Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1865-06-16

euissary hOm the Obnonioas Confidential
. Clerk.
" AA-so I coneladed. Has Mr.. Martin
been here today
Mr. Elliott started.
" Mr. Martin Is in Parnaham. Brazil
" beg your pardon. sir rcturncd tie
'yoaas uan '' I am his secretary and am
quite convinced that be Is At tbs present
tiuc a his family estate % Mar;inssower.
Perhaps bad better seek him there. am
told that il Is bot mile or two further on -
lie rc,Seaied boving with foreign pro-
iasion Of foourtesy. icasing Mr. Elliott over
SLelmed With amazemeut.
MY dear b. saiI. hurrying back into
the siiting-rooui. % must 20 up 20 Mar
tinstower a. once. Mr Martin has arrived
at last
Bianehe sat up. tossing the bright drops
Of cologne from her eurls
"Oh. Papa yoa will Be sure TO brins him
back % suppers~
" TIL Try. my dear-In try ,aid the
flrricd senior.
" Papa - CALCULATED Viola. you are try
ing O. pull your boots on over your slip
pcrs.-
Coufounl il. 20 7 am-but this affair
of Iixzv's has completely unsettled me
Very strange q Maurice Martin 20 cone
withogt a word % notice % mc. his AGENT
f - saying. Mr. Elliott dsrsel forth into
tac darkress Ike some new style Of projee-
tile
The lights from the stained Gothic win
dows AZ Mariinstower were streaming
brightly across the lawn. as he cane hur-
ririly Up the broad stone steps and rang
,hc JeM
NJ Mariin-has De arrived -
Tie servant bowed aud ush~rcd him into
large room, whose superblv arranged fur
u.;-rc struck Mr.. EIiiott viih an indefinite
idea of laxary. Lizzy -as standing by
tall alabaster vase of eIinging tropie vines
that cccupied one OF the bay windows. ~ith
a eolorcd lamp blrnins above.
Papa, Oh. papa. you have forgotten
me- lie turuei irisidiy from her pleading
eyes 90 her husband.
" have just called 10 SEE your master.
Young man.
To see whom. sirs~
Mr. Martin q Martinstovcr-
Il am a. you service. Mr. Elliott
" T,a are Who ,he-mischief cares
whether you are or not2 / tel yoa wAnt
% Sc SIR. Martha.
d" Maurice Martin o. my name. sir
Mr Ei..o'i stood ashast.
Why. II ,LousLt yoa were lie conf
Dental clerk"
.. never ioiI sou that vas. SIR. Yoa
chose io take it Tor granted. and allowed
yoa iLat privilege As ihe confident ial
clerk. I uo.ci and aon Jour jaus '.icr--as
Maalcc Martin. ] could have gained no
greater treasure"
'.Ii is-ii is al a mistake from beginning
fo c-l. ~ exclaimed poor 81. Elliott. wiping
iac ..r,ams % pcrPiration from his iesered
bro. Lzzy. my dear. come here anI
k..s mc. son-in-l4v. yoa'rc a trump.
Why d.d'at sou tcIl ne 90 iLis bcorrS~
81 lllat kroa b; myself. papa. aliI uc
werc marueI.' SAID L.zzy. laughing aud
bllsing 81. and when tried % tell sou al
about 90 tonight. 500 woai1n's let uic.~
ESQ yoa were Maurice Mar'ia az the
while. sad SIR. Elio.t. uitL a deep breath.
Vel. upon ny voili and honor, Anl
NY httic Lazy - lirs. Martin. OF Martins
tovoF. What s-sH iae girls says~
slc nc.t,ed Bp % tbe Aforesaid Maurice.
i u T. .I..
a strange tlrii dosn into ihe atbor's heart.
Nalrce dll ilsc tile sixteen year oil child
--aaI Lizzy d instincts aad lea her o. ti.o
haven oi Lappincss.
-i sr8s Z m ysr. Young. iaiicrcl Lizzy
bat 3 n. going to ie-ve od piayiag with che
uite ku-n. anl brush out my caris
smo..l snl stop ciimbiug fn,cs anI
Ila- 1z across brooks. anl-aHI Marie
sag. ae loves me i-st a. ua.h a. b 4 acre a
l.-ai.e ca wife forty sears oiI."
Ur DrnKs. Hos omnoas ttai sentence
h'st Ii.v 90 rna.e ia convcrsaflon and
,it..'tf. If's Dry Iov i.s motarr
b.r.. ae riI not ~ie1 is grows oller
anI f.. ...t.r. re-s.1le themselves thaf 10
e., .... atr ~iI oats that be- issouirr
.A-I -..tte Oh men shake their hcais
s.lf.i e'o.ny vhen hey hark oft.
Y.-.r m.a. fast commencing l'e. taoyant
-.t Lrar. DON'T tunt Yoer o., ,-hted
rtt a. precious cargo. Tie hopcs ot your
90 parents. of ycrr sisters. ~ your Wises,
q ta.- chrlr.n-Ara-c iaii dow upon
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