Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1885-08-11
A FAMILY AFFAIR
BY HUGH CoNw Az,
1.tAor oC"called Baek- and "nark Day''



husband, but rather ercitabse. IasuTe,u..
mis-. he vas fully ponvinccd that sweet liitk
boy was his lowu wasn't but humorcd
aim. a eng the thcught made him 20 happy.
Anyway I would have loved the hoy Ike
ny own Nos Ipromi-e you there shall 10
no moro truuile Bot my poor man, he viii
tc drappoinis-iT
"Wil any sum q monsy-"l lsgan nea-
tricc father tiuidly.
'Oh, no, miss. Although Rawlings has
neslect~i bslinoss dreadfuily for the las,
tvs Year., ani his hr,thor 1. Frumbling, ~e
are fairly vcniosio people with a tidy hii
,avel on, ~, my man "a singlccycL ile
lnly wanted bis boy
'How was your chih losiT asked ls'a-
tricc.
MrS Rawlings lookcd raiher ouniusei.
n can't help believing. miss. that the pcor
little fellow was drosnci ami never founi.
But Rawlings h. won't have n ~. lie avs
he was stolen and No shall find him sou's
lay
After this Ms ClAason thanked her hcsteU
with grave dignity. Then she drufTsd bsr
von AMI ai,enisi by Mr. Rawlings went
hack to tho cab and sylvanus. She had
gaiuc,l hsr end, hut AT n price only known b.
h.rclf What II hal cot her a. reveal the
a.-rct % hcr lfe b. that strange woman can
saarcyly D. over estimated Such vas her
feeling q derra,laiion that she almost wishs.l
tat hcr unci,s hai hccn In The room whsn
Yesterday shs vcnt with tho child In hcr
hanl a. tell them what shc hal to-day told
M Ra~linsrs "And after all. he mur-
mur,sl with bitter smile on hsr fao', IL l.
hut siaving ~ tho crash which must cone
a.oncr or later Hcrc she sighci involun-
tarily Mariie'. quick car cassht thesouni
"Nothing unplsasant hapI"ro.l, hfrf' D.
askci
Ny husins.s was M - the ploaanics'
nature. a.. aoc mplishci u succ.s.fully,'
ryTiioi lieairioc
Ito All 30 more By her desire - wss
a down az ons - tho principal shoi~ In
Wacktowu. an emporlum q articlcs u fcml-
nine MI into which Morilo could nui vcn.
turc D. ao,omrany her. Sho thankci him
f,r h.s sryitss. and 10 knew that thu
thanks were n dismissal lle sirusie hack b.
OAkhury D. hing very thoughiful. in'lc',i u
va m unfu o. Was well into b. own farish
that b. rru.cmi.rrcl tlis ncosssity q r,sum-
inx his usual cheerful air. IL must have
len chariiahi.- h. mutterei but Why
th. s.crccyf Why thu Cat an Com
pas-ns
Safur,lay cauc All that morning. The
busiest 4 the vesk. Horaoc AMI Hertsrt
scro nigciy ani uncomfortable long l.
fore 10 tonr htcl by Mossrs- hlaricit q
" ggens Or th' npT-aranoc q their clieni
oarrlaeo ths lruihffs wcrc glancing down
ne drive Msi Causon. however. apfsarci
calm AMI nt lsr ta@, Her wuuans instinct
toli her tia' au danger from thc claimants
was az an col Aha, , ociock horaoo
tufuei a. tr. NY dear h. sad. 'has
M. Miler made any prcIaraslon for the
chllis dcIarturtT
''Nuna whatever. H. will not D. srnt foT
twas hut an dis thrat'
Horace AMI Herhrrt exchanged glAnoa.
Tbsy knew ~ wns no dlo threat lit they
little kncs how Tho fulhlimeut hal ls-n
avcrt"i
Thrss o'cluck oamc -four-nvo O'Clock
bat no oArriagc. M lAwhngs, m blackeit.
no Wisscuk sunday. Monday AMI Tuesday
f.Azssd without any slyn or manifestation oi
hostllity. Tus fali-arts were thfn hHuud &
oonfe-s that thelr uiooc hal luigei Alright
"Hsatrice app.ars o. b. rvmafkahly clcai
SIGHTED. All Horace
t'Kemaf kahly pa. answered. hrrtrrt
but hal Sylsanus Morile, who sTsnt H.
evening With them. committed lroach a.
faith AMI uisnilonei hs etcur,ion wiih Nj
Ciau.on. the lrutbcrs might have susI.>'tsi
tley had cr,sliisi their nicoo with a quality
10 Which sllo hal no tltle.