Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-04-04
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CROPPING IN THE DARK.
.sbe has zone and ENGAGED herself e.
that man :, ssid AIhe,. T.b some bitter.
go. ri ,ho-o 1,.crlis t.ert ,,rn.atrrtbrr,-
80 - tba ~ Of T,rris Ea,G,pan
tbror,cr no j,~cIo1rnirh+
Uis bc,r+ haa conc down with q s1d1en
chill. He was depressed and unhappy, but
vet not entirely without hope.
"Her brother is at the bottom of it."
AIthea had DECLARED. and he believed it.
Ofhcrsclf, he felt sure. Carol would never
turn to Tnrot, and for the rest, marriage
need not necessarily follow uNon such an
as night have been brought
about by the co-opcfation OF the two men.
No Girl of shirt would be SO driven, and
fhaf Carol had enirit he Irnev-. for. had she
no+ 1n,5oI hn,. hrnthor ,rhn,, Tvpar
snnbbad him ana c1osr1 tho door IN HE
facel
1t was Il cross to think that she had ever
tolerated Tnr0t. but there was comfort in
knowing that she, too, was unhappy. Her
pale. dropping face had assured HIN of that.
Altogether, Norris might have suffered
moro than he lid that night. He was like
one who refuses TO believe the iLtidiprs
that come to him. and Althca did her best
to keep up his spirits vvacn he saw her
again.
IL drove around there this morning. she
said, determined to get at the bottom Of
the whole affair. but, unfortunately Carol
was out. Don't look SO blue, Norris. L shat
20 again tomorrow, and the day after, and
every dav. until | succeed in finding out
what that orrn of q bro1hcr means Inv
hodrnrinr hen. jofo taking s,ra 4 stem Ne
Tan5 on me 10 smooth 10 v,av for Won tn
hrino aI,oI,t on n9erstsndfrn1 y-o,Ir avn !,
But for once Altbca overrsfed her poyv-
ers. She did not see Carol when she called
for the second time ut the house, and on the
third dav Carol came to sec her.
The Girl was still male. and oujeter than
her wont. but she smoke Of her engagement
quite as a matter Of course.
81 do not cxpact it to be of long stand
inr.n said she. MIR. Tncot has already
broached the subject of n speedy marriage.
and. while nothing is settled, NAV saw that
1 feel bound to yield to his wishes SO far as
Ican.n
g re vol roalIv oofne to LET this thing 90
on. Garcia 1t will he the mistake of YOUR
life If Won do Won are NOT deceivinG mo
one iota T Inozy ro,r hrotbnr has nada
This match because he ha+rs Norris: il is he
not Ingot, WIFI is hurrying YOU to the end,
and II ia more than unreasonable Of him-jt
ia 1p;cl,ed, What RIGHT bas he tn make vo,r
life miserabie1 II e. is Iono T~itb tho I1e-v
of sparinr him anv tbing. he assured that
it viii fail. Tho nenalties which a man in
volss nv his own acts viii, find hir, ont.
therefore. nv little MARTYR. do not think of
sacrificing Yourself to LYMAN. no matter
| what he NAV urge, Be true to Yourself.
and to one other,1
Miss Everleigh's ea~rnestness had carried
| her too far There was an indionnnt flash
| in the soft ewes that were raised to meet
"You are deceivinr. Yourself. Altbea.
| LYMAN has done ofhiag-to cause
Won to sneak like that. What I am doing is
~ NV nTyn frcc will not tn n1easn him
| aioneu
Won fo not n,oten5 ~ cay that vor1 real.
| IL care for rnrot q, cried Althea ;ncred-
nIonslv
s,Not nor,or, =, ebor,d br+ 7 sbo,, ,o,o
.bo nn.bonI 80 a,anroa 80 80. ,,
5ocl.roI 60 - !, Ln:oht III 80
,raring INTO bar chaal-a ,s 6ar fras so1gbt
,boa oor
49, .o,t7 NOD. 1,or-bo ao,b1. u,,
;pg WI, tbosa IyorJs c,nrera1 She 60,
| cold after that CAROL bai ~disannoinfe,l
ho. g . 1ot how IN tbo w,-sh hod cfocon-
.bnro sho,,Td Io ~ 80 rornnne|rancae
So, ber
The bitternoss still ran,-led whom Norris
c.1nn that EVENING for Tho crrrnhn Of com fort
n-bich he ho,od re OF ri. sorroTvfuI facs
cave A1thca n NAM f ,sTIorsc "a she fold
him What had possod
ssJ arn sfroi3 T ho-e ba,, n, hrsun Norris
forI cor no+ coo tb.+ ,bo go &c -,
ar,er oil anI 7 fa7 N. tiarno !, rn1,r bca r,
l,no,~ - ro,, $50 80 f,ri+ a.,
..JIoro :. na+hfaa > r,,-,,-o sf+hoo w,
nero in no Wv +a 5f,Joo eha11 live anG
he nome the ,r,rgo for thjs I d.rasar efte,
q t;+tIa tfno"
Sho ,aaI-od .. ri.,,
~" :. hn--
"AnnrrI hTtto3 20, Low tho soc,a- n
nv ronrt - -. 7 In,,, hor et,ii
n;5 Che mot gfy.n 10 r-colr md TIii
;p91r IN 1ro.,,- no, LA - bar :,
nv DIM dar hi"
He hrT,-e IN i,n ,-,., . +hat c,noo i, , IN,
ront cb,I-,,r MI ,,,lrr 81, e,,,Itor,oi
dny.n The mn - lrrg, ,-Af.t, rosn i, HI
tbroa, ami 80 brra oyicS,i,r anil.
~ will be ne c@oneuc.,- WHEN that han
mems. never fear. Until then. be he
friend. for nv sake. will Won not? TIL,
worst lie, in knowing ta,y utterly unyvor
thv of her he is. have had some homes q
be;rg ahln 10 nrcyc him so. ard tb1s sar
inc hcr lint what vn1, tai, mo Of n sneod-
MARRIAGE NAV make il i,~,nossibIen
" WITH tEt fi.tf NIitafl Won 90 mo the DAflIs
Norris said hlthea. with o sudden chang
of the subject. regarding him thourhtfuIly
"Eyer since that note of warning. I bay,
feared more misfortune there, Of conrse
vnu can do nothinr until vo, are repularl
admitted. hut I shail denend mon van
watchfulucss them"
~ will make your fathers irtcres, III
own until l feel assured that every tang /
right:
Miss Everleigh drew. a long sigh whet
she was again alone.
why does Fate draw such CT ooked line
for some of us3'' she wondered. inly. lou
paths would lie SO clear and straight
things only fell out thai, way. Why did nc
Norris fall in love with me, for instance
instead of with one who has not the soul t
appreciate his worth. Why must l despis
my own weakness. hidc it as ! may, "
cherish 1t stilit The wiseacrcs say thf
things always cotne right in the end, but
doubt If that end repays us for the mistake
we make by the way