Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1885-07-14
cHAITER XIV.


"u0rE srRiNCs rrERSAL"
Ansr Tsairioo hal lsft The draving rcom
frank siopi motioulo-s for a c'uple q m.n.
iis-. no could not at COCO relllae bis Iosi.
ln In "a dim ind.stinct Nay h. saw what
nizhty change hls failure must make la hli
a.. hAt o. aianlutsiy shraRk frum calling w
finished pasture = What b. fAncisi hls a.
urc life must D.. unooiorci by tbo love which
D. hal hy nov learnsl 10 look upon A. indis
sn.ahio 10 making tie pasture a pleasing
ne
Ho coun uot unlcrstAni IL. Iie oouiI noi
.licycit Prank Carrithers, although PER
ectly able % yaluo himself fairly, was NJ
oKclmh, ra.ly D. fancy every littls act -
slndnazs or plliio attention on tho part q a
somAn an evidence q consuming passion
or hlm-sli Although for vesu Ls hal
-..n making ysllci love o. Bsairioo. there
sas NJ arti0n u hers b. which h. Cut,ld point
nj sayi That gave me- hoI.s AMI lel mo On
Il hal Mt felt her hand hnger In his own
T. hal nj ana sudden blush dye har chc'k
4. h. drvw uear iio hal not caught tho~s
arus-t gray cys- htei upon him With moan-
nx which lovers readily guosA IL was pr
are The very al-cnoe q anything approach
uE coquctry anil encouraging which % frank
al maie thc giTl - wvll worth the winning.
Nevcrthcle.s, thcro was s0mC thing-he
ouid not, darcl not Iarticulari1c- sofnething
a her manner, moro ESPECIALLY during tho
ast few days, which had. wei, to Ny Tho
cast, BEN of great oonfort b. him lie
ancis.l, Il may have bcsn but fancy, there
sas a change IN The way In vhich she spoke
q him-prhaTa In tho way IN Which she
ookel si him. We, there must have been
omcthing. Or, although be di mt put the
housht into worls, Carruthors kncw that
al R,atrice b.n tho kame b. him a. In the
arly days q their aoguaiDf.oncs no love ot
alA. how--cr dominant, could have forcrl
him 10 put the question he hAi ju., put with
uch sorry, AMI. II may b. unforc-sn 70
iult. The mans half cynical exterior hii
proui and srusitive nature Hal hop. bccn
entirely alsnt he would not have tarci
hi. heart o. tho woman 10 loved bit In the
NOrld.
Even In the ilr.t bitterne-s u defeat h. dill
not hlame her That all was en.ie.i anl over
he never douh,si His foelings were thosc ~
hcvillerment lie could not understani ]; Il
could sse no reason for this summary AMI
withoutapTeal o. t,ction u his love.
II must 10 ami think 10 all over, he NUT
tered. Il can't think here, IN this room whero
the perfume u her dr,ss still lingcrS'
Ho sto,I..l and picked up tower which
must have fallen from her drcss. He took a
glove which Was lying on the piano.
What lcyeler love i, he sAii grimly
"ono laughs at tho hiotic proocslings u
othcrs. AMI when ones own time cornes DE-
lust tho same. A glovei A ho~eri Conven-
tioual emblems, lacking even originality.
What fool amr'
Ncvcrthelcss hs kept them both, and n
doubt derived as much comfort from them
tho posss,sion of such things Is FupT'ss,i e.
give
After this he took his hat, aud, forgcttin.,
all atOut the dinner-party, went cut into tho
gardcn to think. In spite q his assln,,l
calm he must have been strongly moved, for
he commenced his operation q thinking by
digging his heel into tho Immaculate gravel
path % viciously that tho largo roller was
neclel for half an hour the nett mornlng In
order % smooth matters down. Then,
ashamed Of this burt Of passion, he walked
down b. tho bottom a the garden, and ~
eardlssss u OCtotcr dews and chilly air threw
/ himself Ona sat and strUvc 10 socount for
What had hapysnei, and 20 determine H. ~
suit ~ far a. his own future was conccrncd
but think A. he would, and wc may pre-
sume his brain was q clever and able one,
Mr.. Carruthers could only gct b. three Con
c.usiOns, unsatisfactory wben taken singiy
and, Of courSe. trcbly 20 In the aggregate.
Firstly, b. Was more In love with Bcatrice
than ever secondly, hs could not under.
aani why shs hal refused him. Thirdly
having onoe asked a woman b. 10 his wife,
nothing would induce him 10 rcpeat The
question.
''No, won't grcvel," said Frank. Most
fellows fao.n % ~ esel when they are Ina love.
Hang ID. l WON'T Ill 10 original In that
respect N have 81 cut my heart cat.
Tbeso remarks were q course applicable q
conclusion number thrce-a conclusion si
which love always laughs. Given prouder
man than Mr.. Carruthers, AMI a. hcpelessly
IN love with woman, that woman, II M
wishesi, might have fro-h deslAration u un
DYING passion every week In the year. On
| ycs all lovers can ''grovel" II nesds h..
by and by curious whim seiz~i this par
ticular lover. He would 20 down and q,
sylvanus Morile. Not that no wished 10 un
BISON bis wces 10 the eurate-,hat woold b