Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1888-08-02
Norris touched Mr.. Everleigh upon the


With your permission / will go"
No, no; / want You to remain in charge
here Well send messenger to break the
news, and will go with the poor fellow my
self. That little sister of his was to be mar
ried this morning was she not. Well
well; there'l be no wedding now, of course
and / hope no worse will come of this than
putting off the ceremony. What did you
say, sir." to the officer who had been ex.
amining the premises.
81 suggested that you should look into
your safe. 1t does not seem to me 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 burglarious de-
signs.
Probably he was surprised at finding
the young man here, fired his shot and fed
without waiting to see its effect. what
puzzles me is that he should have left his
revolver behind him. Do you suppose 1t
likely that your partner was armed:"
"Not at all likely. Men do not, as rule,
carry firearms in this day, and Lyman was
neither of a reckless nor tlmid nature"
The detectives next question was put in
lowered voice, meant for the bankers ear
alone.
"Are YOU quite sure that his accounts
were all stralght.''
"Quite sure. 1t 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 see<ls
to have heard the shot. You are to be con-
graduated on getting off without loss, SIR
Mr.. Everleigh's heart was too heavy for
reply. He felt that any loss would be 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.
While they were thus engaged in survey
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
ifeless came upon Carol without warning.
She was stunned by it.
She listened mutely to the explanations
which the banker hurried forward to give,
and to his plying words. but her only
thought was of her brothers danger.
ut 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.
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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 woman's SYM
pathy''
But there was something's GOODNESS OF
some kind-between them"
"A trife, l daresay, which will not be re-
membered at time like thls,'' and the
banker left, fixed in his resolve.
Ingot summoned the servant and gave
his directions as soon as the other was fair
~ 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. The doctor has ordered perfect
quiet for his patient, and we can not follow
his instructions too faithfully. You under
standf''
"Yes, sir; certainly acguiesced Sarah,
and Mr.. Ingot fingered to see Althea denied
admittance. The clergyman who was to
have officiated 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. I 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 l have en-
gagged him to take charge of the case. I
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, Caroll 1t is hard to be so near my
happiness, and yet be cheated out of it."
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 say!
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 helpless.
81 don't intend to be cheated out of it
long," Ingot went on, with 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 I haven't got
the patience of Job. want you to marry
me right off, just the same as if nothing had
happened, and I'll help you take care of
him, swear will, as if he was my own
brother
-"Oh, no." exclaimed Carol, with nerv-
Gus clasping of her hands, catch in her
breath. "Not now-not ever-until''-
Until what" he asked. regarding her
with darkening looks.
Until he is better and tells me that 1
must" with burst Of hysterical weeping,
which relieved her over-burdened heart.
She pressed back the tears presently, and
looked at him piteously.
81 must go back to him l can not stay
away"
"YOu 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 the promises he
gave you, that he would step in and save