il am sorry have allowed my feelings
to get control of me You will try to
forget all about it, won't your"
"And Rosalie." he murmured; what
will she say?'
"She must never. never know it," said
Adelaide earnestly.
He took hasty turn or two across the
floor
"And your father" he added, stopping
short and looking anxiously at her.
She made quick gesture.
HE could not bear it." she exclaimed;
''he would be terrible" She came close
to him, and almost in a whisper added:
1--WE must never tell any one"
Julian began to walk back and forth
again, his hands locked behind him, his
face pale and creased with intense feel
ing. She followed him with her eyes
His suffering appealed to her impulsive
southern heart, more strongly perhaps
on account of the share she had taken in
bringing it on.
"Do you think it would be honorable
In me to hold this secretY he said,
stopping again and turning his clouded
face inquiringly toward her,
Her cheeks flushed as the reflex of his
question reached her own self conscious
ness
81 cannot say" she Immediately re-
piled. II have thought it all over and
over, and have not decided. What do
you Think"
he lowered his eyes and stood for a
time gazing at the floor Presently he
looked up quickly, almost resentfully,
and said;
81 shall tell your father and Rosalie
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