Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-05-02
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Ingot woke with the dawn. He rose at
once, and dressed with painstaking care,
a tiutter of exultatIon astir i'll his breast.
He stepped across the passage for a glance
in Lyman's room before he descended the
stairs, but, early as he was, another Was
earlier.
A little, gray-clad figure knelt by the
bedside, the bright head bowed as if iu
, prayer, it might be for strength, it might
be for the life for which she was sacrificing
herself. The intruder drew back without
announcing his presence.
"Lct her have it out he SAID to himself.
at will be one while before she gets tho
chance to cry over him again, unless he
does the best thing he could 20, and drops
clean out of life very soon. May De as
well that I've concluded to get away. l
might take tho notion to help him out, who
knows. 1t could be made dreadful easy
with all them medicine bottles setting
around. A dose too much, and who'd be to
blame2"
Dangerous thoughts these to follow upon
an acknowledged wish for Lyman Childer's
death, but Ingot was quite too shrewd am
calculating to take chances in any such des-
perate deed.
He had paved the way to wit drawing II g
full portion of Carols supposed fortune
from the bank, and as this was the exact
sum he had laid out in the first place to Sc
cure from Edison. he had made up his mind
to be satisfied with it unless the fates came
to his aid in disposing of Lyman. In that
case he would make a bold strike for all, as
he would in any case for the half, as he had
announced to Mr.. Everlelgh.
In pursuance o. this schemeh he had formed
another plot, taking Sarah partly into con.
{lnn,n fh1,1p l l- NO tnl}inr hn~ oil
he had in view. He was going with his
bride for a short trip out of the city, he said.
1t would be "a sorry honeymoon at the best,
but he would take her to some quiet place
where she could rest for a day or two, and
he would arrange with the doctor to send
dispatches to keep them informed Of every
change IL Lyman's condition. They would
be near enough to reach him if he grew
worse, and Carol would be better able ia
meet the shock if it came.
Sarah appeared to pour his coffee as he
sat down to his solitary breakfast, and be
kept her, asking some questions about the
luggage, and carelessly talking about his
plans. The morning paper, still damp from
the press, lay upon the table. He took it up
and glanced over it while giving his in.
Structions.
"You are not to say a word to Carol
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wife, won't it, without her knowing it till
the time comes! She'll see it was for the
best when she ~brightens up a little, which
she wouldn't do here. You're sure you've
got all she'll need put up2 We'll, see now
if you can coax her to a K a mouthful OF
two before the carriage comes around. ]
ordered it early, to give US plenty of time
He was glad the next moment that he mac
called the woman's attention away from
himself. He gripped the paper hard and
stared at it, while q tingling shock ran
over every nerve and fiber, as he took In
the meaning of one brief paragraph or
which his eyes rested.
"a bold attempt was made at an early
hour this morning to burglarize the bank Of
Everleigh & Co, but the fact was dis
covered, and the police captured the meI
while engaged at their nefarious work
They made a desperate resistance, and one
of them named Stone, wounded in the
struggle, has made a confession which im
plicates a late employe Of the firm, but a
this writing we are not able to give the de
tails, which will be printed in full in oul
later edition. The two desperadoes are
well known to police circles in this city anG
elsewhere. and have other grave charges
resting against them. Report says thai
Stone will die"
He sat quite still, with his face shielded by
the paper, a storm of wild, unavailing rage
filling his breast. In a ONE the I'M
who had been arranging some temptins
morsels on a plate for her young mistress
went out of the room; then Ingot GROUND
out an oath as he flung the sheet down.
tTo BE Continued