Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1885-07-21


SlshsfafoiL Carruthrrs h0Is,i ne wou'l
nuIsh th' s'nfrr-r with u1nr information I'd
a. to- trus sia'e of Bcairicc's fo,linyS NJ
Mul.r's that shc hal Fo..i ground
for asking him g. wait for an Indefinite Tia.
euull a. thrice wrloome. Lovrrs AMI drown.
ing mon ought o. D. c0upi''i together In 10
matter ~ oaicllng a. fnvs
wen lc-ils- vhair D. AL, -clng he
fiiil Lc.la'od
"You ar l.aih q tho dot she All nd
strangely aolrml norntS "fhs al - ca
yuur for,hoads-
What DO you maanT ali Frank In d
w.iierm,nt
eho olasf.-i hcr thia tanis tog-thcr; her
cyes shoue With strange brllllap-y. Mean
no stclaiuo.,i, - lou,liy iiat s-a"k g'esrs'
a 49, dot to mako surs tlat u Vas ci.et,i
Mean tan " H. I. s.lbis that tiia=o hl.,s-si
unss WIN nrp prt.is-ilncl o. 10 saints here
aftsr can valk tho Earth AMI tnus u noi
I can -, n. can nal u on your faoc-on Ms,
H.atricrs face. Many are call~i, but fcW
AZ chu-n'- Few arr Choss.n Nou are a tn
fs~
"Ohf- All Prank lie was beginning "a
unierstAni that ~ vas dealing with a ~
ligiols fanatic His icvillisrment vas sue
o.slci - plying curiosity, tmIrrrd ~
sarrasn
'lf or couii i.iicve n, IL would D. very
.afisfartarv. D. c,utinuol Tel me- Why
you fol o. rirc ai.ut uA Our crod must
diifer from your2
''Cru.ir r sho burs' out "Nouwcre cLozsn
t.foro thrro vas cr,cd IN The world Ths
sal d pat on tho clcci a. they draw the fri
brsaih n may bo that's hoathen sho hai
ncyCr hf.nl G,.is name slall flt on Tie si'I-
N thr crta' thrune. viile D. sho has llvoi
on oartl. IN hfc q sa.nt shall 10 into cs,f.
lasting nnn.-
This l. Tf,sissfinaiion with ul-aanrc.
thoushi Prank Why a. yOu f0gi ru EIru
al.aui Me Clauson an1 mcr' o. nskri
n can raj u In your faae. Nou are h.
have haWlnses In tha vori nfi in thc
next
Frank's scn-' n hunor ma,is him fosl Ia.
cilned D. al NJ Miller ah0ut Tho ultimate
"a. = tho grn'ir ii.rlce Hni Hrflrrt, with
th,ir k.n.fy hoarts al I'd womanlsh vaTs
H. ". uil even have iikcl D. knov " hat wai
b. l.cofno of the erdais Whitaker. AMI WI
liam Glr, thc cachman But b. chocksi
,hc qus.iions a. av that aha, was anus
mcni o. bun vai dfath % tho tale. etoiisd
woman 81 his siic. lie dd n0t wt.h ~ CrFfor
mt thssioricnl arlrImcni. AMI AZ this tlnio
q night play rslagius a. this feminine dis
cipie - Augustine inie,,i. h. knew that tho
arzunurnts ~ tbs Who hoi The dostrino -
pr,.lsiluAti AMI ~ c0rrrlaiive, rcrroba-
ton. arr lcioaiiy unansverahic hy Tho hset
th~al0gian ever tufu-i out q Otf0ni. ani
thoolo ~ vas n0f Mr Carruthrrs' IT e-icnce
- h. couisntoi hin-th hy esprsssing p
lie hoT.. that Mr. Miller fcii al.) sure ~ her
own -llvati0n.
IL air ctclaim..l, AMI . shudicr as -
terror ran through her. Il have PRAYED dAy
AMI night day AMI niEht-.hat ansEer may
b, gwen NJ. that a sign may D. shown 10
M Tho answer has hcen rivrn"
wei. you found u all night, l ho... sa.i
Prank. o. humor hcr
She lsanoi forward, AMI again clutchoi hls
arm. Il am 'ono u tho many - shc All, In
a low. thrilling whisper Her faos wore n
i.ok q utter hcTsivncs. Prank piiici tho
f.-.r CREATURE from tho toitomof h. hart
my guod Woman. b. fad, "your belief l.
simply diaholicnl oue. Oct ~ a n, ant
trus, tha, thsrn b sutns mercy o. D. shown %
thoss vho Ak Or No. 60 AM talk % Mr.
Morile 0r tn rUCtor, OF some ono whf-e lsl,i-
nsss u l. D. - things - this Kind straight
Nov think W had better NY .,oci-night %
Goodnight, ar Thank you Me sai.
with oid.ien rrturu 10 her usual calm AMI
respectful manner. Then, with lent bal
AMI hof.lcsns-s written all over hcr. sho
walked slowly b. the dor. a thousht struck
Carruthcfs
"wait a momsui. - he sahl: Il shoull Ike
~ writ. a linz 10 Nj, Clauses
"Loveiitcrs viii DO ~ gid, nr"
"It's Mt a lovclctter. sAi1 Prank soue
What sharply. Mrs. Miller wal.cd
Ne took n shn.t u paI.r. Aftsr ~hst
hal happenel b. fclt b. oouh not adir,s
ths woman b. loved a. MY d,ar Mis-
Clausun.7 ami b. dl 10, daro o. write NY
daar H.atrloc.T ~ his bitter hegnn abrupt
Nv. without address q any lind. Mosrovcr,
Il was very short IIo-sith;
"Sov that have asked my que-iion. AMI
YOU have given yuur answer, tsll Ine wouli
yoa rather la this plsoc az once, or stayci
on A. | inioudcl -Youn, y. G."
He handei ths l.ttsr 20 Mr. Miller She
took u n a rciuctant manner you have
not written anything unkini b. hcrr shs
asked.
Nothing. Taksmy wor,l for IT.
And wa promise you will wsitr
Il must wait, whether | lao ID OF not, 4"
said Prank, rather bitterly.
.Gooi-nighi, sr- Mn Miller curtseyod,
and stolo noliel,ssly from tho r,,om.
Prank fcll hack into n rryrry How strange
that In tho few hours Sncc b. hAd hcsn ~
S-.tei two perz.nr hAl lade him wait and
hot.,- Morllc, In his cbocry, optimistic way,
M Miller, in hcr slmbrc, talfenfranosd,
highly-wrOught religious frenry. Poor
womani what extraordinary idsaI Abe holdi
She must 10 ncxt door % a religious mono
maniac. with her ghasily tcnots u foreor.
dAinment and pr,,cstlnaiion
Neverthcloss, N either u hk eounsclor>
gave him hoyo II was this mad, ~ili-sToken
fanatic. Sho was, ~ to say. Batris's holy
servant, and a. such might 10 presumed 70
know something II the secrets u her mis-
trc.s' heart, or a. the last 90 b. able % make
a shrewd guszs al them ~, In spite q hi
own common sos, In spito II hsr dismal
jargon about the elect, the s.alS. AMI tho ret
q IL. tho horo which springs eternal hegan
10 throw upa Tiny shoe IN Mr. Ca'ruthsrs'
hoart
All he went 20 b.d, wondering what
answer hs would receive % bis lctter IL l.
20 h. hoysc the promi-s Le made Mrs. Miller
was o. H. more sacrci than those made %
Horace and Iertsrt, Tor hs blow cut tho
lamp anyhow. and ", uhe bsarthrug 20 take
care of itsea
Alas Cor the 'hoys eternal Il was all
but crushed In the morning by a note from
Bsairioo. which, with the pathcs Attending
ali mosi,rn emotional incidcnts, was hrousht
In with h.s shaving water. IL ran -:
"Ploass e. away.-B G." Then she @idei
An a po-,-criFss "Dont think mo unkiDd.
Il Is better for your ake."
lie crsshci the paper In bis hand, aDd
no doubt cur~sd, not Bsatrcr, hut his a.
luck. lie could not goaway that day. He
felt that such a snd,irn DEPARTURE vOud
1T the brotbers go~iping az Tying 10
account Tor its cause But, A. pcrsons
generally do In such sxtrcmitios, he receivei
= letter az Telegram, the nature of which
made u imperative be should icaye On the
morrow.
Horace and Herbsrt exprs-cd genuine scr-
row at this sudden termination 70 his Witt
They preszod him TO coTpo 20 Haxlowci
Houss at the end Of the ncxt term. He
promi~d % do IN Only by for@wearing
himself could he avoii giving an explanatioa
of what made bis Irs-enoe for the future in-
po-<ible Of oourse hc aw Beatrice a. usual;
but neither by word 90 look did be alluds 70