Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1888-09-27
CHAPTER XXI.
A EArRY GnnEA

There was very quiet wedding at the
bankers stately home a few weeks later.
Mr.. Everleigh would have deferred it a year
had the matter been 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 to that
path of his own accord.
Only the near friends of the bride and
groom were present-Carol and Norris, as
! a matter of course-and Uncle Amos beam
| ing his approval upon the scene.
Though did feel cut up when heard
| of it first. Everleigh," he confided to his
old friend; ''do you know that l had my
| heart set upon my boy and your girl MAX
| ing a match of it, but that little Carol has
bewltched him, can see; so it's oil 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 the stuff in
| him. think it rather 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 the little man,
/ with q pardonable enthusiasm, which
brought a smile to the bankers face.
| az shall not want better one, Amos,
since Lyman has chosen to go back to his
| clerkship OF course, it was all that could
be done at this time, but don't mind tell
| ing you that have q 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
| the business, but it was not left to Mr..
Everleigh's generosity to bring about that
end
The marriage ceremony was over, the
| wedding breakfast ditto; in half an hour
more tho newly-wedded pair would depart
| upon their bridal journey, when the bell
| rang, and visitor was shown into the Ii
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 tc
come up against him now.''
A mist came into the eyes lifted to his
show good you have ell been to my
brotherl No one seems to hold his fault
against him, yet / believe that very fact
makes him feel it ell the more. Think how
hard it is for him not to be perfectly happy
even to-day"
"very hard. ut don't you think it 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 oftenw
A mischievous CLEAN came into her eye:
now.
faro you sure that you have asked itsn
II know that I have tried to dozer
times, and that you would not listen. Is i
& because you do not wish to hear me. Mis-.
| Childers In that case viii not trouble
you again.
4 There was really hurt feeling in thu
young mans tones. he had not 1cit 9
s,ro IF her love Of late as he had on tina
dav when he drove back with her from thu
depot when she had told him with all can
dor not to set his heart on her. Suppos'
4 She had meant then that shc could neye
love hint He had not taken it in that Ign
at the time. He expected, Then the SHADOW