Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1882-05-09
A SUCCESSFUL RUSE.


to Johns folks" said the bride, timidiy.
Johns folksl' repeated the tall,
black eyed young man, who had Just
been "made happy and was now SIT
ting beside Mrs. Frederic Fame, in the
railway train si.aming toward Owl
Mountain. "Not in the least, my love.
Why should / object to them?
"Oh, I don't know r. said Mrs. FAME.
''Some people do, You know. But OF
course it seems hard to turn them out
after all these years, s1d-"
Stop half minute, my dear said
Mr.. Fame. IL am not quite sure that l
understand you. Who are Johns folks?
AMI who, il may take the liberty to
ask, is John?"
Mrs Fame turned pink, and looked
hesitatinely down at her lace-bor'
dered pocket-handkerchief, as il uncer-
tain whether tear or two would not be
appropriate.
"Oh, Fred" said she. "what ques
tion Jus. think minute. And OF
course they always expected to have a
home with me-"
"Oh r. said Mr.. Fame, making up his
lips into q whistlipg position. as he re-
membered that Mrs. Fane's first hus'
band had been named John Quincy
Adams Larkins. "les, / comprehend.
Are there many Of 'em, my dearY'
"Well," hesitated Lilias, again color
ing, "there's Johns stepiather-a dear
old gen tleman, but a little peculiar.
Hes an escaped Mormon"
"A-whst ?" said Mr. Fame.
"a Mormon" exclaimed the bride.
"He joined the community, and then
he didn't like them as we'll as he
thought he should, so he ran away and
married Johns mother. And after she
died nothing could induce him to leave
the scenes endeared by her presence.
"Ahr' said Fame. "a sentimental
old party"
"He's very agreeable" added Lilias,
eff only you let him have his own way
in everything
"Do you know, my dear, that is a
Characteristic which have observed in
others p gravely remarked Mr.. Fame.
"Then there's Aunt Grace" went on
Lilias. "She's sn excellent house
keeper-in fact, she is cleaning nearly
all the time. 1t does get little IN.
comfortable row and then; but it's
Aunt Grace's way, so 1 put up with it
And Johns two sisters-Dorcas and
Keturah-are water cure people. They
like the place because there is cascade
at the back and river close by"
"Ah !" said Mr.. Fame.
uAnd Cousin Ferdinand-tbats all J"
added Lilias, with sigh Of relief.
THAT'S all, eh?" said the BRIDE
groom.
cousin Ferdinand is very agree
able" said Lilias. "He's waiting"
waiting% echoed Mr.. Fame.
"For the millennium" explained Lii
las. "He's been waiting these many
years"
"Ohr' said Mr.. Fame. "He's crazy,
eh?
"Well." confessed Lilias, "he is 9
little peculiar, hut we're used to it and
We doat notice it now"
"And are these people all to live with
usY asked Mr.. Fame, little gloomily.
"If You don't object said Lilias,
timidly.
Not in the least, my darling" said
the young husband. "Your will is law
10 me-"
$50 kind of you, dear !" said Mis-
Fame, apparently much relieved.
And then the train stopped at Owl
Mountain station, and tie young psii
got out.
But during the loug drive to Laurel
Farm-+arkin Farm it had been when
Lilias Hrst came there, but she adopss'
the more euphonious name Mr.. Fame
turned matters over in his mind,
His motber-s shrswd old prophet
Ga Of evil-had warned him that he
couldn't expect to marry rich young
widow, who was pretty and attractive
into the bargain, without some qmd
pro quo Of annoyance or trouble to bal
ance his bbsa