The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1888-11-08
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al suggested that you should look into
your safe. 1t docs not seem TO mo to have
been tempered with at all"
An examination proved this conclusion to
be correct. No attempt had been made TO.
ward forcing the safe: TIE assassin had
evidently been frightened away before he
was able TO carry out his bnrglarious DC
signs.
"Probably he was surprised at finding
the young man here, fired his shot and Ned
without waiting TO sec its effect What
puzzles me is that he should have left his
revolver behind him. Do you suppose 1t
likely that your partner was armedf
"Not at oil likely Men do not, as rule,
carry firearms in this day, and LYMAN was
neither Of reckless nor timid nature"
The detectives next question was put in
lowered voice. meant for the bankers ear
alone.
"Arc you quite sure that his accounts
were all straight"
"Quite sure. It is only month since he
put in the money which saved me from
bankruptcy
"Then there was no motive for suicide,
The fellow who did the job was bungler,
that's all can say now. There was moth.
ing to prevent his making clean sweep II
he'd been professional, since nobody sectns
to have heard the shot You are TO be con-
graduated on getting on without loss, SIR
Mr. Everleigh's heart was too heavy for
reply. He felt that any loss would BIO light
compared to that which he feared might
come-for he could not but realize that
Lyman's life was in fearful jeopardy, and
his own obligation to the latter weighed
upon him heavily.
/ rtyt-t Al, in atnr
ing the situation, the physician had been
experimenting the removal OF the wounded
man. Meanwhile, the messenger who had
been dispatched TO break the evil tidings,
finding himself in an unfamiliar locality,
had managed to miss his way, and the shock
of seeing her brother borne in apparently
lifelcss came upon Carol without warning.
| She was stunned by it.
She listened mutely to the explanations
which the banker hurried forward to give,
and 10 his plying words, but her only
thought was of her brothers danger.
at is terrible blow for her, poor child
She needs some one TO help her through
this trouble / will send Althea TO keep
her company" volunteered Mr.. Everleigh
as he took his leave.
Pray do not,n Ingot hastened TO re-
spond sit is not necessary. will remain
for the present, and know Carol so well,
am sure she would rather be left alone"
"She will be better for o woman's sym
pathy.n
"But there was something's coolness OF
some kind-between them"
"A trife, daresay, which will not be re-
membered at time like this" and the
banker left, fixed in his resolve
Ingot summoned the servant and gave
his directions as soon as the other was fair
ly out of hearing.
"Sarah, If Miss Everleigh calls, tell her
that your young mistress refuses to see her
refuses to see any one. depend upon
you 10 get rid Of every one who comes
without troubling Miss Carol with mes
sages. Tho doctor has ordered perfect
quiet for his patient, and we can not follow
his instructions too faithfully. You under
standr'
"Yes, sir; certainly acquiesced Sarah,
and Mr.. Ingot fingered to see Althea denied
admittancc. The clergyman who was to
have ofliciated at the marriage, meantime,
had taken his departure after offering some
earnest words of sympathy and consolation
to the stricken girl.
She had taken her place by her brothers.
bedside, white and motionless, seeing moth
ing but his CHASTITY looks, hearing nothing
but the faint labored breathing which
crossed his lips. Ingot passed in and out
unnoticed by her, and when he disappeared
for couple of hours later in the day, she
did not miss him.
He came back with new expression
on his face which BODIED no good. The as
pect of the siek-room had not changed.
Carol had not noticed his leaving, she did
not notice his entrance until he spoke her
name.
"Come with me- have something to
say to you. Lyman will do as well with
Sarah to watch HIM. BY the way leading
her out, "she tells me she has brother
who understands nursing, and have en-
gagged him TO take charge Of the case. l
don't intend to let you wear yourself out,
my dear, now that you belong to me-or soon
will-more than to him. Do you realize
that / have been very bitterly disappointed
to-day, Carol, 1t is hard to be so near my
happiness, and yet be cheated out OF 1t"
She lifted her heavy eyes to his face, and
parted her lips as if about to speak, then
her glance fell away. What could she sayi
How could she tell him that she no longer
recognized his claim, that she never had
! recognized it, while Lyman, who was her
strength, lay helplessi
~ don't intend to be cheated out Of it
long, Ingot went on, with a logged stub
bornness underlying his gentler tones.
Lyman may lay there in that state for
days; it will be weeks before he will get
around if he ever does, and l haven't got
the patience of Job. / want you to marry
me right of, just the same as if nothing had
happened, and I'll help you take care Of
him, swear will, as il he was my own
brother
"Oh, noin exclaimed Carol, with nerv-
GUS clasping of her hands, catch in her
breath 'Not now-not eveT-until'-
until what" he asked, regarding hpr
with darkening looks.
"Until he is better and tells me that
must" with burst of hysterical weeping,
which relieved her ovcr-burdened heart.
She pressed back the tears presently, and
looked at him piteously.
. " must go back to him ! can not stay
away
'sYou will listen TO me first" he said,
slowly, with cruel emphasis. "You think,
no doubt, that Lyman would never make
you marry me; you believe tho promises he
gave you, that he would step in and save
you at the last; but | tell you that was my
plan from the start knew you would not
give in easily, and did not want to be
cruel to you. l thought il could fool you
into marrying me, that you would make the
best of 1t afterward. Lyman never meant
to stop the ceremony. 1t was oil q put-ur
job between him and me to mako you
seem willing. We fixed it that he was &c
keep out of the way until the last moment
or course there was the chance that yor
might say mo- when tho preacher put the
n - .
business over before you could gather
your wits enough to know that YOU
precious brother had gone back on you
That was the programme-and might,
pretty one it was-if this cursed business
had not come up"
Carol looked at him with horror deepen
ing in her eyes. What terrible story wa
! this he was telling heri How dared he s
traduce one who was helpless to defen,