Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-09-28

She needs some one to help her through this trouble will send Althea to keep her company" volunteered MT. Everleigh as he took his leave.
 "Pray do not" Ingot hastened to re- spond. "It is not necessary. will remain for the present, and know Carol SO well, nm sure she would rather be left alone" "She will be better for a woman's sym pathy."
 "But there was something's coolness of some hnd-between them" "A trife, dsresay, which will not be re- | membered at time like this," and the banker left, fixed in his resolve. Ingot summoned the servant and gave ms directions as soon as tho other was fair | ly out of hearing.
 "Sarah, if Miss Everleigh calls, tell her that your young mistress refuses to see her refuses to sec any ono. 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 wo can not follow his instructions too faithfully. You under stand3'
 "Yes, sir; certainly" ncquiesced Sarah, and MT. 1ngot fingered to see Althea denied admittance. The clergyman who was to have oficiated at the marriage, meantime had taken 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 motioniess, seeing noth- ing but his ghastly looks, hearing nothing but the faint, labored breathing which crossed his lips. Ingot passed in and out unnoticed by her, and when he disappeared for couple of hours later in the day, she did not miss him.
 He caue back with q new expression on his face which boded no good. The as- pect of the sick-room had not changed. Carol had not noticed his leaving, she did not notice his entrance until he spoke her name.
 "Come with me. have something to say to you. Lyman will do az well with Sarah to watch him By the way" leading her out, "she tells me she has . brother who understands nursing, and have on gagged him to take charge of the case. I, don't intend to let you wear yourself out; ny dear, now that you'belong to me-or soon will-more than to him. Do you realize that have been very bitterly disappointed to-day, Carol7 It Is hard to be 50 near my happiness, and yet be cheated out of it."
 She lifted her heavy eyes to his face, and parted her lips as if about to speak, then: her glance fell away. What could she sayf: How could she tell him that she no longer recognized his claim, that she never had recognized 1t, while Lyman, who was her strength, lay helplessl don't intend to be cheated out of it long," Ingot went on, with dogged stub bornness underlying his gentler tones. "Lyman may lay there in that state fol, days; it will be weeks before he will get around, if he ever does, and I haven't got the patience of Job. want you to marry mo right of, just the same as if nothing had happened, and I'll help you take care of him, swear will, as if he was my own brother"
 "Oh, mol" exclaimed Carol, with nerv- ous clasping of her hands, catch in her breath. 'Not now-not ever-until''-
 "Until whata" he asked, regarding her with darkening looks.
 "Until he is better and tells me that I must" with burst of hysterical weeping, which relieved her over-burdened heart
 She pressed back the tears presently, and looked at him piteously.
 must go back to him I can not stay away"
 "You will listen to me first" he said, slowly, with cruel emphasis. "You think, no doubt, that Lyman would never make you marry me; you believe the promises he gave you, that he would step In and save you at the last; but tell you that was nv plan from the start knew you would not give in easily, and l did not want to be cruel to you. thought If could fool you into marrying me, that you would make tho best of it afterward. Lyman never meant to stop the ceremony. It was all a put-up job between him and me to make you seem willing. We fixed it that he was to keep out of the way until the last moment. Of course, there was the chance that you might say no wAen the preacher put the question, but we trusted to hurrying the business over before you could gather your wits enough to know that your precious brother had gone back on you. That was the programme-and mighty pretty one it was-if this cursed business had not come up."
 Carol looked at him with horror deepen. ing in her eyes. What terrible story was this he was telling heri How dared he so traduce one who was helpless to defend himself1
 "I do not believe you," she declared, but even as she uttered the words her heart sunk, chilled with undedned fears and doubts.
 going to show me up as 8 villain and q scoundrel and confound me with my ras. cality, wasn't hel Once more tell you it was all my own plan He ia tho last man who would bring any charge against me 1T he could. Do you want to know why, my Carola Because he-nI and not I, was the villain. Because 1t was and Is in my power to send him higher than Gilderoy's kite. He was ready enough to buy me of from doing him harm with the price of your hand. He did not like 1t any too well, curse him but there was no other way to save himself"
 He came to pause, with scowl darken- ing his brows.
 "What has he donetn The onestson forced itself from the girls pale lips, quite against her will. She did not want to hes ieve these horrible accpsations, but there came the remembrance of Lyman's strange actions, his moodiness, the trouble which he had laid to business causes, to shake her faith in him.
 A moment passed before Ingot answered. Determined as he was to have his way, ha did not want to crush the girl whom ha really loved in his own fashion. He found all at once that be would rather not tell her full acts.
 "Look herew he said at last, "I don't