Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-09-21
CHAPTER XI, A T.ITTE FEW

A lew OayS later CarOl naQ note rom Miss Everleigh, asking her to make the lat ter weeks visit.
 ''Ten your brother am not selfish enough to take you away without expecting him to spend the evenings with us,'' ran one clause of the massive, and Carol smiled knowingly to herself, thinking that this would make Lyman's consent certain, but much to her dismay, Lyman seemed to regard the plan unfavorably.
 "We must not presume too much upon her goodness" he said. 'Ithink, Carol, we had better keep to our own quiet life."
 "Now, brother Lyman, you don't think any thing of the kind. At least I don't. What would be the use of good fortune con- ing to us if we were not to take the pleas ure of ita It would disappoint you as much as me not to go, and you know it.''
 'Would it disappoint you, Carola" asked Lyman, almost wistfully. "Well, in that case, go Ill see as to myself"
 Carol was greeted most warmly by Miss Everleigh, and kept for half-hour's chat in the room which was to be hers during her stay. Then they went down to the drawing-room, but Althea turned back at the door.
 "Go in," she sald stYou will find a friend of yours there. Excuse me mo- ment, please. must lay out papas dress ing-gown and slippers. really had no idea it was SO late.''
 So Carol entered alone, and a young man who rose rather listlessly out of deep lounging chair, flushed suddenly radiant in the genuiness of his surprise.
 "So, you are the expected visitor!" he exclaimed. "How delightful! Do you know, I was half dreading the meeting with Althea's young lady friend, and felt in- clined to beat retreat without ceremony. I am not drilled in the ways of society, as you probably know, and am very easily put out of countenance. You don't know what relief-what pleasure this is."
 'I can imagine" laughed Carol, mentally deciding that he was handsomer for the state of invalidism he had passed through. He told her that he had been gaining every day, and only submitted to Althea's de- mands upon him because he had nothing definite in view-not that he felt the need of further rest.
 Still, it was proved that he was not averse to betting, and the two girls vied in mak- ing the time pass pleasantly for him. MT. Everleigh was well pleased at having the young man there; Norris caught his eyes on him now and then, with speculative look in them, and the young man found himself blushing as he tried to decide what ! it meant.
 "If it were not too presumptuous to sup pose, should say he thinks I am making | love to Althea and is not averse to it; but then he would not be unkind to coal beaver if she were to fancy him. Now, l know she is only kind to me as 8 sister is to | a brother, but-but-I wish she did not | show it quite so much at all times" This thought came when Carol began to ! draw away from them in the evenings. Norris thought he read a suspicion of some | thing which did not please her in her looks | and, in truth Carol was disappointed that
 Miss Everleigh manifested no great interest
 in her brother as the days went by. Ly. man had not availed himself of his invita-
 tion, and when Carol made inquiries, Mir Everleigh reported him steeped in business taking more on his shoulders than there
 was any need, in fact, yet it was evident
 that the senior partner was pleased at the
 enterprise of his young associate.
 However, toward the end of the week he
 came, and if he was annoyed at finding
 Norris there, he did not show it. The in | evitable business was not out of his mind
 yet, apparently, for he and MT. Everleigt