The Springdale news., 1888-06-29
CHAPTER NY.
cLouns ANn roRTHSrs.

CLOUDS AND PoRTESTs. Carols fair facp wore most unusual cloud. She vas troubled and unhappy, all on ac count ef that ineomparable brother of hers. Lyaao had been acting strangely. In the first place he had called her away from the EYerlcgb'a at al hours notice, just when every thing was eong splendidly, and the mateh-aakng plan which her brain had eeneoeted seemed in q fair way for reaIiza- ton, and that without any sufficient reason for his act
 But verse than that had happened, and cut deeper But the day before this. as she Sat reading and waiting for Lyman to come out of h.s den, in the hour between his homecoming and that for dinner, she heard the door-bell ring, aAd tho stops of the seTyant go past to answer it. Lyman doo1 opened the next instant.
 Who i5 it.9 he asked "'M Mir Bergman to see Miss Carolp She IS not at home-not ct home to hi,l, now or m the future Re. member that, Sarah-ana shut the door ? Every clearly spoken word was plainly au. dible 10 Norris before the door was closed abruptly ia his face-plainly audible in the parlor also where the listener started 10 her feet, tingiing all over with indignant feeling.
 She ran to thc window, and Norris. look th S Alis HssN itNI slliNl l4ltSQ HIS Hut. ln Il moment the sash went up, admitting blast of wtntry sir, IS Carol leaned impulsiyely out
 'Please believe that I had nothing to do with that, Mr Ber9man. l shall be very glad to see you fl you can ever forgive Ly- man. dent know what he means, but am sure he will be sorry by and by"
 Tho window went down again before he could answer word, and Carol faced about to loo.. defeptly into the face of her brother, who had entered in time 10 oyerhear the most of her speeeh
 ''It is | ehame-l shame. Miss Everleigh will not easily forgive you for this, nor shell IT.
 Nothing but quiet sadness looked out of Iyman's eyes into the girls flushed, indlg nant face
 Carol, hn~e l evcr been unknd to youi Do you think ! would give you enc pang I could avoid. fsn sarry your acquaintance v'ith tha. young man has GraUn untA tho step l have been forced 10 tai1e became necessary. have my reasons for wishing him b keep his distance; 1 would rather he he'd always been q stranger to us Havo you net faith enough Ill my judgment to be guided by met
 Carol flushed and paled with girls yicid-
 
 ly, she believed in him utterly; only her heart rebolled now, not her reason She looked Ut him in n startled way, dropping her voice unconsciously:
 :" V hal has he done, Lymaa} n
 He bas done nothing. but he is our enemy -fag enemy, Il you want me to put it ln thai way How and why, can not now cXpimn, bat Il will be better for hIm and better for me If our paths lie apart. Como htilc glli, put that grered look olf your face; he the bright little sister who las made lay home happy for me. Are not We two enough for each othcr}n
 " hope not,h marmnred Carol, with a f,iean of rasash hsht breaking through the cioaaSi bus they gathered again as Ly- nan went oa, seriously:
 l want f9a t0 promise that you will not pat yourself n BeHRman's way. l don thnk he Will aissegari ry wishes by com ing here again. l may as well tell you that It was because he wss there 1 brought yon away from Mr. Eyerlcigh's house, because he Is so close q friend of theirs, we must give up their friendship. Now you know how serious the niattcr is t4 me"
 His veice grew husky, his faae pale. He turned abruptly away from her, and tho questions winch Carol longed to ask were checked She could enlY steal her hand into hs and promise to do as ne wished
 The next morning at the breakfast table he gave ba, 4nlte the old dazzling smile, which alTays meant something pleas .Int for her
 E am sure that my good little girl wants 10 hear Kellogg to ai-ut. Pat on the bes, bib-and-tuc'-og wheA you get yourself Foady eApact to De kept after hours, t nay be i1te when conc ha,ac.n
 oh, Lyman, you datrling-'
 '1here. tLafc! 1 can't afford to bo