The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1904-05-17

ooh, God: to think Of 1t. Had ! but
known. Buckingham shall pay for this
with his head: but how could | know
I was but II Door. distracted girl. sure
to make some fatal error. VAS IN
such agony-your wounds believe me.
! suffered more from them than you
could. Every pain you felt was Il paiig
for me-and then that awful marriage.
! was being sold like a wretched slave
t. hat old satyr. to be gloated over
and feasted uron. y" man can know
the horror Of that thought to II wonIiD
Ito any oman. good or bad. To lave
ones beauty turn To curse her ard
make her desirable only-on.y as well
fed cattle are priced. No matrer hew
great the manifestation of sncl' so
called love. II all tie more repels a
woman and adds to her loathing day
by day. Then there was something
worse than a%II'-slie was almost weep
Ing now-"I might have been able to
tear the thought ever of that hideous
marriage-others have lived through
the iik~e-but-but after-that-tllat
~day-when you-it seemed that your
touch was Il spark dropped into Il heart
full of finder. which had been lying
there awaiting Ii all these years. In
that one moment the flame grew so IN
tense | could not withstand It. My
throat acled: | could scarcely breathe.
ard II seemed that my heart would
burst" Here the tears gushed forth ms
she took Il step toward him with out
stretched arms and said between sobs:
Il wanted you. you. for my husband
for my husband. and | could not bear
tue torturing thought of losing you or
enduring any other | could not
give you up after that-it was all too
late. too late: 1t had gone too far. |
was lost. lost!''
lie spring to where she stood lean
irg toward him and caught her to lis
breast.
She held him from her while she
said: Now you know-now you know
that | would not have left you In that
terrible place had ! known il. No. not
If II Ind taken my life TO buy your
freedom"
Il do know: | do know. Be sure of
that. ! know II ard shall know it nj.
ways. whatever happens: nothing can
change me. will never doubt you
again. 1t is my turn to ask forgiveness
now"
NO. no. just forgive me. That is al
| ask" And her head was OH his breast
Let us step out into the passageway
Edwin" said Jane. and we did. There
were times when Jane seemed TO be IN
spired.
When We went back into the room
Mary and Brandon were sitting In the
window-way on his great cloak. They
rose and came to us. holding each 9th
er's hands. and Mary asked. looking uI
to him:
shall we tell themT'
LAS you like. MY lady"
Mary was willing. and looked foi
Brandon 10 speak. SO he said. This
lady whom hold by the hand and my
SELF have promised each other before
the good God 10 be husband aud wife
If fortune ever so favor us that it be
possible"
NO: that is o It." interrupted Ma
~. lnefp is no III III IL. III Silaii Dt
whether II is possible or not. Nothing
shall prevent" AT this she kissed Jane
and told her how she loved her. anc
gave me her hand, for her love was Sc
great within Der that II overloweC
upon every one. She. however. Away,
had n plenltude of love for Jane. and
though she might scnid her and appar
entity misuse her. Jane was as dear as
a sister ana WAS always sure of hel
steadfast. tried and lasting affection.
After Mary had said there should be
no IF" Brandon replied:
Very well. Nine. Destiny" Then
turning to us. What ought | to do fol
one who Is willing to stoop from Sc
high an estate to honor me and be my
wife?"
Love her and her alone with you
whole heart ms long as you live. Tha
Is all she wants. | am sure" volun
teered lane sentiInentally.
LANE. you are n Nine. Solomon
said Mary. with n tone of her old tim,
laugh. lis the curse you advise as 80,