The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1888-07-26
CHAPTER XXXI.


There was very quiet wedding at the
bankers stately home a few weeks later.
Mr.. Evcrleigh would have deferred it year
had the matter bocn left to him, but when
did he ever deny any wish which Althea ex-
pressed! And Lyman, feeling himself very
unworthy, very humble, had his happiness
crowned by that great gift of love which he
had thought to renounce when he strayed
away from the path Of honor, but which had
come to him freely when he returned 10 that
path of his own accord
Only tho near friends Of the bride and
groom were present-Carol and Norris, as
matter of course-and Uncle Amos beam
ing his approval upon tho scene.
"Though did feel cut up when heard
Of it first. Everleigh," he contldcd to his
old friend; "do you know that had my
heart set upon my boy and your girl MAX
ing match Of it, but that little Carol has
bewltched him, can sec; SO it's all for the
best. They'll have to wait awhile, till Norris
makes start, but he'll do it; that detect
i've business shows that he has tho stuff in
him. 1 think it rather n pity that he don't
care to follow that line; but tell you what
it is, Everleigh, you'll have him for your
partner yet," prophesied tho little man,
with pardohablo enthusiasm, which
brought smile to the bankers face.
81 shall not want a better one, Amos,
since Lyman has chosen to go back to his
clerkship. OF course, it was all that could
be done ut this time, but don't mind tell
ing you that have scheme to benefit them
both one Of these days"
The scheme was to admit the two young
men, upon their merits, to an interest in
tho business, but it was not left to Mr..
Everlegh's generosity to bring about that
end
The marriage ceremony was over, the
wedding breakfast ditto; in half an hour
more the newly-wedded pair would depart
upon their bridal journey, when the bell
rang, and visitor was shown into the IL
brary who had business with the bridegroom.
The BRIDES glance followed him anxiously
as he left the room; Carol, too, had a vague
fear of some impending disaster, and Norris
read her thought in the slight cloud which
came over her fair young face.
"There is nothing to fear" he said reas-
suringly. "Lyman's troubles are all over;
he kept nothing back, SO there is nothing to
come up against him now."
A mist came into the eyes lifted to his.
Show. good you have oil been to my
brother No one seems to hold his fault
against him, yet ! believe that very fact
makes him feel it all tho more. Think how
hard it is for him not to be perfectly happy,
even to-day"
"Very hard. ut don't you think 1t just
as hard that should not be perfectly happy
when SO very little would make me SO,
Carols Lyman does not need you any
longer. do. When will you say yes to the
question have asked you-how oftenf'
A mischievous CLEAN came into her eyes
now.
"Are you sure that you have asked it,"
~ know that I have tried to dozen
times, and that you would not listen-. Is 1t
because you do not wish to hear INC, Miss
Childer2 In that case will not trouble
you again."
There was really hurt feeling in the
young mans tones. He had not felt SO
sure of her love of late as he had on that
day when he drove back with her from the
depot, when she had told him with all can
dor not to set his heart on her. Suppose
she had meant then that she could never
love hint He had not taken it In that light
at the time. He expected, when the shadow