Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1888-07-19
CHAPTER XI.
A LITTLE KEW

A few days later Carol had a note from
Miss Everleigh, asking her to make the lat
ter a weeks visit.
''Tell your brother am not selfish enough
to take you away without expecting him to
spend the evenings with u.s." ran one clause
of the missive, and Carol smiled knowingly
to herself, thinking that this would make
Lyman's consent certain, but much to her
dismay, Lyman seemed to regard the plan
unfayorably.
ave must not presume too much upon her
goodness" he said. '.Ithinlz, Carol, we had
better keep to our own quiet life p"
Snow, brother Lyman, you don't think
any thing of the kind. At least / don't.
What would be the use of good fortune COM
ing to us if we were not to take the pleas
ure Of its 1t would disappoint you as much
as me not to go, and you know it."
"Would it disappoint you, Carol2" asked
Lyman, almost wistfully. "Well, in that
case, go. Ill see as to myself"
Carol was greeted most warmly by Miss
Everleigh, and kept for half-hour's chat
in the room which was to be hers during
her stay. Then they went down to the
drawing-room, but Althea turned back at
the door.
$50 in," she SAID. "You will find q
friend of yours there. Excuse me a mo-
ment, please. must lay out papa's dress
ing-gown and slippers. l really had no
idea it was so late"
So Carol entered alone, and q young man
who rose rather hstlessly out of a deep
lounging chair, flushed suddenly radiant in
the genuiness of his surprise.
$50, you are the expected visitor!' he
exclaimed. ''How delightful! Do you know,
/ was half dreading the meeting with
Althea's young lady friend, and felt in
clined to beat a retreat without ceremony.
am not drilled in the ways of society, as
you probably know, and am very easily put
out of countenance. You don't know what
o relief-what a pleasure this is"
81 can imagine" laughed Carol, mentally
deciding that he was handsomer for the
state of invalidism no had passed through.
He told her that he had been gaining every
day, and only submitted to Althea's de-
mands upon him because he had nothing
definite in view-not that he felt tho need
of further rest.
Still, it was proved that he was not averse
20 petting, and the two girls We'd in max
ing the time pass pleasantly for him. Mr..
Everleigh was well pleased at having the
young man there; Norris caught his eyes
on him now and then, with speculative
look in them, and the young man found
| himself blushing as he tried to decide what
it meant.
IL IL were not 100 pTeSuIiptuouS W sup
pose, should say he thinks / am making
love to Althea and is not averse to it; but
then he would not be unkind to coal
HEAVIER if she were to fancy him. Now, ]
know she is only kind to me as q sister is to
q brother, but-but-I wish she did not
show it quito so much at all times"
This thought came when Carol began to
draw away from them in the evenings.
Norris thought he read a suspicion of some
thing which did not please her in her looks
and, in truth, Carol was disappointed that
Miss Everleigh manifested no great interest
In her brother as the days went by. Ly-
man had not awaited himself of his invita-
ton. and when Carol made inquiries, Mr..
Eyerleigh reported him stepped in business,
taking more on his shoulders than there
was any need, in fact, yet it was evident
that the senior partner was pleased at the
enterprise of his young associate.
However, toward the end Of the week ne
came and il he was annoyed at finding
Norris there, he did not show it The in.
eyitable business was not out Of his mind