Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1867-01-18
MI SC ELIAN Y.
BARBARA BRANDT

T % there crri vas family a. POOR a. Ne
are. u 3 nearly year since l iada anew
drcss. aud my ribbons and bclts AM nci.
ind things arr jasi about gone. and no bore
81 ever being able 20 bay more I IN get
ting really dcsprraie,~ Thu. spoke Ks,h-
De- buncaa out Of thc depths of ber inpa-
i'ence. Pushin- scissor, and spools aad
needing away from her With lii,ic notion
% disgust
Ash Duncan 90; up from the lounge
~herc D. hai been hing auI linpcI .lor-
y AMI painfully acros. BE f1or O. an opcn
Eindow al the other eide oi tic room. \
tine looking man 10 isa,ih. bot pale nov
from the ,fccf- oi tic wouuI tha, baI .cnt
him ou' 81 thc army s.x moufhs Lcf,rc. dis
abi,i ~ Iic.
' Get,ing desperate. g.rl,rg What. then.
90 you think OF mcs~
Something in thc expression Of BIS face.
in thc qalct hopclr,sue.s q thc tone.
brousa' the qlick tear, 90 hcr cyc,. T. an
instant hrr arm vas ahoat hi. neck. her
sunny curis close o. bis cheek.
What 40 ihink % yous WHY. that
you 'rv the best brother in al Tbs uorI
] kno- it was sei6sh IN ore 90 talk Ike
ihat When thc roscrtv comes iust a. hard
on you a. on me. I IN lkc a .roiicl baby.
ai-ays irctting bot yoa never complain-
nor Bartara.~ Invading h.s dark hair
through hcr fingers a. sLc talkcI.
She stepped A. a carria-c came into vie-
around a corner 81 thc qaict street, lax-
urious carnage. drawn by a pair of bloo.l-
81 horses that scrc tLc admiration of ere
~hoie tovn. aud driven by raa whose
look accorded eel ~ith thc =, ii.h 'urnoat
a. ii drrw up A. ihe Dln-an coor.
troubled look came into the broihrr's
cyes al. ic saE.
Noa % have 90 g a-i entertain ".
Ar-icrson a liuie b,,. Kathic. pauins the
giri gently avay from him. ..Barbara &.
not guitc rcsly I ,hink.~
Will Gee saabrigLf bead ol one us,er
fa.hrd o-t of one door the other cane n
o. ihe opposite ooc-ouly a halt sister %
tlrfc tuos though -brs.iiHI Barba-,
Brandt. liaits SISTER anl second co4sin. al
-. ior N-s Duurans too husbands LlI
hecn own coa.irs. bearing striking family
hkcncss to each other. vhi.L accoanicl f3r
thc fact that A.h ani Barbara booked very
much alike. ~tilc carh rcs~mblel tieir
father. ka'iie alone tasin. h.r mothers
blonde tca4fy There va a couple g
wears difren-c in e. ares az these two.
aul Bartars vas the riler, bur- yol woaid
Dot haze euersri .i. lookia- 20 them bofh
9Th a sfrarrrr's cyrs. lio va twenty.
two. ,hc turnty-frur. But tbo.c three
Years ~ army iie iai ieh tbcir mark uron
BIN. whiir .br VS. raIiant today iu .iltrn
garment tlaf tralcl a. she walked. uiiha
srsrkiia- Do oit-p a. Ler ~ ris'. With pret.
o.. soii scas.sf ...t~i ahalt ber. and a black
dotted rrii shading fbe lovely araneftc ftcc.
VIII ! Do. A,h9~
90 Iih.-t goa ui,i LAZY Barbara.~
Ard traig she uo.I
TO Pc srrr v1ula' ewes wouI La,e
lescriei po,,ri, .n every fld ftie care
folly Treserv,i siik volid have OWNED
tiat tie trimming which gave sts lre..
sueh a di.f.acac ar iad been pai oa t1
conceal a dire r.at To- 'h- shining Lbr 4.
-11il have d,..0,. rcl tie darns in r.
f.ny ianak,r.i.,f. sri dl.ccrned ihsi ilc
Laaret. becoming as it Wa. vas Of last
YEAR. h.i.e- rat them De- iaIu.f l-e..-
% far a voaan's ,,e' ibi. slime.
Sie stood io-- t'mc before re glass
ff.r- on L.r bonnet. Sc h.f-.. Itd.at
.ar mr yef TT.a.ef fs n. Al. Yoa are
.0 tsrly-ts-l dan ksfh.e.~ kr.rr.-
down beside lia'. tb.s l.eeniy Barbara. so
thai be nrel no' co aP
rresenil,. d. a,a aiiI ,ou sent Kstl /.
auay. uant OBJ speak to sou moment
before -9.~ ht.or h,r i1n..s ou I.. ,ioai.
Or as she stiH tnrt r.rs. Whcn am
10 Aairron' u'. yo8 can iat. every
comfort. A.h. 900 500 are r-or- again.
ani -iier iiat norel ta ro to fl. Conner
cal Col.e-. e. yol hive uanfri OBJ lo~
"Io1 ue going to marry thlt saa.
BarIaraf~
Co., a.tei me tne Day, sr,. and 7
promised io liss t.r ry ansser th.. after
noor.
" Ani farr arraer ril be-
a" My an.u,r u..l D. yrs.'-
Bariara. Bartara. shat are yol doing 2
ArI shat ~ Bertrand ~tetenss-
ii. rolI sec be sh.t- her a-e vas as
sh. nile arsut-
"Eeraai Stevens sh.P came in .s
weeks ago. Bot 90 havc not seen BIN.
iic has f3rg gotten ls. yo1 sec.~