Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1885-02-03
NUMBER 5.

% call al my tanksrs on The way Il vas
my intention 10 tAks with sas = large sum In
gold Sose. q any Kind could - ,ssoc,i.
Tat the fright sovcrvigns ~ouh tell no tale
I changed my check, ani While doing 30
Aaked II thsro we're any letters for mo sev.
sral tsrsons aiirssssi letters % me AZ my
banksr's Tho spruce cashier rnt g. inquire.
and. With my Ia q g1ld. Ta.ei under ths
bran wire railing a lcttsr with q womans
handwriting On the envelope | thrust 10
into my pocket. 10 read a, my LEISURE
We travelled BY the tidal train for Paris.
via Folkssions AMI bOulogna u vas not
Tie ricasantos' weather in ths vorli for Q
joufuey: bui | wrapp~i my charges up
warmly, ani dli ell I could o. mitigate th.
hafdshiys % the voyage. undertaken osten.
ably fur tho axe of my health Ny mother.
sho was by nov an experienced AMI "a
snnet travellcr. ssttiei hsrsslf down D. ths
tourn.y, although shs littls s,isssed ho-
short its rot meant b. give her until vs
rrachsd our destlnation She laughingly
protested against the cruelty % dragging an
"a woman like herself away from England
bis, A. she lai returned % ~, bu' there was
Ina. in her voice and manner which told M
abe woui for my saks make q far greater
Acrihcs u comfort than thiA
thought phiilppa's spirits. liks mine. ross
A. we lsft fonl0n hehlni us Shs unilei at
my salliss AMI feeble aitsmpts AZ making
merry, which. nos that 80 we're fairly on
oar roai D. Hafsty. we're noe quite a. forcei
a. they hai len during thu last few dayA
She listened With interest 10 the picturcs !
ir.w-imAginary ones, u oours-of the
h~sutis- % tho sJuth, AMI was glad % 10
lisr- that the thoaght q visiting that
m GIT almost - eali~i h., native Land ws
ginning % awaken b-r interest Only 81
mo b. abe D. sho- hsr that hfo ooald stiil
profni.e a yicsant future. sni ths moody
memories of the Tass months might L. ban
isi.i forever
am sure that no one ~ho could have srsn
us that nornlnx would have dreamed that
out = that lariy n thrcr. consisting u a
oomfortaLe. plsasantlooking kngllsh ma
tron, a strangely hsaatifal glrl. ami myself
tho were fyinx from the hAnds n Isstice
Our appearance vas certainly such a. -
di.arm all suspicion
"Hu, whsre are ~e goingr askei my
mother Il cbj-ct - go wandering about
without tnowlng ~hsrs our pilgrimage l. .
snd
I'VE are going 10 r.ri. ar,,. then q spain
TO shsrevcr wo can hni The warmth ani
sunshine which ls neoossary 70 my ssisisnce.
n - can't nni them In Spain. 90 oil cross
over % Africa. AMI. u beciiul ~ down -
The Fquaior"
Then you young people wiil have % q
aiona draw ths line u my gooi mature
st Euror."
Iglano..l ., PhnippA Her long curvei
lasnes hi her eyes bot tslitals blush ~As
On her chsek knsw that The lay ~as Mt
81 very distant wben she soull answer NY
apfeal as I wishei knes that couli
bui sweep WAY the recori q that one n gh'.
all might ye, ~ vel wlth her on, that
shs may never recall Via, ! alone knesi
AZ 80 were nearing foikrstsn, ! rsm,rn-
t~rei the letter which hsi teen given me AZ
tho hank I drew u from my hrratt. In.
tending b rcai ~. bot the sight Of the
Rsilng paztmsrk on the outside maie nls
change my intention rvmsmbcrri hrA
wllsln's half promise 10 send me sons coin-
munication iongci and yci dreaded -
hrsak tho s.al I felt u would D. hotter ior
me % raj that letter alone Whatever
might D. the tsnor a i,s contents. vas SUR
IL had som, tearing Ca fhilippas relations
With Sir Msrvyn Ferrani
We we're soon on boari ths steamer AMI
under way Although ths Arctic risors OF
The las, thres weeks hal departed. the air On
the "a vas TOO Keen % make the chanrel
fas,Ags an enjoyable ons peruatei my
mother AMI Phiilppa = take refuge In the
saloon. ami thon found quiet spo, ~hsre
was allie D. rsai my letter without fear ot
interruption ~ of t-traYin< mysef - ihe
emotion IL. contents might cause u ~n
vel al -. for the hrst words hianchsi
my chsek The LETTER began abruptly, soi
n know or guess all ! know Why Mr.
Nsrvyn Fcrranl did not reach my house
that night ! know the reason Tor her
strange sxcitsi state know Why sho left
nv houss before you came % ~,ek her.
know how he met with tho death h. 10
served
4" All she Il braver than am shs h"
done whst Year, ago ! ssore ! vouli DO
and ye, hai no, the courage was bas'
enough TO for~go rcycnse for the -ake 81 tns
tsggafly mAintsnancs he orsrci me-for
the sake. tsrhap-. " my children ! sank
low enough t0 become hls tool-to DO a. he
tais me, even % taking under my roof the
woman who thought hcrs,lf hU wife We.
Ne has bs.n braver than 1 Bat her wrongs
were greater than mins. for had bot nay.
self b blanc for teing In such a degrairi
position that he could throw me aside Ike
an GA glove lie never married ma
"Fear nothing for your sister. n he b.
your sister Tell her my iips are sealed %
the death. ani for the sake o, her brave at
tell her this
Sir Meryyn rerrsnls hrsi wife lied o.
As 1874 Of June. is6-. three moaths bfore
the day on witch he married your sister.
She dis.i at Liverpool. AZ No. Silver street
she was buri~i In the csmetery, unier the
name q Lucy FsrraDt She has friends
alive. II will H. easy 10 prove tsat she was
the woman whom he marrici Her maiden
nar.s VI. King lie hatei her. They
tart~i lie gave her sum q money On
condition tha, she never callei herself his
wife lie Lost aght Of her; never dd
For years hoped she would die. AMI that
ne would marry M. She diei TOO late for
the hops % b. realiEsi | toh him q her
death; but I changed the data would no,
tell him whsre she dlei. Part of bis Object
in coming 10 Rcilng that night was D. en-
,savor - wiring thu information from ma
lie would never have had 10 No other
woman should have bsen his wife 90 long -
I could stop ~
"Sow that he h dead. you can tell your
travs sister that she may. " shs Likes. take
the nams. title, ami what wealth shs can
claim Fear nothing from mo; will 10
silent a. death"