Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1904-01-15

love each other to the last, come what
might.
a year went by. aud then another
change came. The Hadley farm was
small one. and John found he could not
earn enough on it 10 support the seven
persons Joe Blakes death had left upon
his hands. He determined 10 go West,
where the land could be had by home
stealing it. SO. one day. after two
years 'of waiting had gone by, they said
good-by to each other. 1t was, to both.
as il the end OF all things had come.
Zach seemed to have died and gone
away from the other. And yet hope
lived Hope never dies while love lasts.
John was not much of q letter writer.
but once in awhile word came from him
to Olive He found desirable claims and
secured them. lie worked and waited,
and hoped AS only such quiet men as
he can.
There came time when John Hadley
felt as II he might soon be Tree from
the chain circumstances had bound
about him. A sutton for his sisters hand
appeared. He saw the trend of mntters
and wrote to Olive that possibly he
might be released from his exile sooner
than he had dared to hope.
One day Mandy came to him with her
trials and troubles. aud told him that
Mr.. Brent had said something to her
about her claim on some Of the land.
How much of it belonged to her?
Not a foot of ii" was the reply. IT'S
In tbe boy,s name and II cannot be dis
posed Of until they are of age. Ii Mr..
Brent marries Won ne gets you. and
notbino else -
Then his sister broke ont in angry.
fretful fault.fnding. He treated her as
II she were n child. Wby had not some
Of the land been given TO herr Were
the children onv better than she was.
JInlass some of II could he turned over
to her she felt snre that Mr. Brent would
not marry her.
ar IFS the land he's after. you're bet
ter off without him" John said. Would
Won feel safe 10 trust Yourself and your
children 10 him under the circum-
stancesYr
I'D like 10 know what Won mean
ahout Trusting the children TO him ?"
asked MANDY. lyon don't suppose I'd
think of taking them with me If | mar
ried him. do youP"
"You don't mean that you'd desert
your children
I'D like to know how I'd be desert
ing them if | left them with youi' and
then she broke down and began to cry.
"'rhen, after giving up the dearest
plans of my life for the sake of you and
yours, you would deliberately turn your
back upon your family and oblige me 20
put aside the hope | have never lost
sight Of for moment, of some day going
back to marry Olive Reade? | always
knew you were selfish, but | never
dreamed you were quite so heartlessly
selfish as this" His face was all ablaze
with honest Indignation. Let us UNI
derstand each other. once for ALL If
you marry Mr.. Brent not a foot of the
land passes into his control. | will
arrange matters so that the children can
be cared for out of what it brings in,
but you must take them with you. In
two or three years Jimmie will be able
to manage the farm alone, and then, il
not before / am going back to Olive
I've letter from Glantield," she
said to him one day, two or three weeks
later. Its from Cousin Martha Bow
ers. There's something in 1t that may
interest you"
He took the letter and read il through.
Not n word did he saw as he give il back
10 her Rut she saw that his face was
"a male as the face of n dead man. Then
she understood IL she had not done so
before. how much her brother cared for
Olive Reade. who. according to the letter
was soon TO be married.
Three years went by. At the end of
that fine his sister fell sick. When she
knew that she must die she dared not
take with her into the after life the
puiltv secret that had troubled her hut
Ittle while health was hers ~ have
n confession TO make 10 Won" she said
10 her brother. "You remember tbe LET
tor gave Won 10 read nretepding II
oan,a frop, Cousin Martha IL d;dp,t
come from her. | wrote it myself
wrote it because | was angry with you
for not letting me marry Brent.
thought I'd get even with you in that
way. You think Olive never answered