Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1850-02-12


| bowed, and be- presently proceeded.
"Owcn Lloyd, should tell YOU, is mar.
ricd to very amiablc, superior sort of a
woman, and has one chlld, a daughter named
Caroline, an elegant, crn,lc-manncrcd, beau
tiiul girl, admit, In whom nav wife was
much attached, and she was consequently a
frequent visitor in Brook Street. This ! al.
WAYS fel, to bc very imPmdcnt, and the re-
suit was, that my son Arthur Smith---only
about two years her senior she was just
turned of seventeen when her father was
compelled to ily from his crcduors-lonncd q
silly boyish attachment for her. They have
since. gather from this letter, which found
Yesterday in Ar,hur's drcssing-room. car
ricj on, at long intervals, a cland'stlnc cor
rrspundcucc, waiting iot tho advent of mora
propliious ttmcS-whlch, being interpreted, "
added Mr. Smith with a sardonlc snccr,
.. means of coursc INV death and burial"
You are in possession, then, II Miss Car
olinc Lloyd is living with her father, Of his
prccr,e place of abolcl"
" Not exactly. The correspondence, i', It
~rcm,, carried On wiihou, the knowledge ot
Owen Lloyd, and the rirl states in answer, 1t
should seem, To Arthur's inquiries, that her
father would never forgive her Il, under pres
cnt circumstances. she disclosed his place oi
residence. can now very we'll understand
thar-and she luir,a,s Arthur not To- p'rslS,
NJ lca,, fur the present, ru his attempts to
discover her. Nv ,nn, you mus, understand,
Is now of ar,. and 80 f,r - fortune Is con-
ccm,d, Is. thank, to legacy from an aunt
ON be-, mothrr', side, independent " mr." ."
"wha, po,'-uark dor, the letter bcar"
"Ch1rnr Crr,s. Ml,, lloyi states that
will De- pustri 100 London by a friend ,l,Ni
friend l-rinc. nothing doubt. hrr fathers
confederate. JuuD- Bot lu MS lhr most lm-
poulut par, uf thr rpl,,lr =, the following
lnr -' Nv father met with d sod accident lu
the forest ,om" un" ato, hu' Is uo" quite
recovered The words, an iIs iarrV have
yuu ~,'. been written over, hu, mo-, m entire
rs 10 ro prevent thrir brrur, with , liuIr
trouble, traced Now. cooplr- 'Iu, 'Npr'~-
sion with r'r Hampshire N,nN mote, am of
unru.uu iha, Lloyd D., concealed sumrwhrr 100
rhc New Forest
" \ shrrwd guess, ai all events
q" You now perceive what wDlrhiy motives
! ha,, 10 bring thu, man io justice. The
property carried Oh care lulrrummunu-
is ahou, hut the intercourse h.'wrru Che
,irI and nav sam must At any cost hr truuI.
uarrd-"
IIr VA, interrupted bv clerk. who enter
rI Co ,,y rha, Nr William Iloyd. ibr gem.
ilrm1n who hld advertised 90, y Y. T.. de-
,s,l 20 .r-aL 20 bfu,. e.. smith directed
VIZ. Lluyd rn De- shown boz, and then snatch.
inr mp the Police Gazur," and Ihm,uur
10 into one Of ,hr table drawers. said M low
voice. bn, maraad emphasis, d" \ relative,
nn doubt, hy the name, br silent, and be-
wa,rhfI"
\ minute anrr,rl. Nr nnyI VA, u,l.
,rri into the ruom II.vas 20 ,lun. caacia.
ted. and apparently ,nruv.,,rrArn man. ON
thu vtu,r, side of middle arr. bur of mild
courteous. rru,lrmunl, ,rruch and manners.
Ilrvas ryrdcn,ly urr,ou, and aria,rd. and
after vorI or two of customary ,,Iuarrun.
sand hastily. IL gather irom tnr, NOTE. ,,r.
that you can alIor m, uIrng, uf m, long.
Iu>, hru,h,r Owen: where B, hr'" Ilrluol.
rl eagerly around the ararm,n,. raz,d with
rur,ou, ,arnr,,ncss no my ncr. and then
again turned with rrrmuIou, anxiety Tn Mr..
smith IL, he dcadl Pray DO not krrp
me- in suspense"
e.. Sit down. sir" ,aid VI smith. point.
me to a chair. Your brother. Owen I.loyd.
wa, for many wears clerk M the establish.
mcut-"
.. IIg,-,ro, 80 .n,rrrup,rd Mr.. Iloyd with
yr,a,ly.lncr,a,rd ari,atIun "nnt now. then
-hc has len your''
For inward, Of three years. \ few
DAYS aro-pr,y do not interrupt mo oh
tanned int,llirrnr, of him. which. with surb
assistance as yuu NAV bl able to afford. will
prrhap, suffice ,o enable TIN, rcnrlrmcn-"
pointing tn me" tn discover hLs present res
ldrncc."
| could no, stand the look which Mr. I.oyd
fixed upop me. and turned hastily away I,
ra,e ou, or IN, window. q. # attracted by
the noi,e Of a .,u,bblc h,,vccn ,vo draw.
men. which fortunately brolc out "a, the ma.
mon, IN the r,,row choL,l.ur ,,r.,,
"For what purpose. sir. are YOU ,n,tiu.