The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1904-07-25


forward toward him. lie rose TO his
feet. half interior.
Kate" he said uncertainty. sis it in.
deed you? Are you alive agaln?'
She was nearer now. One glad cry
broke from Ter lips. He was il her
arms again and she was clasped to his
heart-a real woman and no dream. no
vision! What tie wind could only
family shadow forth upon her cheek.
sprang into life Under the touch of his
feyered lips. and color flooded them
like Il wave. Laughing. crying. sob
bling. she chung to him. kissed him with
little incoherent murmurs. gazed at
Linn. wept over LIN. kissed him again.
All the troubles of the Intervening days
of sadness and prfyation faded away
FROM her Ike Il d.sused chrysalis. and
size sparkled with life and love like a
butterfly new born.
He that was dead was alive again;
he had come back and he was here.
AS for him. in fearful surprise. he held
Ter to his breast once more. still unbe-
lievin-. She noticed then an empty
sleeve and raised it tcnderly TO her lips.
II lost it after an action with the
British ship Yarmouth. 1t was only a
flesh wound ut first. We were long in
reaching Charleston. The arm had to
be %amputated. 1t was u fearful ac.
ton
Il know It," she interrupted. Il was
there"
You. Katharine. All. that woman
on tie ship. ! was not deceived then.
and yet | could not believe It."
Yes. twas l.. | gloried in your
bravery until | saw you lying. rs |
thought. dead on tie deck. Oh. John,
tie horror of that moment! Then |
called you and you did not answer.
Tlen | wanted to die. too. but now |
am alive again ana SO happy-but for
this she lifted the empty sleeve to her
lips. How you must have suffered.
my poor darling" she went on. her
eyes filling Win tears. her Eeart yearn-
ing over Linn. And how i'll you look.
and | keep you standing here-how
tl,oughtless, Gene TO the bench here
and sit down. Lean on me-"
Nay; but, Kate. you, too. have suf-
fcred. Seet' He Fitted her arm: the
loose sleeve fell back. "Oh. how thia
it is, and how smooth ana round and
Plump it was when | kissed it lastr.'
h said as he raised it tenderly again
to his lips.
1T is nothing. John. | shall be al
right now that you are here. You poor
shattered lover. how you must have
suffered!'' she went on. with a sob III
her voice.
Oh. Katharine. this" locking down
1T his empty sleeve. was nothing to
what | suffered before. when | thought
l had killed you!'
When YOU thought you had killed
me-" she said in surprise. They were
sitting close together now. and she had
his hand in both her own. How.
when. was that?"
And then he told her rapidly about
the loss of the Ralnor ana the idea
which her note had given that she was
on board of it.
And you led that ship down to de
~strrcticn. believing | was on her, How
could you do it, John?" she said re-
~prouchfplly.
1T was my duty, darling Kate" be
said desperately.
And dill you love your duty more
than me?'
Love it? | hated It, But had tc
do il. dearest he went on p~leadingly
"IIonor-you told me 81 yourself. here,
in this very spot; | remember youI
words. Do you not recall them? If
stood in the pathway of liberty for Il
single instant | should despise the mar
who would not sweep me aside witt,
cut a moments hesitation Don't you
know you said that. Kathar'ne?''
did | say it? All. but that was be
fore | loved You SO and you swept me
aside. Well. | love you still. ami. John.
honor YOU for it. too. bit | could not
Go it. You see. | am only Il woman"
kate. don't say only a woman that
way. What else would | have you.
pray? But tell me of Yourself"
Briefly size recited the events that
had occurred TO her. dwelling mach ~
on Deshorough's courage and devotion
to her in the first days of her captivity.
the death of Johnson. TIE burning of
Norfolk. the death of Bentley. He in
terrupte1 her there anG would fain
hecr every cetail of the sad scene over
cgain. thanking Ter and blessing her
for wEGt she had done.
1T was nothing" she sai1 simply. 81
loved to Go it. He Yves your friend. 1t
seemed TO bring ne closer to yen"
Thea she told him of the founder.ng of
the ship. Of the friChtful voyage In the
boat, ana rang the changes upon Dos
borough's name-h,s cheerfulnesS. his
unfaiiing -csl and elergy-until Scy-
morr's heart filed with jealous pain.
"Kate." he sid at last. "as | cane ~
tie road | saw n man leave tie boat
house and climb the ILL. who Yves it,"
at was Lord Dcshorouch. john
Seymour WAS human and nl,ed with