Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-04-18

Norris touched Mr.. Everleigh upon the
arm.
"Some one ought TO take the news ahead.
With your permission l will go"
"No, no; l want you to remain in charge
here. Wen send a messenger To break the
news, and l VIII go with the poor fellow my
self. h little sister of his wa to be mar.
ried this morning, was she n0tE Well,
well: thereM be no wedding now, of course,
and | hope no worse will come of this than
putting oI the ceremony. What did you
say, sire to the officer who had been ex.
aiming the promises
II suggested that you should look into
your safe. II does not seem to me to have
been tempered with NJ all"
An examination proved this conclusion TO
be correct. No attempt had been made to-
ward forcing the safe. TIE assassin had
evidently been frightened IVA before he
was able to carry out his burgiarious de-
signs.
Probably he was surprised at finding
the young man here, fired his shot and fled
without waiting to see its effect. What
puzzles me is that he should have left his
revolver behind him. Do You suppose it
likely that your partner was arned:"
Not at all likely. Men do not, as a rule,
carry firearms in this day, and Lyman was
iLtiittCl VI Il Il IipE ~ tL.LlAhA Nhb ~
The detectives next question was put in
q lowered voice. meant for the bankers ear
alone.
Are you quite sure that his ~ccounts
were all straight
Quite sure. 1t is only a month since he
put in the money which saved me from
bankruptcy
Then there was no motive for suicide.
The fellow who did the job was a bungler,
that's all | can say now. There was moth
ing to prevent his making Il clean sweep If
he'd been i professional, since nobody seems
10 have heard the shot. You are to be con-
graduated on getting of without loss. sir
Mr.. Everleigh's heart was too heavy for
reply. He felt that any loss would be light
compared TO that which he feared might
cone-fur he could not but realize that
| Lyman's life was in fearful jeopardy, and
his " obligation to the latter weighed
upon him heavily.
While they were thus engaged in survey.
ing the situation, the physician had been
| superintcnding the rc1aotal of the wounded
man. Meanwhile, the messenger who had
been dispatched TO break the evil tidlngS,
finding himself i'll an unfamiliar locality,
had managed 10 miss his way, and the shock
of seeing her brother borne in apparently
hfeless cams upon Carol without warning.
She was stunned by it.
She listened mutely to the explanations
which the anker hurried forward TO give,
and to his plying words. but her only
thought was of her brothers danger.
st is a terrible blow: for her, poor child!
She needs some one to help her through
this trouble. L viii send Althea to keep
her company" volunteered Mr.. Everleigh
as he took his leave.
PRAY do not Ingot fastened to re-
! spond. 1T is not necessary. | will remain
for the present, and l know Carol so we'll, /
am sure she would rather be left alone.n
"She will be better for q woman's SYM
pathy.'
But there was something's GOODNESS OF
| some k~ind-betwecn them"
"A trihc, | darcsay, which will not be re-
membcred at Il timc like THIS" and the
banker left, fixed in his resolve.
Ingot summoned the servant and gave
his directions as soon as the other was fair
ly out of hearing.
Sarah, if Miss Everleigh calls, tell her
that your young mistress refuses to see her
refuses to see any one. depend upon
you TO get rid of every one who comes
without troubling Miss Carol with mes
sages. The doctor has ordered perfect
quiet for his patient, and we can not follow
his instructions too faithfully. You under
srandl1
"Yes. sir; certainly acquiesced Sarah,
and Mr.. Ingot fingered to see Althea denied
admittance. The clergyman who was tc
have oficiated at the marriage, meantime
had AXE his departure after Offering some
earnest words of sympathy and consolation
to the stricken girl.
She had taken her place by her brothers
bedside, white and motionless, seeing moth
ing but his CHASTITY looks, hearing nothing
but the faint, labored breathing which
crossed his lips. Ingot passed in and GU
unnoticed by her, and when he disappeared
for Il couple of hours later in the day, she
did not miss him.
He came back with a new expression
on his face which BODIED no good. The as
pect of the siclz-room had not changed
Carol had not noticed his leaving, she dlt
not notice his entrance until he spoke hel
name.
ssCnme with me. I have something Il
saw to YOU. Lyman will do as well will
Sarah to watch him By the way" leading
her out. she tells me she has a brothel
who understands nursing, and I have en-
gagged him to take charge Of the case.
don't intend to let you wear yourself out
my dear, nov that you belong to me-or sool
will-more thar to him. Do you realiz
that I have been very bitterly disappointed
to-day, Carols II is hard to be so near N,
happiness, and yet be cheated out of it,
She lifted her heavy eyes to his face, ant
parted her lips as if about to speak, thel
her glance fell away. What could she say
How could she tell him that she no longe
recognized his claim, that she never hat
recognized it, while Lyman, who was he
strength, lay helpless:
al don't intend TO be cheated out of i
long" Ingot went on. with a logged stub
bornness underlying his gentier tones
Lyman may lay there in that state TO
days: it will be weeks before he will ge
around, if he ever does, and [ haven't go
the patience of Job. want you to MARI
me right off. Just the same as if nothing ha
happened, and Iii help You take care 0
him, 1 swear 1 will, as if he was my oWl
brother"
"Oh, mol" exclaimed Carol, with a nerv
GUS clasping Of her hands, a catch in he
breath. Not nyv-nnt cver-until''-
"UntiI WHAT" he asked, regarding he
with darkening looks.
until he is better and tells me that
must with u burst of hysterical weeping
which relieved her ov~er-burdened heart.
She pressed back the tears presently, an
looked at him piteously
Unjust go back to him. / can not sta
away
"You will listen to me first" he said
slowly, with cruel emphasis. You think
no doubt, that Lyman would never max
you marry me; you believe the promises h
gave you, that he would step in and say
You at the last; but [ tell you that was m
plan from the start. j knew you would no
give in easily, and l did not want to b
cruelto you. Thought if could fool 70
into marrying me, that you you'd make tn
best of it afterward. Lyman never mean
to stop the ceremony. 1t was all a put-u