The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-03-08
That Girl Of jellnsOu's S.

She passed steadily down the roao
looking neither to right nor left. The
court house was 1T the farther end -
the town: she had heard them eay %.
A long. low. white building with vide
steps and q bell IN the tower.
At length she came TO It; she knew
she was right; a long. low. Wits
building with wide steps and . Bell -
the tower.
She walked up the steps and turned
the handle of the door, but could not
open it, This ending OF her journey
had not entered her head. For = mo-
rnent she stood in doubt what to Do.
People passing on the street leoke0
curiously at her. boy VINO vs.
sitting astride of the fence called %
her that the door was locked; bue =
she wanted the lookup tt was down
around the corner.
She did not know he was laughing
at her; she walked down the steps
and spoke to him. She asked h1@
where she could find the judge. She
was looking at him with her straight.
level glance. and he was disconnected.
The judge, he said, lived In the house
on the hill; If she came down TIE
main street she must have passed it.
Not a bit of her resolution We
gone as she retraced her steps. hH<
she walked swiftly, for 1T WAS grew
ing late. She found 1t without trou-
BILE she mounted the steps and knock
ed at the big door She did not know
she should ring the bell. No one
came. She Knocked again and louder,
then again she waited. No one camS.
II the judge were gone where should
she find him?
\ step sounded on the gravel at the
side of the house; she turned and
faced the newcomer.
"Dolores!" exclaimed young Green,
in establishment.
A red flush crept In her face.
Il want to see the Judge" she
said. gravey, and there was q wisA-
fulness in the large, dark eyes raised
to his for an instant that caused his
heart to throb strangely while flush
also arose in his own face.
MY father? He is not at home.
When the court adjourned at three he
took the train to N. II You wish
to sec him am sorry. Will not | do
instead? Come in, Miss, johnson; my
mother would be pleased to meet
YOU
She was unused to being called
Miss Johnson" and scarcely heard
the unfamiliar name.
lie opened the door, waiting for her
to pass in.
Il won't stay" she said. The Judge
is not at home. came to see the
Judge"
She turned down the steps, and he
closed the door following her.
If you will not go inside, may
walk with you, Miss Johnson?"
She bowed her head, and they pass
ed up the street together In silence.
That the people they passed. and
whom her companion greeted, turned
and looked curiously after them she
did rot know; had she known it would
have affected her little. She came on
an errand, and could not accomplish
it; that thought was uppermost In
her mind, blended as 1t always was In
thinking of it. with the face and
eyes of the young man beside her.
Dolores he said at last, when
they were climbing the rough road
beyond the town. unconsciously using
the name. Dolores, why did you
wish to see my father to-day? 1t must
be something special or you would
not have come. Could not l do %
well?"
Some way his kindly heart was
aching for her with the remembrance
OF that swift. wistful glance OF the
brown eyes into his own, and he
would comfort her If he could.
She did not look at him; her gaze
was fixed on the pines away on the
mountain behind which the sun was
setting. But he knew she heard and
would answer presently.
Il came to see about the mare" she
said, slowly, her eyes still fastened on
the pines upon the height. Then sud
denly, with a swiftness that startled
him, she added:
You know who did it? You have
known from the first? Everybody
knows who did it. 1t will be proved
tomorrow beyond doubt"
He looked at her, amazed at her
vehemence.
we hope to prove it tomorrow"
he said. I'VE have had our suspic-
ions from the first. and now we think
them we'll founded. We are depend
ing a good deal on your father; we
have considerable evidence, but his
will be conclusive"
She knew nothing of law or it's
terms; the words held terrible
meaning for her.
at was dastardly deed" he went
ON, his face darkening. THE fellow
shall suffer the full penalty of the law
for it, My beautiful mare that was
Ill. L..