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


which bewildered and maddened him.
"Althea do you mean that might have
had the love that would have given my
life for, and now have lost forever"
"Not might have had,' Lyman. You
have It; II you care for the gift, you shall
have it forever"
It was tho penalty Of his sin that that mo-
ment, which should have held for him the
greatest bliss Of life, was fraught quite as
much with pain and shame.
"Oh, queen Of my hearti' he murmured
with tears in his eyes. "Can you then for
give met Can you believe in me againW
Certainly she could give him no greater
proof than she had already done, for had she
offer, witb,hc own white hand, the priceless
boon ~fiich 10 in his disgrace would never
have asked fort
Presently cloud came over his face.
"IIave you thought what the future will
hold for me, Althcal-public disgrace, even
Imprisonment, IL those / have wronged
choose to bestow that punishment upon me-"
"You have done the right thing In con-
Tossing your errors let what will come Of it,
it can make no difference between u.s."
But at that very moment Mr.. Everleigh
was summing up tho case against him in
these words:
"Hc has done wrong, undoubtedly, Mr..
Starr; and yet tho wrong seems to me to be
more against himself than either Of US. He
has not defrauded mo Of one penny; he has
restored every thing, and, besides, has given
all his energies to the business, and put IL
on basis where could not have placed IL
IL this time. trust you are disposed to DO
lenient with him. For my part, though J.
confess that was shocked and disappointed,
I shall give him every chance to redeem this
ono false step"
"what! even to retaining him in nosi.
tion of trust"
"Most assuredly. have not lost my
confidence in Lyman"
"Well, II you take that stand, l can
scarcely do less. The fact that he only
robbed us Of his own property, presumably,
leaves me free to say, give the young man
his chance. BY the way, this young man
| declines to let us do as much for him,
| though In his case the fault lay with u.s."
said Norris, quietly.
(which you are, and tho company has
lost a valuable hand, to your gain, SIR" as
he turned back to Mr. Evcrlcigh. ut
would be different in Childer's case had he
belonged to that other lot"
"You have secured thcm all except In.
got."
"Ycs, and between Stones confession
and Red Toms statements, will make short
work of them. You have been unfortunate
IN your employees, Mr.. Everleigh; that ex-
boolS-kceper is q bad lot"
"As tho street urchins say, you have me
there. Yet don't think Ingot will do much
harm of himself. 1t Is the pernicous inhu-
ence he would have upon such men rs Ed.
son that makes him dangerous. We'll,
don't ask you to spare him If you catch
him."
But catch Mr.. Ingot they did not. He
faded out of their knowledge and was heard
from no more, but atter-explanatlons
brought out the fact that he had pcen the
author of the anonymous note which Althea
had received.
"Iam ashamed now to confess that cred
tied it to you, Lyman" sho acknowledged
"But you know you were jealous OF Norris
about that time. thought you wanted tC
undermine him as rival, though the idea
was absurd HIS preference was apparent
enough from tho first"
''That notc was the product of jealousy
nevertheless. l have no doubt but Ingot
wanted to get Bergman out of the way as
his rival"
~ am glad that you have overcome you,
dislike to Norris"
~ will never get to the end Of my con
fessions, 4 fear. It ives not so much dis
like, as that could not Aelp comparing my
self with him to my great disfavor There
is no one to whom could give my darling
sister so willingly" '-'
"They are very happy; think almost a.
happy as we are"
"Happler, my Althoa, for they have
nothing to regret. But even Norris car
never be so blessed as am"
To which assertion Norris would, yer,
probably, have taken exception had hil
opinion been asked.