Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-04-04

ashes been doing her prettiest to make
up a match between my girl and that fellow
Bergman. She's not the least In love with
Aim, though Childer may think so; he's
been blind as u bat not to see her drift all
along. I want her to know that 1 won't
put up with any interference from her. She
has always treated me like the mud under
her feet, but now she has got to take me on
an equal footing with them," ran his
thoughts, while he watched the amazed
expression which dawncd in the young la
dy's face.
Lyman came to the rescue by telling his
sister to get her wraps. He had declared
once that they must break off their friend
ship for the Everleighs, but he could not
resist the temptation thus offered him,
though he mentally determined that ID
should be for the last time, nor could he,
without absolute rudeness, refuse to let
Carol go.
He handed the two girls into the sleigh
and tucked the robes around them, promis-
ing gaily to be with them within half an
hour. When they were fairly off, Althea
turned to look her companion severely in
the face.
"What did that man mean by his talk,
Carols Surely you nave not promised him
any thing to give him reason to speak as he
didf want you to be frank with me, for ]
have been giving hope to another lover Of
yours, quite u~nwarrantably, if there is any
thing in this"
Carol held up the hand on which flashed
Ingot's gift.
"Thi5 iS from him, Althea."
"And you have given up Norris for
this man-Irevcr would have believed it
I can not believe it now. What can you see
In him, coarse, vulgar, no more to be COM
pared with oh, Carroll chat have you done2''
"My duty, / hope" murmured Carol, in
heart broken tones. Don't talk of 1t,
please. lin afraid I shall cry, int Ly-
man hates to SEQ me with red eyes. Oh,
Altheal I am unhappy, and it will be worse
II you are angry with me. We can be friends
fust the anne, can we notn'
with that man between usf / doubt it.
But at any rate | can't afford to quarrel
with you tonight. Here we are, and there
ere my visitors, wondering what has be-
come of me-"
1t sas O miscellaneous party Miss Ever
teigh had gathered in. whether from some
passing whim, or a growing theughtfulness
and charity which believed in bringing
these starved lives within the light and
color Of her own. There were about twenty
boys and girls of varying sizes and degrees
Va AoSBtAASSst w vi nv bND sAAa
wrinkled crones, and o pale, pretty girl of
twenty, who was telling the story Of the
Glass Slipper to such as chose to give their
attention TO her.
"Cinderella had nc trouble in putting 1t
u, % she married the prince, and-Tommy
Burke, If you throw another peanut she'll,
will SEQ that you get 40 orange to take
home tonight. Meggy, what are those two
midgets quarreling overt You a bring
that pipe out here, granny; Miss Everleigt
would not like It. Ask the girl for another
cup Of tea If you a it to brace up youl
nerves. Now, young man, 1 caught yor
pulling Sissy Darkc's hair. Aren't yoI
ashamed, when you were asked here, like {
gentleman. just to show you what Christ
mas Is tket On, Miss Everleighl I have
done my beat to keep them amused"
"But they have been almost too much fol
you, have they, Juliet Come, children, die
you ever play f~ox-and-geesef Carol, this il