Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1885-08-25

brad mahogany counter to the spruce cash
ier.
lie leans.I across ths oaunter AMI nsks.l
hcr In tn poiiiof m1nncri
Howl Yfuh sff
Nh, Miller euih have i've hundfei In
guid. and f,. tank ~ England uotei fof
one hun.ir,.i d.. MS each Tle mouey va
.ounie.i oui Mr. Miller buttonel tn nois-
insiis her drsss. Tho hag - golf she plao'.i
IN her f.cket. whcrc with every movement
n tumT-i heavily but roaeuringly against
her tx. ami In dumb iuf painful show prp
claimed that II Wa safe Thu she ~ rjoinei
her misir,-.. AMI tle cab carrici th,m g.
Backiown railway staiion
They icukei D. pudiingion. A. they
wantei ~ oonpani0ns they entsr,.d a laslis.'
carriage. Every Traveller Knows that solitude
!. mat often found In tho~e compartments
r,--.ryci exclusively for fls fair 81 This l.
a delicate compliment o. man. huf naf. pr
hafs. fully Appreciated by such men who.
after ewing vacant sat ensiously. have O.
enter carriage moro than ihnne part fun
of pople
The train sssris.l For a whno Boatrios
AT A. one In reyefie M. Miller. Who held
the by. wa'choi her face Beatricc sighed.
looks.l up ami met hcr coinpanions gan,
lie viii follow us she All shc trsmbled
a. sle sprke.
"Y.-' ifhe can flnd %. Poor dear, n b.
can a. so he'n hunt you o. death Wen q
where D. can't hnd us. There vel wait
until h. can trouhe you no morc. my sweet
All when will that t.f sighsi heatrioe
"Whsn b. l. struck down. When my
urayrrs are answered Whcn you louk on biz
dead face ami know that you arr fr,c'"
Hush hu-hi How can you dare D. pray
for a mans dsaihi Even whom h. has ~
wrougci. oould not fcroo my hIs 10 form
that prayer
"Oh. nv dear my dearl that l. different
You would D. praying foT yourself Gpl
woud uot listen. but ! pray ouly Tor you
and lle Will
sarah D. sileui. said I.atrios. She had
always It her facs sisrnly against her mails
religious nishts But Mr. Nlllers excite
nent hal hy -ow rcache,i pitch which -
sl.,..l even B.atrios's commands
So shc ALL In thrilling tome. which
maIs even the child of.n bis eye. in wonder.
msni, last nigh, a sign canDe % me-, adreain.
iooks,i down from somewhere and ss my
elf A. must l.. a. ii was htci shoih ls
l-forc the worh legan. where The wurm
disth not
"My p,or sarah. d. calm
"Whero the fire j. MT qucnched ! sw
my-f. and I saN hlm. H. va clo-c at
hand ca. Goi means to strike. AMI soon,
yery socu
Iler yoico hal such intensity. here such
awiM lrnk IN them. that little Harry, VII
bad satchoi her Ia that spell-bouni mannsr
rmmou a. reflective ohllirvn. oaIss 10 -
,onclusis that slme,hing vas wrong, and
81 up a lusiy rar
"soc. said Rairio, reproachfully, ''you
have frighiensi the boy
The woman grew calm AZ onoe. Ihe biags
4 fanAiicisn faded from her fac, sni'.r
sas onoe moro tho attentive nurse AMI faith
iul -orvant Thc train hurioi them onNafds
ln their fight
Flight Yo. IL was hight' Heryey's
threat hal struck home II hal carrici Gun
slctinn Hairice never douhtci his as-r-
TIN that although II might h. impossible Tor
tim o. f1rcc har to coino b. his siiir. b. ouuli
legally take the 10y from her Shr letter
minci 20 fy. leave no traoe, hide f.f aSh.le.
sni ~ tn man in her al~enoc a. his worst
n b. told her frisnis thc tale ~ he marriagc
would NJ least save hcr frum tho pain
q so dang She hal MT yet -.itls-i whittier
b. go. but she moant tonight o. D. oui q
England
Tho little hoy. A. was usual when h. aP
p.ar.i in public. hai attracted much ait'n-
tion while thcy saite.l GA The Blacktown
platform ~ great j. the interest etciisi
by such p.'rfoci sIecimen - chihihoei that
ssciv woman AMI not few mcn turnci AMI
lookel after him. AZ tho firt sioWage a
la.iy who saw him through the windoN
lctually fctchcl her husband cut q Tho
rcfreshmeni roam O. l,ok AZ his golden hair
Shr va, Ia; a young wife, or h. might
have known better Ileasing a. such aimi
-aiion must have l..n o. Beatrio', u -ssm''i
b. truuhle Mr. Mlhr A. the train ~
umei H. Oours.s. sle turn~i 10 hairice.
IL must h. done, nay der. !, must T.
lone"
R,airice. ~ho nov hal the by. huggei
lim tightly. II wun't-I can't Do ~ he
all
we shall D. tracs.i all over the wurh by
Z. my dear, saii Mr.. Miller, sadly.
"Oh. sarah Il J. tco cruel-too crueii
~. ID a. twist Il up AMI hide H.
Th-rc~ith he twisted up harry's sunny
ocks. turned thcm over On the top n his bead,
mi fastened them with a hairpin. His cap
sas reulao,sl. AMI very comical ihe boy looked
Aiih nj. hair growing upwards
And very PRETTY be- lookri when, a minute
terwar,l.. thinking this was a new sort ~
game. h. shook ~ biz cap. shook out the
snot, and. presto down fell the glowing
,lou1 again.
Il was tuckci up again. Itwas shaken out
lgaln ami again and again II was hne
qnrt for the baby. but leairice bsgan 10
flancc timidly AZ her mad. Who shopk her
,e.i oulinously. I'VE hall h. followed every
Sherc, he said Bcatrioe sighei.
Hell Il. big boy In No time. my preity,'
,aid Sarah, then u must cume N. Don't
run the risk now There's not such hair In
The thr-c kingdoms"
Strange that n woman who believed so
implicitly In destiny, Mr.. Miller should L.
On h.r calm moments - calculating AMI for-
ssing.
Beatrice kis...I the soft cloui, ami aid that
was why u was such in. Sarah, without
A wori. drew cat a newspaper AMI large
rair u bright sci<s,rs. lteatrioc turned
away h. hide her trar<
sarah cut a hole Ia the ccntre of the new
paper-a hole juzt big enough for the boy D.
put his bad through. Hedid 70. AMI thought
i great fun. Iiis blue eyes danced With
Ielight. "Ii0ld ths oornerS mis-. said
Sarah. Boafrice with averted eyes took up
two of them In her trembling hands The
-ruel work hegan.
Ruthless A. tn SHEARS q Atropos, Sarah
piled her bright bla,ics. aDd the boy's gilt
teTing locks fell In soft masses on the out
spread STANDARD. Never before had the
column. of that influential tournal gleams>i
~ brightly Clip. clip clip, went the
Scissors, every clip seeming to cut Beatrioe's
hcart In i've MINUTES the work was roughly
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