Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1888-05-24

cried Carol, Indignantly. '.Miss Everleigf
don't believe any thing bad about him. Die
you see how she kept him with her, just II
show how much she thought of him!
don't know whether ought to tell you CT
| not"
| There was a roguiSh glimmer in the
| pretty face as she broke off-a side glance
of knowingness that invited him to urge the
point.
'.What, you little tease"'
"Now, Lyman, if you are going to walk
| of with that letter, I'll no, tell YOU am
dying t. know just what our venerable
uncle has left TO US. He was such myth
| always that it seems just like castle in
Spain-dOesn't 1t to you-and / expect the
fortune to take wings before it reaches US
yet"
coincidence for confidence" said Lv.
man, putting the letter behind his back.
'What were you about to tell me:''
''What / wasn't about to tell you is that !
saw Miss Everleigh glance from him to you
as if she were mentally comparing you, or
may be wishing that you were in his place
though don't think it was that, don't see
how 1t could be-" said Carol, with laugh
which showed plainly enough that she
thought this handsome brother of hers SUI
perior to Bergman. Alas for poor Norris |!
He might be madly in love, the girls heart
was not touched. And why should it be,
pray! She had met him in the throng and
waltzed with him once; he was neither
more nor less to her than 4 dozen other
young gentlemen who had shared the same
privilege. All his interest in her and her
brother and the mysterious package was
unknown to her.
Before there was time for the exchange
of confidence agreed upon, the servant of
the household appeared to say that gen.
tleman was waiting to see Mr.. Lyman.
IF It is your Mr.. Ingot, do keep him in
your den," said Carol, taking her own way
to the parlor: but it was not Mr.. Ingot
whom Lyman Childer confronted the
next moment. 1t was Norris Bergman,
come to lay bare the story which he had
been here once before to tell.
Lyman Childer listened to it with COM
posture which amounted al most to indiffer-
ence; only once did he show any evidence of
interest, and that was when the scar on
Mr.. Ingot's head was mentioned.
81 saw that myself he declared,
thoughtfully. But is it not rather far
fetched to connect your find with his acci-
dent, whatever it may have been: Excuse
me, but could no sooner suspect our book
keeper of turning train robber than l could
believe it of myself"
''If YOU only had an idea of what that
package contained" uttered Norris, regret
fully.
Lyman's eyes dropped to the letter which
he carried yet unopened in his hand.
''Since seeing you, have had little
LIGHT that m1ftar a rolafiN-a of
recently died leaving considerable property
to my sister and myself. The lawyer writes
that he forwarded copies of important pa
pers which have failed to reach me--not a
material matter, you see, nor one without
remedy. I'm as much obliged to you,
though, for your zeal in our cause"
Norris got up to take his leave, feeling
that he had received a rebuff.
Il fear you will think have been over
officious in the matter, as others have, evil
IDENTIFY. beg your pardon in that case. May
have the pleasure of paying my respects
to Miss Childer before go:"
IL think Carol is engaged" said Carols
brother, with deliberate GOODNESS, and Nor
ris went without the sight for which his
heart yearned.
AS the door opened for his departure, it
admitted Ingot. The latter nodded affably,
ignoring all unpleasantness between them,
but Norris gave him chill recognition and
passed on to the street.
Il wash my hands of all of them,' thought
he, passionately. .'Ah, Carol, could wish
for something else with you, but how can
persist after such plain snubbing! This
fortune which has come to her would stand
between us if nothing else did"
Tn tho mo Mr. N pOt Y,oocaH into
''the den,'' which was Lyman's exclusive
retreat.
$50 you had Bergman to call on you," he
remarked. ..What did he want!
''He came to warn me against YOU
'Hc did, eh." Mr.. Ingot seemed might
lily amused at the idea. "And you took the
warning, of course! You're ready to be-
lievc gobbled up your secondhand papers
after rislling my neck and committing
train robbery to get thcm:'
Il told him I'd as soon suspect myself as
you"
Fright you are, old fellow You're the
sort of friend for me- Put it therer' He
stretched out his hand, and Lyman rather
reluctantly put his into it.
''But say" he went on. ''Hasn't it oc-
CURED to you how disappointed the chap
Noulu DC WIN uiu SOC ehC puhoiS' w
clare, I've laughed more than once since
you told me what was in it. reckon he
looked for nothing short of United States
bonds, or mebbe treasury notes for hun
drcd thousand dollars or so. just fancy
him when he opened it! Good thing foryou
that it warn't the original of them there
deeds and mortgages" Mr.. Ingot had
Slipshod fashion of speech which was good
enough for all ordinary occasions though
he could be moro correct when he so de-
sired. But l didn't come to sit gassin with
you all night l want to see that pretty lit
tie sister of yours. I'm struck on the girl,
and guess she knows il"
''She doesn't return the sentiment. Tn
afraid" said Lyman, with a curl of the
upper lip.
'.Oh, well. she will. That's one comfort.
Don yoa say so.'
Il don't know what you mean"
''Oh, / guess you do. / think we under
stand each other. Don't bother 10 come
along, know the way Stay and read your
letter. It's from Farral.er. dare say: more
about that lucky inheritance of yours. Just
be little careful how you dispose of your
sisters portion; if she should marry soon,
she'd want to give it over into her hus-
bands hands, of course: quite the proper
and correct way of doing, and it amt at all
unlikely"
''Confound the man. .nuttered Lyman
between his teeth. when the other had with
drawn. lis he actually after Carol. 1t is too
bad!''
CHAPTER VII.
CLEw.