Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1893-08-05


explain to her-what men are Tell her
that the present woman Is omnipotently
present-no, don't tell her that Tell her
that history is full of instances of men
who have given one woman the devoted
love of lifetime and been unfaithful to
her every week in the year Explain to
her that II man to love one woman
must love all women And she has suf
fcient proof that | love her and no
other woman | want to marry her
not Valencia Menendez Heaven knows
will be true to her when have ner
could not be otherwise But | need not
explain to you Set it right with her
She has brain and can be made to under
stand
shook my head you cannot rea-
son with inexperience. and when II is al
lied to jealousy-God of my sonl Her
ideal of course is perfection. and does
not take human weakness into account.
You have fallen short of it today fear
your cause is lost"
1T is mott DO you think will give
her up for trifie like that"
But why not accept this break? You
cannot marry her
oh. do not refer to that nonsense!" be
exclaimed harshly. Il shall peel off her
traditions when the time comes as |
would strip off the outer hulls Of nut.
Got Go Eustaquiar
Of course | went. ChOnita was not at
the rodeo ground. but. escorted by her
father had gone home. followed i'm
mediately and when | reached Casa
Grande found her sitting in her library
never saw "A statue look more like mar
BILE Her face was locked Only the
eyes betrayed the soul III torment. But
she looked as immntable az fate
"Chonita. | exclaimed, hardly know
ing where to begin. 'be reasonable.
Men of Esteuega's brain and passionate
atfectionate nature are always weak
with women hut it means nothing He
cares nothing for Valencia Menendez.
He is madly in love with you And his
weakness my dear springs from the
same source IN his charm He would
not be the man he il without 1t. His
heart would he less kindly. his impulses
less generous his brain less vlrile, his
sympathies less instructive and true.
The strong impregnable man: the
man whom no wee tempts. no weakness
assails who is loyal without effort
such man lacks breadth and magnet
ism and the power to read the human
heart and sympathize with both its noble
impulses and its terrible weaknesses.
Such men--l have never known it to
fail-sre full of petty vanities and ego
isms and contemplate weaknesses, the
like OF which Estenega could not be
capable OF No man can be perfect. and
it Is the man of great strength and great
weakness who alone understands and
sympathiZes with human nature. who is
lovable and magnetic. and who has the
power to rouse the highest as well as the
most passionate love of woman. Such
men cause infinite suffering but they
can give happiness that makes the suf-
ferlng worth while. You never will
meet another man like Diego Estenega.
Do not cast him lightly aside.
do | understand" said Chonita in q
perfectly unmoved voice that you are
counseling me to marry an Estenega and
the man who would send me to hell here
aftery Do you forget my vow2'
came to myself with shock. In the
enthusiasm of my defense | had forgot
ten the situation
AT least forgive him" said lamely.
i have nothing to forgive" she said
He is nothing to me-
knew that it was useless to argue
with her
Il have favor to ask of you, 3" she
said Most of our guests leave this
afternoon, will you let me sleep alone
tomght2"
| should have liked to put my arm
about her and give her woman's sym
pathy. but did not dare All could
do Mala To lesYA her GiNnA