The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1888-05-03

cried Easel ,nd,crortiv ,snSiss uvorleich
don't believe any thin . haa about him. Teid
Won see ho,v she bent 6,r, ,vith her in.t a.
shov ho,v much sha tho,,cht ~ h;ms
don't tnovv ,vhether o,,s,rt to 81, vo,, or
not--n
There wa. . ro,,,,.h .,,,,r,sr In .ha
prettv face .. she hrci,e 60 side o,ence
of KNOWN oness thot n v,tai hin, n ,,rce ths
point. ''-''' - WV - y
uWbat. vo,, i,tt,e tea.ow
0Noyv. I.vmnn. - vo,, ara go,no IN ,ya,,r
of with that letter. hi NO. tell Won. Am
diving q, know mat what our venerable
uncle has left To ma. He was such a myth
nlwavs that n seem. mat like q castle in
Spain-doesn,t n to vo,,-and expect the
fortune TO take wings before it reaches us
yet.n
UConAdence for conf,dence.v said Lv.
man. putting the letter behind his book,
ssWhat were YOU about to tell met"
WWhat I wasn't about to tell you IL that I
saw MISS Eyerleiph glance from him to YOU
as IL she were mentally comparing you, or
may be wishing that you were in his place
though don't think IL was that, don't see
how It could be,n said Carol, with laugh
which showed plainly enough that shs
thought this handsome brother Of hers su-
perior to Bergman. Alas for poor Norris
Hs might be madly in love, the girls heart
was not touched. And why should 1t be,
prayl She had met him In the throng and
waitsed with him once; he was neither
more nor less to her than Q dozen other
young gentlemen who had shared the same
privilege. All his interest In her and her
brother and the mysterious package was
unknown to her.
OF confidence agreed upon, the servant Of
the household appeared to say that gen.
tleman was waiting TO sec Mr.. Lyman.
"If 1t is your Mr.. 1ngot, do keep him in
| your den" said Carol, taking her own way
to the parlor; but it was not Mr. Ingot
whom Lyman Childer confronted the
| next moment. It was Norris Bergman,
come to lay bare the story which he had
been here ence before to tell.
Lyman Childer listened to It with COM
| posture which amounted al most to indiffer-
ence; only once did he show any evidence Of
| interest, and that was when the scar on
Mr.. Ingot's head was mentioned.
| ~ saw that myself" he declared,
thoughtfully. "But IL it not rather far
fetched to connect your find with his acci-
dent, whatever it may have beenl 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.
| Lyman's eyes dropped to the letter which
he carried yet unopened in his hand.
"Since seeing you, have had little
| light on that matter, A relative of ours
recently died leaving considerable property
to my sister and myself. The lawyer writes
| that he forwarded copies of important pa-
| pers which have failed to reach me-not q
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.
81 fear you will think have been over
officious in the matter, as others have, evi.
IDENTIFY. beg your pardon in that case. May
have the pleasure Of paying my respects
to Miss Childcr before go2"
II think Carol is engaged" said Carols
brother, with deliberate coldness, and Nor
ris went without the sight for which his
As the door opened for his departure, 1t
admitted Ingot. The latter nodded affably,
ignoring all unpleasantness between them,
but Norris gave him chill recognition and
passed on to the street
II wash my hands of all Of them, thought
he, passionately. "Ah, Carol, could wish
for something else with you, but how can
persist after such plain snubbinga This
fortune which has come to her would stand
between us II nothing else did. {"
In the meantime. Mr.. Ingot passed into
'the den," which was Lyman's exclusive
retreat
80 you had Bergman to call on you," he
remarked. "What did ne wantf
"He came 70 warn me against YOU"
HE did, ehP' Mr. lngot seemed might
lily amused at the idea. "And you TOOK the
warning, OF course' you're READY 10 De'
heve gopoied up your secono-nana papers
after risklng my neck and committing Q
tram ROBBERY 70 get tnemF
II told MIN Ia as soon suspect myse1 as
you"
"hignt you are, old !ehoW! you're tne
sort OF friend ior me. fut u tnereP' dc
stretcned out ms nano, ana Lyman ratnei
reiuctanuy put ms into H.
but say" ne Went on. HASN'T IL oc'
CURED 10 you now disappointed inc cnaI
would De VINO did get the oundlef de-
clare, I've laughed more than once since
you told me what was In 1t. reckon he
looked for nothing short OF United States
bonds, or mebbe treasury notes Tor hun
him when he opened It'll Good thing for you
that 1t warn't the original OF them there
deeds and mortgages" Mr.. lngot had
slipshod fashion OF speech which was good
enough for all ordinary occasions, though