Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1865-09-01
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MARK wILToS's INCENTIVE.

ttaas-AA - ANHHNIH WIN NANNNAAAa NN NNNIANNs :
and an astonishcd look generally.
"Ies. sir. replied n, son II wish %
make Clara Preston nv wife
wey. Marx Wilton. you are erazy.
Just look At yourself a. you are. Take a
careful look. II you please. Here You stand.
thrcc and twcn'y years of agr. ami The on
ly chiid have living Think % the money
I have expended upon your education
Thousands % dollars. sir-thousznds % dol
brs. Aud see uhsi efforts have made 20
give zoe an honorable start IN The world.
Your legal education has been received un-
der the lest of masters. you have been al
mittc9 90 the bar under the most aattering
auspices. and Mr. I.atbrop assures u- thar
you have the s;uH IN you 10 make one Of
tbs bes; lawyers in the State And you
know that your father has the wealth With
Which % back yoa uP. co1ld place half a
million Of dollars 60 your credit this very
DAY u we're 80 minded. But. sir. What DO
you imagine uill become q you u roc take
your hrsi important step IN hfc thuss I
I'll select a ~ifc for you. .ir,''
" Bu'. my father. have pledged nv
fiith TO Clara Preston. and cannot break
a. She T. true and virtuogs. amiablc and
Intelligent. and moreover. .be loves me de-
votcdiy.~
" Loves your fathers money. interrupt
81 The oid man. Nth curl % the Up.
Marx Wilton started Up from bis chair.
ani tbe deep alsh % b.. face toid how deep
ly b. felt the cut bat be va. in the pres
enoe - sn aged father. and ne controlled
himself a. ~cll a. be could
Don provoke me. be saii. With b..
lips almost closed.
" Hoity-toity. provoke. indeed, You
sbouh have thought - thai before Won ar
Proached me ~iih such a foolish scheme a.
this IN your mad brain. Itel YOU. my son.
! viil snd wife for you. myself
There IS 90 need. SIR stou;iy persist
- 'hc youth. ''for have found one already
And nov vii you tell me why you object
% Clara Presons-
Because she ~ not -htt society iuI-cs
'hoad be your mate. She is nobody
Who ar her parcntss~
Soc las none
Av-she has none All when shc DID
have them. ! warrant they were of the poor
ct class. Bai doa't ~ant % argue the
matter. for ny niind t. made OF. To the
hssband of Cara Preston. ~iu never give
one penny q my property. DO yoa undcr-
stand that.~
Marx Wilton arose and walked across
the room. lie had light. graceful form.
9Th bearing of peculiar oomcline.s. and
sLen oc-asion called. hc coald b. erect and
proad. liis face Was rather pale. and the
dehcaieiy cut fcatsrvs betrayed iutcIlcct
enough for any d~partmcnt Of active Efe.
II b. had a Lack % ~as in vial energy and
physical iorcc, Llt this was nothing IN bis
way q be- had Incentive enough % overcome
Be-. for overcome it D. could. A. D. stood
before BE- father. with be arm. foi.ied upon
his breast. the whole pride % bis soul was
iu nct.on. Hct5iiti. parent itat hc should
mars tLe maiicn of DIS choice.
. The oii mans ahsvcr "a. short ard firm.
. There va further arguing further ques-
tiou'ng ari answering no change a.
ieeirg-no change Of intent.
"Noa have my dccision.- saiI Jothsm
Wilton. Ani those who knew that oii man
cosh not have doubted him. lie va too
proud Too Grui. io5 sc,fvilied % iriae
4" And. replied Mar. slowly and solemn
o.. you have mine ] shall make Clara
Preston my wife. h 1--we. Add t.ii you
nov ihst ~il rot barter away M sosi ior
money. Yea undersfanl me-
d" ! anlerstand shat yos say
And ! say jssi uLai / mean.
'' Then undrr.tand you folly. And.
Mars W .tou. vouI bc sure thar you ua-
dcrstarl me. fyoa marry ihat girl. look
to your afher's hank-account no more. Not
another rsn'r--uoi another penny
Mark Wilton BAD anticipated something
0f this sort-anI see vhen D. wss once
more alone. anI realized thc iun force q
D. position. D. vas ior a While oversize iu-
% vfh ansioas tbooght Taas hr .a h'c
D. bal never knosn vhat if ras fo depend
urou himself. lie istbcr'. ~ealib bad been
been the source q al b. hops. ani iie ia-
tore took color snd form from fhe golden
siorc.
Avhie "a the youth in troubie. bit
graiuai'y BE- rose above the sbock. ard be
prile cane Cd tis az for b. bal pride. and
an indepcn.icnt spirit. ari no- thst ttese
qaa'iues had h,en so bodily called upon.
they started up strong ani sure lie ioiI-
. "a ti. hands together. sol vi'h bead erect.
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