Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1867-07-26

" discovering that whatever his engage
ments we're. be liked TO chat wifh her for
an hour after tea. she made !, a point TO DC
n leisure then
Once. IN a half absent way. Be told Dora
that When he vas a woman he mus; wear
her hair a. Miss Nelson had arranged hers
that day. and herself liking the artistic e..
feet Of the soft loops. they became Theo-
dora's habit. Knowing that be admired
the white cameo be had selected for Dora,
gia. !; elAsped the throat Of her wrapper
ai~ays Of a morning. Observing that bis
eve expressed approval Of a soft gray aIk
she possessed. she often wore a.
The motive in all this vas gratitude. and
an unconscious love. She would have cut
OF ber rigb, hand II il would have given
Mr. Granger any pleasure His gloom vas
tn sorrow q her life. When she won him
from Il for an hour she vas happy.
30 t~o years bad passed. ard no daurb-
ter in the home Of a father ~as happier than
was this orphan girl.
Then a certain CUES, cane often 20 the
house. lie was Dr IAmington. one Of
the ablest Practitioners of the city man
of talent Who -asrapidly amas.inr a Cor.
tune. lie had seen TheOdora AZ the bed.
side of ltfle Dora. when tbc child nd An
attack q sickness. lie became interested
IN her. pad court 20 hsr-6nally offered her
his heart and hand. Then Il vas tha, Mr..
Granger had sad:
% IL j. an offer. Miss Nelson. which you
would DO ~eil 70 give some though; to-
How graEely and eo0lly be said it-and
What a shock 10 hcr there vas in n. ouie,
words s'-ThcodorA started from her stupor.
and cast herself do-n upon lounge. Il
Was The crisis Of her life. Alone in her
chamber she commenced the struggle which
~oald decide Der destiny.
She laced The bare. painful fact that sbe
loved Mr.. Granger. She loved him as The
source Of all Der hie's happiness. And IA.
~ords bad shown Der the gulf between them.
How Alndiy his eenileness met hers. .Aev
we're socially AZ a distance. She never
thought Of such things. but she knew Mr..
GrAaScr did. iha; he valued bis patrician
blood-PE.rioian ia the highest sense Of the
word, Il was blood kept pure from a taint
of'ice through dozen generations. A bot
lush cane to Theodora's cheek a. she
ihoughi % her father. No. her ancestors
we're not her beneiae;ors. asd Mr.. Granger
would not marry his goverBess even be
loved her
The fne. grave. dark face came up be-
fore hcr. She dropped ber face upon her
arm. muTmuung.--'' I would die for him
-ah. I would die ior hini-
Her happness vas all past The ate
event bad broken aparl The invisible rib
bons which bound Der 90 her love. Il
wosid never b. The same sgain. She could
not stay there.
Where sho1ld she 90?
For the first time tho thosght came
-" Why lot. Dr. LamingtSnY-
The pretty chamber -as stsH bus for The
ticking q the present Which had been Der
Christmas gilt The rel freight played
upon the vail. tiny marble yanto glini-
ucring IN a corner. Ibeodora lAy still and
thought.
Night cane and pressed a heavy black
ness against the windows; the Gre died
do-n.-Theodora arose .bivering. Two
hours had passed
d" have decided. - she said.
\ certain hgbiness was upon ber. though
she had decided % 20 out into the worli.
homeless. upon the next day.
She vent down stairs and softIv opened
the lorary door. Mr.. Granger looked Up
from his book
Well. Miss Nelson,-
About Lamingion Wen. bo- may
askY
| shall not marry bin
Mr.. Granger sat booking quietly ., the
anthracits on The CRATE.
" Are you sure that you comprehend TIE
advanisges Of be oHery- BE- ,aid AZ Last.
90 an sure that DO not love him. lido
not need % know any more
There vas a siiesce.
Mr Grangers"
wen7~
End e dssirabe 60 change my posi-
My quarter is finished to-morro-.
snd ! shaii BE- obliged TO leave you ihen
IIc b0-cd she spoke IN a tone uhich
required no more. Then sbe turned 10 the
door. She had opened ii vhen BE beard
her nsme pronounced a. sbe had never
beard Be- before.
She iookci back.
WI you come hert?" Mr.. Granger
sad. puiiing out BE- hand
f Unconciossiy she vent % hin. He TOOK
Der hands ard drev her down 20 q Iuie
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