Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1860-08-10

70 pa. by. went towards him and said
&c Good evening Mr. Markham.
Good evening. or. " be replied, a, the
same time looking a, me a. It cudcaVOrins
% recall NV cogntenance.
"whsn d,d you return from ElioraioF''
asked Of him.
a vcck ago, bu, really You have the
advantage over me, inasmueh a. you are
acquainted ~ith my uaac, While Do not
reeosniI, YOU
-. that the case"
IL, j.. .ir.
Don't y1u remember me-"
No sir. d. not % De replied.
"C.u speak ~iih you one mOmen; Ia
priy.teF' lasksi.
Z" Certainly. " ~. the a.wsr. and arising
he accompanied NE TO my room. when
the door va. closed, sid
DO YOU no, rccollcst me-"
IL cannot. ws. The rrply.
Taking % my vhisksr. and mousiache,
and sPeakius IN a natural tcne, f0r I bad
beior, u-,i disguised voice. askcI
"poe- that refresh your memory 80
Harry Evans, BY al that's powerful, 90
he exclaimed. as be graspel nv hand and
shook il until feared that ~hen he should
release It my Gnssr. would drop OF
" Bat What is the meaning OF AL this +.
where dll You coms from. and what are
you Up to that YOU must disguise yourself
- that your friends don, know youe'
Ca promise Of secrecy, and ia ie~ words
told bin what business hai before me.
when ended be cried out
"By Jov,, Harry. of an thc men In the
city yoa arc the on, am m,-, delighted 10
-,e f5r there i. little matter, which is
precisely IN your line, that wan, attended
to"
fa.,urcj him that nothing would afford
me more pleasure than TO serve him ga any
way which nigh, be 10 my power.
Having ordered some champagne anl
irc.h cissr., be told me OF the work which
be had f1r me TO Do, and | vii repeat the
story a. nearly a, possible 10 bi. own words
"liI. ju.s wcek since | arrived here
with g'od health aui plenty Of MONEY
combination Of circumstances which / CON.
elder particularly ilr,upate-aud last night
the trouble harpeusl which I sant you -
-; right.
During tie evening. having nothing
better 70 DO. | sirlllei into Barton. 90
witue.. him in one of BIZ. iuimit,L,s per
frmanccs. Next % me was seated lady.
who was very neatly bot rather shlwiiy
dr.s-,l, and who appeared to be unascom-
panied by any one
" Moreover. she was exceedingly hand
some, and having ~ some chaner entered
into c0u,cr.at.on with her. found her also
very interesting. What started our &C.
quainnnc, I cannot remember. although !
ihiuk 10 arose from s5me remark. which she
mad. % ms-5ut At any rate she was quite
agreeable.
When the performance was about half
through. .he Suddenly complained Of feeling
faint. aud a.kci the u would accompany
her where she could 81 some fr,,h air. !
diI % and ,t appeared % revive her, but ai.
Ter few minutes .be secuei O. grow worse
aud Speaking 90 a small boy who was stand
ius near. she asked him % call a carriage
Up % the present time, | had felta slight
suspicion that ali WIS no, perhaps As Il
should be. IL bad been bu, the shadow Of
an idea, which her lat request di--ipate,l.
and therefore assisted Der into the clr-
rage. Blt NJ - oner was she Ia than sae
tell almost upon the door.
"Of course jumped 10 to he'p her upon
her sat. Hardly was ia when ;Lc door
was closed, the driver spnns TO hi, box and
% We went. was just ab5u, orlcrin. him
TO stop. as had no intention Of riding
with him, when the lady. who appeared to
divine nv thoughts, grisPei me BY ilearm,
and exclaimed
MY dear sir. DO not leave me | bes Of
you | am very un~ell, and II You will
bu, ride with me as far as my home, you
will Oblse me very much il Is no, tar,
snd you can instantly return to the thea
tire"
What could do2 was IN fJr il,
and determined 10 take il quietly-besiie
thought. it may turn out 10 be roman
tic aisenturs, and you will sOOn see, that
1t did, and that the romance rather exceed.
ed the pleasantnes. Of the thing. 50 re-
nAinSd seated by her side, supporting her,
IS she slowly revived.