Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-02-28

Thai a.1 nrel4rg-rouI le ovsr forget
e.-wa5 : ,3z2~" fsathirg space between
the p~er5,iax.ll,,& ~ +9a past aad tho further
per9,p KS With tae future was to bring.
Neither LSal4h nor Carol had expected 20
S. him there. = 'gsy.a ,.ar.,e1cd the bF>s1
Of tie former: *Eo Hosy tlrge deepene1 In
the Inter ; Chico
Caro- noticed THAT It's seemed ~tllEnrer, and
thought he looked Ill She was afraid he
would think they EgeIe selfish. never going
TO see how he re altar that dreadful night.
This between tfo fsa aad the fowl, and
Norris was repaid for more than a weeks
suffering. Now, there had been such a
thought in his mind, but the last atom of
resentment melted away under the glance
of those bright eyes.
Yet when the little company returned TO
tige parlor, he found himself talking 10
Althca, without making in attempt to
~nonopolize ITO lady o. his love. 1t was
enough 10 watch her, to listen as she
chatted to Dir. Everleigh. free and fear
less and bright as a bird in springtinae-
that happiest of Sights d young and lovely
girl TO whom care and -rouble are yet I'M
known.
DO you think / am very sillyt' she asked,
with . naits glance up at her elderly enter
tainer. "1oI see. il 3 such Il new senSa-
ton to me. Incgcr went out much bcIaEc,
and indeed, ! au more glad for Lyman than
myself -ab1ut the money. / nean-thongh
1t may hare turned my head 6 little. becom-
ing independent SO suddenly. And Lyman
saws it is net settled yet how much we are
worth. lie TAKES it quietly enough, but to
NE it is like Il fairy tale where the people
live happily forever after
'.You have made others happy-you and
your brother said Ir. Evorleigh, with
feeling. 'Heavea bless YOU, ny child, for
your generous heart"
He VIII never DO G1y thing to thwart
Lyman, 1 AN sure" thought she, and won
dered that her brother did not take the
! place ny Althea's side when Sorrislettit va
cant; but there were TO more Estt-!-ieteS that
night. Solle callers dropped in, to whom
Hiss EverIejga introduced her invited
guests; the conversation became general,
AMI at ten O'Clock The Childers departed.
Norris fingered but a few moments longer.
aad AIthea went 70 The door with aim, de-
tanning him Il moment u say:
Come again come often. ! want you
to-"
She had given him her hand; with a swift
pressure. she withdrew il and disappeared,
leaving the young man 4 LIE startled al
her intensity. TIE rett moment he smiled
Miss Ever-eigh might be changing her
WAYS. but she YVES LoS I'd Of her Old In
periousness yet. That Il want you to- was
meant to leave him no choice
he had nearly reached his boarding
place, ana was crossing the mouth of 4 black
alley which opened into the wlder street
when two men standing within it nudged
each other with the whisper: That's him"
The next instant they hurled themselves
upon him: his throat was seized by strong
murderous finger thai choi.ed the cry ht
tried to utter. and d WICKED. upifted blade
caught Il CLEAN even in that darkness bt
fore his starting. pait-din3,aed eyes. Ht
threw up his arm, and il caught the de
~scending blow; before it could be repeated
there was 4 sound of rapid steps, and a mar
came running into the aiieT.
Hello. what's this. Some mischief, II
90 bound! Hey. police! Here, poiice!" ant
he raised such an alarm that the w ruff
fans abandoned their victim and took Il
their heels.
whats the row! Speak, can't you
You'd have GOT the worst OF that racket i
/ hadn't happened along, Blest if Idon'
think the cove has been plugged as 1t Is
/. Lets sce!>
The newcomer fGGIblol III his vest poke
for matches and lit one, shading the fame
with his hand. Norris leaned against The
wall, too weak and unnerved for the mo
ment to either speak or move. The Ugh
hared up and Travelled over hin, dropped
and went ont. There was genuine disma.
in the voice which exclaimed:
Hanged if it ain't Bergman"
l. To the dlstc1nperei imagination Of the
young man it seemed as if there wer'
disappointment in il also-as # Hiram In
got would not AYE been SO ready to inter
ferc had he known the person he was res
ching.