The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1888-05-12
CHAPTER XIV.
IN THE SIGK-ROOM.

Startled, but not greatly alarmed, Ingct
raised the fainting girl and placed her on Il
sofa in the room. Then he bent his efforts
toward reviving her, not wishing to call
any one until tho matter between them
should be settled.
1t was only natural she should be over
come by all these terrible events, and the
sight of her suffering, while it touched him,
brought up the evil passions in the man
breast
"Why couldn't she give il without max
ing me go to such lengths?" he muttered.
{" ] don't want to hurt her, I'll rather. be
kind to her, but she gives me no choice.
She'll end in making neturn against her as
I've turned against him, the traitor! just
to think how he played it On me! But I'LL
get even with them both, Ill bring them tc
time, if pay the heaviest price for it,"
He grew uneasy at last, Carols swoon
lasted so long. but still he would not call for
aid. He opened e, window and let the cold
air blow III, rubbed the little nervoless
hands between his own, and wet the pale
lips with water which he found in the room.
His efforts were rewarded at last. She drew
a. long, qliyering breath, ana opened her
eyes, to shudder at sight of him bending
over her.
ell reme111ber,'' she gasped. "Ch, you
will not-,vill not-give him up-if-if you
love meas you say"
A.ll over the n1an',, face flashed a sudden
light of triumph and rapture.
e. won't Go one solitary thing against
him, my pet; ] will do every thing for him
if YOU give in like that. Don't make me
think that you hate me, Carol, and I'll never
be hard or you"
"Tell me,'' she said, weakly, "ten me
every thing-all,"
He regarded her uneasily.
XII don't think you are strong enough yet
my dearest. And don't see that there is
any need worrying you more than you are
worried now,'
"Tellme
"Well, I'll do Lyman the justice to say
that he was sort Of drawn into it. You know
how dead gone he was about Miss Ever
leigh2 That was the secret Of the whole
thing.
SHE wanted to get on an even footing with
her, which he did on the day he put that
hundred thousand dollars in the business
May be it will Tighten this trouble for you to
know that he did put it all in the business
I don't believe he kept back dollar for his
own use-but that wouldn't save him if it
ever came out. If Everleigh could look over
it, there's worse and more Of it than the
mere appropriating Of the money, which
others wouldn't"
ell don't understand, murmured Carol,
weakly.
sI don't want that you should UNDER
stand," said Ingot, with more of his old con-
ddence than he had betrayed that day.
ssYou know just as much as you are fit to
bear. Come, I'll be easy with you. Tell me
that you will marry me, say tomorrow, and
I won't urge the thjngnow You don't look
fit to stand, that's fact.'
Her eyes roved everywhere about the
room before they settled upon his hateful
face
ell must,'' she whispered. "Ipromise
it. But give me time-a little time.''
ssI will give you time-a week if you'll
promise that, honest and sure. Come what
will, whether he lives or dies. you',i marry
me at the end Of a week. Say that and I'll
believe you and take the risks
"Iwill-I wi1l,' promised the poor GIRL
Historically wrin ging her hands. How could
she do otherwise when the life Of the
brother she adored hung upon her words?
She was only conscious of one impulse, to
get out Of the presence Of this man who
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