Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1885-08-04

Az no woman with any Trctcnsiufs 70 ~
sp.ctabili,y ami solvcncy would think u
facing an unknown visitor without some
little smoothing q plumsa ard adjustment
~ attire. Nns Clauson hal a. wait lcscral
minutes for the desired aud.euce. AZ last
sho hard N door uprn. ard. with r sfifni
.ob. she rose, turnei, and faced the neu
comer.
M. RAwlngs' x ID. natural r0und, cum
mnuplacc faoc WOW an crprcasion - wou,icr
ment Sha saW that bcr visitor Vas ~
class different from that which usually bon
orcd her v IN a M oruinx call A. a trihuts
toMi.s Clause n : unacniably lady-like aIfsar-
anoo tho god womAns gre.ting. which L.
gan with nj, ended IN somc,hing liko a
curtN'y.
"Pisase h. SEATED, mis-, p she fait u hear
you want 10 spcak b. me.
"Yos, All Icatrioc, In n lo~ bot clear
voics. 4 wish 81 speak B. YOU about The
child whica you ciaim a. yours wish 20
hear what you have 20 say"
Tho WomAn's face grew grave. "Ah, shc
rAil. n must send for my husbsnd- Hos
managing ths busine~s "
Bsarice o. ole an lmpcrious gostyro a d.
ant "Whlt J have % say must be aid T.
you. klatly fel that We espoak without IN.
Lrupiion l.a Rawlings settled lack In
her chair raihrr ruilenly. and eyed bar veilci
sl.lior u..h m roa.-.l caria@lty. sasllenl.
Bca'rioo rnin slokei
TEL r,c. 80 saii, In tnss q strung ~.
proarh. ant. psrhATs unvlsly, soorn-''icl
no Why YOU daro 90 claim a. your own
.hlid vhom you saw for tho frst time a few
Laws egpT
Mrs RawLnss sceEled trouhlci. she could
DOT - her visitors eye, hut hal the I'M
oomforiatle feeling that they were gazing
strrnly at hor, a., n striving % rcat Tho
truth In hcr p,rturlcd features
I'VE 1T \ LITTLE hoy she faltered out.
"A dear llttla hoy a that ase Ny man 10
certain this IL ourA
"nut you-you are not ocrtaia- q van
may make a misiake NJ b bis Own chih, but
uot woman. no mothcr doss Mt forgoi
hor child. o. hshovo tho child q a stfsnlrr
b D. hcr own
NY nan u 80 c.rtA.n.r rrplaiei NJ.
Raallnes. ''he must d. right poor fellow,
ever since our boy was lot h. has l-cn s,ek'
in, him. hgh All low. 10 has driven HIM
ali hut mad az tlmoL Vow b. has found tho
rhili. anl uoans o. have him fho spike
ths lat aeatencs somewhat dsaanty
"Iis vii never have him. saii beatrice,
slowly. Listen tome. Thero l. no chanoe
y your obtaining that hoy. Ills mo'h'r
kn0rsin vhose hands h j. II your claim
Il prcssci. prof A. % whoso tho ctali rsnily
l. vii - forthclf~i-S Tho prpluction vii
calsa tain and gr.ef, IN, that VII - born.
II uo.slfll. So here she drew from her
tackrt ths lrici ghich hal lcsn cut OF The
chlll's caps the prrson Who has right .
that chlli must pr,-iuco the ha'f n the carl
which nts thls Whrn wantsd u can lc
proiucri'
Il kno~ nothing about caftla All pruufs,'
All tho woman, vhuac understanding coni
nj. perhaps, crap tho ingenuity q The
lcsioa "An know A. this. Mis- my bus
bad swoars II Il cur boy. ani bslieve him,
poor man. Soro enough b. has grieyci for
two ycar.-uever hocn tho sans man sinoc.'
You do not believe him sai lioairioc,
In the samo deliberate way, but fw ho
sako - -iiing his mind ~ rost rou humor
his dclusion. AMI arr wlling % rub another
Woman Yea aooin B. H. n kinl wunian, YET
va are rualy b work irrcirissabic harm g.
anothsr'
II mean 20 harm io any onc. miss n u
.houlint b. my child. tho moihrr can't T.
on much aocoun, who oouH dc--rt a pretty
little dear llke that Bat there, I've As;snol
to- Lng. AMI perhaps al MIRO than i
ought. lfyou Ike D. - my husheni' III
md for him.
Mrt RAw hngs rr.s asif % tfruiinaie ihe
,uiicnoe. Bairioo nlao roso AMI faocl be-
3 - threw up her veil. AMI for tbc ilrst tifno
urinx The interview showed her Ia o. Dr.
'ompanion.
"So- shs all, with strange vehcncucc
4 have uorc, much more 10 saY O. Hou
| Look ne In the face. anil feel sure that am
| 4eakiug no truth What n icl you that
| Know the mother q this chih know Why
twas ssnt b Hazlcwood Hou-a know tat
Rforo.l % DO 10 tho mothcr viii claim %
| ruil.cly - viii face whatever th' shame.
| rnthcr than yirli u % anothcri WI thes1
thlnrs have .eirht with you. and ma.o you
persuade your hn-tlud 10 lct tho matter
nsir
Her impa Is.ono.i manner had ~. cffs.-t a " 'u
/ hor list.ucr Mr.. Rawlings hdgoisi atuui
/ and her round eye, which hithrrip haii
/ r,..ted w1nierngly ca Iioatrioe's face, Ncre
/ casi down.
Its no "a she nlgticr.i, shaking her
bad. "Not n BE u a., Ito has ~ 10
hart on tho by. Hcu lay it's ouly a
| trick"
Than I have vt morc - say. Jook ai
ms again, AMI listen. lut yourself In my
| Ilaoc, AMI roalire what you cumIsl me o. d..
/ / tell you ;hs child i Ihine-lt is min. IT,
| you undorsiandf
Mr. Ilavllnss shook her bal feehly
IA b mins. reI.aici hcair.oo em pa
i mother % pax clsarly cll u.hi That