Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1894-04-14

GU look ~ years younger JDan Nueu ]
saw you last Tuesday"
Il feel 10 years younger" | replied. In
deed | had not felt so happy and hopeful
since the day returned to London. Il
have been in the country today, and-and
have something 10 tell you"
ut must be good news to have had such
an effect upon you"
at is good news. Oh, better than any
have dared to hope forl'' said. thinking
only OF Judiths positive assurance that
Taras did not love her. 81 have found out
kavanagh's motive-a motive which ex
plains every act of villainy he has commit
ted"
''That is II very satisfactory discovery
At any rate. it is to me; for, you may
recollect | intmated that some special
purpose must have induced him to take
Colonel Bells affairs in hand"
''He had n special purpose. He is in love
with Mr.. Bells daughter. Judith, who was
engaged to George Gordon, and today he
has made her al offer of marriage, threat
,nius TO throw up everything and leave
l.nglanl at once If she refuses"
You don't say sol'' exclaimed Mr.. Pei
ham, regarding me in astonishment, no;
rnmingled with perplexity. Thep man
must have been quite at a loss to under
stand the connection between my present
elated condition and the revelation of poor
Judth's distress.
"Has Miss Bell consented to marry Mr.
Kavanagh?'
mo. she is TO give him decisive answer
next Sunday"
Next Sunday-humr' He held his head
on one side and looked down on the ground
exactly like IA bird ut an empty husk, and
.l. 4. IL lee l..
hesitation. Have yol anything else to
add,"
NO; that is all have to tell you."
He regarded the husk again, seriously
this time. and fwiddling his thumbs oh
served:
We'll, really, | do not see any great cause
for exultatitri over this affair, for il Miss
Bell consents your friend, Mr.. Gordon, may
lose his sweetheart. and if She refuses he
may as certainly lose considerable part of
his fortune"
II was not thinking of that" | confessed,
sobered at orce by this plain statement of
the position But George Gordon will be
back before they could he married" "
THAT depends on variety Of crcum
stances over which we have no control In
the first place, we must not count too sure
ly upon Mr. Gordon'S escape. We have to
trust to the honesty of Mr.. Lazarus, the
ood faith of Peter Shemyl, the dishonesty
of long lile of officials, and at any point
we may b. deceived. Then, again, three
weeks is IA long time, and a clever rascal
may do much before it expires. If Miss
Bell consents, he will naturally hurry on
the marriage With special license, they
might be married in II few days. II Miss
Bell was engaged To Mr., Gordon only three
or four months back, she would probably
wish TO avoid publicity and be glad to get
it over as quickly as possible The mo
ment they are married it is pretty Ger
tain that Kavanagh will accept the terms
offered by the Potteries company and
decamp, taking Miss Bell with him and
leaving her father to make the best terms
he can with the company. I II, Think, is
fairly presumable when we bear in mind
the nature of this unmitiGated scoundrel
and the extreme danger in which he stands.
On the other hand, il Miss Eell refuses to
be his wife, we may be equally confident
that he will put his threat into practice
sell up everything and fly the one induce
ment TO expose himself to the risk of dis
covery and punishment being gone. Do
you follow me'"
"Yes; you have made it more clear to me
Shoh " Neos hhA NV Nh"N ehNy
might be married so quickly. Oh, if George
Gordon comes home too late 1t is terrible
to think of that"
I'VE must prevent anything of that kind
happening If we can"
Tell me what we can do" said eagerly
At that moment Miss Janet Pelham,
having changed her silk, came down in her
stuff and appeared at the door.
"A little five minutesi" her brother sug.
gested, with Che cheerful manner and CHR
rupy tone Of a canary asking for sugar
Miss Janet withdrew, with discreet ce
lerity.
do you think it probable that Miss Bell
will accept Kavanaghi" asked the solicitor.
"She has known him long while, and
they have always been friends. George
Gordon has been made to appear false and
wicked She does not love any one else,
and she looks upon Kavanagh as "A good
and most generous man, and he is hand
some to look at"
"Fhen the probability is she will accept
him. Now | understand your delight in
making this discovery. Believing that the
marriage would be delayed for the ordi
nary length even of a short engagement. you
perceived that Kavanagh would be de
tanned in London until the time when Mr.
Gordon may, and. as we hope, will arrive