Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-09-19

UPON HIM.
 which he felt he ought to resist, and yet before he left Miss Everleigh, he had prom ised to be on hand on the morrow.
 Morris" she said, at parting, twill you let me ask the new firm to give you place in the bank2 You look worried, you are breeding over some trouble, am sure you will be better at work.''
 ''Not yet, thank you, Althea. It is two years since have had q vacation. I am in no hurry to end this one.''
 She understood, however, that he was waiting for the breath of suspicion to pass by.
 That next evening he ever forget itl-Was Q happy breathing space between the perplexitics of the past and the further perplexities which the future was to bring
 Neither Lyman nor Carol had expected to zee him there. A frown darkened the brow of the former; the rosy tinge deepened in the latter's cheek.
 Carol noticed that he seemed thinner, and thought he looked i'll. She was afraid he would think they were selfish, never going to see how he was after that dreadful night. This between the fish and the fowl, and Norris was repaid for moro than weeks suffering. Now, there had been such a
  resentment melted away under tho glance of those bright eyes.
 Yet when the little company returned to the parlor, he found himself talking to Althea, without making an attempt to monopoli1e the lady of his love. It was enough to watch her, to listen as she chatted to MT. Everleigh, free and fear less and bright as Q bird in springtime- that happiest of sights, a young and lovely girl to whom care and trouble are yet un- known.
 "Do you think am very sillya" she asked, with ,satve glance up at her elderly enter tainox. "You see, it IS such a new sensa- ton to me. never went out much before, and indeed, am more glad for Lyman than myseh-about the money, mean-though it may have turned my head little, beeom- ing independent so suddenly. And Lyman says 1t Is not settled yet how much we arc worth. He takes it quietly enough, but to me it Is like fairy tale where the people live happily forever after" "You have made others happy-you and your brother" said MT. Everleigh, with feeling. Heaven bless you, my child, for your generous heart"
 t'He will never do any thing to thwart Lyman, l am sure," thought she, and won dered that her brother did not take the place by Althea's side when Norris left 1t va | cant; but there were no moro tete-a-tetcs that | night. Some callers dropped in, to whom | Miss Everleigh introduced her invited | guests; the conversation became general | and at ten o'clock the Childers departed. | Norris fingered but 6 few moments longer l and Althea went to the door with him, dc | taining him 0 moment to say: "Come again-come often. / want yol | to-"
 She had given him her hand; with a swif ! pressure, she withdrew it and disappeared | leaving the young man a little startled a | her intensity. The next moment he smiled Miss Everleigh might be changing hel ways, but she was not rid of her old i'm periousness yet. That II want you to" wal meant to leave him no choice. He had nearly reached his boarding \ place, and was crossing the mouth of a blacl ! alley which opened into the wider street | when two men standing within it nudge( each other with the whisper: "That's him!
 The next instant they hurled themselve upon him, his throat was seized by strong murderous fingers that choked the cry h. tried to utter, and wicked, uplitted blad caughta gleam even in that darkness b.
 fore his starting, pain-dimmed eyes. H | threw up his arm, and it caught the dc scending blow; before it could be repeate'
 there was sound of rapid steps, and ma1
 came running into the alley.
 "Hello, what's thisl Some mischief, IT
 be boundi Hey, police! Here, police" an, he raised such an alarm that the two ru1
 flans abandoned their victim and took their heels.