Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1892-01-16

warm chicken Thy holding it on pointed
stick to the fire. and to toast bread in a
very deft manner.
"And what do you think of our lake,
Senior Derwent?" asked Zarifa at last,
for the spell of silence seemed still to
hang over Derwent.
He reused himself with start at the
sound of her voice.
81 think" he replied, ''that it is like
everything else at Mirafores-simply
perfect. Do not laugh; do not believe
that am speaking in exaggerated COM
pliment. l mean just what say.
Whether the place is enchanted or
whether / am 1 don't know, but GER
tainly there seems to me no flaw or
blemish anywhere. 1 have never before
known anything half so charming, and
it makes me almost sad to feel that l
must soon go back to the commonplace
world, where all this"-he made COM
prehensive sweep of the hand-'will
seem as distant and unreal as vision of
sleep"
81 am glad that you think so well of
Mirafores." she said, smiling. "As for
going-well, suppose that after awhile
you will have duties to call you away.
But you can surely return again? Our
gates are always open to our friends"
'It is very good of you to include me
In that Glass;" he said, flushing little.
81 feel it deeply; for what do you know
of me? may be the merest adventurer,
a man unworthy of your notice or ac-
quaintance, for aught you can tell.
Why, your father has not even once
asked me who am since have been in
his house! Such hospitality is fairly
Arabian"
"Oh, no." she said, sit is only Mexican.
And why should he ask you such ques-
ton? In the first place, you were in need
of help; that was reason enough for
opening his doors to you. And in the
second place, do you think that he does
not know gentleman when he sees him?
My father has not always lived at Mira
flores, senor."
"Your father is the truest and the
finest gentleman have ever seen," said
Derwent, quickly. 81 think that with
one glance he could judge man. But
such is his courtesy that if the Judgment
were unfavorable the subject of it would
never be made aware that it was So"
mot without need, but with need no
man can be more frank than my father"
Il am sure of that too. And frank
ness is virtue l so much admire that
can do no less than practice it. Don
Maurizio has asked me nothing, as
said, but hope that he will feel interest
enough to listen to an account of how
and why l chance to be in Mexico"
81 am certain that he will listen with
interest to whatever You care to tell
him." said Zarifa, ''but you must not
suppose that there is any need for you to
explain. Did you not say-or imply
when speaking to Padre Francisco and
myself, that there was something in the
nature of an affair of honor in what
brought you here? In that case no one
would even wish you to speak of it."
81 said that 1 desired to make money,
and make it quickly, in order to pay a
debt of honor" he answered. ''But
must not leave you under a mistaken
impression. 1t is debt of honor mas
much as honor is deeply involved in it,
but it is also debt that will ruin my
mother and myself if we must make it
good out of our fortune. So that have
to consider the happiness of one parent
and the honor Of
He paused abruptly. Had he spoken
the two words trembling on his lipsi
He hardly knew. He only knew that he
met look of what seemed to him divine
sympathy and comprehension in the eyes
that rested on his own for an instant
and then gazed away over the broad
dazzling surface of the lake.
'I see-I understand" said the soft
voice very quietly. "There is double
necessity-to save both fortune and
honor. Well, senior, hope that Mexico
may give you the means to do both
And it may be well that you should
speak openly to my father of your wishes
He may be able to direct your attention
to something as good as the Buena Es
peranza."
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