Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1885-08-25
rnArTTR XXI


MANNNM HNA'HNM hHNNI NA''1
Prosii,.l b. /. noi a frrnch iurnalisi,
whoss droafing honor b curi hy a scraich.
man aiout b. hgtt q duel has generally
ffviarations O. make. Maunou licrvcyt .
arffu1rhlng duel icing - a PECULIAR nature,
the prrtamtions b. maie were aiso Is'cuiiaf'
H., consisted ~ inducing the roum b. os,
rufis.l- which. in an unmol,-tesl state. vu
rIa,. tity afartmrut o. luok ~ dIsrvplf
tallo anl iis,ilais,l a.. with Che r,-uuruss ~
b. cummaml 10 was I-rssihle lie gave NJ
orlrf. fur lis hrcakfa,i thing o. L. clearc'i
away. lut aliirl o. the rciigs - the meal a
hottle of whisky AMI glass He ais' lad a
short pip AM a tobacco polch ga III table
With .rrcai .aisfaCtion h. founi In a draw
era dirty pack of caris. thee ~ero also
tiao..l in a f.i.lti1n O. carry cfort lie tod
The ..r,ant MT tn aitcni O. hs bedroom
iu,, vet -l that hY his having the dor ~
communication l.fssrn The tRu nunus OIen
a visitor might have the privilege ~ gazing
on a di.i,.yei,,i si.sling apartment. Given
a., materials AZ hls di.inal. h. ma ic a vera
far elect With them.
AZ kspi hs own appearance in sympathy
With thr surruundngt H. wure shFsr
Whirh b. tr,si down at tlir bel His clotl-s
wcrc - uew a. look shabby. Tot by putting
on a soiis.i shirt. discariing his saisicoai AMI
cravat b. manal,,sl to gCt within r,asunailc
distance of biz r,,guirrments
All thr-s prriarafious Ncro inspired by
An sxquis.ts r.fnsmrnt q malios Meta
Ihorcaly h. mcant o. brins l-atricc down
On hrr knl.-, AMI hs cruelty toll him that
b. one ~ her tyg.. thc pr,oess would l.
iouhly diagr.'ahle whcn 70 t"vk plaoc 10
sugh acnr.
Cad D. Sai. a. b. gaz.i ruuni ani
auur1t,,l VI his haniisufk Il wish hal
nv pri-nn .riit h-rr. ia ion u onoo mors
for your t.neft my Lady
He gave oniers that n lady calh,i NJ
was o. d. shown up NJ ono, thu h. lt q
cigar anil luung,d la thc EASY chair. Al
minute o. twelve, Just a. the man VA won.
dcring uhsiher ,he wouh oome or not, AMI
n. ln tie cycat n her nj coming, u would
L. wsl far his ovn Interests D. ~sk hcr NJ
Ha1louo,d Houss. the DIR oi.nci AMI h,a
trioe stool lcforc him H. laughed a low,
mocking laugh. ani without changing hs
lounging attitude. looked up AZ her
she tonk 10 all in. tho di.rcpuiabie lcok Of
n. fiaoc ana q H. tenant b. could - that
by the culver q hcr nosiril. ami the look q
dsnf.ning sCorn "a her hrm mouth. His eye
gleamod with triumph.
AMI h. A. sho looked Al him. the thought
ran through her how could she ever In her
u,ost foolish girlhosi's days have loved this
man have loved him even for an houri His
fcatur,s wcre the features she had oncs
thought - Ierfc,t-n0w no human creature
On the earth couh have inspired hcr With
such bathing shc dh not fear him, simply
l.-cau.e she know the worst he oould do.-ths
hoayie,t pcnalty she oouh L. called upon 10
pay Or Ne thought she knew.
Well my afcctionate wife b aid.
knocking the ash 81 his cigar, aud h,iking
her up AMI down. ''you'ye grown into quite
a fine p.ece of gocis, quite tiPtopier, no
end Of a swell Yea haven't pins-i much for
me. guesS'
shs .hiverci a. she hoani hs oios ant
eoar-e. mocklng compliments, but she kept
her proud eye- uron him. You have -one-
thing 10 say g. ms-say a." She sT"ke
rsrnly
'say, | should think IL was for you 70
sav .ome hing. You Who scnt me % heri
With f.lons for five years You Who would
not stretch cut hand a. save me What
have you 70 ayr lie spoke with vicious,
bitter intonation
She said nothing. shs might have toll
him " misery which he hal undergone
misery which she had b. undergo b. which
IA. wsll.meritei punishment was A. nothing.
NEARLY I've years. he went on, think OF
that - dull dead drudgcry Week after
week month after month, year after year
the SAM. All through you-through youi
AMI nov. my sweet wife. which DO you
expect me 20 do 10 strike you or 10 kis
youf
lie changed his tone % that a raillery,
tone more loathsome Io Bcatrics than that
which showei his real nature lie took
step towards her as be- aid the lest words
'sYOu have done 18th b. me, she sait,
slowly and bitterly. "fhe memory 81 the
Hiss i today more degrading to me than
that u the blow lie soowlei a. her scorn
siung him-soowlei AMI took another step
towards her.
There was a sharppoinied knife lying on
the table. Beatrice's fingers mechanically
rs-tsi themselves on the handle. IL you
touch me, she sAid, quietly, Il think shall
Kill you
The man knew she meant H. lie threw
himself into a chair. and laughed scornfully.
''Come, h. aid. let N go TO business.
"Yes. Business Il thc only qus~'ion Ia
tween u now"
s'sit down. can't talk to you while you
stand up there. And I've lots Ia ~ay.
To show how little she feared him she
obeyei.
"Now,- h. said. TO come 10 the point;
what proposal have you 10 makei I'm yo1r
husband, and with all your put-on pride and
carclezsncs-, yOu know I've got the ~hiP-hand
at last"
Beatrice lookei at him and again won
derci how she could have ever loved this
ruiiian
II viii do this she AID On CERTAIN
conditions viii give you one-half of my In
come"
"ADi how much may your income ber