Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1885-01-06

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"H,lp u,e. naHH cone 20 sou ai re- fi'
'Tviil s.s BIN o. more iils ossvsmy.
eli from yeolns lin thA, I cnms ~ you
Little risht have q ask All from ylu. lot
your words cams back o. mo in my nj
rhcro was one frieni b turn g. lieip me.
nasui icgms g. ~ asa sister may coms
o. a hroth-r
a. sicer o. troiher." I echoed. -
aoosr, ths trust I aidci. laying my lrs
pvcrvutally on her white foTuhcai. AMI
voWing mentally ~ devote my llfo tn hor
"You will s,ay here n1uf asked
~. must 50 lack Tomorrow vii
.oms-to.monus BASIL my lrnihcr you
all take nis FAR away avnyf
"whero you vish. Every ianl is 81 en-
.o ma nov.
sho tai given M ths right br1thsrs
risht o. sfani i.otwoen har ami tha villain
vho hal vrongoih her To-morrow ihai man
uOrI d. herri How long f0r ihe moment
vlich ui bring us facs ~ iaca'
Ihirfa ar1as. II must 81. OBJ all
I TrOlsil frni AMI vino urUu hor, sae
wouil take n0ih.ng Nho male. however.
90 ol iri'nn t1 my Accompanying Dr. io
hor h0u. Weiofi thr h1usl iy tho ca--
menf ~ uhch shs entered Together W.
sieff..l Cut on tho fuov-vh.ienod roaL
80 took uy arm AMI We waikci ioWard
her hlfns
Ia.iri fer with whom sho val staying
sls f0I ma slih ulloU laly ali tso
ch.lir.n. ramel Wuslu sha sent % them
A. sr M.vyn f.uanis c0mmani. Mrt
Wls.r. h. ga Or. vas distant sonncc-
tin of I.s oau. a1l d. hal male arrange
mont -.l iel tl io0k after lhilTTa during
Lcr In.ss
ltal. Iut another prof of tao mans ro-
voltnr oInIrsm L. ani tho woman nl1
faia fg itl..fel lcra.f t1 lo lls wife to one
a l.s.ru f.lafIofef uh. ! would have a
fn reckoning with h.mi
"Wl.t nauo DO tlry know you hyf
ailel
"lis ra.I I vas to call myaif iy ths fala,
nam. rh.rh. Cor rrrfnst ri ls ovu. Do
ctns. O.. rsas lnf.r nui ! fcit mytrf al
solved fr .m my promise ~ secrecy Why
sloll ! lay ln "a strange hluss ulih
with sfrru-r ro0pir. by Sr Mruyn Per
rnIs g. unless ! c0ul show gooi
caus1 o. dong 70 toii Mr. Wlsan
everything
"Sha l.llfFei your
"Eir vas blul-i a. t.ieve mt iw.ui
have no "a .ult cast upon my worl Shovel
her Oh, cri.lclfa of my maw.as. What
ever a. may have tl0ugh' NJ Gni. shs ae
thsn tlat ] uat hls sift N1Ona cisn knnas
t srcrft h.r Io Der / ann iAiy Iernui
Iiks rnr. $40 never dreamed ~ shat mans
silalny can reach. Oh. nas.if nasii Why
ar such men allowed to liver
For tle frst time iillpia soou.si ta hroak
down Tlu now che ciiaf charlctrr.siles n
her mood hsl i..n sr.rn ami anger NV,
,h.-er srlaf ior the t.m, appearl t1 snceP
away every other emotl0n. SD after soo
troka flom Lrr ru,irarurri fu calm her
to I. mfort hrr Alas how lfuo ! c1uii
say or d1 O. thee enls' She leanei leaflY
al I.srou.lin.' 'y on my arm. AMI Or r. i0ug
shus w. uaiko.l in slisnoe. AZ last sao toii
ur tar home was cinao at hand
"Ihisr. InMrra.' I ssii. n shall conie
In with yOu ami sco ths lady with whom
yCu aui stayine shall ioii her an your
brother. thlt f0r s0mo tIulo have kuorn
hou shamsfai'y your husband has neglected.
YOU. AMI that NV. With your fu.l CONSENT
/ uisan o. take you away. Mhethor tbs
woman believes in cur relationship or Mt
natter noih.ng. isuppos' Do knows that
man !. coming t0-morroe After hs hcari.
d.. ds.. ri.an. sho cann1, D. surgris'i az
your wish % av.. 1 meeting him
Irausol lhiilpIa b,ni her hcai a. li A.
ssutins o. my plan
s'To-mnrr1u.r o0utnu.i. "long teior'
that wretch clri.s hrre q poison iho very
air We t.r.athe shall come AMI fetch YOU
T.riv In tha nnmlug iwiil sfni my srrvant
~ ,onr iurraee Mr. Wiis0n may kn1w
NJ an my man ty dght That makes np
difrr.ur. TLrro neol D. M conccalmsut
You bro frso to como AMI go. You have uo
one o. f.lr On TLurslay m1rning W ~tl
leavo tls plact'
"Ya.r ,al Iluiipra. dreamly, "tomor-
row ull I.lv.-i uili como % you But
INM COMO aions IN ths evening, mot
likely. When uo ons vii know where have
gone
"put h1a much b ttor that | should taks
you aaay op.nly AMI in broad daylight, ~
a alrotIlr uOnl take away a sstcri
ESQ. will come to you You vii not
mini waiting. Basil Ihoro i something
mus. 10 FRI something b. D. ious O.
morrow. somsthing a. b. All, some one
q 4. .sen. What L. iti who - ii cannot
ro,'oiioct'
sho plaocl her disongagri hani ca her
hrou. She pushed back her hcai htiia,
AMI gave a slgh q relief as she fclt The Keen
air on her tmpios Poor Elrii after What
.hs hal that day gone through, M wonier
her mini rsfls.l 60 recall trivial details
AMI retiy arrangements o. ~ male tefofe
.he llinol M. sleep AMI III certainty ~
my ymuathy AMI Trotection woull no
doubt restore her ~anter.ag memory.
However, although | again AMI again
urgoi her 10 chang her mini, she Nas hfm
In har resolve b. oome - me alone AZ last,
very reluctantly. sas obugci o. give way
on ths point. hut was detsrmlnei q 80
this MS. Wilson tonight, 30 when we
reached the hnuss | ontsred With fhilippa-
told hor there ~as no occasion for her -
h. rresent az my interview with The hosts.
sho looked frighifully weary, AMI Al my
suggestion vent straight b. her room 10 ~
tiro for tho night I at down ami avalted
the advent of Mr< Wilson. She soon aI-
TcarcL
A woman u about Eve ani thirty; well
but plainly srss.ed A. ] glanocd az her
with some curiosity I decided that WHEN
young shs must. after a certain typ q
tsauty, teen ercee'iingly goOi looking. Un-
fortunately hers was one u thoss faces cast
in an aquilins mold-facos which, a. soon
a. the bloom of youth l. Lost or the owners
tlercof turn b thinncss. become. a. a rule,
,harp. strained. hungry apd severe looking.
Whatever the womans charms might once
have tesn she could now boast q very few
There were lines AROUND her mouth and
on her brow which told of suffering; aud.
a. judged H. not tho calm, rcsigned suffer
ing which often leaves a sweet II sai on.
prsssion ON ths face. but heroe, rebelliOus.
constrained suffering. such a. turrs young
heart into an old one long before IL TINA
IA abe entsrei the room and bowel 10 me
her face expressed unisguised surprise at
SEEING a visitor who WAS a stranger b her.
I apol0ginsd for tho lateness d my call. thsn
hastened 10 tell her IL obiect She listened
with polite mpassibiliiy. She made no
comment when ! repeatedly spoke o. my 81
styled sister a. Lady Ferani. II was clear
that. a. Philippa hal said. Mrx Wilson was
convinced a. 10 the valid nature q the mar
rage inveighed roundly against SIR