The Springdale news., 1888-06-15
Under aClOud;;
Clearing Himself.
BY JENNIE DAVIS BURTON.
feosTlSuED FROM LAST WEEK.
CHAPTER xI A LITTLE KEY

"A LITTLE KEY.
 A few days later Carol had a note from Miss Everleish, asking her to make the lat ter weeks visit
 sTell your brother am not selfish enough to take you away without expecting him to spend the evenings with us, ran one clause of the massive, and Carol smiled knowingly to herself, thinking that this would make Iyman's consent certain, but much to her dismay, Lyman seemed to regard the plan iunfavorably.
 I've must not presume too much upon her goodness he said Il thnle, Carol, we had better keep to our own quiet life T
 'New, brother Lyman, you don't thInls any thing of the kind. At least I don't. What would be the use of good fortune com ing to us if we were not to take the pleas .ure iti It would disappoint you as much us me not to go, and YOU know it.n
 Would it disappoint you, Carroll" asked Lyman, almost wistfully "Well, in that case, go. III sec as to myself"
 Carol was greeted most warmly by Miss Everleigh, and kept for q half-hour's chat in the room which was t9 be hers during her stay. Then they went down to the drawing-roo but Althea turned back at the door.
 ..Go i'm she sad. "You will find a friend of yours there. Excuse noe mo- ment, please l must lay out papa dress ing gown and slippers. I really had no idea it was so late.n
 So Carol entered alone, and a young man who rose rather lIstlessly out of deep loungng chair. flushed suddenly radiant i'll the genuiness of his surprise,
 "So, you are the expected visitorin he exclaimed "How delightful Do you know, l was. half dresding the meeting with Althea's young lady friend, and felt in clined to beat retreat without ceremony l am not drilled in the ways of society, as you probably know, and am very easily put out of countenance. You don't know what 8 relef-what pleasure this is'
 Il can iInaginen laughed Carol mentally deciding that he was handsomer for the state of invalidism he had passed through He told her that he had been gaining every day. and only submitted to AIthea's de- mapds upon him because he had nothing definite ill view-not that he felt the need of further rest.
 Still, itwas proved that he was not averse te petting and the two girls vied in mak- ing the time pass pleasantly for him. Mr. Everleigh was well pleased at having the young man there; Norris caught his eyes on him now and then, with a speculative look in them, and the young man found himself blushing as he tried to decide what it meant.
 .If it were not too prosumptuous to sup pose, should say he thinks l am making love to Aithea and is not ayerse to it.; but then he would not be unl1ind to coal heaver if she were to fancy him. Now, know she is only kind to me as sister is to a brother but--but--I wish she did not show 1t quite 30 much at all times.'
 This thought came when Carol began to draw away from them in the evenings Norris thought he read q suspicion of some thing which did not please her in her looks :; and, in truth Carol was disappointed that Miss Everleigh manifested no great interest in her brother as the days went by. Ly- man had not availed himself of his invita- tion, and when Carol made inquiries, %r Eyerleigh reported him steeped in business, taking more on his shoulders than there was any need, in fact, yet 1t was evident that the senior partner was pleased at the enterprise of his young associate.
 However, toward the end of the week ho came, and If ho was annoyed at finding Norris there, he did not show it. The in- evitahle business was no. out of his mind yet, apparently, for he and Mir. Everleigh