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

Tun hNiflNN ~ NNN HNnM
Ths nrs' stage ~ our fighi towards safety
accomplished. I sai io-n % once mere ~
sisw tho sfnaiion. ani o. take suci counsel
a. cou'i give mysslf ! enieavorci tnfore.
thaios tte c0nsqusnors ~ ths in'Fltails
discovery n Slr Mcrvyn ferranda ieaih
u.si calmly O. asreriain In vhai quarter no
lanscr q discovery va situated. ani NV
t.,si D guard against or turn A. o. e. fefiL
Undouttsily The chisf psrson o. isar -.
M wnson Sho alone knss thai il1 man
lntcni-i g. reach neiing that night shs
alone knsw In what relation. or fnprns-t
relation. ~ stool O. ihnirpa Ihe very
uisht u hs death wouh b. frcd by 10
NOV storm, ani frit sure that ~ s-rn ~
hs dsai man vas ienuhei Mr. Wiison
couii n1t fail q associate her guests Fiiie
departure ant subsequent illness riih 80
terrible event TIE moment she rereai~f
What sho knes ~ susIectoi. susVicion must
roln, % ths right p.rson. sni pursuit mus,
Al onos follo~ NJ heart grrs sick. a..
think hou ~ouli. ! could 49, NJ ioophols
Iy which D. ssrar- from ths danger
Abaut s-conlary things ! truuhlri tui
u,tie Tpon calm rvoonsaierafirn. ! IA
"a tsiisvs that my s'oili william would
for a moment jump a. ths right cunciu usion
n h. ~srs lei D. suspect ethics ~ IA
-suli D. me. noi rhlirga. AMI sell tns~
that Ls was - much attachsi . M that.
although hs f,ii certain I hai done ths
is.i. b. volh fesi equally certain that !
hai cool AMI pr1f.r feasnns for doing IT,
AMI ~ wori d my dsinmeni you'd pas.
his retlcent ilps y. there Wa little o
fear from william
hai Uamsl myself deepiy ior the i'm.
rul.s which hal urgsi M % huri The fatal
woapun away Why di I MT kecp % ani
bufy it faihoms dsopi n that pistol vere
f1unl 10 would p-ally furnish Gov
which might D. followed up AL undo
,vsrythlng Ny only hoIs was that hai
thrown it in soms 80, shsrc - might IL
for yoars undiscovered until AT as.ociation
t-f.een ID anI ths murder hal disspIeare,i
To sum up brleny. was houni o. dsciis
that the iamning clrcumstantial evi'nos
which couA D. furnished ~ Mr. Wilson
drove uio tack D. my original isa Ihers
"a. NJ chance - my pr ihihrpas -
naming unhcrus-i " unsusp ciei 20 the
lei shs hai unsittiagiy done 30 boz only
hors % safety indeed. consiiering al. I
nav also ay my only hope - safeiy -ss
rapii rlsht We mus; gain soms lani IN
,rrcstei What lani vas thsrel
MANY ons The date of my story q 10
fore is7l. ~hrn nsarr all the sttf aditi1o
lrcaii.. wers ma.la A. thst tine ,sch
treaties n s.ei with only two foreign coon.
tries. Tranos and th- United stats, 80 tha,
our ckoloe Of resting-placs sas not - I'M
It'd a. thoss Who arr fying from tho clutches
u the Law hni u today However, In orier
70 make CERTAIN. paid visit D. legal
friend of mine. and. by quoting a supposit.
tious ca.s. managed % acquire a good deal
u Information respecting the dealings % ons
nation With another. ~ far a. fugitvos we're
conosrned
1 found that althoagh, with the two ~.
c~ptions above namei. there vas NJ settlei
international law on the subjrct. there was
hind of unwrittsn substitute. which wa'
known by the name q the Comfy 81 Ma.
tions Unier this oods OF courtesy anotori
ous criminal. ~ho had sought refuge In ths
arms u another country. vas MT uncom-
monty. although there was no lac unier
which hs could H. arrested, given up % his
pursusr.. by being simply driven acros the
trou,isr of The country in which he hAi hopei
10 fnd security However, ] gathered that
this so-oallsd comity was scarccly expected
10 b. ersrcissi by the most friendly state
unle-s the fugitive hai hed almost red
handel. and 80 PLACED bis guilt ley doubt
No ons exactly know how FAR this Obllslng
expulsion might h. countei upon IL was
generally SUPPOSED o. b dechei ~ tns
amour, q inn1sncs or persuasion which oos
government exercised On the other
This information rather upset my precou'
cslvei idea a. 10 the EASE with which safety
might b. obtained; but reflection told me
had little 20 fear The case against fhhipps
could h. nothing more than one OF sus-
ricion. No one. not even myself bad seen
The desd done A warrant wouli, no
doubt. l. issusi for her arrest; bat " our
fight rrecluiei its execution dh not 10
lieve that any government would pus it>si
out u tho way b. all the knglish law.
There va. no one save myself, who eoali
po.itively swear that Sir Mervyn ferrani
hal h>sn killei by PhilippA
IleAried that Spain wA then. even a.
Is now, the land safest against English law
Perhats the reason IL that the grave yet Al
time. hot-tlooiei spaniari reckons human
life Al a lower value than more northeriy
nations Any way, IL was 10 SPAN that
,urn.i nv sycs: spain that ] resolved 10
reach without an hours unenforcei delay.
Ths very nsxt day preached tho subject
Of foreign travel TO my mother Although
g ,hort time hal passei since they nrsi
met was ovsrjoyei 10 ses The terms upon
which she a1d phnippa stood ihe gin
sssm.d 10 cling 10 her a. 10 natural pro-
tec,or-ssemsi ready 10 install her In The
place q the mother shs hal lost After AL
the love q her own ssx Is indspensable TO
womAn's hsppinas< Il did my heart good
20 s.s the two together. Philippa talked 70
INV mother ~ she had never talked 10 M;
and | knew that when the day came upon
which should Ask for the oIly reward
-sntei, my mothers kindness 10 tne for.
saken and shame stricken girl would 10 an
ssvoca,e that pleaded strongly In favor OF
nv suit
But could ~ ever bet Gould Ne know
happine<s in the face % that dark nights
workl Al met my heart sank a. thought
that any day might hiring The crushing
blow. Let there b. no delay Let me not
blame myself hereafter for any negligence
or falss security. Let u away IRON h,