The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-06-23

brow. He took off his hat and STAN
mered something about its being Jaw
fully hot"
Eyes, perhaps you have walked fast
it is very warm and you look tired.
Won't you sit DOWN. She moved a
little further away to make room for
him, and he dropped into the place be-
side her.
Am to see baby to-dayT' he asked
lence. Il haven't seen him, you know,
since"
ooh, yes" she answered hUrriedly,
and, looking about, there they are, he
and Annette, yonder in the woods; they
are coming this way; oh, Sidney"
she cried, suddenly turning toward
him, ''how could you? l can never,
never forgive you"
II could never dare to ask you"
They were almost the very words Of
Pauline and Claude. She remembered
| in a moment that 1t had been the first
play Sidney had taken her to see after
they had married; and how often they
had laughed at that pair of lovers,
each dying to forgive and be forgiven,
and neither daring to say the right
word. She used to think she could
never be so foolish as that, and now
it was getting very awkward, for this
was far more serious matter, and she
knew that she could never. never for
give, What woman could?
And then she heard the laughter and
shouts Of little Sidney, who had just
caught sight of his father and was now
running wildly to welcome him. 1t was
fortunate interruption to a scene that
j was nearing a painful climax, and she
} was very glad to take q step or two
towards the laughing boy. who wai
) already flying across the bridge, fol
: lowed by his nurse; then there was {
crash, shrek; the side Of the bridg,
was gaping outward; the maid stood
wringing her hands; the golden curl
that had foated a moment above thu
running waters, were gone.
1t was so sudden, so inexplicable tina
the frantic mother could not realize a
first what had happened. When sh
did, the air resounded with her agon
lied cries, and it was the nurse gin
who was the first to see that Sidne,
had already reached his child just Il
time.
Courage, ma'am, courager' the gil
whispered, while she supported he
mistress. ''See-he Is safe! His fathe
has him-look, lookl The darling ha
| his arms about the masters neck, al
he's huggin' an kissing of him just a
If nothing had happened at air.
: The girl assisted her mistress back
y the little rustic seat, and when tn
3 father and child had reached the youn
IS mother, little Sidney was alread
5. laughing with delight; and as he pr
u one dripping arm about her neck,
II drew her close till her face touched he
= husbands face.
"Kate," whispered Sidney, kat
, may beg forgiveness nowT
y 20, Sidney! l have been so prou
= and heartless! was jealous and val
~ -and-and-selfish and unfair!
=. wouldn't listen to you, and all the tin
~ knew you never cared for TIL
I woman! Can you forgive me, tooT'
a. "Just give me a chance, that's all
and then two pairs of arms met al
N. clasped each other close about the co
Iv quering hero, who seemed to find hiI
he self quite suddenly an object Of secon
r, airy Importance.
W 1t then occurred to Annette that Ma
nj ter Sidney would have a dreadful co
er unless his dripping garments we
changed Immediately; so she carri
d; him off in pursuit Of dry clothing
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