The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-01-31
Nell started back in amazement

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when she saw Denis.
"Denis, me brave. boy, what have
yer been an sdone?v she exclaimed.
Eyer tould me to kape 'em back an
to make. tonne, and, faith, this is the
on'y way OF could stop the murther-
ing blayguards."
Nell turned ter the president agen.
81 know the real one as has robbed
Dan Black. 1t amt the 'parson,' nor
it amt Denis, though he says it is.
He'll explain ter yer why he con-
fessed afterwards. Yes, I know who
has done it, and I wish ter give him
fair warning! Let him come forward
and own up like man."
She paused several seconds, then
added:
81 amt playin' no game of bluff.
No, fore Heaven, tells yer I know
the man who's done it. Now, let him
come forward"
A dead silence fell on the crowd as
she paused agen, but no one moved.
Her eyes flashed with anger, and
like dart her arm shot out, and
with finger extended she pointed at
one of the men.
eyer coward, Silas Deane! Yer
thief! Yer done it, and deny it if yer
cant"
With an oath Silas Deane sprang
forward and, whippin' out his shoot
er, he fired at Nell. Sich action could
never be allowed. Afore he could fire
agen he was stretched on the ground
with more bullets in his body than
yer could count on yer two hands.
Nell wer'n't dead; 'twere on'y a
mere scalp wound. Nevertheless she
were the talk of the camp. So were
the "parson" and Denis, for the mat
ter O. that-'specially Denis.
Wal, soon after this occurrence Nell
was sittin' on tree-stump, lookin'
the picter of misery. She had been
cryin,' for the "parson" had jest left
her, and after he had summoned up
enough courage to pop the ques-
ton" She, remembering her prom
Use to Denis, said that though she
loved him she could never marry him.
He looked her in the eyes, and I
rather fancy he understood it all. He
went sadly away, muttering some
thing like, $50 it's Denis! Wal, she's
as lucky as he is"
Almost as soon as the "parson" had
left Nell Denis KEN up.
ga good morning to we, Nell"
"Good mornin', Denis"
solve come about that promise We
made, an Oh hope ye're satisfied with
the way Oh carried out me own part
of the contract. And near thing it
was, indade, jist a case of touch and
CO."
81 never meant yer to take SIGH a
risky course, Denis"
''It was the only way of gainin'
tonne. They shut me mouth for me
livery tonne Oh spake."
you're brave Teller, Denis, and I
can never thank yer enough"
'.Ye remember yer promise, Nell?"
eyes,
"Are we wanting to back out av it,
or are we goin' to carry it through"
"Why, I'll keep ter my word, of
course"
"D'ye know the parsons in love
with we, Nell?"
81 didn't know till jist now, when
he told me, and asked me ter be his
wife, 1 refused him-'cos I promised
you"
smelly, dear, Yesterday Oh TUX We
at name advantage. Ye called me
nasty names. Oh wish to say We were
roight. Oh was worse than all that,
but we mustn't call me sech names
agin. Olive been thinkin' and have de-
cided not to marry We. Dye think
Old marry We and ruin yer whole life,
KNOWN all the whole that we were
eatin' yer hear-rt out fer the 'parson'?
No, darlint, 1 amt so bad as that.
Nellie, I relase We from yer promise,
entoirely.''
"Denis!" Nell cried.
'Yis, entoirely, dear"
"How can I ever thank yer?"
"By lettin' me be the best man at
your weddin'-and nothing else at
ALL"
An he was.-London Tit-Bits.