Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1885-10-27

Our Inug lnef, tuft hnfs't N-lNN'l ill'NiH
Horacc AMI Herbert. were one aficrnrn
rrturuing from Backiown Ia ths larg' sag.
one,ie A. thsy came mp The drive they saN
someth.ng unusual which nav
them glancs ~ carh oihr with di,may On
tle front dsorstep. sunniny himself AMI
hoking a. lflateso"l iiousc AM its appur-
tenanos Were his in O. simple, stopi a liitif
boy
No woni-r. the moment slme one icns
The hors.-' heads. that the Tall-ris iumf-i
down O. inquire shat this appariiion meant
Tbe loss q ths bright hair having -n
chang~i tie boys apI.anno. they dd not
a. hrst recognr, him. so uo woni'r that
Horacs. Who cnnnerici painful memories
With my,ierious chllircn. groanct out
another chilli
Taev pat their eye glas-si up ali ,as
that The small stranger - making violent
demonstrailons - frieniship The dancing
Aus eve. which iookel up AZ them ss,mei
strangely familiar. liertsft VA the hrsi %
discover the truth
1T b Beairicc'. boy b. ad
1t b. All Horacs. -lemnly. To make
urs they Askel him whl b. Sas and whenos
h. came.
IIs informel them that he was " "moiher's
t.wltchful boy. ant be- waved hi' arms -
show that the distance h. had CONE was
more than hii mind cuui grasp tilsn hsrc
commenccd biz ffiendly advance. boiling
M his facs ina way shich showed D. II
tc,.tel o. D. kisscl He Nas I'D imrriow
AMI a..eftivc tha' they yisidd Herb,rt
lon, down ani kis-ei him. hnraoe. WIN
notoed that n troihsf'. appearance a. h.
,hi so Vas not diguih Il. ilfiel the urchin
up anl likewi-e kissi him rhen they went
indoor. to learn whai it an meant.
The child pfccssl.l them. ani hal they
larlorei any douit, n his henuiy such
douis. woud have iesn "a at rr.t by the
way in ~hich tho htils ufchin ruhissi his
fe..t No child Who ha Not lived a part u
M. lile At liarlew, ~ ll1u.s wouh have
performed ihs act so thlrulghiY
Nhttaker was In tie hall Who ara
here whntaksrT aske Horace.
Mr.. AMI Mn Carruth' ~ sir. rruligi
WHITAKER The fallcri. stan,l a. each
ether. thn. hanging th'ir tais ga ihs
pfols,, and resp,ctiv' p'gs cn'erci ths
drawing room
Tr.y saw Frank siansiing thrrc with that
auaiut. ar, smile on hii faos. and then they
,aw Tealhcs coming toward them with out
,tr.tchcd arms Herrert again stared
hankly al HOrace, who o0ui no. hoseyer.
responi d the look bccausc bsairios hal
throNn her arms rOunt his neck
Kiss me uncls Horac,, AMI <ay you for
give ne" she cried. Il have causel you all
-urts of worry and anxiety, but ny you for
give me
s,hc had cau.ei tbem worry AM anxiety.
In.l..,l they had lstierly iusen sorciy pr.~.ssi
% a. cunt TO- Bcatriocs al~enci o. LAZY
Howssr AMI othsrs. NcvrTthcics she was
their sisters child and a thufough falbert.
She va. aiso IN distrcs. ~ Horaoe yieldei,
kis-d her and told her bow glai b, Wa O.
- her again.
After this she went 10 Uncle Horheri AMI
yomethin. ot the samc scsns vas gone
thruugh The Talbsrts then rc-asrang 4
their neckties A. much a. b. say that al
though such impulsivc emhraces might bs
allowed once In way they were not - D. .
general rule.
But don't under>tsni," all Horace.
"whittaksr aid Mr.. and Mrs -"
Oh, yc-,- saii Frank. "Bestric. AMI
we're married SONS time ago Married IN
l.unich Fine city. Horace-you know Il
81 cour-e We only came hack from our
webbing trip few days ago. You are tba
first We have -,en We thought perhaps
you would have pat a. up Cor couple y
days
fhs rquest put The Talbsrts On their
mettle a. host. Hospitality overrulei
everything Their house was at the young
peoples sryice % long a. they wisbei-tha
longer the letter but why did Beatrio'
run awayr asked Horac.
~Ay, whyf ssid Prank carels~sly. That.
the question"
IT could not have ten 10 AVOID you.
<Aii Herbert
''sbs ~ys not But ons Ia nsver mrs
about such thing<r
"You are AFRAID you would have 10 give
Up the boy" aid Horace 70 his niece
she heatatei. We. feared he would
! ITO be Continued.l