The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1888-09-27
CHAPTER XII

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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 mssive, and Carol smiled knowingly
to herself, thinking that this would make
Lyman's consent certain, but much to her
dismay, Lyman seemed to regard the plan
unfavorably.
ave must not presume too much upon her
goodness he said. II think, Carol, we had
better keep to our own quiet lifen
Snow, 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 if we were not TO take the pleas
ure of it, 1t would disappoint you as much
as me not to go, and you know it."
"Would it disappoint you, Caroll" asked
Lyman, almost wistfully. swell, in that
case, go. Ill see as TO MYSELF
Carol was greeted most warmly by Miss
Everleigh, and kept for a half-hour's chat
in the room which was to be hers during
her stay. Then they went down to the
drawing-room, but Althea turned back at
the door.
+ oO buO Ou VIII -
friend of yours there. Excuse me mo-
ment, please. / must lay out papa's dress
ing-gown and slippers. l really had no
idea it was so late.n
So Carol entered alone, and young man
who rose rather listlessly out of deep
lounging chair, flushed suddenly radiant in
the genuiness of his surprise.
$50, you are the expected visitorl" he
exclaimed. "How delightful Do you know,
/ was half dreading the meeting with
Altheas young lady friend, and felt in
clined to beat retreat without ceremony.
am not drilled in the ways of society, as
you probably know, and am very easily put
out of countenance You don't know what
relief-what pleasure this isl
81 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 dc
mands upon him because he had nothing
definite in view-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 for him. Mr.
Everleigh was well pleased at having the
young man there; Norris caught his eyes
on him now and then, with a speculative
look in them, and the young man found
himself blushing as he tried to decide what
it meant.
"If it were not too presumptuous to sup
pose, should say he thinks / am making
love to Althea and is not averse to it; bu
then he would not be unlind to coal
HEAVIER il she were to fancy him. Now,
know she is only kind to me as a sister is Il
a brother, but-but-I wish she did no
show itquite so much at all times"
This thought came when Carol began Il
draw away from them in the evenings
Norris thought he read suspicion of some
thing which did not please her in her looks
and, in truth, Carol was disappointed tina
Miss Everleigh manifested no great interes
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 Their
was any need, in fact, yet II was eviden
that the senior partner was pleased at tn
enterprise OF his young associate.
However, toward the end OF the week h
carae, and II he was annoyed o. hndinl
Norris thorr, he did not show H. The In
ayitabie business was net out OF bis min