Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-04-11
money. if tEas Is uhat you wish, Miss Ever

she Is N@t fcC0nciied, and yet l hear that
the w~eddng-day is set"
1T comes within the week, Miss Ever
ieiga,:'
And you are determined to aid aaa abet
that man. to her ife1o2g misery, Z hat are
yoa-s.oae, ice. irn.l-tlat you have no
feeling Tor Ecrt And l onca thought you a
model brother! AT honorable, generous
hearted MANI"
4 red fame broke ilto The pale cheek
now. Such an outbreak from Miss Ever
leigh was unprecedented, but some strong
emotion Tas carrying her ont Of herself.
y faint, bitter smile came aud went on
LynGn's face.
lis it solicitlde for Carols happiness
alone which il leading you 10 MAKO this ap
pcaI:f' he asked. lis there not Acre soiici-
tg;de for the haupinc5s-9r the f2rc5e1 hap
piness-of another person baci, Of il:'
Why he should torture himself by asking
that question, Lyman CIilder scarcely
knew. Ia his heart, Notwithstanding thai
he knew Norris Bergman was devoted to
his sister, he vas still bitterly Jealous of
that young IlGEl. Though IL DID rot love
Althea. Althea might love him Certainly,
she had shown her rr"for7alce for hia. most
unr1istgka5lg.
Possibly liz. sacrifice is all on Carols
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Of purpose. ROW shat Lha subject was
launched. Il have heard that women do
strange things. sometimes, for the mon they
lore. One may even plead The cause Of her
rival while her own heart tFcgl:8.N
!'Iielrts ,s1 Eot break SO easily. But You
are right; it is uot fer Carols sake alone I
have come TO you Ny interest in Norris IS
quite strong enough IL make ms huH1tiiate
myself 10 Isl. g favor % ono as little dis
posed 10 grant ii a. yort are, apparently. /
wish there was so1ae 5s"-iaCc / could make
strong enough to soften YOU
The wistfultass q Tho l2sl words was
not lost On him. but 10 hardened himself TO
her ~ilflE-Iee. cutUasdlE - least
You viii d better u console Bergman,
Miss EEcrlci-h. lie IS IN honorable, gen
eroUs-hear:el fasn, Wa VIII reach your
ideal much cIcsar than than any other
probably would. ! world not care for a
secondhand affection EiyseIf, yet Ispcak
honestly whoa / say that 1 have not i
doubt but YOU can inspire him with Z far
more passionate attachment than he has
for my gUilaICs3 little sister. Such vVonen
as you can sway Den As they wil.''
81 wish that we're Sd. Agree 10 what l
ask, break CT his contemplated marriage,
and Imay believe YOU are speaking sori-
ously, not II Sarcasm"
This matter Is In Carols hands. You
| may say what you like to her.
Eyes, and You have her coached to admit
nothing to ~mc-nothing of what her looks
betray.f'
She clazped her hands together and
leaned q little forward, with a sudden
change in Ee~ tone:
"NIr. Chii&cr. We owe you d debt Of
gratitude, Ialner and !, aHti if yonr putting
that money IN the 1ir4l must result in this,
better ten thousand times that you had
never obtained 1t fer src4 use. I am not
so entirely ignorant Of hovy it was obtained
as You may suppose"
Ever drop Of blood drained out CT Lgrnan
Chiidcr's I-cc. h, lcoicI u her with
startIed-0ne might think with terrified
eyes. Her glance was on tho floor, fort
unately. She did moi sec that sudden,
! ghastly change.
You may not know that papa had n old
business acquaintance with Mr.. F~arraler,
| your late pncle's lawyer. He had some
cause for writing to. him when you made
/ your first proposition to become his partner,
: and he told the fact, laying stress upon the
generosity which prompted you TO save him
in that way. The reply. some weeks later,
deprecated the disappointment he had prob
ably suffered along With yourself, since
your unclc'S will had left but a small
amounto Of comparatively worthless property
to your sister md yourself instead of the
fortune which was expected 10 reverJ to the
two Of you"
LymQn's lips opened mechanically.
"Did it not occCr to You that the worth.
less property might hs.ve turned out better
than Farraker belieyed:"
SO papa said, so l thought st the time,
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mind. Mr. Childer, If Hiram Ingot is using
some fact connected with the obtaining Of
b money to torce Carols compliance,
beg of you to save her at any cost to your
self or to US. Better that all shUlld go, than
that she be made unhappy for life"
Something of his natural color had come
bach slowly to Lyman's face. One hand
plucked n~ervCusly at o button Of his coat;
but his eyes were raised to meet, squareiy
yet with q sort of sulicn resistance, those
dark ones that had tears flashing in then
now.
"You say you know how that money wa:
obtained. Have you any objections to en-
tightening me to the iull extent Of youl
knowledge. and your means of obtaining il
Through Bergman, l suppose. His detect
i've instincts have led him to spy out my
sins and report them 20 YOU. How has he
put it-that Ist,2e my partnership fund.-"
"You do Norris injustice; you nave al
ways done him injustice. He knows nothing
Of what | have been telling you. My OWL
observation, some boasts and ~insinuation:
of Ingot's, are GIi that I draw my con
~c1usions from. Can you tell me / am vrons
. while you yield 10 him, even to the sacrifice
Of the sister you l5yet'
HIS eyes fell before hcr clear, penetratin:
~T,,np Chaln--~ .-.,a L-ra- htu ,1-,-
tenance. His mood changed to one bite,
and scornIul.
sThen you have been accusing me out o
your inner consciousness only Well, / cal
not hope to Tcinstate myself III your goot
opinion, if ever held a place there. Som
day you shall know whether you ha judge
me truly or falsely; until then
'Glve me one assurance that l am wrong
and l Will believe yoH.'' spoke Althea, i'm
pulsively, even eagerly. She would rattle
think well of him If she could.
What madness possessed Lyman that b
should answer her Is he did,:
81 will give you no assurance. Were
a lover, like Bergman, waiting for ny door
from your lips, I would swear TO my innC
ceIcc, but I have given up all the prefer
sions I ever had 10 your favor. In this on
instance at least | VIII rival you in ger
crosby, Miss EverIcigh iTc5jgn in favo
of the rival whom you would give up {
another love. You Fr1l think better of i
perhaps, when She au.ual opportunity 70
your sacrifice COMES"
An indignant fIa1lG had sprung into he
cheeks, but she lepj back her resentmcn.
asking eagerly:
"Does that mean that you will reconside
your intentions regarding Carol2 / ca
overlook ell else il you oniy DO that"
"My ~inteatioas regarding Carol shall b
carried CIT to the tIttaTnaost.'
"Tiien tGis interview may IS well clos
You have hes42n hos. mach weight
woman's p~LeSti1g has. aud yeti have sti
one favor 70 ask of you. Withdraw IL
money yeu have put IL the business. 70
can do it, can goa ilotf Place it elseysher,
!, There are plenty of openings for a youn
man of your qualifications. Do this, bot
for our sake and your own"
"My own! Way! Because Of the expo
ure Bergman fIl bring abGtt when he ha
n better chance for epgiug3 Rest cas-,
Miss Eycricigit. The money l brought int
the firm IS as rightfGliy applied as if it b
ionged TO You instead Of raG.s
He bsved her out with tha*. Five mir
utes elaqDed before LG appeared in the quite
room. I9got was assuming his hat aadovel
coat preparatory to leaving the bank.
"Been having q lively racket, haven
your he asAcd, With sharp glance. Mis-
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