The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1888-04-14

all lfDut pclnS3 tllt lIlSo:"-liiSIt'S IL AG'sSL
for you, Lyman, and Tina almost sure it's
from that lawyer, Mr.. Farraker."
She sprang up to get it. formidable
glanced once, and placed it by his plate.
'It will keep till dinner is over," he re-
| marked. cit is rather Il pity you have saEon
such q dislike to Iugot. He mentioned that
ne meant to drop around here this evening.
BY the bye saw You in the company of that
young Bergman last night. Queer thing
that he should be On such intimate terms
with ttem.''
"1Vlly, do you know MIN, Lyman:"
every slightly. He's the messenger dis
missed by the express company, you
know, Tor some supposed irregularity."
"After being nearly killed while protect
ing their propcrty-yes. read about that,
and think he WAS shanefully treated,''
cried Carol, Indignantly "Miss Everleigh
don't believe any thing bad about him. Did
you see how she kept him with her, just to
show how much she thought OF him? ]
don t know whether ought to tell you or
rot
There was a roguish slimrner in the
pretty face as she broke ,tf-a side glance
Of krowngness that invited him to urge the
point.
;syVhat. you little teasc2"
CHOW. Lyman, it you are going to walk
off with that letter: I'll no; tell you. I am
dying IT, KNOW just what our venerable
uncle has left to US. He yras such q myth
always that it seems just like a castle in
| Spain-doesn't ii to you-and expect the
fortune to take wings before it reaches lis
yet"
''Confidence for confidence" said Ly-
man, putting the letter behind his back.
"Yvhat were You about to tell meg
''Wlat ! wasn't ALTO ut to tell you is that /
saw Miss Everleigh glance rom him to you
as if she were mentally conlpar ing you, or
may ne wishing that you were in his place
though don't think it Was that, don't see
how 1t could be,'' said Carol: with a laugh
which showed plainly enough that sic
thought this handsome brother Of hers SD
pcrior to Bergman Alas for poor Norris +!
Hc might be 1ladly in love, the girls heart
pray: She had met him in the throng and
waltzed with him once: he was neither
more nor less to her than a dozen other
Young gentlemen who had sh;tred the same
privilege ALI his interest in her and her
brother and the mysterious package was
unknown to nor
Before there was time fc,r tue exchange
of confidence agreed upon. the servant OF
the household appeared to say that a gen
tle1lal wsts waiting to see Ny. Lyman.
s:If it is your MY. Ingot: Go keep llin in
your den," said Carol. taxing her own way
to the par}or; bat it was not Nh: Engot
whom Lyman i5hilder confronted tlla
next moment. IL was Morris Bergman,
come to Lay bare the story which he had
been here once before to tell.
Lyman Chiier listened ic it with Il COM
posure which amounted al most tt, indiffer-
ence; only once did he show any evidence of
interest, and that was whom the scar Oh
!, Mr. mgot's head was mentioned
81 saw that myself he declared,
thoughtfully "But is it not rather far
fetched to connect y@lr find with his acct
dent, whatever it may have been? Excuse
me, but could no sooner suspect our book
keeper of turning train-robber than could
believe it of myself"
'If you only had an idea Of what that
package contained - uttered Norris. regret
fully.
Ly1nan's eyes dropped to the letter which
he carried yet unopened i'll his hand
'sSince seeing you: have had little
light On that matter. A relative OF ours
recently died leaving considerable property
to my sister and myself. Tie lawyer writes
that he forwarded copies Of important pa
pers which have failed to reach me--not a
material matter, you see, nor One without
remedy. I'm as much obliged to you,
though, for your zeal in our cause"
Norris got up to take his leave, feeling
that he had received rebuff.
II fear you will think I have been over
otficious in the matter, as others have, evil
IDENTIFY. beg your pardon i'll that case. May
have the pleasure Of paying my respects
to Miss Childer before i go?''
II think Carol is engaged" said Carols
brother, with deliberate GOODNESS, and Nor
ris went without the sight for which his
heart yearned.
As the door opened for his departure, it
admitted Ingot. The latter nodded aHably,
ignoring all unpleasantness between them,
but Norris gave him chill recognition and
passed on to the street.
IT wash my hands of all of them,'i thought
! he, passionately. sab, Carol, I could wish
for something else with you. but how can
persist after such plain snubbing? This
fortune which has come to her would stand
! between us if nothing else did,
In the meantime, Mr.. Ingot passed into
stthe den,'' which was Lyman's exclusive
retreat.
ESQ you had Bergman to call on you" he
remarked. ssWhat did he want7'
.sHe came to warn me against you
( K #5<cEIo did fh a., Mr. InpOt seemed might