Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1885-06-16

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NJ Mir iootei through Asr bari a, n.
rsHrict
al Mns Miller. the warier between thcm at
ca his siod mhlimely Indifferent, AMI f0r
whiie thcrc was silonoe Ths oouyict was the
arst b broak o.
"Oh. ~ you, T. iif' b. aid
"Yos, o. ma, said Mrs. Mill.r
"well What d. you wanii To ~ how |
am getting onr
Ito sT.ls quito jauniny. IIis visitor .yansl
at him soorufuily
"Oh. I'm In spicnill hoaiih. h. c,ntinusl
physically. I'm tair. ths man I was vhcn |
came herc Regular hours, rysular meals,
rusrliar work. CCustlfu'i0n quite - uf No
chanoc - M diving before my terms up
"No. rm afnll there isn't. all Nh. MI
lcr with such llitsmces that tho irnpasive
warisr gianooi at hcr. AMI wondered what
mAnner q frrialnsf's frisni thn was
T,s rriadner's face clangci lie scowls.i AZ
her a, darkly a. ,l,c hat -ro~isi al him.
WHEN viii your time ~ upf' shs sSlsi
sharply Can you tel mef he adiei,
turning o. tho warier.
Cant ay era tly answered. ihe wAricr.
"Hos IN blue. - he's In his last yoar
Nh. MiIier shuliersl iIcr hanls eiench.i
tlcms.ivs- inyoluutariiy.
n want O. knov. she All. asilrr.ing the
cunvict. what arfangcmcuis yuu viii D.
willlnr D. make when you oomo cut That IL
NJ ohjs,t ~ my visit
The man look,iat her mockingiy. n have
thoughi u nofh.ng a. yet, h. aid, ''crocpt
a Il - A..
he arms ~ my devoted wife
rhe voman.s dark cyes hlafsl she loaned
ber faoo against iho lar anil glsroi Al uhs
shaycn faoe before hcr. How much money
d. you want she whisT-rri
Tse oonvict shrugged lls unintsrcsting.
Z. king shouliers. "Mouey l. an after con-
siieraiion am pining Tor cuuuulial feliciiy.'
She turuod AMI pac,.i tis narruw sTaoo
To wanlor gres quite iniercsi..l Ia the inter.
Wv Asaruie hisdutios WIRE very monoton.
ous IIe fsooguinsi tho fact that tho Vn-snt
cUnvcrsafian wns out - the ordinary run.
Ihe wuuan .s.m~i % have forgotten hi
pr,u.noc. Sho stamped hcr foot anil turnei
hcroriy o. ths conyict
"Isok bore" shs saii. evil you 20 g.
Ancfica. Australia. anySherei Money viii
D. found
Certainly no'- said ths poliis convict
"I--ides sir ~ aii~i. turning 10 The
warior with an assumcl air q deicrsncc. Il
hclicys u d. a sias qud aoa, mean Il l. iniis
T.uiahle, that &C. .uue time must rcport
myself o. the pliioc once a mouthf'
Tis war'iCr nsi,ist
God hslp us7 murmur~l The WOMAN
Then turning ~ the c0uvict shs all.
- f.
loasc,if
"Oh, ~. III - you know fat cnoush
Noa'u b. on q the hrSi shall cluio AL
~ Now. n you've nothing morc 10 say. Il
AK % D. taken hack % my dinner. Cod
AMI plentiful A. III fare q. ! Ike Il warm
tcttcr than coli
Tho sioli ~arlcr oould not help smillfg
T,s ums usually allotted for al inisrvisv
vith prisoner hal b. NJ means expired Il
uGs now e1prricnru o. lIi coavict q hi.
own frcs VII curtalling nj, pivllegN \,
turned inTIirirgly % Mrs. Miller.
'Sso, snythag nor, " ny % himr' he
ssksi
"No.- shs answered. sallenly. The oonvIct
mado her pollis tov a. she turncd and
vaked b tho dor q her own den. sbs
rood outside "a tho gravel fora mousui, and
gael moolly after No. I. 90 a. h. was con-
dncsci by his guardian across tho open Taos
ami vanished from sight rUund ihs chapel ou
the way 10 his own cell Thsn she entered
the waiting rom. where she found the civil
oficlAl Who had al first accosts.i her.
Prom him shc as'criainei tho proper ofhoe
Al which tho inquiry shs wanted answered.
should b. made. AMI upon applying thes
lsarnt that No. ], ,0co. surprising he continued
b. conduct himself a. h. hal hitherto done,
that h. earning the maximum q eight good
marks a day, would obtain his tickrt-of -leay,
In about in months time.
Thin What hcoomes q HIM he asked.
"Do you jui put him outside the gate, and
tell him to D. or
The ofiosr smilcd ''Oh dear, no Ho b
sskei II h. has any friends ~ ~ b, or whers
hs wants o. - 10. His fare 4 paid 10 that
plAca lie l. given suit u clothes AMI
little monsy. After that b. must do the l-~t
b. can
Mr. Miller looked houghtful is there
anyone could write 30 and ask b. ts told
ths day h. viii come outr she asked
Certainly. n you are q relation o. friend,
and willing % loox after him. and wrote 20
Nln lNNNINNI u NllAN fUtNNn ~ UNIV -
would hear from him
Thank you." sAii Mrs Miller. Then abe
gathered up her black skirts and left the
prison- She found her cab AMI was 1riven
back % the railway station IL was soms
time before the train left for Weymouth; -
she climh~i 90 the top q the Che~il Beach
AMI sat down gazing cut over the "a Her
lips moyei. although the ret q her body
was motionicSs she was praying. and the
petition she offered up was that Heaven In its
mercy would remove from oarth a CERTAIN
convict before the day came upon which h.
would b. entitled o. demand his freciom. A
curious prayer for n religious woman 10
make, but after all not stranger than ths
prayers offered up by aniagonistic armies.
Tho train started at last aai took her q
Weymouth Here she obtains>i rcfrs~hment,
of which, indeed, she stood much In need.
Somehow she made a mistake In tho time,
aad mi<--d the afternoon train. The conse-
qucnce was that II was past eleven O'Clock
when she rang the lsu a that methsiically-
conductcd establishment, hardwood House
And the rule q Haklewcod Hou-e was that
no srryant should On any prcteDoo L. cut of
doors after half-past nine: OF. unless the prs
cnce Of compsny demanded Il, out q b~i
after hAlf-past ten
Her masters were In waiting, ami at once
took her TO task. She explained that she bad
missed the train.
What train- asked Horace.
Tho train from Weymouth, sir."
"But Mis- Clauson told us you were gone
b LoDion.7
Mis- Causon made a mistake, sir."
Horace felt nsttlei at the idea % any ons
who he'd even a yicarious authority from
himself making a mistake. No he aid, with
~ome ssrcrity. ''This must not occur again.
Mr< Millcr.H
"Ani,- sided Herbert, ''ths next time you
" ant q holiday kindly mention the fact n NJ
A. well as 10 Miss Clauson We have rule
IN thsso matters"
MrS Miller curtziei, and left the room.
'shs = q curious looking woman" aid
Horaoe 'Iwonder five were right In taking
her without q oharacterr
CHAPTER TX.
yrnriSo AT CONCLUSIONS
Mr.. Mor,le went away the next week He
carried Ls sorrow with him, manfuIy re-
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