Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1894-04-07

crept round the seat and dropped In the
trench behtHd IL
OF the seat. Tney nad ceased to talk, but
"a they drew nearer and nearer heard the
sound Of their footsteps. ] could see moth
ing but the banks and the loose growth
about me. The sound ceased. and then,
quite close, heard Kavanagh exclaim in
admiration:
"By Jove, what a glorious viewp'
This is my favorite walk. When it is
fine, we come and sit here for time" Ju
dith answered
"A pleasant suggestion. Shall we rest u
bit''
heard the rustic OF Judiths skirts as
speaking again:
"Ah, there's the Grange below there. and
Taras with your father"
Poor papai Even from here | see the
change in him. He used to sit SO erect"
Its that detestable Office. He sticks At
It too close He is there ben1ing over his
desk from morning till night. Il is too
much for a man Of his age. Why should
hei A lad at IS shillings a week could do
the work he does"
Happily he does not know that"
"Unbappily think he does. That blum
dering idiot, the accountant, made it clear
to Linn that his share in the business is
practically nil, and knowing that but lit
2 tie persuasion is needed to make him ne
tire"
How can he retire il he has nothingF
He might have all he needs"
"You are thinking of Taras' generous of
fer"
mo, I know your fathers character too
well to believe that he would accept any
offer from Taras or from me that carries
the smack Of charity with it, 1t is only
from his daughter that he could take Il
gift and still feel independent. You owe
him still for all he has bestowed on you.
when the trouble came last year, gave
up all | had saved. 1t barely covered tEe
house debts cannot rely on receiving &c
the end of papa's life the salary Taras pays
me. IL is more than | ought TO take. !
know that, but | have sacrificed my own
little share of pride with this very hope you
point to. Oh have thought of it over and
over again. But how can | give papa II
home when my future is so uncertain? II
would be dreadful to take him away from
business and then find that ] had not
enough to support him"
But your own future need not be an un
certain one. You have it in your power to
offer him a home and surroundings as
pleasant as the Grange below there-a
home in which you might be to him what
you now are to Taras."
II could do this-Ir she murmured in n
tone of bewidered surprise. II n, after
a moments pause, she exclaimed in eN
postulation. Mr.. Kavanaghr'
mo, cannot let this hand go until you
have heard me out and know whether
there is hope tor me or not, he answered,
with low and passionate tirmness ut is
time to speak. have been silent as long
as silence was ndurable-masking my
feelings toward you as only one wi; my
earnest desire could. love you, Judith!
] have loved you for more than n wear
from the first day | met you loved you
hopelessly until George Gordon threw
away the treasure that his soul was too
base to value Since then have built every
hope upon the possibility of making you
my wife"
In that instant it flashed upon me that
here was the secret motive for which we
had been searching-a motive stronger than
avarice. Ii was to rob George Gordon ~
his sweetheart and his fortune that We had
been kidnapped and sent to Siberia
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