The Irish standard., 1888-05-26
fair brow She lifted her eyes 10 Lis With

fair brow. She lifted hor eyes 70 LIS With
out shadow of coquetry in them.
"lndeed, you must not set your hopes on
me-" she declared, earnestly. ;;There are
are reasons why it is better that you
should know this now. Lyman and must
be all to each other. Forget me, if you do
care for me. Think OF some one else, Of
Althea, for her sake as well as yours.''
| II wish I could persuade you to see
Althea. She might have objections to this
little arrangement Of yours, as well as N.Y.
self. We will not speak Of it now. Here
you are, at home"
| Sarah opened the door before he could
/! ring the bell.
| MISS 1E.yer1eigh's in the parlor. Go in
there, Miss Carol.''
Something in the woman IS face s..--:a,ccls.
awe and forbodirg to CAROLS heart
ooh, what is ita Lyman"
sThere's been a change. He's come to
! himself. He would have US send right off
for Mr.. Evcrleigh.
"'I must see him, can't die till see
him. he KEEP going on, and Tim said we
mustn't fret him. Don't look SO, my poor
lamb! Tim says hos as like to go one way
as t'other; they always thinks they is
dyin'."
The parlor door opened Carol felt her.
self drawn in and folded close in Althea's
arms. There were no words, no tears,
while they waited, but oh! the agony Of
such waiting when a life hangs in the bal
ance.
Five minutes passed, and MIR. EverIeigh's
steps came slowly down.
''He was no worse that can see, though
the fever has risen again. Thought he was
rational for a moment but the next he was
raving. I want to die, but that load holds
me back. 1t is all yours, so why don't you
take it, Observation-Disclosures
Though he was looking straight at ne it
was quite evident that he did not know me.
The nurse gave him a powerful sedative,
and he is quieter now. Iwould stay longer,
but am due at the inquest, where you will
be wanted, also Norris;
The two went out together, aud Carol
slipped away from the clasp of her friend,
saying mournfully:
"You would not want to touch me if you
knew ali, Althea. I must tell you, though
you hate us both. Idon't think Lyman was
raving, he was trying to tell that the mon
ey-the fortune-Was never ours. He took
it from your father, DON'T know how. In
got told me, and that Lyman shot himself.
Was not that dreadful, Althea? Oh, know
he suffered terribly, terribly, to do such a
thing, and love him. must love him all
the more, because now, if he lives, he will
never have any one but me-"
II suspected something Of this" said
Althea in stincd tones. ':No, do not draw
away from me, Carol; you have done moth
ing wrong. Let me be your friend through
this trouble, and do you be mlne for I, too,
am in trouhle-deep trouble. Do you know
Gan you guess, how he first went astray2"
Carol began to tremble.
81 am afcald-Oh, Altheal shall tell you
what think:;'
:'No, child, do notl IG,1o@! Iknow that
my pride has this to answer for. IT he
dies, I shall never forgive myself"
But Lyman Childer did not die. The rest
less ph5,ntoms that had crowded the sick
room were banished from that hour. He
fell into long, refreshing sleep, out Of
which he vaked-or was it only q dream2-
to sight Of the proud, lovely face which
always thrilled him. All. surely, it aoos a
dream, for now it was softened, plying,
and the voice which made music in his
ears murmured: 'Lave, Lyman, live, to be
forgiven as hope for forgiveness"
But even a dream may have q wonder
fully soothing effect when a MANS brain is
woven about by the cobwebs of fever.
There were days Of suspense for those
who were interested in his fate before
the balance was fairly turned, and he was
pronounced out Of danger.