Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-09-28
CHAPTER XxIV,

l eota In the room. Then he bent his efforts
 toward reviving her, not wishing to call | any one until the matter between them
 should be settled.
 | come by all these terrible events, and the l sight of her suffering, while 1t touched him,
 brought up the evil passions in the mans | breast, "Why couldn't she give in without mak- l Ing me go to such lengths" he muttered l VI don't want to hurt her, I'd rather be kind to her, but she gives me no choice. 1 She'll end in making me turn against her as I've turned against him, the traitorl Just | to think how he played it on me But I'll | get even with them both, I'll bring them to
 time, if pay the heaviest price for it." He grew uneasy at fast, Carols swoon l lasted so long, but still he would not call for aid. He opened @ window and let the cold | air blow in, rubbed the little nerveless hands between his own, and wet the pale lips with water which he found in the room. His efforts were rewarded at last. She drew l long, Quivering breath, and opened her eyes, to shudder at sight of him bending over her.
 VT remember" she gasped. "Oh, you will uot-wiu not-give him up-if-if you love meas you say"
 All over the mans face flashed sudden light of triumph and rapture. VI won't do one solitary thing against him, my pet; will do every thing for him If you give in like that Don't make me
 think that you hate me, Carol, and I'll never be hprd on you"
 "rell me-" che said. weakly, "teu me every thing-al"
 He regarded her uneasily. "1 don't think you are strong enough yet, my dearest. And don't see that there Is any need worrying you moro than you are worried now"
 "Teu meW
 "Well I'll do Lyman the. justice to say that he was sort of drawn into 1t You know how dead gone he was about Miss Ever leigha That was the secret of the whole thing.
 "He wanted to get on an even footing with her, which he did on the day he put that hundred thousand dollars in the business. May be 1t will Tighten this trouble for you to know that he did put 1t all in the business I don't believe he kept back dollar for his own use-but that wouldn't save him If 1t ever came out. If Everleigh could look over 1t, there's worse and more of 1t than the
 mere appropriating of the money, which others wouldn't" {
 "I.I don't underetand, n murmured Carol weakly "I don't want that you should under rsseSe Adence than he had betrayed that day.
 "You know tuat as much aa you are fit to
 bear Come, I'll be easy with you. Tell me
 that you will marry me, say tomorrow, and
 won't urgo the thing now. You don't look
 fit to stand, that's fact"
 Her eyes roved everywhere about the
 room before they settled upon his hateful
 face.
 "1-1 must" she whispered. "I promise
 it. But give me time-a little umeA"
 II will give you time-a week if you'll
 promise that, honest and sure. Come what
 will, whether he lives or dies, you'll marry
 mo at the end of Q week. Say that and I'll
 believe you and take the risks.
 will-I will,' promised the poor girl,
 hysterically wringing her hands, How could
 she do otherwise when the life of the
 hrothef she a.dored hung upop her wordsi
 She was only conscious of one impulse, to get out of the presence of this man who l. 10 be continue ..s