Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1882-11-07

IL 10 rlgnts, Win tie oiu VI NA'S'
red armed oldest daughter, and Bessie
went up to town to pack their little stor'
of furniture and send it down by the ex.
press. And the first night that they sal
| in the bow-windowed apartment that
fronted the sea, with the well-worn GRIM
son carpet on the floor, and the merry
little fire Of drift-wood blazing on the
hearth, they looked smilingly into one
another's eyes.
81 feel better already" said Eolia.
" The very air that l breathe is like a
tonic. But it is so lonely"
"Who is afraid Of solitude ;" cheerily
demanded Bessie, as she knelt to pu: u
new pile of wood on the fire. " You
| will see that we shall be like two queens
in our palace here, Eo We can send our
work by express, the expense here will
be trifing and"
There" cried Eolia, with start, ii
knew it was some one knocking heard
1t twice before"
"It is old Chubb with the fish for our
breakfast" said Bessie, springing to her
feet.
mo, it isn't" said Eolia. 1.-The fish
came half an hour ago. Bess, I'm afraid
it's a pirate, or smuggler."
Don't be goose. Eo," said the eld-
er sister. as she went briskly to the door.
and peeping out into the salt-scen'ed
twilight, she said
who's there:
"Its l." clear voice answered.
Captain Liliburne, with my traps"
Then it's a pira,e.' family ejaculat-
ed Eolia to herself.
"What do you want :" demanded
Bessie.
"To come in shortly responded the
other voice. What should | want
Open the door little further, cant you,
my good girl:'
"Go about your business" said Bes-
sic, with the emphasis Of one who is de-
termined to have her own way.
"Let me in ~ sternly spoke the voice.
I'll do nothing of the Sort" said
Bessie. There is a tavern two miles
up the road, and farm house only one
mile below. If you want shelter, go
which way you please. You cannot come
here"
But why not :" persisted the in
truder.
Because don't choose il" said Bes
sie-and she shut the door in his face
And needless Of the roulade of knocks on
the panel which succeeded this bold coup
d etat she came back to where Eolia sat,
pale and startled.
"Oh, Bessie" she cried, Z" how dared
you :"
DARED | what: :" said Bessie.
lock him out"
Would you have let him in ;: coun-
ter-ques,ioned Bessie, composedly. II
is some tramp or other who don, know
that the house is let. | think, Eo, we
must have a dog if we intend to live here
alone"
But, Bessie, suppose he should come
back ~
"Well, suppose he should" Bessie
said.
"And insist upon coming in" faltered
Eolia.
Bessie laughed. 81 should point the
bed key at him." said she, land lie
would think it was pistol, and take
madly to his heels Dear little Eo, do
not be so easily frightened. Believe me,
we have seen the last Of our tramp
Half an hour afterward Mrs. Chubb
came plodding over the sands and plung-
ing into the sitting room, like some rubi-
cund monster of the deep. Eolia looked
up from her knitting, and Bessie set for
ward a chair.
well," painted Mrs. Chubb, 81 have
done it now y
Has anything happened ;" Bessie in
quired.
~ have let the house when it was
| let already" said Mrs. Chubb, still
breathing very hard. "Oh, dear! Oh
dear. And you. young ladies, will have
to clear out, bag and baggage, Tomorrow
morning."
i "What ;" cried Bessie.
Impossible! !" echoed Eolia.
"But we have rented the house for
year." argued Bessie.
!. 81 can't help that" sniffied Mrs
Chubb. "It seems that the New Yorl
agent let it on Monday to a gentleman
and YOU took it of me on a Tuesday