Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1888-08-16

"Althea. do you mean that might have
had the love that l would have given my
life for. and now have ioSt forever"
"Not might have had Lyman. You
have it; if you care for the gift, you shall
have it forever"
It was the penalty of his sin that that mo-
ment, which should have held for him the
greatest bliss of life. was fraught quite as
much with pain and shame.
"Oh. queen OF my heart he rnurmured
with tears in his eyes. Can you then for
give me. Can you believe in me a9ain!'
Certainly she could give him no greater
proof than she had already done. for had she
not put aside pride and :naidcnly reserve to
offer. with her own white hand, priceless
boon which be in his disgrace would never
have asked for.
Presently a cloud came over his face.
..Hayc YOU thought what the future will
hold for me, Althea.-public disgrace, even
Imprisonment. if those | have wronged
choose to bestow that punishment upon me-"
"Yoa have done the right thing in con-
Tossing YOUR error; lc, what will come of It,
it can make no difference between US. ;"
But at that very moment Mr.. Everleigh
was summing mp the case against him In
these words:
"He has doae wrong, undoubtedly, Mr.
Starr: and yet the wrong seems to me to be
more against himself than either Of US. He
has not. defrauded me OF one penny: he has
restored every thing. and, besides, has gwen
all his energies to the business, and put it
on a basis where could not have placed it
in this time. trust you are disposed to be
lenient with him. For my part, though 1
confess that was shocked and disappointed.
/ shall give him every chance to redeem this
one false step"
What! even TO retaining him in posi-
ton of trust.''
Most assuredly. l have not lost my
confidence in Lyman
ssWell. if you take that stand, l can
scarcely 60 less. The fact that he only
robbed Us of his own property. presumably,
leaves me free to say, give the young man
his chance. By the way, this young man
declines to let Us do as much for him.
though in his case the fault lay with us.''
sit is enough that am fully vindicated,"
said Norris, quietly.
(Which YOU are. and the company has
lost valuable hand, to your gain, SIR as
he turned back TO Mr.. Everleigh. ut
would be different in Childer's case had he
belonged to that other lott
"You have secured them ell except In
got.''
eyes, and between Stones confession
and Red Toms statements, will make short
work of them. You have been unfortunate
IN your employees. Mr.. Everleigh; that ex-
book-keeper is a bad lot"
"As the street urchins say, You have me
there. Yet I don't think Ingot will do much
harm of himself. 1t Is the pernicious influ-
ence he would have upon such men as Ed
son that makes him dangerous. Well, l
don't ask you TO spare him if you catch
him" =.
But catch M Ingot they did not. He
faded out of their knowledge and was heard
from no more, but atter-eXplanatlons
brought out the fact that he had been the
author of the anonymous note which Althea
had received.
liam ashamed now to confess that cred
tied it to you, Lyman" she acknowledged.
" But You know you were jealous of Norris
about that time. l thought you wanted to
undermine him as rival, though the idea
was absurd HIS preference was apparent
enough from the first"
THAT note was the product of jealousy,
nevertheless. l have no doubt but Ingot
wanted to get Bergman out of the way as
his rival
81 am glad that you have overcome your
dislike to Norris"
II will never get to the end of my con-
LESSONS, fear. 1t was not so much dis
like, as that could not help comparing my
self with him to my great disfavor. There
is no one to whom could give my darling
sister so willingly"
They are very happy: think, almost as
happy as we are.''
Happier, my Althea, for they have
nothing to regret. But even Norris can
never be so blessed as ann
To which assertion Norris would, very
probably, have taken exception had his
opinion been asked.