Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1885-02-10
DARK DAYS
BY HUGH CONWAY.
Au,Aor or "oau,d Eoet

nv eyes d. on, i1n my loves position
Marr.si or unmarried. O. mo she was an
that a woman couh D. Though a black.
euarls craft bal vruught What voIl 10
hsf shame In the eYcs ~ The World. though
her hanit were uncnnsriousiY rei With
mans b'o.si. to m' she was NJ pure a. vcs
tai. innocent A. chill
Yet for har sake th1 news gialirnel ma
know that n ever ths tms should clrle
whsn I oouI p'acs proofs Ia her hanls that
sis wasa Nife-ttat . cnuil. N shs chs,
lear hsr sorthles huslaul'i name. anl faoe
the suflI without fear of fc1rn. tio resi0rl-
tion % hor scifrspclt would hring With ia
So whlch only woman can rightly com-
rrshanl AMI ihMpfa with an har prlla
AMI ra-.ion. was a trus woman fuil of ths
snftnass ani delicate lrtai ~ shame uhICh
characierr.s ths tesi ~ hcr sr
Yct whrn shoull ! b. atis o. cell hort
" Whrnsvor dil I'D ! must aitl reveal go
fart = hor hutianis triug dead. ant my
doing A. must hrng - Whole story of Ls
death o. hsr tuovlelre tremh',i as
thought shat thii might mean sure'y .ts
dfamatic sufr3snlinrt musf turrrit s1m-
Ting a. tar mlni-mns' hiring back 80
night ani Iis hrrrors, must, in fat. tell tsr
shat she tai done in hor madnrfs' ilAih'r
than fisk this 7 must % hr continue a
hear che cruai ncI. .lt % chat sta thought
hsr shame WF aim must D. to makf hrr
tr.ievs that sr Mersyn iouani IT, s'il
alive. ami troubling nothing a. O. whai has
tccome of thc woman whom D. onc' falsely
twsro tn love AMI cherish untl death
clr.s-i IT, srsich's mrm1ry as thoughi ~
him
Tho ssniing - rtnirpa y i've unisr ihe
charge 20 ons q hs own discarded mis
trcs.-s sas boz anoihfr fro0f of th' mans
r-soiilng cynlcifn Mr. NI'sHus aroeri-
anco % tts charge showed M io shat
level woman rHut urk n tHIl ua
norsossr. that ln sIlis oi lfr .oiicr fh' ~a'
uat % D. trusted 4 w.ufn eh1 could
lsri hcruof o. hsr former 'Hfcrt rurrnse'
in such vny a. thIs must lave lariei siih
every atom of rrIit N seouei io me that
'fro woman ani en- man vers se4 uiaichfi
Iu laseuess
Suu her letter uNei Load from my
mini fo't that Or ashii- thrre claIi D"
no pursuii. So I resolved io usk nothing.
tui hurry on vifh aii r0slItio sTToi only
whsn w. cro..rl tha front.sr 10 HIaIn cluii
s'c.p ln Tsaoe
All rss,arrtes. With view to obtaining
sv.isnrs 70 ths nut iaiy ferani' Death.
I t..iIeusi Indefinitely Snm' lay, r 81
vsni veil. ! would return O. hnglani ani
precurs ~ Documents urccssary o. rrpre
ihs vslliity n ihhppas marriage Tiers
"a. no yrosslrs hurry. A tn any mnueY
which shouii o. hsr.. never With my c'nseni
,hoaI shs touch a penny ~hich hai belonged
O. The isai man
Frotrac'ei a. my m-litaiilni s.om on "a
psr. they vsru n reality much langcr, in-
deed. tlsy uero uoi NJ an en.l Nheu ihe bat
s,eamei into hou.oxua harb1r wen in
s>srch q my clmpan.rns vho. ! sas sal
- fni. Lal inms th' voyage scl We
~,rs slon In ths train. ani. without any
events occurring worth rrcurllns at sishi
o'clock stool on che Care IA Nori. iarit
We drove nruugh tn brightly Nt streets
O. tts tlo'si ga Louvre Tho stains ~ travel
washed away. my mother gave agh ~
satisfaction as she soaici hrrs1If M Che DIN.
nsr table Like ssushlc euman. sho vat
~ dosgiser q ths sol things 20 this lif..
Ihsfs ~ero other late diners in tln great
ccffs. room. AMI many a heai sas igfuei %
loss AZ tbs beautiful gih vh1 80 on ny
rlrht hani. o. o,sy lay Which troushi
hor new toalih ami strength tr0ushi ais1
20 my love an insiaiuaut % tor former
t.auty lnavsry short time sho uDuii D.
q al arrsaranrcs the ibllppa of OIL
"Hos lon. shall 70 stay ia Paris. naslr
ssksl ny mother
"it h nov half.Iasi nine; cur train starts
Al rs ln ths morning Calculate th'
time
"Oh. uousonssi Il is years sncs have
tesn In Paris I want o. luok 40 ths taols
~ dos Philips. ana sure."
my dear mother. che man. much moro
ths woman. vl1 ilnsrn ln Paris is l1st n
you are going cises hero ths only uaY l. o.
70 straight through. or sise you "a no fur
ihcr have gr0yel this, ani n.oan 10 run
no risk
"Bu, rsm.micr ~ are only weak voucn.
This poor chill IL far from strong
Slo smiled a. Philippe. shoss eyes Thanked
hcr flr tho affscilonais appslaiipn
Don't b. mrrclla.s IasA, she couiluu-i.
give u a. least Ons day
''Sot ons. I am Just going q LOOK after a
ooufisr. - th.i you may travel Ia all possi-
BE- comfort
Nv mother secm,i almost annoyed. AMI
again sai l was mcrcilsss What would
,hs have AL hal shs knovn that. unless
hal received that litter. iusteai a going o.
our present. comforiah.s quarters ~ sholli
have driven O. ths Orleans railway, AM
taken tho first train % ths SOUTH How
little he kne~-how httle. I trustet, ihi-
irra knsw-,rom what W we're flying
felt must give my mother some reason
flr my hasis 20. lsfore gong In quest ~
ny courier. tx tor asiie
IA Is not well for FhIippa . stay IN
P.ris I sAiL some enc whom she ought
not d mest was here a short time ago
blamed mysslf fOr tie deception. but
.hat cuuld doi AlA.l 70 scomci O. me that
my life. which once VAS fearlessly open 20
the lnspsction q al. Vas nov Toll % little
.i.s save decspiionx Should ever again
b. my true ssif
Ny mother raise no further objection l
founi courler-A tcafdst gentleman ~
comnianling presence. who spoke every
European language with impartial Tsrfec-
ton. I gave him Instructions o. -, o. every
thinz neri morning, O. collect our luggage
ave the small quantity We carrici with us.
and to register 70 tlTough % Bursos hal
~ rArtieular reason Tor choosing burgos.
bat IL sssmsd q oonvsniont place at which
70 take our nrst thorough rest
The neat days journey was aduil, drcary.
wear.some affair Ny companions hai not
shaken on the fatigue of the previous day,
AMI now that felt Philippa's safety was
comfarativsly speaking. assured, q reaction
ct In With ma No wonisr. Ishudier nov
.Ithink of the strain % which both brty
AMI mind hai bccn subjected during the last
fortnirht vas moody AMI lstlssN Tho
air va. full Of fog AMI mist The so-callci
.aprs.. train poun1ei along aftsr tho well
sno~n style OF frsnch railways Orleans.
Blois. Tours, Poicters, Angouleme, Coutras
and other stations passsi ms A. Ons IN
in.am. The duh day cropt on until dark
evening was upon us. AMI We were all thor.
oushly glad when our days journey ended
at Bordeaux
Nv mother, who was rather great AZ guile
books. hal tsguilei part q the journey by
a Murray, which somehow made its appear
.ncs from her travelling bag. A shs knew
30 were % sleep a. Bordeaux shs hal been
laying down the Law a 10 What ~e wcre 20
look al. We we're % - the curious high
wooden fifteenth century hou~es Of the old
town: the cathelral. with lie fne towers; tho
very Oh oharchcs Of 81 CrOir and ~
sruriu. and q variety of other interesting
objectz II needed all tbs assurance pos-
e<.sd. all tho inyalid's querulousness AMI
lnsisisnos I could assume, 10 induce her 20
consent 10 resume cur journey the nrst thing
in the morning. Even Phllipra pleaded for
lelay, AMI gave mo 10 understand that she
thourht I was using my mother unfairly.