Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1893-09-02

and shs had merely postponed it till now.
That is sometimes the way with persons
whose thoughts and emotions come from
far below the surface.
Henry MainwaringI" she said, 90 IL
70 herself. Then to mother. "Do you
expect him back soon?"
Mother shook her head m0uynfully. l
said. Perhaps In seven days, perhaps In
seven years-there's no telling"
'If l only knew where he was. I'd
write him to come on at once. " said John
In an emphatic tone.
At this point the servant came In 70
announce supper--a meal which is ordi-
narily little more than q ceremony with
us, but which tonight was more substan-
tial on account of our cousin, who had
probably had no dinner. If you would
like to make any changes in your dress.
my dear" said mother as we arose.
'you can take all the time you want"
perhaps had better brush my hair, :"
she answered. And SO the two ladies
went out, leaving John and me together.
He thrust his hands in his pockets,
turned on his heel and walked to the
window, where he stood looking out.
though he could see nothing.
"Do you think she's prettyr' I inquired
ae length.
"I don't know. rye seen nobody kke
her." he replied after pause. Then he
came away from the window and sat
down and patted the collie until the
ladies reappeared. So far as l remember
nothing Of importance occurred during
that evening.
am of Johns way Of thinking.
have seen nobody like hsr. But have
NO doubt shout her good looks. She is .
beautiful girl. She has beauty Of ex-
preston and movement % well 80 Of
form, feature and color. But it is an un-
usual type. She is as dark as Spaniard.
with abundance of black hair, not shiny,
but soft and lusterless. like black smoke
condensed. Her skin is Q pale tSsnspar-
snt brown, looking like antique ivory ct
night and almost golden when the sun
falls ON it. Her eyebrows and oyelSshes
are black, but her eyes are blue--a warm
blue. like spring violets. The blood
shows through her cheeks more than
with Spanish women.
Her nose 10 q rather small, deiicately
nodded aquiline. Mother has hand.
some nose, but IL seems coarse In com
| parison with this. II gives an exQuistsely
aristocratic effect to her face. and yet
It 10 not such nose as members Of the
English aristocracy are apt to have. II
seems to indicate refinement Of soul and
noble spirit, rather than mere high breed
ing and blue blood. Her countenance
has the charm Of oyiginality-as II she
were the first of her kind. rather than
the last Of somebody else's. Inever saw
my uncle Edward. but he must have
been an extraordinary Englishman if his
daughter resembles him. She must take
after her mother, IL any one, and yet,
according to mother, Uncle Edwards
wife was an invalid and rather plain.
No doubt there is a great deal Of exag-
geration and humbug In the theory Of
hsredity.
A have already intimsted, John
would unquestionsbly marry Sinhrc II
she would have him. But neither he
nor | nor mother can tell for certain
whether she will have him. AL the cir
cumstsnces render 1t probable, but you
can no more look into this girls heart
than you can look into polished steel
breastplats. Yet there must be some
method Of reading her. and shall dis
cover it In time. She Is probably rO-
mantle. Icame into mothers boudoir
the other morning. Mother was not
there, but Sinfire was standing In front
OF Henrys portrait, which hangs on the
wall, rapt in contemplation of it. Hen
ry is very good looking fellow. The
portrait scarcely does him justice, anu
I said as much when abe became aware
of INV Drasence