The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1875-11-18

He was absorbed in his thoughts, III his
| papers, his business people, from morn
| ing till night, and she even heard him
muttering figures in his dreams. He was
all the time taking little journeys. that he
called business errands by himself; he
didn't listen to her; he told her not to
| botker him. he gave her short answers;
! he even began to be stingv Of his checks;
| something seemed TO worry him She
| didn't know but it had been pleasanter
| Wlen they We're poor.
| 1t was the night, at last, Of the great
| ball. The silver mine and its surround
| ings had turned the qniet town into one
| OF almost as reckless reyelry. Every
room in the Nreeland place was reSplen
| dent with light and fragrant flowers In
| the punchroom there We're fountains
| flowing from unseen sources which Mrs.
| Matthews had seen the French cook him
self brew. after some imperial recipe.
The table sparkled with gold aud silver
and each portion OF the country had CON
tributed It's separate dainty, Every body
would saN, Is every body had said how
| royalty, how perfectly, Mrs Matthews
| could entertain And then her costume
! While ii seemed deierentaiiy to give pre-
cedence to that OF every gueSt-or else,
as Mrs. Matthews knew by experience,
| there would bt Il fine chapter of bacNbit-
ting-it was more darkly splendid than
words can tell 1t was black net over
black SATIN, and III every mesh OF the met
drop OF jet black sparkled; bandeanN OF
| let in the bright hair met over the fore
head in thal diamond star brilliant as
! Hesper, ani her diamond necklace Gilt
tered between rows of jet again She
was the impersOnation OF Il frosty, star
| lit-night. Il shadow at one glance. a daZ-
zlc at the next Mr. Matthews breathrd
hard as he saw her come down where he
paced the rooms alone before the assem-
bling o! the guests. lie went up to her
and kissed her lie seldom did so now
Yes. you do justice to il all" he said,
wiping his lips--to it all. # it had lasted
long enough for me to get to the Senate,
what figure you'd have made I'm
glad we've had it, If it's only to have seen
YOU tonight You are u magnificent
woman
dear me, Mr.. Matthew's" She aaid,
re-aduSting her diamonds, i: have rou
Just found that out?'
Wei, now do you like ii, uu iiir
whole-this magnificence said he still
surveying her sharply,
81 don't know, She answered. some
times, if you'll believe tits ahsnrd-i
like the oh way bcst!n
What # had news OF 4 great disaster
to tell YOU then he said laughing -
that we had to 90 back to the old way,
Tor instance should YOU IKE to near ii
now or after the ball?"
" On. now she responded, gaIIN.
.TGHI ~. III
~ hen / should nave the Dali TO break
the blow, and keep my thoughts from It
TIL ! was used TO 1t, You see
~ cry WeIl, tAHn, Saia ne, mere u Z.
lhe silver mine mas GONE up
"Gone up
Come to an end It's no name ut All
merely bif al dfllt, IL piece OF the dr-
post OF SOME. old ripping ana tearing gia-
Ficr.'
NV hat do N"n mean ~
"Whlle it lasted continued MF. Mat
thews, stolldIN. 1t was good SILVER. Now
there's no more OF 1T. he mne has r"ln'
to an end
Mrs. Matthews caught at the back OF A
char ana gre" 50 White llat IN" neIir9te
bloom, mmoNablc ON rherk and chin,
looked like angly Sthgs ~ "n are jest
ih%' shc Sa'd'
- mean IT, ne answered. i''f- -tti't
'ii"on "oiSo' ~, " NV = Nn"N ~ i"l
some 'iine' we nave. pecn running IL "t
i'fee rlsk' III h"pcS ~ 9lf'he "f0Iler -
post AI ,ei't theI nave. ",t'i'' 10
own up ;'nu pay up Whlle "e coui'''
w hl'e we co'''' sue @'Sl'cN'
S; ~ was " Sto'N company N""
Sec AN" t'e company was never l1Eo.P"-
ra'eu, ana we a'e personally feSPoh9i"Ie
l"r an aenls'
NV ell! .,,,
IN. ,I payment OF lho'' "'n'>. S3L" Air' 'ir
N'tIhe"7, VIII sweep everything ne
PIate on ''';'t t''ole' the hofSeS ~ ,he G"1-
ole' the i'ce Ill your or'"'iS, lHe qua
lhol','a o" your lhfo'I-cNe'l I'ili@. ~
ne,tf!y a. l ta'' rtrNoh' II VIII IT'N' u
ho'liihs ou' the ''ll,' mouse III l"' '''''.
aha = mortgage on lhat'
ol'o oi ''F7e "lt'''oll''> ""u'' Pay ''y
mortgage, alie S'io' ;I'tf = ino'ht',' h'Ii
susPicio"S'N' man "''''"''N I'm L TN' T.
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