Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1885-11-03

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Tls Tlll>rf' ilsa rsafrangsf ihs,r aerii','
sylvanu, f.siiivsly pAfklei vhsn hs
s>ari fbs NV IL fr-~i his onnicicncs
from a shaios which hal for months t~-a
lvlns upnn i'-,he shadow - M Cat ami
CompaoeL7 ~ tsix hali ~ each ~ his
frienis
''S0rry Tor oIs thing uur That
lilnt Sin th.ss hanis Woui have given
works anything % Mulch on pur.
po-c nesint tsn either = You vhy !
wtstel d. dolt
Tlc lasf vorils s-rs sIokoa sith renuine
feeling NJ ami Mr. Cauuiher prrsssi
the crfais's ha1is ant ihsnted him fof his
gunl elshet Whsn they icft bin Sylvsuus
called o. BIZ Tricycle. ami pror.lled hlmgf
tsn milsi o,l' AMI Ten miles h0me syain lis
IA 49, h. ioti himself o. keep h.s sind 40
o. sarmon marx Iia sas un wiling ~ ccn-
e. that the ned Or such violent bodily
eN-rcius vN brought about hy thc sight ~
Batriro A. briie
That night AZ HArlevooi linuae thc iahis
va A. iastefuliY lad, The usTery A. smooih
AMI sfafieas, fhs glass a. lustruus ihs vines
A. unimp y rhahls the crocksrY a. ferisct
a. ever Frank dli nearly sll ths taking.
H. sfakc n his future plans q The lie be
and hcstfirr mcant o. Leaf. a. c'sliY as "
all h.r frlenis LAi ben AZ hrr vciing
Ratricr said very lftle Nhe va simply,
quietly happy Horace thought thc yourg
ooupie lehav,.i very weu A. ~ remarked
a. ficfl-ri aftcrwari. " rhere were nnne ~
tho-, embarrassing lttis famlisri-e' ~hioh
sn often make thr company N "a hI o. AMI
hrkl.rrr0rn we'll unllrliralf
B.afrioe ie't Tho mcn AM siroiicl through
tho eafdcn Horace ami ierhsrt ihsn tll~i
thcif gla-es. ani iu = coufuF way wishsd
Prank every happncss N0i, taii lior-
49,. shat - can honcstly ay we approve
ofyouf having t.s'n ma-riei ln ths cland-~
tine say hu' you NAV. - cnura. have
tal god reaslns for ~
We hal gosi roasous, said Frank
We think. h0veycr. Ne have nght ~
al f1r an explanation q leairicfs strange
olniuct-her fight AMI conooaimsni
'Cerianly AT llsrt-rt, most CERTAIN.
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~ Frank til thsm all Ash hat the
slmmani of Language AMI spike In earnest
tnn-.. a. h. had thn sklll tn make certain
shadoss io.ak lighter. and o. bring uut strong
points in hs clients favor mot fir0nglT a.
b. could sf.ak n What she hsi endured and
~ invoke pity a. vel a. mercy. h'airics
oouii srarc,iy have found q letter aivo
cate.
hut Horsosi HERBERT A line q notes u
exclamation would noi uoperly express
their surprise With eycs htci "a tho
sfcakcr thor listened like persons unicr a
sI.l. Even whsn Frank had aid his say
they conilnuci 20 gaze a; him. Hlrace
VA ths hrli D. sp'ak Is this true h.
gasp,i
Every wori ofit-poor girlf said Frank
Then saii Horace. with NJ. no arfsai
manner. eve can never forgive her never
-. hcr again Nevcrr
Ho glsno,i a, H-rt~rt. ~ u erp-.iing the
usual echo Bat u dilnlt CONS Fran. roo,
VERY vel. then there's nothing more 10
D. ALI lll ~ ani tell my sife % yut hsr
thlus, GA Nhlch T. tho b., Hlsckiosn
hotslf
Ths VA = staggering .hot Il wss
cruel sho,. Carruther was right when he
said n would takea great deal 10 make the
Taltert. turn even dog away
Give ut few minutes o. talk u over
aid Herbert 'Le, u' leave you here for
awhile
go IN go into tho garden. I caut
give you m1rc than twenty minutci, hcca-.s
most - our things ars unpsckel, ant Il j.
growing late
n~forc h. left them h. spoke again. ths
time With al his former earnestness
"Horacc, Herbert he aid. turning from
ons % the other. In talk ing this over, "a.
memlef. that u you cann0; forgive her ws
must h. sirangsn herc,ftsr by casting tor
81 you give ths world a right b say Via,
Il cho,.es Remcmtsr. alsn, he l. my wife
that shl loves you-thai he l. even nov
ca thorus Il suspense awaiting your de-
cis0n.
Win this hc leit them, went into ths gar.
Den, ami, out q slghi of the hou-e. walked
Nth his arm arOuni H. atricc and bads her
l.. ~ guci cheer.
Bef0re the twenty minutes hal expired,
Mhittaker came to Inform them that Mr..
Iabert desired him 20 ssy that tea Was
waiting In the drawing nom Frank
rnilei, drew leatrior's trembling arm
within HI own ami III her intcors A.
annn a. Nhltiaksr hsd wlthlrawu after
handing round ths Ia Horace sInke. lie
vas stAniiug up his cup In his hand and
hiscalm eye sc-msd to To- gazing al nothing.
MY dear hatricc, h. sait very gravcly,
Il think n you ami Prank could manage %
prulong your stay ull tomorrow week We
might ak a few frienis o. meet yea a, din.
ner Ihe invitation will b. a short one. but
under ths circuIn.tanccs will no doubt b.
excusei
Carruih,rs tunnel away % hale srnile.
Yet h. felt that, considering who the
speaker Wa, ~ noFis couii have tcen trt'
Ter. more juiicioudy or more delicately
chosen 10 eIprcs, the fast that Horace aud
Heriert hal decided D. forgive the q lprit
ami not only 10 say no more abCui her mis-
de..ls. lat, also, II neccxsary, show the
world that they took her part Il ~ss a
80 nlore was sail: bat Beatrice coull no,
refrain from letting few tear % gratitude
l.eiew HoracSs immaculste shirt front, %
from sitting Tor a litile While with fierbsrts
hAni In hsS
sir Malngay hal, Of oourSe, % D. told all
This wa a tainful task, a. telling slr Main
gay meant telling Lady Clauson. Her LADY
ship had her revenge BY being abe 70 say
the girl hsd. after all. 'done some,hing dis.
graceful, Tut a. he thinks a great de4l
sbout the honor - her husbani's family,
sbe will no, proclaim ths correctnes q
ber estimate OF B.strioe's character.
AMI Others will have 10 he told The
O.kbary peopls will bear q great deal
They will shake their heads and gossip
But fortunately, OF unfortunately, Mr..
ami Mr. Carruthers future life Will not
b. spent among these families Of position,
- such gossip will matter little % them.
Z.
don. and Prank csTuthcrs may or may
not BECOME famous man. AT any rate h.
VIII he happy one.
And Beaificci Beatrioe viii make a
circle u frisnis No scret viii b. made of
the faeis that sbe has been twice married,
and that little Harry 4 her child BY ber frst
bushani. Ani n some day u should 10
Whispered In that circle that for some rca-
sons only known t2 berclf shs passed for
yesrs as single woman when she was Q
wife-vhst viii Il matter Better that than
passing A. a wife when woman Il single
The wori 10 like q cat pleasant and
sweet when rubbed the right way. Frank
ami Bsatrics are rich-the trustees raised no
question a, account of the nrt marriage
they are ho~pitable, kini-heartef. clever,
young and god booking. and Frank seems
likely % ri-e 20 eminenca In such oase-
friends ara very good naturcf and trouble
themselves very htfls about IDLE reprrts.
r.I..l IN -. ...Fa IN lr.UuIrg infn Mr..