The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1921-02-18

lage Charley rescued a man and his
frightened horse from death. The man
proved TO be John Brown, now become
quack doctor and advertising his
nostrums by singing comic songs.
Charley. hiding behind some trees,
heard him telling the story of his old
friend champagne Charley" All day
he had been fighting a fierce battle
with a raging thirst and questioning
himself about Rosalie. Could he mar
~ while his wife was still livingf
Should he tell her all and let the law
separate him from Kathleen? But
Rosalie was a Catholic and the
Church opposed divorce.
Just then a bottle of whisky fell
from the pocker of drunken ''habi-
tant" at his very feet. With an UNI
controilable impulse he seized it and
drained It, 10 Portugais followed him
as he staggered home and Charley in
his delirium recognized him as the
murderer he had pleaded for. He
took 10 ny the throat. then fell to
the floor. For five days 10 struggled
to save his life and then carried him
back to Vadrome Mountain. Rosalie
came to warn him that he was sus-
pected of stealing the gold vessels from
the Cathedral in Quebec and trying to
blow up Government House. She had
hardly finished speaking when the
cure, the seigneur and the Able Ros
signol entered with two constables,
The able charged Charley with the
theft, which he stoutly denied. 10
called the abbe aside and confessed
his crime in order to save his friend,
promising to give himself up at the
end of year. Meantime Charley took
vial of laudanum from his pocket,
but as he was about to uncork it, Rosa
lie sprang from behind curtain cry
ing, "If you go. l go also" Footsteps
were heard and he promised not to
take the poison. The able came to
announce that he believed Charley's
denial. His great temptation still re-
NAMED but he found help in Rosalie's
eyes. It was the first time he had
yielded to power outside himself.
/ AAAC NoiS was PidhhiIls W give IuC
Passion Play at the Indian Reserva-
ton of Four Mountains at Easter and
asked Charley to translate the Ger
man text and to make some drawings
for the costumes. He did so. About
this time Rosalie took her crippled
father to the hospital at Montreal and
was gone some months, which were
months of misery for Charley. What
could he do? He felt that it'had been
dastardly of him to win her love, when
he could give her only the empty hand
the hopeless hour, the secret sorrow
in return. He fought his old enemy
with desperate resolve.
The week before Easter he went to
Montreal with JOS dogs and sled. In
the dead of night he entered the white
house on the hill where Kathleen was
living. made his way to secret cup
board and removed two packets; one
contained his mothers pearls worth
ten thousand dollars and the other 8
thousand dollars in notes. AS he turned
after restoring the panel Kathleen
stood before him in her nightgown
She was asleep. Charley followed hel
as she walked out of the house, across
the lawn towards the river where the
gate was open. Her life was in his
hands. For moment he hesitated
then noiselessly stole between her ant
the gate, closed and locked it. Hel
husband, not fifty feet away, called t.
him.
Flush! She's asleep" Charley whis
pered and disappeared, unrecognized.
Rosalie's father died soon after thi.
and she was i'll for weeks. The Pas
sion Play brought unwelcome crowds
. to Chaudiere; the last three day
strangers were prohibited. At tn,
final performance Rosalie chose t,
take the part Of Marie Magdalen. Il
, was an act Of expiation. After tn,
play ended she received dissolution.
. Far away under the trees sat mai
!. in misery Unreasonable. 1t wa
Charley. That night he wrote for
, long time; then put the paper witt
the pearls and the money in the safe
. That same night John Brown la,
drunk In the church. He lighted
match and threw 1t on surplice Sool
cries Of Sire" were heard. Charlie,
and 10 saved the sacred treasures
Resale went back for the little eros
and Charley dashed in and rescue,
, her.
BY his eloquence the people were in
duced to give one fortieth Of thei
. possessions for new edifice. TIL
money collected was placed in hi
charge and locked in his safe undo
the parish SEAL While he and j
+ were keeping guard over. it, Bill
: Vantage, John Brown and three othe
! rogues, having learned where tn
, money was, entered the tailor's hous
. to steal 1t. Billy shot Charley. J
killed John Brown. two Of the othe
! men fired at 10 and killed him. TIL
. seal was found intact. ROsalie helpe
, bind up Charley's wound and the cur
) was preparing to give him the sacrs
3 ment. Suddenly the bandage slipped
o or did he purposely let it slip?-an
! he died faithful in his love for Ross
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