The Irish standard., 1888-05-26

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less fond of him than he was of her?
| She gave him glance now from beneath
her dropping lashes.
"Even if Tam willing to listen, Norris,
| do you want Uncle Amos and Mr.. Everleigh
and all the rest to hear you, too?"
"What do I care il all the would hears, so
you promise soon to be my wife,
II suppose must promise soon, then, for
| they certainly will hear you" laughing and
bllshing.
"Carol: DO you mean it9 DO you really
love me, and will you marry me as soon as
have home prepared for you?''
sI have @ home which I scarcely know
What to do with now that Lyman is leaving
it," lnur1nured Carol, demurely.
Sob, my darling, what an angel you are!
But why would you not let me speak be-
fores we might have had q double wedding
to-day.n
sob, no! Twas afraid I had shown my
preference almost too plainly back-before
and I did not want to be hurried. did
not want any thing about tbs to seem like
that other time" explained Carol, not too
ccherently; but Norris understood, and how
much longer this by-play would have gone
on under the eyes of the elders there is no
telling, had not Lyman returned at that
moment accompanied by his visitors.
"Why, it is Mr.. Farrakerp' exclaimed
Carol.
Mr.. Farralzer it was, brown, striveled,
bearning, as le shook hands with his friends
and was presented to the remainder Of the
little company.
"Loolzs as if had been sent here pur-
posely to play the part of fairy godfather on
this suspicious OCCASION" he announced.
"Fact is, that property which we all
thought of little account has come up,
bonanza fashion, and had an offer OF $50, :
600 for thinning stock, town lots and all.
That offer was too good to allow it to grow
cold, so, having the power under the will
Of Anthony Chi]der to sell or dispose Of
the property for the benefit of the heirs, I
closed the bargain at once, and it is my
pleasant duty to place the proceeds at the
disposal of Childer and Miss Carol here, Or
the guardian she may choose, rather, as the
young lady is not yet Of age. That will be
Lyman, supposed"
Lyman bent his head in answer to a look
from his sister, and she whispered a few
words III his ear.
"Carol authorizes me to say that she has
made choice of another guardian" be
spoke smilingly, when he raised it. GAS
Norris and she are soon to follow the ex-
ample which has been set them to-day,
she naturally wishes to confide her in
heritanco to the care of her husband; and
meantime. Mr.. Farraker, you can leave
your trust with Mr.. Everleigh until our ar.
rangements are made"
There was little cloud on Norris face
now.
"You are not sorry, are youa'' murmured
Carol 81 am glad, for now both you and
Lyman can be partners with Mr.. Ever
leigh.''
And that, in the end, was the way the
matter was arranged. The firm Of Ever
leigh e. Co. is a prosperous one to-day, and
no man of purer business integrity or high
er moral principles can be readily found
than Lyman CMlder. He is always ready
to extend a helping hand to the weak and
erring; though he made full atonement for
that one slip of his, he can never forget it.
Edison is still with Uncle Amos, whom he
serves with humble, grateful affection.
Here, again, the brand Of sin can never be
efaced. Though repentant, Edison is too
old and too broken in both health and spir-
it's to redeem himself in the eyes Of the
world
in due time, and, with the exception of Red
Tom, who turned States evidence, received
severe sentences.
Ingot: as I said before, faded from the
knowledge Of those who had known him and
was heard of no more; it is supposed that
he escaped to foreign land, as the lynx
eye Of the law has failed to discover him.
1.-THE end