Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1874-10-06


and sisters not To feel 4 kind OF proprie-
torship in everything that is nobIest ana
truest in womau.
| Aud s, he rcii into half dream. wax
ling only As Tue h.dy signalIed to the
conductor. and stepped lightly down
Then no saw with start, that he was
quite beyond Flint &c Chatetu's and
must walk up tue street again, two squares
at least. Iurrying out, he caught sight
of lace handkuciet lying on the floor
lust where the Lady had stood. He picked
it up hastily bu IT'S fair owner had dis'p
psarod in the crowded street. A faint
perfume no,IcI up u, he shook it from
the dust, and there, on one corner, was
the namc. Eta Stuart
.'Eua Stuart, Eta Stuart said he TO
himself, aS ne walked up the street,
drawing his brows together in puzzled
frown. IL have surely heard that name
before"
Just then. Frank Evans bore down
upon him with hearty morning greeting.
"lIullo, Ralph, my boy. what are you
poudering. that you look like Judge all
but the wig2 You must get oil that iace.
and come up to tho house this evening
Sister Lou Is home from Springfield, and
Cousin Eta Stuart, the peerless, has
come home with her for thl winter"
"Ah,n
Frank was hardly prepared for the sud
don illumination of Ralph's face. He
stared for a moment. and then he went
on.
"You know tba, told YOU about Eta
before, and promised YOU an intro
duc,ion."
Yes. yes. remember. Thank you.
Frank. III come
What an interminably losg day it was
Ralph caught himself once actually
skelching n pair of dark eyes on the mar
gin OF u business note.
nat ais "'o "' e"'' w "'''''o"
energelically. ~ he thrust tue Offending
sheet into his packet. and dashed oil
fresh order.
Bni if the day was long no found The
evening hours were winged lie io"nd
FRANKS "EttA ihe peerless TO be no
other lhan h's lair companion OF The morn.
SAe did no. rec gn'zc hi'u no" 'h0uiu
She from among a score o' le''o" pas
>enSers:-Ou' "e would have known n'i
among 'ho"s'o'' The dainty mou'h'"
MAS ~ his breast pocAe'' 'Ui oriot' Inc
evening wa h'i o'e.' nc "'' u'ci'e"
upon his first 'h''-'h'l h' would MOI
e'vc u oarN. fe,haps Us % '"rr h'd *
ac,cd more ih'n tor 'qii'''cn; from
Che finder b"t OF that ""c"" only g"e''
Tus, was Ralph Field never to be for
gotten winter Il was lac old. old stony.
81 'ye need not ;i"-rr over + No m I
ter what vision OF 'o'c aud honor caue
'o l'u 10 h's bachelor den--o.he's have
deamcd them before in al ages. No
maier how far and stately were The
Spanish castles he 6'iii IN the dusk and
dimucSN OF i"c counting room. Love has
had ''N o"" school oi Architecture since
The world D'-'n'
D'd E'H love nun : lie hAu never
asked her H WORDS O"' Tue "ea'' mas
more tha" one avenue OF expression
anu there is an e!oquence OF look and
touch that Is sometimes more than the
Huu'o'e I""2" 's'' no "An'e" '"r a''
Yanceme"' 'h@' hau oeen p'om'sed num-
when S"'''i pace LIN "ne'e nc '''e''
not De "'n''heu 10 "'N E'" 0'""''
father Tor MS dearest treasure anu
iAean"h''c' was II ''o' o'''"" "a ''' "''"
'ha' she Teau 'he oo"As ""u S""s '"'
songs he loved thal her cneeN' LOOK on
a 'enderer Color anu "er eyes S"OA0
softer siii''e a. HIS 'on'"-
anu 50 WINTER ia" "o' " '''o '''"s
asai"
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