Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-09-27

| "KEEP A SHARP LOOKOUT ON OUR BLOCK /" where he followed her. waiting in silence l for her to make her crrand known, but for some reason it was hard for tho Indy to be- gm.
 She took off her vail, revealing her faco | very pa.e, paler than he had ever seen it, | with tho dark eyes holding some intense feeling as they were raised to his. Lyman g l heart beat quicker, but he kept himself well in hand.
 "1 can tako it upon myself to advance you
 money, if that is what you wish, Miss Ever leigh"
 "That is not what I wish. I came to see
 you. I want to know if you arc absolutely going to sacrifice your sister-for say what she will, know that you arc the prime l mover ill this match. l saw her by acci-
 dent to-day, and though had made up my mind to say no moro on the subject, found that could not let it go that way. She looks restless and unhappy; am sure
 she is not reconciled, and yet hear that
 the wedding-day is set"
 It comes within the week, Miss Ever
 leigh"
 "And you are determined to aid and abet
 that man, to her lifelong miseryl What are you-stone, ice, iron-that you have no
 feeling for heri And once thought you @ l model brother! an honorable, generous hearted manp
 A rcd flame broke into the pale cheek now. Such an outbreak from Miss Ever leigh was unprecedented, but some strong
 emotion was carrying her out of herself A faint, bitter smile came and went on Lyman's face.
 "1s it solicitude for Carols happiness alone which is leading you to make this ap- pealf" he asked. "Is there not more solici. tude for the happiness-or the fancied hap piness-of another person back of it2'i Why he should torture himself by asking that question, Lyman Childer scarcely
 knew. In his heart, notwithstanding that he knew Norris Bergman was devoted to
 his sister, he was still bitterly jealous of that young man. Though he did not love Althea, Althea might love him Certainly. she had shown her preference for him most unmistakablv.
 "Possibly the sacrifice is not all on Carols s1de," he went on, with q quiet steadiness of purpose, now that the subject was launched. "I have heard that women do strange things, sometimes, for the men they love. One may even plead the cause of her
 rival while her own heart breaks" "Hearts do not break SO easily. But von are right; 1t is not for Carols sake alone I have come to you. My interest in Norris is quite strong enough to make me humiliate myself to ask q favor of one as little dis posed to grant it as you are, apparently I
 wish there was some sacrifice could mako
 strong enough to soften you.''
 The Wistfulness of those last words was not lost on him, but he hardened himself to her influence, outwardly at least.
 ou will do better to console Bergman
 Miss Everleigh. He is an honorable, gen erous-hearted man, who will reach your ideal much closer than I-than any other
 probably would. would not care for a secondhand affection myself, yet speak honestly when I say that have not a doubt but you can inspire him with a far more passionate attachment than he has for my guileless little sister. Such women as you can sway men as they will"
 ~ wish that were SO. Agree to what I ask, break off this contemplated marriage, and may believe you are speaking seri- ously, not in sarcasm"
 "This matter is in Carols hands. You may say what you like to her''
 "Yes, and you have her coached to admit nothing to me-nothing of what her. looks
 betray." - "s " She. clasped her hands together and leaned Q little forward, with sudden change in her tcne:
 "Mr. Childer, we owe you a deht of
 gratituds, father and I, but f your putting that mAEeY in the firm must result In this,
 better ten thousand times that you had
 never obtained 1t for such use. I am not