The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1904-07-16

Esarse5 ditions Of happiness. Ii only
go had SO and SO. or II l only
were So-and-so, and the thing is done.
Each successive state. however. sus-
gcsts one more happy, and each grail
fled wish leads to another desire more
imperative. Miss Katharine Wilton.
however, did not confine her conditions
to units. There were in her case three
requisites for happiness-perfect hap
p.ness-and could they have been sat4s-
fed in all probability sic would have
come as near to the wished for state us
poor humanity on this earth ever does
come to that beatific condition. She
certainly thought so and with charac-
toris.ic boldness had not ree-oined from
communicating her thoughts to Ler ia
ther.
Tie astonishing feature Of the stu
aticn was that lie was inclined to agree
with her. There was nothing a~ston.sD-
ing in itself in his agreement with her.
for he usually did agree with her. but
In that her conditions were really lis
own. For il is rare, blessedly so. that
two people feel that they require the
same thing to complete tie joy Of life,
and when tLey parallel on three points
it's most remarkable. Even two lov-
ers require each other-yery different
things. | am sure. Stop. | am not $
sure about the third proviso with the
colonel. | say tie third because Miss
Wilton put 1t number tree. though
perhaps 1t was like a woman's post
script. which somehow suggests the
paraphrase of a familiar bit of Scrip
ture-the last. not will be. but should
be. first.
Lcre are the requisites: First-TJe
flag floating gracefully from the PEEK
of tie spanker gaff above them in the
light air of the sunny afternoon should
lie tie stars and stripes instead of the
red cross Of st. George. Seconl-TAe
prov of the ship should be turned to
tie WOODED shores of Virginia. and the
Old Dominion should be her Gcstina-
tica instead Of tie chalk cliffs of Eng
LAM! 1h.rd-That a certain handsome.
fair. blue eyed. gallant sailor. who an
swe.ed to the name of John Seymour.
should be by her side instead of anoth-
er. ever though that other We're one
WHO had once saved her life and to
whose care and kindness and fore
thought ste was much indebted. Her
present attendant was certainly q gen
t!eman, and to an unprecedented eye.
which hers certainly was not. quite as
handsome and distinguished and gal
liant as vas his favorel rival. AMI boast
ing n advantage over the other In
that lie bore a titled name. not such a
d~esideratum among American girls at
that time. however. as Ii was after
ward destined to become. and in a girl
of tie stamp Of Miss Katharine Wilton
possibly no advantage at all.
But. could the heart of that fair dam
sci lie known. all talk of advantage or
disadvantage or this or that compen-
satlng factor was absolutely idle. She
was not a girl who did things by
halves. and the feeling which had
prompted Ler to give herself to the
young sailo' though OF sudden origin.
had grown and grown during the days
of absence and confinement till. in
depth and intensity. 1t matched his
own. She was not now so sure that.
smong tie ,ther objects of her~aiora-
ton, he would have to take the second
place: that. in cas- Of division. her
heart would lead her to think first of
her country. ~lnsensibly had his Image
supplanted every other. and with all
tie passionate devotion of her gener-
ous southern nature she loved him.
Lord Desboroush had ample oppor-
tunity for ascertaining this fact. He
had seen her risk her life for Sey-
mour's owl. He could never forget the
glorious picture she made standing
across the PROSTATE form of that young
"0n. pistol in hand. keeping the mob
4. Oh. never wavering. never falter-
Ing. clear eyed. supreme. He would
be almost willing to die to have her do
the ike for him. He could still hear
the echo of that bitter cry. Seymour.
SEYMOUR" which ram through the
house when they had dragged her
away. These things were not pleasant
"reminiscences: but. like most other un-
pleasant memories. they would not
town.
In spite of all this. however. he had
allowed himself-nay. his permission.
he vowed. had not been asked-to fall
violently In love with this little colo
NAL maiden. and a country maiden at
that. Not being psychologically In
clined. he hal never attempted to an
alyze her charm or to explain his sen
sitions. Eealizing the fact. ind being
young and therefore hopeful. he had
not allowed himself to despair. Real
~ he had some claims upon her. Had
he not interferei she would have been
murdered that night In the dining
oom. He had earned the gratitude
then and there of her father and Of
herself AZ well. and he had earned
more of il. too. waen he had shot dead
a certain brutal. marauding blackguarJ
of the name Of Johnson at the first
convenient opportunity. having receiv-
cd incidentally In return for his mes