Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1888-11-29

restore him TO consciousness, quite without
avail. until physician who had been sent
for arrived.
IAN ugly wound, pronounced the latter.
1T will take a strong constitution TO pail
I him through. He has lost a great deal Of
/ blood. hope we have not far to move him.
I IT had better be done az once -
Norris touched Mr.. Everleigh upon the
I arm.
! "Some one ought 20 take the news ahead.
I With your permission will go.n
"No, no; / want yon 10 remain in charge
I here Wen send a messenger TO break the
/ news, and VIII 60 with the poor fellow my
I self That little sister Of his was 20 be mar
/ ried this morning. was she noti Well,
well: there II be no wedding now, OF course,
and hope no worse viii come of this than
I putting OF the ceremony. What did yos
/ say, siri" to the officer who had been ex-
aiming the premises.
II suggested that You should look into
your safe. II does not seem 10 me TO have
been tempered with az ALL
An examination proved this conclusion 70
be correct No attempt had been made to-
ward forcing the safe. TIE assassin had
evidently been frightened away before he
was able to carry out his burglarious de-
signs.
"Probably he was surprised al finding
the Young man here, fired his shot and fed
without waiting 10 see its effect. What
puzzles me is that he should have left his
revolver behind him. DO you suppose it
likely that your partner was armedf'
" Not at all likely. Men do not, as a rule,
carry firearms in this day, and Lyman was
neither Of a reckless nor umid nature
The detectives next question was put in
a lowered voice. meant for the bankers ear
alone.
Are you quite sure that his accounts
were all stralghtf
"Quite sure 1t is only month since he
put in the money which saved me from
bankruptcy
"Then there was no motive for suicide.
The fellow who did the job was bungler,
that's all can say now. There was moth
ing TO prevent his making clean sweep if
he'd been a professional, since nobody seems
TO have heard the shot You are 10 be con-
graduated on getting of without loss, sir
Mr.. Everleigh's heart was too heavy for
reply. He felt that any loss would be light
compared 70 that which he feared might
come-for he could not but realize that
Lyman's life was in fearful jeopardy, and
MS own 0nlEdNlNl ~ AAt AhAASA NNAS hcN
upon him heavily
While they were thus engaged in survey
ing the situation. the physician had been
experimenting the removal of the wounded
man. Meanwhile. the messenger who had
been dispatched to break the evil tidings,
finding himself in an unfamiliar locality,
had managed to miss his way. and the shock
Of seeing her brother borne in apparently
lifeless came upon Carol without warning
She was stunned by it.
She listened mutely TO the explanations
which the banker hurried forward to give,
and to his plying words, but her only
thought was Of her brothers danger.
1T is a terrible blow for her, poor child
She needs some one to help her through
this trouble I viii send Althea TO keep
her company volunteered Mr.. Everleigh
as he took his leave.
Pray do not" Ingot FASTENED to re
spond. 1t is not necessary / viii remain
for the present. and / know Carol 50 well, l
am sure she would rather be left alone"
"She viii be better for a woman's sym
pathyn
" But there was something a eoolness OF |
some kind-between them
"A trife. daresay. which viii not be re-
membered az a time ike this and the
banker left. fixed in his resolve
Ingot summoned the servant and gave
his directions as soon as the other was fair
ly out Of hearing
sarah, il Mss Everieigh calls, tel her
that your young mistress refuses TO see her /
refuses to see any one depend upon
you TO get rid Of every one who comes Z
without troubling Miss Carol with mes
sages The doctor has ordered perfect /.
quiet for MS patient, and we can not follow
his instructions TOO faithfully You under [
stand e.
yes. sir; certainly acquiesced Sarah, /
and AIr Ing0t fingered to see Althea denied .
sdmittance. The clergyman who was 70
have OBLIGATED az the marriage. meantime