Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1867-01-25
JANUARY %, 1857.

IN The pap Ike all the rest Il vo., c,.,l..
an TIE air. She ~oat have you.-
%. yes she -iil. ny increlulss, nm.
ma wait and see. shall hrtng Dc, 10 ,b.
point pretty soon. Then 1 n pay you b,e.
the money With interest out Of nv iady.
bag of sinners
And vii yoa leave of your gamblinr.
h1b''s' Oh. Florian. they viii be the ruin
Of you yeti
" Perhaps. perhaps not returned the
yosng man insolently. '' That -iIl Be very
mach as please
both the mother and her son bad entirel,
forgotten the presence Of nie young girl
Who EAs standing IN the dasky shad.u.
near the door until this moment. When Mrs.
Eiehley. farming sharply ro4ai. saw her.
- What arc you Waiting forY- sbe .sked
iriiabiy. Il have already told vou tbst
Il vas not convenient % paw the money to-.
nighi-~hy do nj you 20 about your bus
incssY~
Her cheeks were flushed even beneath
their artificial bloom Of rouge. and her call
grey eyes parked With rising anger. a,
Laura Avery oomPosedly advanced for
ward- She took one Of the wax tsper,
from - chini shell and lighted The "a.
nth a stead, hand. whose Fash Of rings
hlicd Ms. Richley With asionishment.
am 'orry that you cannot paw your
Just debts. madAn.~ said Laura as;.,l,
looking the amazed mother ana son IN a..
lace but am not sorry Tor any occurrence
that la Lad the Elect Of opening ny eyes
O. thv true character % Mr.. Fiorian Rirb.
Icy. will take the ten dollars. sir. % my
s'ck friend. a. woa will End IL entirelv an.
necessary 10 g % tie expense % taxing
Mis' Laura Avery TO the opera to-nighf. r.
ilorians handsome cheek had grown
paic-lis knees qaiscrcd bcneaih bun. a.
be mcchanicaily took the ball from nj.
Pocket book and placed it in the had Of
the imperative beauty. While Mr.. RiehloY
sank back asLa,i into the cushionsa arm.
chair.
Fior'an made one desperate effort % re-
irieve be lost fortune. even in the moment
Of sore defeat and disconfturc.
" / an sorry-a~kward mistake-bone
you -iil Afford me an explanation. ~ he
stammercd.
! require no explanation. SIR va
Laura's cold reply. A. she vithdrew from
the apartment. naughty and unapproaeha.
bic a. a statue Of ice
Sue burned honcward through tie twi.
light streets. Nth burning cheek and
besiing heart. and it vas nearly dark when
once mooc she entered Miss Wa,nal-.
rooHn. lighted aaiy ~ a.. f.fas Eio- ~ a
coal 6rc.
Back - soon. Lauras- asked Ellen.
s2ue~hit surpri-ed.
IL" Here IS the money. Nelly. and the
~inc. ,he saii. thankful that ihe dim l,rbt
could Dot betray her tell-tsle features. md
nov you must Get vel a. fsst o. YOU can e.
20. Laura, ! am 50 mnch obliged 70
you. said El,en earnestly.
laura stopped 70 Kiss her friend. pale
cheek. inwardiy rcaccting ho~ ms-b She
' '-"N A-tt'" mus position.
Bot shc never toii Ellen a the di.-ov.
ery shc hal unwIttingiy made. While fsleil.
ing ihr gentle mission Of friendship. ani no
on ever Anew thc prcci.c manner IN
which the contemplated match between
floran l;ichicy and laura Aver was bro
kca n
There arc tome things thar bring their
Own reward in This uorld-anI this one sef
OF Aindncss lad saved Laura from uncon-
'eiossiy taking ihe step thsi woah have
Irrcipitaicd her into lifetime of misery.