The Springdale news., 1888-08-10
Under a Cloud;
Clearing Hirn~e elf.
BY JENNIE DAVIS BURTON
(coNTlNUEp FROM LAST wEEK.)

this trouble. l M. send itbca to keep her company volunteered Mt. Everieigh as ho took his Ieayr.
 "Pray do not Insot hastcucd to TO- spond. :" It is pot necessary. l will remain fos the present. and know Carol so well, [ am sure sho would rather Do left alone.n
 "SEe will be better for womans sym pathy."
 But therc was something eoolness of some kind between them v
 \ triae, daresay, which will not be re- mcmbcrcd at timc like thIs,'i and tho banker left fixed i'll his resolve.
 Ingot summoned tho servant and gavo his directions n soon as tho other was fair ly out of hearing.
 ":sarah, if Mss Everleigh calls, tell her that your young mistress refuses to see her refuses to seq any one depend upon you 10 get rid of every one who comes without troubling Miss Carol with mes- sages The doctor has ordered perfect quiet for his patient. and we can not follow his instructions too faithfully. You uader- etandf'
 "Yes. sir; certainly" ae9uiesced Sarah, and Mir. Ingot fingered ta sec Althea denied admntancc. The clergyman who was to have cficiatcd at the marriage. meantime, had taken his departure after offering soma earnest words Of sympathy and consolation 10 the stricken girl.
 She had taken her place by her brothers bedside. white and motionless, seeing noth- ing but his ghastly looks. hearing nothing but tho faint, laborcd breathing which crossed his lips. 1ngot passed in and out unnoticcd by her, and when he disappeared for couple of hours later h the day, sha did not miss hiul.
 Ho enn,a hack ,,yith ,a,,. ou his faco which bodcd no good The as- poet of tho sicll.rooal had not changed. Carol had not noticed his leaving. she .lld not notice !l3 entrance until he spoke her bnmo.
 "Como with m,. I havo something to say to you. Lyman will do as well with Sarah to watch him- By tho way" leading hcr out, shc tells rnc she has a brother who understands nursing. and I have en- gagged him to take charge of tho case don't intend to let you wear yourself out, my dear, now that you belong 10 mc-or soon will-moro than to him Do you realize that have been very bitterly disappointed to-day, Carroll Ii k hard to be so near my happiness, and yet be cheated out of it.''
 Sho lifted her heavy eyes t1 his face, and parted her lips as if about t5 speak, then her glance fell away. What could she sayl HUN ttdih oAIC tiii Il-l ili4L atit no IDuntF recognized his claim. that she never had recognized il. while Lymau. who was he's strength lay helpless
 ' don't intend to be cheated out of is long, Ingot went on, with dogged stub bornness underlying his gcntler tones Lyman may lay there in that state for days; 1t will be weeks before he win get around, if he ever docs, and 1 haven't got the patience of Job, l want you to marry mo right of. just the same as If nothing had happened, and I'll help you take care of him, 1 swear 1 wlll, as If he was my own brother
 'Oh, no.r exclaimed Carol with ncrv- ous clasping of ter hands, q catch in her breath. Not now-not cvcr-mtif'-
 Until what!h he asked, regarding hcY with darkcning looks.
 Until he is better and tells mo that Aust,h with burst of hysterical weeping, which relieved her -burdencl heart.
 She pressed back the tears presently, and looked at him pitcously
 'I must go back to him I can not stay sway"
 "You will listen to nc first" he sad, slowly. with cruel emphasis. You think, no doubt, that Lyman would never mako you marry mo you believe the promises he gave you, that he would step in and savo you at the last; but tell you that was my plan from the start linsw you would not give i'll easily, and l did not want 10 bo cruel to you. thought if could fool you into marrying me, that you would make tho best of it aftcrward. Lyman never meant to stop tho ceremony. It was all O put-ap job between him and mo to make you seem willing. We fixed it that he was to keep out of the way until the last moment. Of course, there was the chance that you might say no when the preacher put the question, but We trusted to hurryIng the business over before you could gather your wits enough to know that your precious brother had gone back on you. That was the programnc-and mighty pretty ono It was-if this cursed business had not come up"
 Carol looked at him with horror deepen. ing in her eyes. What terrible story was this he was telling her' How dared he so traducc one who was helpless to defend himselfl
 "I do not believe you" she declared but even as she uttered tho words her heart sunk, chilled with undelined fca-s and doubts.
 "Its the truth, all tho same. He was going to show me up as a villain and scoundrel, and confound mo with my ras- cality, wasn't hci Oncc moro 1 tell you It was all my owa plan Hs k tho last man sho would bring any charge against mo if hc could, Do you want to know why, my Carroll Because he--ie' and not I, was the villain Because il was and Is in my power to send him higher than Glderoy's kito. He was ready caough b bug nc cir from doing hin harm with the price of your hand. Eo dd not like 1t any too well, curse hin but thc-e w23 10 other Way to savc hlm1cf."
 Hc came to paaso, with seowl darkcn, ing hi. brows.
 "What has he doEci" The question forced itself from the girls pale lips. quite against her will. She did not want to bo, hcYe these horrible accusations, but there came tho rcmcnbrance of Lyman's strange actions. his moodiaess, the trouble which ho had laid 10 business causes, to shake her faith in him.
 4 moment passed before Ingot answered. Determined as he was to have his way. he did not want to crush tho girl whom he really loved in his own fashion He foun, all at once that he would rather not tell hei tue actual details of her brolher's wrenas. ful acts.
 Look here.' he said at last, II donl want to blab more thaD is actually neces, sary. It won't do you any good to pry into the matter, and if you keep your bargain with me, I give you my word that I'll never bother Lyman.
 Il can not On. 1 know, in spite of all 4eu say. that ho never meant should"
 Some angry feeling which Iagat had been Fecniag daV-n DOW hrnl-n l,e,ras