Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1888-06-07
CHAPTER NJ.


A few days later Carol had note from
Miss Everleigh, asking her to make the lat
ter a weeks visit.
Tell your brother am not selfish enough
to take you away without expecting him to
spend the evenings with u.s. ran one clause
of the mlssiye. and Carol smiled knowingly
to herself, thinking that this would make
Lylnan's consent certain. but much to her
dismay, Lyman seemed to regard the plan
unfavorably
''Wc must rot presume too much upon her
goodness" he said. Think, Carol, we had
better keep to our own quiet life ~
''Now, brother Lyman, you don't think
any thing Of the kind. At least l don't
What would be the use of good fortune COM
ing to Us ii we We're not 70 take the pleas
IRE Oft! It would disappoint you as much
as me not to go. and you know it."
"Wouid it disappoint you, Carol?" asked
Lyman, almost wistfully well, in that
casa so. III see as TO myself"
Carol WIS greeted most warmly by Miss
EverIcigh. and kept for q half-hours chat
in the room which was to be hers during
her stay. Then they went down to the
drawiag-roo,l, but Althea turned back at
the door.
''Go in she SAID. "You will find
friend Of yours there Excuse me a mo-
rnent, please. Imust lay out papa's dress
ing-gown and slippers. really had no
idea it was SO late''
SO Carol entered alone, and a young man
who rose rather hstlessly out of deep
lounging chair, flushed suddenly radiant in
the genuiness of his surprise.
$50, yoa are the expected visitor!" he
exclaimed. ''How delightful! Do you know,
l was half dreading the meeting with
Althea's young lady friend. and felt in
clired to beat = retreat without ceremony.
an not drilled in the ways Of society, -as
you probably know, and an very easily put
out of countenancc. You don't know what
: rc.isf-What pleasure this is
~ can imagine 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 Althea's de-
mands upon him because he had nothing
definite in vieyy-not that he felt the need
of further rest.
Still. it was proved that he was not averse
20 petting. and the two girls We'd in max
ing the time pass pleasantly Tor him. Mr..
Everleigh was well pleased at having the
young nan there; Norris caught his eyes
On him now and then, with speculative
look in them, and the young man found
himself blusAing as he tried to decide what
it meant. t aIEt
"1f it .yere not too p-esumptuous to sup
pose. should say he thinks ! aI making
love to Alchea and is not averse to it; but
then he would not be unkind to coal
HEAVIER if she were to fancy him. Now, l
know she is only kind to me as o sister - to
brother, but-but-1 wish she did not
show i: quite so much at all times"
This thought came when Carol began to
draw away from them in the evenings.
Norris thought he read suspicion Of some
thing which did not please her il her looks:
and. in truth. Carol was disappointed that
Miss Ever!eigh manifested no great interest
in her brother as the days went By. Ly-
man had not awaited himself of his invita-
ton, and when Carol made inquiries. Mr..
Everleigh reported him stepped in business,
taking more on his shoulders than there
was any need, in fact, yet it was evident
that the senior partner was pleased at the
enterprise Of his young associate.
However, toward the end Of the week he
came, and if he was annoyed at finding
Norris there. he did not show it. The in
evitable business was not out Of his nina