Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1885-09-15
A FAMILY AFFAIR
BY HUGH CoNw
LufAor or'Cailed BaclF and Ozark Ddys'


UOontinucdl
Al. think know think Ion quit.
prepared fof " hat sea are suing to az
Hofaoc raisi his eyebrow Won arer
h. all 'lf so. n sill make our task
easier
''Much easier. ala Herbert
well. you arr going % say that young
Carruthsr l. IN love With my girl III
came here onco or twier. I aw % then.
n. toll me b. was going down g. youT
placc'
''Ys-. that b. part q What ~o were going
a. say They hai deciiei ~ was a. vel a.
Do sir Nainray know - frank's amhition.
''Weu. ." said thu taronct. n like Cafruth
err B,siios h. Is a kinsuan ~ yours
as.urc you. my dear Horaoc, my dear iicr.
bsrt. / can never forget the many happy
years spent with poor-' d. actually hc.i.
tatci for the name Think ~ that an youns
uivcs uho iciisvc that your husianis vii
D. con-niahls should doaih rrmoye YOU
with much beloved member u YOU
family
Thank yuu." aid Horsce. quietly Hs
r,.cosu. l.si the fact thai Sr Mangay meant
we'll
"H.shes.r Continued the larunct "itaa.
ulde b. entirely hcr osn mivrrss Shc has
aWili q her oeu. have uo poser over hcT
FORTUNE. which. d. ihe BY. h almost a. large
a. my Own This !. Just A. o. should D.. b.
cause With those aus q min1 t viii D. Inn
tr.-.liIe for me o. All o. her income AZ my
doaih o. b. faitlei on. bringing out What
was really a tlsiidcation n hinI-lf
ny dear Nanray. sah Horace. mildly
''wouid b. nj D. better n you heard vi bat
W. have o. s,y ami male your commsut'
afirrrardsf
"lt wou1 o. grcat ieal tsiier. Main
gay ad llrrl.rt
From tn days ~ their frat aoquaiutancs
thsy bal alsays assumed this ar ~ suprri.
oritv over ue r-p-.taiie nuOlcmaa IL
hai never even struggled aea M li ~ b.
Oi.yoi AMI sas silent
T,-y tod hnn all ai.oat iLsatrice. HsF
lettrr ihey ooud MT show him. having for
st.ftau a. al Frank a. rcfurn lf SIR Main
gay listened tui dli ut apI-ar mach up-
49,
We vii q ouuf-s take any sieIs you
wish. or aii you In any steT~ yea may take, >
sali ilnraor ln conclusion
"If's o. nulsauoe. but don't 49, any stsT-
O. D. taken. ali Sir MainEay. compnss.ily
"Selth,r DO W. nut w- fsit it right you
shoui knos AZ onoc.'
.Q1lis 81 Al siAl B.atrioc al~aya had
aW.il u hcr osn Shs l. full ~ strange
fruaks-ful ~ them A. yoa knos for
somo sttraoriinary roasn ne vouhint D.
prs.rnioi. and can't live in ths sams hou-'
slth bor mother
"Hef mothorr stcllm.i tlie Iallcrt. In
a breath. AMI slanCing simultaneously a. q
certain pasture on the wall. anupright land.
sHara whlch nilei tho spar. nuCo uCCupief
b. o. portraii of sir Msinga's AL
Ihs iarona, cularod "Niih ny slfr.
mean Yea may d. sufc IBIS b. tui heal
O. The girls Shs has hrr maid Nth ber.
you say-a rtslel tahls. mIdileag-i Nounn
Oh. 10 vii 10 an night Perhaps shc mfons
o. write a hunk ialr dn ~ -rrt -
ihinss % wrts books unsa nfl L,y
Panny ltsumont wsnt through ia'hgcas
All shof .lne n.zg-rs or s,ufthing Ihfl's
tnufhTr latT uhn ruuEhs % in l'aif ani
spain fanrY spain Herbert Nou kn's
shat lsasiiv hnle SfaIn a. Nomrn doal
sris ~ .ui-nf.fhe. eay thing NV
"S0ri. u.mrn All Horace. sfFerslY
Us H.al soman N D. hai coz, iii no
rranrc thing However. II you afr cun.
teni.,i tharu is nothing m0re O. say.
I'm uai oanteuicl its a nuisance 20
think ofa chilli you love. vanlsrlng t,aFcn
knosa uhsrr iiui she'li turn up al night
again an herc's my wife. vel bar shat
sie thinks nf a.
Illy Causou entered. io0kng. a. u ual.
AMI sr.,.iol bcr sith solemn gaiianirY Ihry
we're aivays part .cliariy attentive AMI cour-
te1rt a. Sr Ma.ngaYa ~nouni wife This
the laiy afir.hutci o. her charms she vas
quite wrong rhe Taiterts vuro only unH-
i.us o. shos thai f S|r Ma.ngay chon %
marry again % va a matter ~ n1 oouUrn
To- them
Iaiy Ca1a.n Wa toli the uraa She
turuei f1 hsr huthani triumphaniIF A.
MANI l.tfcr br..l f..Ipls slmctimr D.. .hs
f.rr.t harrf q alHaft t0i you 10
foun l0 sonrihIns dI'grac'iul. aid her
lsirsh.p
"My dear my dear ial.lr' .aid s.r Main.
rsy. He gianool tmli.y a. hi iruihers-ln-
iaw
Horace AMI llertcrt rosn Ike two figures
w0fkci ~ one spring fhcir calm cyos
tnatci down tlrir straight n0efs ani oun'en-
iraiei thsir gaD 90 iAiy Ciausou who
uriel vrry rci
"Ma.iam AID Hlraoe. 'the meiuh.rs Of
oar family. and ! tsiisye may sar. of Sir
MainEays family. are uot in ne habit q
dong a sgfactful things hcair.cc ulay have
lofi us unadsiscily. but | ann certain her
rsason II knosn would met With her
fathers and With cur approval
LADY Claus0n al onco az her mistake and
apoiogirsi humhiyi an apology which the
trothors aocrrtci gracefully. Ihrn. after
having tc-n shown the nurss.y trcaslrc-,
tlsy took their loayc.
''MalnEay dos not improve a. he grONs
)idor. aid Horace Hcrtcrt shook his bead
mounfully. a. one Who wished b gainsay
fat. iut dare not
LAZY Clauson, In spite of her Apoogy, told
her husband that i-airioc hal due sune-
thing dlsgraccful oh. no. my dear, saii
Sir Malngay Its only a freak You
know. | won't say for What reason. sho can't
oome back here o. live Well. she's grown
urcl ~ llfc down AZ Oakhuy. ldon't won.
der at Horace AMI liorhsrt are two rcg-
ular oid wom-n. Thy darn their Own - 4.
ings make AntimaoaSars. and all sorts n
th.ngs Sho was ashamed b. say shc was
tir.i ~ the hfe, ~ vent off on her own ac-
count"
Heru was Set another motive attributed 90
noatrcs. Nothing l. morc risky than the
aftrihuiing n motives n i a. dangerous
a. f.r,.r rfrF lssfnra tn event