Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1906-07-21

now in the court. Her only memories |
of the convict who had been with her in |
the boat were those of terror. The sight |
of him just now had most seriously af |
fected her. The convict himself was an
inveterate liar and schemer, and his
story had been already disproved by
Captain Frere. Rufus Dawes, still en-
deavoring to speak, was clanked away
with amidst a buzz of remark and sur
mise.
The trial progressed without further
incident. The defense set up by Rex
was most ingenious. He was guilty of
absconding. but his moderation might
plead an excuse for that. His only OBJ
ject was his freedom, and, having gain
ed it. he had lived honestly for nearly
three years, as he could prove. He was
charged with practically selling the Os-
prey, and he urged that the brig Osprey,
having been built by convicts at Mac
quarie Harbor and never entered in
any shipping list. could not be said to
be "piratically seized" in the strict
meaning of the term. The court admit
ted the force of this objection, and, in
fluenced doubtless by Captain Frere's
evidence, the fact that five years had
passed since the mutiny, and that the
two men most guilty had been executed
in England, sentenced Rex and his three
companions to transportation for life to
| the penal settlements of the colony.
At this happy conclusion of his la
bors, Frere went down to comfort the
girl for whose sake he had suffered Rex
to escape the gallows. He found Wick
ers in the garden, and at once begged
him not to talk about the business" to
his daughter.
'You saw how bad she was to-day,
vickers. Fer goodness sake, don't make
her i'll again.
my dear SIR" says poor Vickers, Il
won't refer to the subject. She's been
very unwell ever since. Nervous and
unstrung Go in and see her"
So Frere went in, and soothed the
excited girl, with real sorrow at her
suffering. Its all right now, Poppet,"
he said to her. Don't think of it any
more. Put it out of your mind, dear"
'It was foolish of me, Maurice, 1
know, but 1 could not help 1t. The
sound of-of-that mans voice seemed
to bring back to me some great pity for
something some one. l don't explain
what I mean, l know; but 1 felt that l
was just on the verge of remembering
a story of some great wrong, just about
to hear some dreadful revelation that
should make me turn from all the people
whom l ought most to love. Do you I'M
derstand?"
at think know what you mean" says
Frere. with averted face. But that's
. all nonsense, you know"
"Of course" returned she. with a
touch of her old childish manner Of
disposing of questions out of hand.
Everybody knows it's all nonsense.
But then we do think such things. 1t
seems to me that l am double, that
have lived somewhere before. and have
, had another life-a dream-life."
What a romantic girl you are'' said
, the other. dimly comprehending her
meaning. "How could you have a
dream-life?'
; "Of course. not really. But in thought
you know I dream such strange things
now and then. l am always falling
, down precipices and into cataracts. and
being pushed into great caverns in
enormous rocks. Horrible dreams. And
in these Dreams" continued Sylvia
there is one strange thing You are
> always there. Maurice"
: "Come. that's all right" says Mau
rice.
"Ah. but not kind and good as yor
are Captain Bruin, but scowling. ant
threatening. and angry, so that | an
afraid of YOU
"But that is only in a dream, darling
"But you looked just so to-day in thu
court. Maurice. and | think that's wha
: made me so silly"
d "My darling, There, Hush-donf
: cryl'
But she had burst into a passion o.
: sobs and tears that shook her slight fig
Il ure in his arms.
"Oh, Maurice, l am wicked girl!
:. don't know my own mind. | think some
o times / don't love you as l ought-yo'
S who have saved me and nursed me-"
n There, never mind about that" NUT
tered Maurice Frere, with sort o
a choking in his throat.
:. She grew more composed presently
4 and said. after a while. lifting her face
|, ''Tell me, Maurice, did you ever. il
:, those days of which you have spoken t.
!. me-when you nursed me as a littl
l. child in your arms, and fed me, an
n starved for me-did you ever think W
n should be married?'
e at don't know" says Maurice. why =?
l. at think you must have thought SC
q because-it's not vanity, dear-yo
e would not else have been so kind an
t. gentle and devoted"
e Nonsense, Poppetr' he said. with hi
It eyes resoutely averted.
n mo, but you have been; and l ar
l very pettish, sometimes. Papa ha
Re spoiled me. You are always affet
IS tionate, and those worrying ways o
lie yours, which l get angry at all com