Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1885-12-01

ish words, and takes this method 70 le'
me know Of Il.
And | thought il very good method
,oo-in6niiely pleasan,er than a Per'onal
apology.
so the time Ass swiftly by. and ] bad
begun the preParaiions for our HAiiisse,
and our engagement was understood
everywhere, when the storm which In.
s,inei had warned me of from the mo-
men, IN which had heard that bitter,
threatening oath. burst suddenly.
nwH evening. and Robert and were
sitting together. taking such sweet non
sense a. lDyers will We were alone, save
for an aan, Who resided with me, AMI Who
had f,llen asleep In her easy chair, when
suddenly and uncercmonlOusiy The door
vas fang open wide, and three men en-
tered.
Two OF them were officers. The lndlg'
nation which their rude entrance caused,
gave place % slckenlng fear when saw
the thlfd-George Redfcrn
lie axsd his hollow, barnlug eyes upon
me. Even 10 that moment OF excitement
I Was sensible OF shocked surprise al ihe
strange change 10 him since last Ne met
Men. DO your duty" he said brlshy.
Ne1t minute Robert Was under arrest
don't know what I said or did In The
nrst horror of 10 remember ehnging
around Roberts neck, and being pulled
away-by aunile. think-and some one
askiug whats the charge against him
Then came the stern answer from George
Redlcrn's lips Robbery
with that word my senses came back 70
me. tore myself from Auniie's arms aud
few % my lovers side.
"IIsA lie" | cried. looking straight
into Redfern's face. "Iie is Innocent y
Rober, turned grateful troubled eyes up
on me.
God bless you, my true love" he mur'
mufcd sally.
And then Redtcru's stern low voice
broke In again
men, search him
.aw n done. / saw them draw forth
A roll OF ln0tes-ten-Of twenty nye pounds
each. and forming larger sum than Rob
,rt could have come BY rightly. | heard
Retf.rn Identify them a. bis own, and de
clare that none bot Robert bad access q
The safe OF vault. And then heard Rob
ert .ay with a moan Of agony
"Oh, God My mother I"
1 understood 10 all. stepped up u
George Redfern. and looked into his face
Come with me Into smother room,
said. n will make q bargain with you
Let your men remain with their prisoner
here And he ooeyei me.
when We were alone, said passlous'e.
Mr.. Redfern, you are q villain YoJ
have plotted % ssperste me from The mat
I love, aud blast his reputation. lOu shal
fall In both. You know that he Is inno
cent"
lie ansscrei quietly
II am not hi. ladge. Miss Craven. III
himself will tell you that | placed thOs'
notes 10 the safe In bis presence, and tha
no one has since had access 10 II but him
self An hour ago missed them. lo'
sax where they were found. Let the las
decide the rest"
vrubg my hands in sgony.
"The law cried. Man, DO you 10
know he has a mother whom such chafg'
will kllll VIII yog be murderer"
He caught my hant.
no" be said hoarsely. 1t Is you
not |. Yoa murder two Of us, bis mOthe
when she learns the story Of bis gallt
from which you could save her-sEd ne
you murder me for the hour that see
YOU marry him secs me q corpse
1 snatched my hand away.
II will marry him" cried, III the Who'll
world calls him guilty
lie answered quietly
"And kill his m0theri'
What could dor Turn a. would, h
brought me back 10 that a. last.
The sons Imprisonment on shsmefu
charge, and probable condemnatlon-fo
TIE plot was carefully lsli-would Kill hh
mother.
SO 1 accepted the alternative he offered
I promised not 10 marry the man ! love
during the lifetime OF the man hate.
"Never while Liver" he said.
That was my oath and have kept IT,
We went back together George Red
fern formally withdrew the charge made
ana gave one OF the notes 10 each once
as q bri0e for silence.
SO Robert and were parted, aud hl
mothers life was saved.
And the world wondered aud called m
a coquette, and "hsrd 10 please" ami
year went by and found me twenty-five
unmarried still-Roberts true love still
and miserable.
How many times had seen George Red
fern daring that Year, More than q hun
dred times. lie had come 10 me praying
pleading for loye--oh, how yslnly one
sI saw him, though I noted how h
ehangei-so terribly-so rapidly Wor
almost 20 q shadow. Pale, while all N
| life In him seemed 10 be centered In hi
eyes. They seemed liz up with the nre
OF madness.
Poor George Redierni IL would be har
n I should not give him pity Who gave >
much love.
TIE end came suddenly. One winter
night Q messenger summoned the tw
whom be had wronged 10 his bedside. III
was diving.
Just the same a. eyer-strange, abrupl
hslfcrsIed. lie took Roberts hand viii
out noticing me. and stared Into his eye'
"rve brought you pain and sorrov
haven't II All. that's nothingi lou has
brought me down 70 death. loved thl
womsn-loved her. Al, Heaven, tbs
doesat express L. became . villain fc
her sake. like you. Robert meant
make you partner some day. Kate" turr
ing suddenly towards me, you know
took the notes out OF the safe. No ma
ter, I've made amends. I'm diving, IN
Robert Dene IL my helr."
IL Was true. We remained with him Il
the last. In the cold quiet morning b
Was cold and quiet too-at rest
"Yoa may marry her very soon" he sai
in dying, "but not while i've"
Poor George Rsdfernl lie loved me vel
I wetted the spring dsises on his grs,
with tears before took the freedom tbI
his death had given. AMER that laid 10
row by and married Robert.
He was rich now, and bis mother 10 th
day believes Il was lovers quarrel thi
kept 10 apart 20 long. Better 90, for TIT
the memory OF the man who soaght 70 blal
our lives, and lost his own, 10 spared. Al
We can spare him HE grave, snd pity, "
For ny LIES romance had blissfl
ending, and I an . happy woman after o