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

ricc' how can fni voris a. tell you shat
knovi Icairioe. did not nst now hear
hat child osll you motherf
"Ycs. D. L. my son. sle all. calmly
"Anf' cautinued Carfuthcrs ctciieily.
Nod I know aili Nc,sl | D. fackci hy
to,rins che one love teil ms alii Ncci ]
aain har by forcing lsf o. hear mel Have
Mt b ari croughi Why shoul seek 90
snov mOrcF
Let mc i,l you my siory, Frani. 'he
u1. lsssChngiy
"NoT a. sT-ake In thai imTsrious toue
shich ,he hal oncs i-forr. In a sliehief Ia
~. noiici no. Listen b. mo IA.
ri,.. ic'ievc ore. have long-i o. ind yoa.
have fl. shoi ~ this moment II have
muf % your secrets 10 vas MT fw ml
1au fult lelirc, when chance shovel
no ri hcrr Vou ucru ! came a. you with hut
,ns oij.ci This m0uing -cycn whon. A.
a.. saw you. hai but ons Thought u
sas o. ormo o. yuu. a. ay ! have souEhi
sou t.cauas sea are In distress tccau.o
sea uant bio such help a. ! can give s
raufs Wrhoui question. vith hlui thc hofs
& resanl. DO syourt
Aran ~. strove O. nterrupt him is
.lrrsrl ler
Listen have more. mucl more, %
~ have scn yea again. hn voice
.lansei o. ons n supreme isnicrneas u
hstc hrii your hauit ! have hosci into
VOur faor thu elmr sNrHt fano q my
lframs u'afrina. an is changed vith mo
b. knrii l.,.llr Dr. ari to 4 hrr hanif "if
onon uIhei fo kn1e an. nov I saY. t.ll
me nothing What ls thc past io me- liio
10 auar. fnrgcf r. srarn BE- Our lfe t"fins
to-iay ! love yDu Hrui down AMI tell
m. tUu vll lr my wife
slf fofrlhiy drce hrr hanis frrfu hl,. clF'
ar.i Dr. csc, ani sal''ssl
HYou l1yr me. H. sent on. Tasslona'ely.
"lsHf0r ms axe you VIII M a. ths thingi
La 40 uir-rcli in mY rfoi What my hart
io,ir.--tnov tha' you have the poser ~
making or marring a mans lie. leairic''
81 love. nay onlf Dove. answer M.
Ouoe more D. trlei io take her hanis She
ioro th-m asaY With a cry q anguish. ani
trr asarful cye. re.fri ou his truat.ei, up-
trmrl faos
.Frank. d. .sli. ',ou are tiuiug me-
sfarc me ami lei mr reak
He waited in nnKnuf sllcnce uufl hrr
sols dioi away AMI sustained sI""ch va a
r.asiiliy
"Fnnk Frank~ ,i, ad You have
Ten misia,l N.u have isarl tut half The
truth You Love no. 50 dare io think that
if What sou have haari b. fruf ! wuuli u
yasr wife I oannof hamo sou for lrlev'
.nr Ihayr no right io hamt Ny actions
have haif.si that h,iIrf Nri in lsl.crng a.
vuu. Frunk. tntr given mr che sharf--si
faln % aIi that have knosn
Carrutter henf h.s bal AMI prayci d.
uouii forgive him.
a have nothing 3D. forgisc frm whom
d.d yuu think ! nsi -frum Nhat danger
TrunL O. fran tle man who o. my bus
lanl tho man uto more Than I've year.
AZ - alvaniarr ~ a girls follF. marrisi
~ and mall be- llio a uiisefy
0arruthrra rue from hi kuos iils iao,
va vh.te a. a sboct o. uaf the piciuro q
despair 4 hgion of Mr. Mllou souli
not non have oausi h1Ia a. throw up the
t.nia.i .hoat nrr hu.iani' The room
.svm..i Oh seIm around him.
Whrnhe recovered hims 'if hesas liatrios
Nth The tear falling dosu her chockt Ihc
.ght uasa blfter repr0ach to him h1S
nj b. E-ff hls vow Instead - sving hcr
cumf0ri ami al ho was hgi aiding o. her
trnuhe Moreover. a ken scnac ~ shaule
rams hone % him Instead of l1y D. fcii
fresh misery uhen heatnoc.s worh told
him that her aecrct was not one - such
n,ture A. b. hal bon "a - t.llsye That
HI. frst thoughi upan hearing tn Truth
,hoan have ben one of sorroN showed him
tla, b. had roachel depih q ..ltshnos'
ant dsgraia'i1n which no love c1sld ctr1iae
ar caminne o. hu,hoi fur himself. AMI
Or ths .ake of hs manh1oi siroFc uniu D.
r.rsinsi compsaura. Ih.ro as "a strange
saim ou h.s faoo when. onco moro, hc drus
uoar haifioe
sTsn ms all. h. aid In ql.ei yoico
~. don't fear form She glan,d AZ him
in1siringiy Tell M al. can hcar r.
can hrip Yuu
She "a him all Toil him silhout -sli
excus' without even otaggrraiing her has-
larrs sins against the world AMI against
i.r. 81 toli him without claiming mercy
on account u What she had ufcnsi. bui
ih.ro uasa pathol In her voicc. an utter
torrlra.nass ln hcr manner which toll heT
listener more than words ccuh have toli.
lis heart aclci a. b. thouEht oi hcr, IA.
L1nl briei a. b. thQught - the villain wh,
bal wrourht this misery.
Ilo heari ter to the very cni IN silenco
usrUushoui har taie he hal nj spoken 4
h.r huslani by any name. lut from ihs
art Carruthers guessed vho b, was A.
,ho finished speaking b. turned BIZ pale FACE
o. hcr "Ihs mans name l. hcrNey, a
sai
@Yci H. you know himf
II have acn him tNios' A. he spok'
Carruihers iuvoiuntarily cienchei hs haniS
Tfore was Kind of savage ..iisfaction Ia
thinking under what conditions h. last av
the rorus He wisllc,i D. had struck even
harder. Ile frownoi. snd hs mouth grew
hard AMI stern. ioatrics aw The facia
change.
.Doy5u blame me too much to forgive
me- Prank shs asked. anxiously III
laokei AZ her with eye a. oft AMI ten Ter a
d Woman's
blame youi Who am I 20 blame you
What have - forglvef Nou have all my
rity-an my sympathy. Again oifor yor
such help a. | can givc-such help a.
brother can give a sistcr. You viii tak'
hi. from me. Bcatricef
She piaooi her hand In his ''Yc.. oil
take n II i morc than | deserve An
me- why should my tr0uhlo enter into YOU
lfer
Ills fingers tighicnei on her, His eye
-lusht hers "Beatrice, h. aid, II az
uot live until knew you You have righ'
o. claim an can give. Yet there l. some
ling must ask-som-thing ! must know
You have toll me- much-will you tell mn
air
Il have toli you all
''No, n0t all Bcatrice, life promises 10 b.
bat sorry affair for me. LIT me have suci
cUll con.olatioa a. u can give. bea,rioe
lei me bear you say with your own lips tha
had things been otherwise you couh hav'
loved me-wOuld have teen my wife.
She met bis eyes bravely "Nes, Frank,
she saii softly Il viii say that will saJ
more love you nov. All, Prank, re
uroach me. blams me. when tell you thai
although 4 knew II meant unhappine~ fOl
YOU Il was a sweet moment 10 me when firs
knew that you loved ma
After this ayowal thero was silence for I
minute. Then Carruthcrs leanet forward
.Ratrice. my love" h. said hoarsely, "kis
me onca. l only Ak II oDca"
She flushed 10 the roots q her hair. yei
shs made no RESISTANCE Carruthers drev
bor 20 him and for the nrs,, and. for al
hs knss, the last time their lips met III
took. she gave, the ons kisS When 10 va
over Carruthers released her from his en-
braoe and the two drew apart
Here. no doubt. Mr.. Csrruther viii sinl
immensely In public estecm. lie acted ~ Z
hero is never suppos,d 10 act or at least Ia
fiction he Loot an opportunity. Every on
who has stuiiei the nature of true love Al
depictsi BY the modern Passionate writer
ami skillei ANALYSTS q the human hear'
mus, feel that Mr.. Carruthers should have
then and there claspei hestrice 10 his hear
and have sworn that love overrulci every
thing. lie should have followed that one
rnn.i..f IL. hE fhnn.an1s lie Ehoud havI