Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1901-11-08

Rose says 1t would not surprise her II she
should some day run Of with him."
Possibly it Il the same" returned
George. Anyway, he Is very fine look
ing, and hne fellow, too, besides being
an excellent scholar"
The next day, when Billy chanced to be
alone. George approached him. and after
making some casual remarks about the
books he had borrowed. ETC.. he said,
'Did you ever see Jenny Lincoln in Chic
opeeT
"Oh, yes." answered Billy. Frightening
up, for Jenny had always been, and still
was, a great favorite with him; "Oh.
yes, l know Jenny very well. l worked
for her father some years ago, and be-
came greatly interested in her"
"Indeed2 Then you must know Hen
~ LincolnY'
Yes, l know him." said Billy; while
George continued:
And think but little Of him, Of
courseT'
On this subject Billy was non-commit-
tai. He had no cause for liking Henry.
but would not say 20 to 4 comparative
stranger. George was about moving away
when, observing 4 little. old-fashioned
book lying upon one Of the boxes, he took
1t up and, turning to thshy.lsaf, read the
name of Frank Howard"
frank Howard Frank HowardP he
repeated, where have I heard that
namef Who Is he, Benderr'
"He was a little English boy l once
loved very much; but he Is dead now" an
swered Billy; and George, with a sud
denly awakened curiosity, saidi
Tell me abont him and his family,
will your"
without dreaming that George had
ever seen them. Billy told the story of
Franks sickness and death-of the noble
conduct Of his little sister, who, when
there was no other alternative, went
cheerfully to the poorhouse, Winning by
her gentle ways the love Of those unused
to love, and tanning the wild mood Of a
maniac until she was harmless as 4 child.
As he proceeded with his story George
became each moment more and more In
terested, and when at last there was a
pause, he asked, And is Mary In the
poorhouse nowT
II have not mentioned her name, and
pray how came you to know tT' said
Billy In some surprise.
In few words George related the par
ticulars of his acquaintance with the
Howards and then again asked where
both Mary and Hlla were.
Billy replied that for 4 few years back
Mary had lived with q Mrs. Mason,
while Ella. at the time Of her mothers
death, had been adopted by Mrs. Camp
bell. But" said he, II never think of
Ella in connection with Mary, they are SO
unliksI Hlla is proud and vain and silly,
and treats her sister with the utmost
rudeness, though Mary is far more agree
able and intelligent, and as l think the
best looking"
"She must have changed very much"
answered George, "for IL / remember
rightly she was not remarkable fer per-
sonal beauty"
He was going to say more, when some
enc slapped him rudely on the shoulder,
calling out How are you, old feller, and
what Is there In Boston to interest such
a scapegrace as l ami"
Looking up, Billy saw before him Hen
~ Lincoln, exQuisitely dressed, but bear
ing In his appearance evident marks Of
dissipation.
"Why, Henry" exclaimed George,
"how came you here7 supposed you
were drawing lampblsck caricatures Of
some one Of the tutors In old Yale.
What's the matter7 What have you been
doing?"
"Why, you see," answered Henry,
drawing his cigar from his mouth, zone
Of the sophs got his arm broken in 4 row,
and as | am 80 tender-hearted, and
couldn't bear to hear him groan, the fac
ulty kindly advised me to leave, and sent
on before me a recommendation to the
old man. But hxed 'em. told 'em he
was In Boston, whereas he's in Chicopee,
so just took the letter from the Office
myself. 1t reads beautifully. Do you
understandT
All this time Henry had apparently
taken no notice Of Billy, whom George
now introduced, saying he believed they
we're old acquaintances. With the cool
est effrontsry Henry took from his pocket
a quizzing glass, and, applying 1t to his
eye, said, I've absolutely studied until
I'm near-sighted. How long have the old
folks been in Chicopee?"
Several weeks, l think" answered
George; and then. either because he want
ed to hear what Henry would say, or
because Of a reawakened interest In Mary
Howard, he continued, "By the way,
Henry, when you came SO unceremoni-
ously upon us, we were speaking Of a
young girl in Chicopee whom you have
perhaps ferreted out ere this, as Bsa-
der says she Is fine looking"
Henry stroksd his whskers. which had
receixed far more cultivation than his
brains. stuck his hat on one side and
answered, why, yes, l suppose that in
my way I was something of a b'hoy with
the fair sex, but really l do not now
think of more than one handsome girl
In Chicopee, and that is Ella Campbell,
but she Is young yet, not as old as Jenny
altogether too small fry for Henry Lin
coin, Esq. But who is the girl?"
Billy frowned, for he held Mary's name
as too sacred to be breathed by a young
man of Henry Lincolns character. while
George replied:
Her name II Mary Howard"