Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1885-09-22
A FAMILY AFFAIR
BY HUGH CoNw Az.
AuiGOr oC"ca'led Baelr and Ozark Day,

i rUiIlIa - Us MlNANtAh' n" f''tIH' NAAf
t.r one ooull no, .. couutci upon O. meet
! tic cfnfrEoucy.
Cours, uumhr hrc. II the simplest,
was the most unpleasant so D. was con-
strained d. ai0it number tso. ai least pro
/ yaI0nally
before III. d.sgracc Hcrvcy hal osoa.ion.
/ ally douc soma work for Illustrated peiiDl.
| icais A. this ifanch oi h.s late profes..l1
s.cmci to ofIer him tho l.si chance ~ Gag
| Ilyinr hi. ues.is d. caliel upou to or thruf
! p.opio whom M hat known IN former day,
/ All uln. narrower. knew Whs' hal Ciu.-l
/ hs rr.frartci alsrncs lio simply .ad D.
was anxious O. rssir,m tn fasi. a1i lezgo,l
| o. a helpng lani S-'lhih "a, thr World h
| supfosei to D.. there arc many willing to
help a falin man GA to his o. lwwy
I rooayci on' or two promises. which might
/ or might MT I'd o. orrmunoruiivc wolk
N. months pas.oi very .uailY AMI
droarily f0r ne s'ooni seeker fmnk Cs
l ruihrrs a. know ne shoro tl flrn. where
I 10 loak Or noairioe Howe, b.. a. aai tet.
90 N than llcrvey for d. bal ir'c' intel.
/ n.rnos frum hrr. ouoe mun'n .hn hal
l written a. hrr uncles. bui her resi gave no
/ Glow that couh D. followed ltr loro M
alIrrs. tl.ry were prsici boz iari.n. they
uient.o,icl n1 riac.s. nj even gDunify.
| fho ala - vas living a. etn'' uglf quiet.
| calm lfr ~hs l0ngsi o. sr' d'tr o'i uak.
/ iurr asain. ani vouieivl u uUuh ever
l l., her lof to 10 a.. in zach l.tr. sll' rr
/ frett..i tls uees--..y for ihe s'sp .ao hal
] isirn ant hopsi that q ever hnr un. D. know
l hrr truo roaa1r far u they wouli forgive t.r
| si.s trusted. neygihslasa. that the u0ui
| navrr icam lt Ths oniv hints al locality in
auv orr of h1 ieftori Wrfe that D. mrn
u0nnl that en- seath.r vai hiierly on'd
| and all ihai shc sp'ui much time tuiylng
art VA lnias.i learning t1 paint iu oiis
| nrro bitter. Usrl.r. WIN fit fymIaihy
fnr hIs onunn mt on to FRANK. AMI Prank
psr,i-.i them again ami again, euieavoring
/ h. the heht o. hal gained to mad l.tsecn
Co. inls. AMI ihe fnorc D. raj tho m1re
mf.fda.l ho became m Mr.. laslrgs tale
Ur.frfir there uas so1cfh.ng uhlrh Tier
i..rt anI Uoraao nrtcr cnu'l. never would
frr.tr. SCI ltauir erote us h forgive. af
ras n.t an imrolahhiy Mrfc1gcr t
srult Tmnk hat Dog soris Ctrnsssi
| d. uhfat tn rheihar h.r uncioi hal lrarurl
a. feas.n &c hr fight VII ttunli he
E fnI lerf Wan shIn.l hi l.1fu 'an whole
tufhf
d. -archs.i h.r letters in vain f1T hs
osn uari.. Or any mss'a,' tn him Ihe
emission troubled im. ut lr.aus' n
thought hm.if forgotten. bar t~nur %
| shovel h.m fhaf u,a'uee f,lt ts.r. usss
| ftte. which nothing ouii oyercome. koopng
urm srarf rn lrr i''ru gave him no
hof.
uai ho i.an an ilic man Prank Carruiher,
Quilt unfrr have i.rue fhl-s months of rlt
r.na. uuf he uas ham, frv iarl a' wufk
/ on a.o,ni l.tk l-l..Fo M e. man dos
/ ~ write hs r0fsf uhru h.s hrari l. tat
/ d.f. .-n.t n co. gtsir.r juice or a suIsra
l tunlan.r nf ifhr aoi may ruin mans
u.rt. trf 90 nrcrf.rrlt rrirf T. tharhc
NAV tru,n fatal o. urrafInn. lgt hart
/ ALE bed u0t 81 pending to aITraranoe
ofhsnrsf i-..k. silrh bal Or -.Iuc feasnn
l.,.n drlafoi Frank aal iuT with su'
or.ar
Alauf that Gri b,.s. aiiriral. -em.-
,ffI.rf r.,rf uhrh lv he iY male a
.r,afhf. Nr Carlufirr.. ukr aii u0H Wr.terH.
VI. asnart0us aui nieety asa foang hus
l-ni uhl-a beloved wifs b. fur itr tri tims
ai.nf tn inrr0ra, che pnTu.a'lln or' iay
/ n sirurk iIm tha' a. Eroaf uIfk would D.
mars akur f a. rual With liuruiiouS
I Ne r.fufIonai hls tlra tn the ruhl.1lrrt sho
or.t. arrs.I With him. n1ly ai.ling that ia
fau.uass Uiustratlnnt wouI est so many
r.rni.. a. exf-.n-s tiey di NO. fe.l ilailiei
M nrurnnr Bot n NJ Carutheu hkci
/ a. l..ar th. o,si. vcl All g,sd fnus Who
/ hsI money o. spare. sad he u0ui sc' flr
/ hor mn b b. oouii SO them done
Ho called upnn frtrui Mr feii Who
/ tr.u ali about surh matters. ani inquired
uhrre b., could mi hanis comf.teut YET
r0f taa costly AM this frlen haplsnod a.
/ h. .r, a iha.s from wh0m Mauris isrfey
/ hai b.-e,,l "a helping heni - q VII D.
...n tl,af ths hrruaftcf-monflnunl me.flug
l.iu..n Carruihsrs AMI Hcrtry wa Ike
All .,.oaial rha1oe moerngi. Whfa tracc1
Lax 90 lts csuae. quite natural e-luenee.
Ini...I be- nlari io us hle things could
have harp.nci oiherwisc
.uer "a fs.los cail-i on ms a iay or
TN arnH aI M Frli "a ieIi0v who's
dn.su 0n h.s urk n1e ~ might suit yun
uCan yoi rcommeni himf What s h.s
namef
Ia vau may give him a trial lie calls
hm..n Henry Morn. he's down ca his
lu.k a. sal
.Wrfe him line AMI ak him 20 call CA
All. All Carruihcrs. Who liked to belly mon
f1sn 0n their luck d. b. clescff
"Ws's tssn hlo - long can't ay. iook
In, Csrruthers make him a. the drawings
on approval. ani II wcrc yui wouldn't
~. auv m1uay on account
..s..ni him o. M AMI III tals to him.
f.rutther. was iusf having the room sheu
b. fr.cui callcd him hack
"A say. Carruthers. ia lst'.r tell you,
,i..n vou can't say dlnt lhs chap has
leen in quod Eve years o. iorsery. hii
uam.'s Maurice Hervcy suWose h''s out
now on urkct q leave IT, tells ma h.
man to run straight foi thc futur. Now
vOu know al about 10 and can p.oass your
-elfH
Tbe oous.quencs was that Carruthers, who
beiI tbe sa.h. hsiief A. him with the harp
- divers tonos.~ resolved o. 80 this man,
an. moreover. O. treat hun a. u he hal M
t,o,.le.lr. n his auiecciouts He Nas glai
,o help any Cne hack a. the straight path
Carruihers. Who hated the bother oi cater
Ia, o. himself siil llvcl AZ bis hoicl lie
hsd taken an oflco in a quioi ,trcci some
ltiie way ~ liere be spent the greater
rart II the day. writing bis new book, cor-
re.tine those deli ghiful ohiects. The proofs
of \ hrst book. or thinking sadiy ~ iiea-
trio,'. AMI his own loi This onics Was on
the first hoor and approachei hy a sies pish,
straight hight q uncarpe'd stairs
Ono moruing b. hcar,l feet ca the s'alrs;
tearl them stop On the little landing m front
of the dor which borc his nam. sonie one
lpocksd AMI Prank shouted Come in To
IIs .n.reme asionishmcnt In walked the man
| ~, h.d demanded Roatrioe's address AMI -
outraged Oh whitaker -nsc of dignity
"what a. you wantf asked Prank
brusquely.
Hervey explained that Mr. fieli had
uritt.u a. him and instructed him o. cal.
"a Carruthers knew that The man who was
~ anxious to fini cut Beatrics was forgcr.
frlon AMI tickst-of-leaye man. lie raisct
M. head and coldly scrItinized hls visitor.
Hcrvry until that moment hal not recog-
nlt.i him lie dh ~ then, AMI knew that
the recoguition was mutual. All question
~ the original purpcse which had brought
alout this meeting faioi froup the mind q
each man With cacn Bcauloe wa tho ons
thOught
"wm you give the address I wan,si
Wien last We metr asked Iieryey eagerly.
II will not answered Carruthers shortly.
lie dii not this time assert his inability 70
oblige bis quesiioaer. beoan-e h. was un
willing b. confess that Beatrioc's present.
abode was a secret kept even from her own
friend< lie had also made up his mind that
nothing should temp, him 10 ask this er'
convict a single question. An aitemr 10
get al the truth through such a medium a.
this would h. degradation, an insult 10 the
woman h. loved.
His visitor took The hunt refusal very