Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1877-03-20
Terribly Decided.


pretty Grace Ashleigh laughs her pleas
ATTEST laugh. The idea Of loving two
men at once, and not knowing which to
choose, don't believe you at all
believe or not. Grace; just aS you
please" is the soft serious-yoiced an
swer
Those wonderful deep. hazel eyes Of
Sara Prescott's turn all their subdued
richness Of color toward herfriend whilst
she speaks. and every feature Of her beau
tiful oval face wears an impress OF
earnest meaning.
1T is true. Grace" she whispers; true,
tue. true There are moments when l
feel confident that Ralph Curtis, with
his dark. southern-looking beauty, and
his impulsiye. reckless ways, is by far
the dearer 20 NE. But visit from
blonde-haired. blue-eyed Walter Crosbie
changes everything l am just tossed
about in spirit from one TO the other.
Each seems to touch. with me, sepa-
rate chord Of congeniality. / don't
know how 1t will end Here they have
both been lingering along at the hotel,
Grace, paying me daily visits since the
first Of July"
Perhaps suggests Grace, after q
little silence. whilst they walk along
through the twiit paths Of the great
lawn, which compaSses the luxurious
summer-house where sara Prescott lives
perhaps you win end by hating them
both. Sara?'
q cannot tel. And yet that seems
impossible"
Very WELL" answers Grace; q must
ask you TO have my carriage ordered
round now, sara, notwithstanding that l
should like TO remain and hrlpto counsel
You in your troubles; but please remem-
Der that l have seven miles 70 drive, and
that mamma makes a perfect Rachel Of
herself if / stay ont after dark"
So Grace presently takes her depar-
ture. and sara is left to hold converse
with her own thoughts, whilst she be-
gins q second. and this time a wholly.
solitary, stroll among the stately shrub
80 Lew
-. ,l,,,,,. and miserable those
.b,,-b...~. 81. r..,ls with a SENS.
Of shrinking fear, how intense passion
e H. b.s r..s,,l,. ,.~o,yn - ,,oss.ss
b,tb P,Irb Chris and Walter Croslie-
bo,v och has b..o,r- almost AGGRESSIVE.
Of LAT. in Lis fierce r~or4st for some
final answer 70 lis eager homes. and how
the more that either pleads the more
absolute and complete has been her in
decision. her doubt. her perplexity.
Noshe cannot make up her mind. Al
low that she is mentally a monstrosity
Of womanLo1d: allow that nobody has
ever been precisely in her unsettled con-
ditiou: the fac, exists. all tie same, that
she loves TWO men at once, and has
No power 20 choose betweuthem
Suppose they should have some deadly
Quarrel on her account! Nothing is
more possible. They have grown cor
daily o. hate each other; Of that fact
sara feels right sure. They are living
at the sam, hotel, and are constantly
thrown to-ethI. sara shudders when
sh- remembers what evidences she has
had Of how fierce a temper each pos
sesses. Oh Why cannot she be ike other
women Why must she suiier so Keen
y from what seems nothing except
her own gross stupidity ana SHY lfFeSo-
luton:
Just atthis stage OF sara $ thoughts the
sound "t afootstep directly behind her
meets the young girls ear She turns
and in tie vague dark sees Walter Cros-
bie'S tall commanding figure and far
Saxon face. He begins speaking with
brus4re sUdieAHeSs: ''Sara-Niss Pres
colt have come TO bid You goodbye
'Sle clasps both hands together IN an
,brupt burst OF surprise.
~Iou cannot possibly mean itY"
Il do. Ism tired of being played fast
an3 loose with, from day to day
You are not going she answers, calm
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