Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1903-07-24

must have starved Certainly Miss
Ashton drained her cup of pleasure
10 The very bottom.
She had had enough of shadow, aud
would have nothing more but sunshine.
She hated poverty and she gave with
generous hand to those about her.
She adored cleyerness, and so she sur
rounded herself only with those who
amused and entertained her and no
social prestige was great enough TO
open her doors to bore.
1t was in this way she came to know
David Horton. He did not belong to
the great world Of fashion. He was
merely a poor inventor, shabby as to
clothes, but with great thoughts strug
Cling for expression In his great brain.
Shy as a schoolgirl, he was, too, and
ii took all of Miss Ashton's tact to
draw him into her charmed circle.
Once there, however, and the barriers
man showed her his whole soul. He
fell into the way of dropping In. in the
quiet dusk. at the hour when she was
oftenest alone, and, sitting before the
big fire in the library, he would tell her
of his Dreams his hopes, and aspira-
tions and disappolntments, While his
eyes grew tender, and his voice took
on that cadence that man uses when
he talks to the woman he loves and
trusts.
IA oH
always been that she understood other
people-and herself. She knew that
for the first time In her life love had
come to her in all its beauty and
glory She knew equally as well, with
womans intuition. that David Hor
ton loved her, but she was absolutely
certain he would never tell her of 1t,
or ask her to be his wife. She had
so much. He had so little, and his
pride would not let him 20 empty
handed as beggar to the woman he
adored. 1t was then that Miss Ash
ton proved that she had the courage
OF her conviction. and made her reso-
luton.
at isn't as II had had any spring
| time Of life" she said TO herself Il
was cheated ont OF that, and will not
let myself be robbed OF my happiness
by mere convention"
So that night, sitting in his dingy
room. bending over models and blue
prints David Horton was startled by
the apparition OF a tall woman who
| a.. al. I'm ala hAp
shoulders as she entered, ana moved
slowly toward him
Miss Ashton1i he cried, you here.'
She sank into Il chair with a sudden
faintness. Yes she said and then
she added. desperately: Il have "A
/ friend In trouble and | wanted your
advice. | have come to tell you her
story. she Is not young woman.
| and she has had sad life. and has
/ been very lonely. Always she has
hungered and thrsted for companion
ship without finding 1t, Lately some
| thing beautiful has come into her life
/ All the comprehension and understand
/ ing OF which she dreamed. 1t is love,
/ David. and she loves. not like Il silly
/ school girl. with a passing fancy for
any handsome face, but with all the
great love and passion of woman 5
/ desire. Something has happened that
makes her afraid she might lose this
companionship, and she is In sore
trouble and anxiety. When one has
found priceless jewel one wants to
keep 1t. doesn't one?'
Yes the man answered her, with
white lips. and Miss Ashton hurried
on as If she We're afraid TO stop:
THE barrier between them Is so
fimsy. David, just little money, a
little false position In society-and' yet