Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-10-05

 "wHAr DO CARE IF ALL THE WORLD HEARS" in holding him at arms length; she avoided him; she checked the burning words which had risen more than once to his lips. Could this mean any thing except that she was less fond of him than he was of her9
 She gave him glance now from beneath her dropping lashes.
 "Even if am willing to listen, Norris, do you want Uncle Amos and MT. Everleigh and all the rest to hear you, tool"
 "What do care if all tho world hears, so you promise soon to be my wife,"
 "I suppose must promise soon, then, for they certainly will hear you," laughing and blushing.
 "Carol, do you mean its Do you really love me, and will you marry me as soon as have homo prepared for yous"
 "Ihave a home which scarcely know what to do with now that Lyman is leaving it." murmured Carol, demurely.
 "Oh, my darling, what an angel you arc! But why would you not let mo speak be- fore? We might have had a double wedding today"
 "Oh, no! was afraid I had shown my preference almost too plainly back and did not want to be hurried. did not want any thing about this to seem liko that other time" explained Carol, not too coherently; but Norris understood, and how much longer this by-play would have gone on under the eyes of the elders there is no telling, had not Lyman returned at that moAaent accompanied by his visitors.
 "Why, it is MT. Farralerr' exclaimed Carol.
 MT. Farraker it was, brown, shrveled, beaming, as he shook hands with his friends and was presented to the remainder of the little company.
 "Looks as if I had been sent here pur- posely to play the part of fairy godfather on thls suspicious occasion," he announced. "Fact is, that property which wo all thought of little account has come up, bonanza fashion, and had an offer of $50, GOO for it-mining stock, town lots and all That offer was too good to allow it to grow cold, 50, having tho power under the will of Anthony Childer to sell or dispose o1 l the property for the benefit of tho heirs, closed tho bargain at once, and 1t is my pleasant duty to place tho proceeds at the disposal of Childer and Miss Carol here, or the guardian she may choose, rather, as the young lady is not yet of age. That will be Lyman, suppose7'
 Lyman bent his head in answer to q look 1 from his sister, and she whispered few words in his car.
 "Carol authorizes me to say that she has l made choice of another guardian" he | spoke, smilingly, when he raised it. " As Norris and she arc soon to follow the ex ample which has been set them to-day she naturally wishes to contide her in heritance to the care of her husband; and meantime, MT. Farraker, you can leave your trust with Mir. Everleigh until our ar engagements arc made."
 There was a little cloud on Norris face ! now.
 | "You arc not sorry, are you2" murmurec Carol. 1T am glad, for now both you ani Lyman can be partners with Mir. Ever leigh"
 And that, in the end, was tho way ths matter was arranged The firm of Ever leigh & Co. is a prosperous ono to-day, ant no man of purer business integrity or high CT moral principles can be readily found than Lyman Childer. He Is always read,
 to extend helping hand to tho weak ant erring; though he made full atonement fo that one slip of his, he can never forget it
 Edson Is still with Unclo Amos, whom h.
 serves with humble, grateful affection
 Here, again, the brand of sin can never b.
 effaced. Though repentant, Edson Is to-
 old and too broken in both health and spir
 its to redeem himself in the eyes of tn
 world.
 | The express robbers were brought to tria
 in due time, and, with the exception of Re-
 Tom, who turned States evidence, receive
 severe sentences.
 1ngot, as I said before, faded from tn
 knowledge of those who had known him an
 was heard of no more; it Is supposed tha he escaped to foreign land, as the lyn ] eye of the law has failed to discover him. 1.-THE END.]