The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1903-06-25

mine. had no intention to de.
ceiye-"
20, Harry Harry sobbed Jessie,
now thoroughly alarmed. Il don't
know what you mean, indeed | don't"
she concluded, with n food of tears,
and nothing would comfort her till she
had sobbed out her heart to her aunt.
That afternoon, the Rev. William
Nayland called. and was closeted with
Harry for nearly an hour Harry had
the greatest admiration ard affection
for his guardian. who had been ike a
father to him for seventeen years. and
had he known the painful nature OF
the duty which the clergyman had TO
perform that afternoon he would sure
ly have made It lighter task.
Il would first OF all tell you. Harry,
that have an unbounded faith and
regard in your father, who. under the
most adverse circumstances. has won
the esteem and respect OF all with
whom he has come in contact since re-
siding In Australia. lie only made one
slip in his life, but 1t has cost him
VIII 1Oh Oiiis hhbhS WHAT W hAA ht
left he expressed hope TO me that,
II he married. would take care OF
any children with whom he was blessed
and bring them up In total ignora nee
of who their father was This | prom
ised TO do. lie married out there and
you We're born. but In giving birth to
you your mother died. When you were
4 years old he sent You TO me. When
you attained your majority he instruct
ed me 10 tell you the secret of his life.
and begged that you would not judge
him too harshly. Through hard work
he has gained substantial fortune,
and from this day you will receive
from the lawyers sufficient capital that
will yield an income OF $500 a year
You will now hear"
Stop! said Harry quietly, with a
strange look In his face. II can
not aud will not touch one penny OF
my fathers money lie has deceived
me. He had no right 10 bring me up
with the. thought that his life had been
beyond reproaeh. II was cruel-crucl
cruel"
lie was pacing the room now; his
face was white and set.
"Jessle-the girl TO whom / am en-
gaged-what Will she say? What am
to tell herf-I, who have always
been taught to be truthful and open
ever since learned to speak. l have
been kept In ignorance OF that which
| ought TO have known, and what she
ought TO have known"
ut was done with a noble purpose.
and worthy OF the noble mind that en-
tertained it," broke IN his guardian
quickly. Were your fiancee to know
the whole story she would revere and
honor the name you bear"
II shall hear nothing until we are
rising anger rs IL not enough that
my-my father has killed my faith In
him? Now you wish TO kill her faith
in me- mol mol no! l can't hear the
truth" and he strobe from the room.
He staggered bllndly into the dining
room. But he paused on the threshold
He saw Jessie standing near the win
dow. and by her, with his hand rough
ly SELLING hers, stood James Banton,
his rival.
Jessie, desire an explanation" he
said, quietly, but with voice that
shook with suppressed passion and
Jealousy.
With startled cry the girl turned
round.
MY explanation is this" put in Ban
ton, with a sneer, that the son OF
common forger is not a suitable hus-
band for Miss Paynes niecev'
Recall those words" shouted Har-
ry, you lying scoundreir'
"They are true" sneered Danton.
"Twenty-t years ago your father
forged check, was convicted, I'm
prlsoned, and finally left for Australia.
where he has since lived. If you don't
believe 1t, have ample proof. Go and
ask the Rev. William Nayland.
ut is liei lle liar" Numbered
Harry.
ut isn't true! It isn't truer' cried
Jessie, moving towards him.
The shout had brought Miss Payne
and the Rev. Maryland into the room.
You are not the son OF Henry DaIn-
Ing, as you think, but OF James Tren-
ton. the forger, one and the same
mani"
AT these statements, Miss Payne gave
strange cry. Jessie ran to her.
'Auntle. auntle, say It's not true"
Then the Rev. William Maryland
stepped forward and told them a tale
OF how n man had fallen among evil
companions. had got into debt and
had forged check; how he had once
been engaged TO Miss Priscilla Payne.
and how he had gone to Australia to
start life afresh. feeling that he was
unworthy of her great love. He told
them OF the honored name he had
won, of his hard. bitter struggle. and
of his fortune reaped by long years of
toll, OF his marriage to woman who,
In giving birth to Harry. had died: how
the father swore that his child should
never know what his father had been,
so he sent him to live in America at a
sacrifice that none would ever know.
"And you. James Banton." thun-
dered the clergyman, with righteous
wrath, you. the only one In the family
who knows the secret, through jeal-
ousy must use your knowledge In
base and foul way, in order to crush
the love OF that true, pure girl
there"-polnting TO Jessie-"for Har-
ry, the son of that splendid spirit,