Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1885-10-20
CHAPTER XNNilL
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n IS anT chance ltairic, who certainly
bal tr,uhe enough o. make bcr waksfui
hal r.-sn With tn dasu ~ the morning
uh.ch followed tho tugriy. AMI ioos-'i cut
q h.r cassmrni sha would have e'n sighi
ulith vouii lave caussi her much sirprise
~, uouil have -ecn Safah Mllisr. whom
sie l.irvcl 90 ie IN England sian tina on
tle Onf.siis siis q The stfesi utter tc~lair
aui anguish sriitcn in every linsamsnt
gazing at hrr mistrcsf winios Ike ons
ltid.n. The % trct. the dearest on Earth. an
eternal fareuril eternal l.s-au-i evrn ihe
.onaoling bop, ~ me'ii1g In sume future
stais !. al...nt bat H.airioc. vho. la ils
sarliar waichc. % The night. hal tcsn awake
for houri With t,r sorrow. slrIi On untl the
sun va. high. Nrhrps u was eel for h'f
ne dd s'
Tne ror seli.appuuiei Instrument tur
worklnr tho iivins vill hal aft.r stc left
ths sccnc ~ b. dark surk, WANDERED about
the ouifEirii 90 Munich aimicss'Y and hop
h-Jy iai 10 t.sn troai iaYhgat AMI
hal thrrs hr.n persrns to ~ b.. an occa
sonai snfel man ani = uringing n no
hanls sonl have t.sn All hat fhosri IN
asuny q mini sho endured Hot % "a ne
a. might D, opp sci, ihc agony % frmoI-,
u VA ar uF at tha tluusht Di ihf furi her
sacrIf.,i uhl0h such rn- a. sill va ier
ia lef 3d. must make. in order that tn De-
sir-i anil Ire,irsilnei results might follow
the 80 of the night
Sh- uas mad sni 80 sas ma mai On
" hat may o. Caiiei M isious ode - Tho
question. hrr mini. ~ may D. gu-ss-i frum
hsr tecis va guus Tas' rricmpiion
uay D. that this hal ten hrr trls state fof
yaars. ever ancc ihs bal acocp'ei A. irus
ths inernrahio logic q crest which sho had
rarity len taught partly framci for hsr.
ssf To tire nav have tern burning for
yoau giving uos an- again tranacni hashr,
ami only vaitins o. certain circumstances
o. fan li toa consuming fam Tho ncrc,
iurs' VA nov over. LIT tn ORE ~uuli burn
and uot agaiu D. hliien until ~ lat detour,i
liis a. wsii a. rrasnn.
sl,e hal kllci. numbered Ibis man In ali
tui ouli bod Apari from IN borror A.
teniani ga ths actual etoCuiilu 70 ~ crinie
horror which tr.sn to haunt her AMI -
ever With her. sho feli n1 poignant mi-fy,
~ uadloning rcgrpt Ia hr Mi, d.
laufri wav she ismrufcl. n0t III mans
death. tut ths fat that fh, hat l.cn cho-sn
~ hfins 10 ahuut She lameuici % even a.
Judas might have lan.euioi ihc hafi fate
-hch. ln or,lsr that urofhery might D. ful'
dllei. angls,l him oui. AMI deCrcci that he
shouM l.iay his Master Ani. N ii D. true
that rrufiisucs saves ant s'aYs sh1 shall
~ that tte sUmant mai rlaaoning ~as
unsounii
On th, oth r stls. "a, material ale Ssrah
Nnlrr vat. as yct sane. or neafiy sn. Rho
eouh look forward plan. uni even AIRY
out Aud thc anguish shich rackci ler
mind uas the Homecoming W the Truth.
that h.r a. must part her AMI be- MS
tr,ss fOr ever. Here Nas the cruNuing
sarr.hc, Here "a. r-fhaps, the earthly
punishment Novrr again 90 gaEs into that
dear faos. never again o. hear that loF~i
yoics. never again o. D. noar hsr o. minister
g. her wants. o. al her scheme for her,
a.. n usssis d.. an fr hcr Never D. %
lrr in tiur hapf.nr-- which ha t---u soiesrly
bought Herr vas ihs sacrtcc' II must
10 niaic, AM ~ must tni strength o. make
A., anl All b. insure its belng ~ use
t. 49, b. misir.ss. D. met hcr even ouos
more would D. O. ruin all ~ mus never
know vhoss hani u va borc her frc'iom.
81 Woull ucycr susIsct that h. -ryant
hai len tho means of cutting th. knot
which d, s..sui..i M earthly poser couli unio
An. 10 earthly poser cOuh have uuions a.
~ whsn a. lat N. morning hroks gray,
And tross AMI other 0bj-'is io,lnlci phantom.
llke AMI unreal through the mist. Sarah
Miller pianncl ani s,hem-l, -scking the
w.y o. insurc what shs tad 80 dearly
bought All her thought, rcachcl ons eni.
sho must ~ far, far from IN sPot lca
t,.c. must never hear oi her again. nevci
knoN that ~ left Lnnton. n her prur
=
truth might h. gne 80 I ami all .. lot.
Yet before she vent she must see Tho
house In which ber dariiag liscl She must
sioop aud kiss The doorstep GA which tho~s
loyei feet hal trciisn. She must wstt her
one rasslona'e and unhe,ied far vel, then
leave the place ami b. a. one ccai
Sho struggled against the desire, bat u
ovsrcame bcr. With tho hrsi sireaks q
daylight she entered the sleeping city, AMI.
utterly worn out. siooi before her mistress
window. AMI foe a while waiclei u A. one
might watch the last fading ray Of sun
which has sunk never again q ri~', and
tighten the darknes which stall b. eternal.
Az that Early hour Of the morning the
street was silent ami deserted. There ~as
no uue o. notice the strange looking creature
who stood and. with wih despair In her
EYES. Tor ever gazsd On one spot Her hook
for the time was such that no one. not even
the oue most prcoccupied with his own CON
Germs, oouh have passed ber without feel
ing his curiosity raiset a. 20 Why she vas
lingering therc. and what gave her that sT-
p.arancc q Iire distress
After some minute spent In this manner
the woman crossed the rad Her limits
dragged after her and made hsr exhausted
state apparent She lean, her head against
the door u TIE house which held hcr mis-
trs-s and sobt-i conyulsiyely. Ad.uY feei-
inx came over her, and sh- felt that he VAS