Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1884-09-23

Ways.
They would have judged diaerently !
they could have seen her face tha, night.
locked securely in her own room, ,h'
blinds and shutters closed. no eyes save
those Of heaven upon her. She unfas,
ened her dress and drew a sealed and
Elded pArchmen, from her bpsom-ii
was the missing will
She CARED upon !, long and earnestly.
Miserable document. she whispered
"lf | should give you TO him now VIA,
ruin you would work me. Yes, you
would rob me Ofall prize. and place !, in
the keeping Of another And will he lose
Miss Hun,ly fOr being PoOr' wha, Is
her love worth. then"
"And n she 20 dear to him ,ha, !, will
break his hear, 20 lose her-as !, wonld
mine 20 lose the one whom love Whom
| love Whom | love :" she wen, on, in
the same low whisper, elAsping her hands
10 burs, Of anguish. "Whom love,
bat Who has no ,hough, for me. only
for hsr-and will my action par, them
hiiAsin, viii be ever. ever forgive
me ? I. !, sin TO par, true lovers, bu,
are these true , We shall see-for II they
arc. poverty will no, par, them :"
When .he Jay down TO sleep ,hA, nigh,
the los, vii Jay under her pillow. and =
] sealed letter beside !, addressed to Rober,
Rushford Marian Kissed ,hA, name be-
fore she wen, TO sleep.
"He vii forgive my sin when he read,
this letter" she thought. Il do ba, obey
the dead"
Il mus, obey the dead" she told her.
.elf. II mus, obey the dead"
A, last they gave up all hOPe Of the
los, will. Rober, resigned himself 10
wha, seemed bard fate. and Miss Gray
was declared Gerald Rashford's lawful
heircss
Mr.. Wilde made no seore, Of bis dis.
gust
There nigh, be some auangemen,
made BY which you should falhll the wish
G. Of the dead Ms. Gray" be said. IL
Judge you are hardly one to play the
cuckoo by pushing tie true bird ou, of,he
ne, in order TO occupy i,yoursslf lean
remember the terms of the second will. "
To this broad bin, she answered. quiet
ly The will may ye, be found. sif. Ex-
euse me II l hesitate to tar yUur memory
while tha, chance remains. Ba, belive ne,
my NOS, earncs, wish and sndeavor IS
10 obey the dead
lie did no, understand.
"She pglzles me" be .Aid 10 Robert,
"bu. somehow fancy she'll give you
your money after all yes. ! do believe
IT,"
$50 do 20, !" replied Robert. "somsn
are msrcenary. See how quickly Florence
Hunily has thrown me over. !, was
worth the loss Of the fortune TO dnd her
oa,. Fancy marrying a girl in the belief
,hA, he really loved you, and ahsrward
discovering Tia, she only wanted your
purse. That would have been my fate Il
ia 20; the fortune. | was hard hi, too,
while | though, her 4 woman With low
ins heart. bat shall survive my dissaP-
poin,ment III though, there was any
danger Of Mis- GrAy's indulgins in any
Quixo,ic acts or renuneiA,ion ! should
take measures 10 Preven, IL; bu, YOU
Won, fnd much Of thA, Kind Of thing
among women. believe me.
And Mr.. Wilde began TO think the
same a. time wen, on. For six monihs
Marion wen, quietly on her way. obeying
while the lawyer accused her Of ignor-
ins-ihe wishes Of the dead.
Rober, Was an aP, writer and had OBJ
tanned employnea, on the press, where
by be made living. Marion rolled by
him in his uncle's carriage in the street.
1, seemed as II the uugrA,efal cuckoo had
pushed the true bird Ou, Of the nest. az
ter al.
"Mercenary-mereenary to the core =!
was Robert. reflection. As he lifted bis
Ia, 10 hi. uncle's heiress As she rode by,
aud admired. in spite Of himself. her
sweet. pale face. Looks . II there
nigh, be a heart aud soul behind those
.of, dark eyes-lOoks like a woman 10
love and be loved, bu, they're all alike
mercsnAry to the very core
And he Was sensible Ofa feeling OF dis
appOinimen, over Marian.
"She would be higher. ,raer, better
type Of woman than ,hi. Florence was, II
appearance 20 for anything at all She
should have been wllling to give up to me
the fortune. | wouldn't have accepted
the sacrifice bat could have admired
and respected her for being ready to make
il. Bat they're all alike"
Reaching bis lodgings he found Mr.
Wilde waiting for him in a ,remendou'
state Of excitement. and holding an oper
letter in bis hand.
Look here Jus, received this. Lis
ten"
Dear slr-Be good enough 10 call u?oi
me Al o'clock, ?. NJ, and bring Mr.. Rush
ford with you The will is found have
sincere pleasure In placing the true heir 10
possession Of bis own At last
Very respectfully,