Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1885-06-23
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TuE FRACTIONAL Corsfr.
Ms ClAu-on showed very little interest In
/ do approachlng visit To this curious and,
al timos, almost apAthctic yuung woman u
I scmol A. II all young men were alike, al.
/ though We have -sn that abe va capable q
,howinx strong feeling and emotion, a. vhsn
,hs reicCtei NJ. Moriles love
The only = utimeut Ms Clauson felt about
Frank CarruiherS werc the-e; She WAs rather
glad he was no, aclergymAn. ani rather sorry
/ b. was surt u cousin. Shs was not very
partial 10 cicr.ryrnsn, ani she thought that
male oouirs were apt o. presume ON their
I relationship. Perhaps they a..
Rhe hal nj even the interest which falls
/ b. the lot % ho,isss In preparing for the ar
rival ofa guest Herbert him.elf hAi zen
/ that the large feather te.i In he chintI rom
had been carried down AMI aired At the
kitchen fire. IIe hal with his o~n hands
given cot the ns.elful blankets, coun,erpanss.
shests AMI pillow case bal even looked 70
/ the match bor and pan cushion.
~, with somcthing akin o. iD'lifcrcnoe,
RaAtrice .aw tho lo.ige gate ofrn AMI Horace
bring the hor-,s ani large wagunatts up to
/ the door. She noticsl that the young man
I Who AT bes.ds him looked rather pale AMI
washel out She sAw several portmanteAus
hanied out, AMI ~ came b the con-lusion h
I intendci making n Ing STAY. Then she rc-
sumsi the book .hs was roaiiag II was far
moro interesting than any young man.
Nor was she disturt-si for some time. IL
was close upon the dinner-lndes,i, Beatrice
Was already drcsssi; 70 tho Talberts took
their sy,ia.t 10 hls room. and lift him to make
his evening toilet. Just before tho gong
-ounied tho thrcc men entered tho drawing.
| room. AMI Prank was duly prcsentel 81 Miss
| Clauson.
When Young man and woman know II 4
/ their fate 20 spend several weeks togcther IN
| a country hou~e, AMI when there "a family
| ooun-ction bctwcrn them, u = no uss com
mencing BY bcing distant 10 one another.
Al least, - thought Prank Carruthers, for
he shook hands with Miss Clanson, and began
/ talking 90 hsr as II he had known her all hl-
life. Ba;nce fclt sure he meant o. presume
/ on bis relationship.
stll shs was very civil and Kind 10 him
ami welcomed him 10 Oakbury. BY and by,
| in the cOurss Of his easy conversation, he
made what struck her NJ being an original
remark. What IL vas l. not recorded, but,
az original remarks grow scarcer every day.
any Young man who makes one a minute
after his first Introduction To a young lady 4
something cut of the common run 10
Heatrioe for the flrst time really looked to
80 what he was like. You may depend he
hal made up bis mind about her looks al
ifc was pale and appeared thin and over
worked By the side of Horace and Herbert
/ he sosmed a short, slight man, although he
vas qui,s middle height, and II thin had
plenty of muscle. He was very handsome In
his own style and hal q clever, intellectual
/ look IN his face His eyes were dark AMI
Keen. not rcsiless eyes, yet seemed 10 glance
at everything quickly and enable HIM In .
seooni 10 make up his mind about the oblcct
AT which he looksi. There was an expression
lowering about his mouth which physiox'
nomist would have told you hi ted at ar
cazm, and his chin rroclaimed that he had Z
win Of his own
By the time Beatrice had finished her sur
yey, and before she had cone 10 any dsciAion,
eroept that he WAS by no means III looking
the gong sounded. Horace offered his arm y
his niece, and led her 10 the dining-room, fol
lowed BY Herbert and Prank.
They dlned at rOund tsble, pulled aimo<i
up 20 the window. IL was pleasant al thu
time q year 10 bs able 30 look cut on the gar
den n Ifeverybody knew the comfort Of
rOund table when the party IL snAli, III
whole stock In thu country would he at onc'
bought up.
After all, I'm spite of his pale facs, her
seemed little the matter with Mr.. Csrruthers
His appetite vas fair one; but n . man couk
not make good dinner At Hardwood Hoos'
his interior organiAtion must bs In STAT
pass redemption 30 be sts hks b ~ MAJ
and talked like oos who's brain VS. n full
working ordr.
Its very good of you 70 take charge Of ~