Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1885-10-06
CHAPTER XXI


CHAPTER XXI
WOMAN WIN MISSION
Insriraiian. a. rub. scars above tho pe,-
times, n detail AMI of all Inspiration that
,n, wtasa WINS are socket ~ relgion fi.i
co. highest and frccst frum tnmmels q
,,isfon ani cautI0n A man or a woman
ln.rlrei With an ethical mission to hu-
manity feels fully oonvino,i that, pruvii0'i
tho ewes ar Kept stoaifasuY GA the gloriou,
rs-ulf. tho tramhirs which have ~ agoa
ohokel en- rath lraiing o. ths great goal
will IN anulo mYsterl ous manner Ect cifarci
cat q tia vaY, eIthout faith n thn kiui
iniriration sinks a. tho iuli lcycl oi vision
Sarah Miller was woman With a uiIssion.
a mlssian. hosovcr. n a uersonal. noi n a
general nature Her mission. a. shs rad ~
va O. insure tto worldly happiness n Lor
beloved misir,-s. ant hrr faith In tho In
srirati0u which prompie-l H. iask sas such
n. D. max. be- bcirse that she would suc
crel
Everythln- in this wofnan's iifc turned on
ier devotion O. ti'atr.cs iier mind was
uks q DARK. sunieas ruin. In the crufcr q
which srrinss ons pure " hiie marble column.
and that ouluun trr i1vc fur hrr misfru.s
Ths viii woris sho onov ussi when telling
Prank Carruihrri what she oouli A. fCr
noatr.ccs axe. II any thing. f'll short q no
truth
al.url o. .urTnas tha' any ono of us
L. entitled tn such alteration from a fcll1s
creature Very probably DAVID him-olf dh
uot dcsrye Jon1than's unparalleled devo-
tan anv more than uafrioc deserved that
~ Mr. Muler Ncyciheif-s. 10 human
Affection wrre do' 81 0rt into M scale against
fcrsanal merit most 90 us wCuli faru En-
trrm-ly IN ln this vofd slmp.o Jusiioo,
la. purv repuhiioanlsin, ani many other
iui,spufaily currcct things sorks better In
theory than In practict Mr. Miller's strangc
worshIpo l,afrioc mult D. sought o. In
cause, oiher than the girls mrrits 0r even
hrr servants rratitu'i-
Ms then Eai the cmis.ary Who Neut
forth on t.half u lieafr.co. this ths tcarvr
Of ihs Gag oftruce between hcr ami Maurice
H.rscy A strange inisrmciiary Yet -
-.ssing -ome valuable qlalincations fu IN
ofl,r. insnmuch a. sho vas devoted o. her
own s.le. hafei the o.. AMI, above all, was
full ~ ths t.slief that Lea -1ue unknosn say
shs wouil D. guici so a. a. enable her D.
triug the negotiation a. r. satsfactory issue
shs listened with aVfarcut attention g.
nsafucu's many ant clear insiructiousi but
her thought. woru In rrahty Tar away. In
this matter be believed she was oallsi upnn
g. al nor. ,hs part q a principal than that
u An AGENT liratrloe, sho Nas auKlous o.
know hos Hcrscy vas b. h. founi, had %
r,.f sat.sfad with the asuranco that Mrt
Miller would cnp-rienc. no diniculiy in
tracing tlm provtiei that HerNcy was
stil in Lnulon her assuranoo was justihci,
fOr a. his time on tlckei-oi hayc hat ne
yet expired. his aiir.s onuld no douH b.
otfainod upon application in ths proper
quarter.
Thl. was about tn Cnly detail Sarah had
A. yet stopp-l O. consiief She bal not yet
thousht h1w her cni vas o. b. gainei.
whsthef hy threats or by eutreai.et she
feit that ali shs hal o. A. was o. mcci tho
man facc O. face, ani ihcn she wouli nad
hcr.eif guilei % at for ths t.~i.
I-atrics. Nh, had aofns mizgiyings on tho
scare of allowing hsr faithful ssrvant %
maks 30 long a j0urusy unprotected bal
carrftlly lnlkei up routes AM trains hho
f,nrlsi that Sarah wouti travel Ina greater
case AMI .afciy u shs sent a. Eng lani via
Paris b. tho great through exprvs train
which runs acros Europe from Coustan-
tlnopls b. Paris stopping only tvo or throe
times In each c0untry which u trayer-,.
- Mr. Miller Travelled In surh luxury a.
railway train can oncr
sas Tcachei Ioudon viihoui any mishap
Herr she went 90 a frlsnrs the one 20 who.,
carr R,atrioe's oorr,-pouicnce had h.cn In.
trusted After a nights rest hai dsIe.loi
the fatigue n the journey she began the frss
part q her mission that oi finding Maurlco
Herycy
.The task was a simple ona. shs inquired
uutl .he ascrtainoi ~hero ths register of
tlckot - leave men resident In L1niun was
kept. then, upon applying az the proper
officc and satisfying The authorities that she
sought ths man for n evil purTrrc, tho all
dn-ss was given her She took a cab and
drove straight b. H.
Hervcy, who had ~ ciiuK.ou % means
been thrown from the lap u luxury On %
the hari ncor - lare etistcnoe. was h0u~,d
In What was little morc than garfct In
de,sl the money which Mr. Field paid him
on bchalf q Frank Carruther was The ons
plank between him AMI starvation. lie had
parted with his rings sni other valuable<
All that h. c'uid call bis Own wAs deccns
suit q clothes. Ths he hal clung 10 tsna-
siously, knowing that II u s1ues 70 bes'
rms. a fairly dre-sei man has ts,ter
chancc q awakening sympathy thnn one
who l. IN rags ami tatters To- contrast
between decent broaicloth AMI cmp.y pock-
cts l. - Iainful that ehea asksi ooe feels
compelled o. DO -omcthing to tom q down.
lie was sitting in his choerles. sordh
room, smoking his ,hort pipe AMI working
cut schems- II vengeance and p'unier much
A. b. hal worked them out in hi secluiet
state In prtlanl prison lie was clrsing
bis own clum1aoss and want 81 foresight
As ind "a n curs,i them at lea a hundred
times day H. was unwashei AMI un-
shorn, AMI M, right arm, although nearly
menicd. wa still In ons ~ those shiny
black slinga Alt0yc,h,r IN, man was In a
condition Of body AMI mind far from envi-
able.
For hours be had been sitting AM think
ing o. the glorious life h. would lead a. soon
a. he couli ascertain the whereabouts of his
wife Then he would h. able a. soar out %
this slough q poverty, ani eat, drink and be
merry. No wonder then whcn after the
c~remony q a diyh, knock, Sarah Miller
orenei the door ani stood before him. cry
q al.-oluts joy sprang from his lips Nert
20 BEATRICE she Was the ons b. most wisbet
30 ~. Now That shs was here, beairice
must also b. accessible lis cheek flushed,
bis eyes frightened. II the privations which
h. had besn enduring hal at any time urged
him 10 promise 10 himself that Il good for
tuns broaght him again In communicated
with bis wife bis hand should rrst lighter
upon her the thoughi vanished a. hi' visitor
crussei the thrcshold. Ills time a triumph
wss NJ hand, ami his one idea vas 10 wiring
all that could h. wrung from hT whose
youthful folly had linkei her life 20 his lie
felt coniemp, for her weakness Ia having
given him. hy -cndlnx her servant 10 seek
him. the chance he - sorcly nseisd.
Sarah, with her white, thin facc, a. usual
thrown into strong relief by her slmbre
Karb stepp~i towards Hervsy AMI stood
I....l.l... ~ thai t..fEIlfar ranf