Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1885-01-27
CHAPTER VI

CHAPTER VI
rHE srcnrr Krrr
n l. nesiiss, D. say that whsn I asoks tho
nett morning my hr.f thought sss % Pail
lpra. bnt my drst action was b q q my
wini1s ani LOOK AZ tia skis Ny hart
sank within me NJ ! sas that ths snos had
c-asei faiiin-. AMI the slnfrr sun sas shin
ing. ihrrs up the sssh. Oh, ell air cut
mo Ike knife I gathered up a handful -
nov from che wlnl0v-si Il crumhlci In
my finger, Ike tolfh-rovisr I su-sssi NJ
oncs that hart b'ark frost hal sIrc1eisi
ths snow. Iran down stairs ani < g.ancei a.
my thrrmoms'sr outsiio my sitting room
window II registered twelve degrees -
frust Ny spirits rps fsit that ihilippa
9oall H. savri Tho wlni was dus eas, ).
81 i1nr sit stayei there ths froii woui
last. art that Whit tomb ga ne roadsiis
hiis The sscrut = ths dreadful night
ffouni. moreover. that lhnlppas conii'
ton 49, al thaf couli. un'i.r ths circum-
siancss. D. hop~i o. sinoo she bal asak-
sn~l from that long sleep into which TIE
ofisis hal piunrsi hsr. there hai t-sn no
recurrence ~ che ioluslons. NJ ymptoms
whlch gave M any alarm sis va, n
cour.s. weak ln hsiy. hu' quite quisi ani
cull.cisi she SPIKE bot iiiis ani NE fes
wor,is shlch shs an srsak hal no hearing
"a fortaiiru or disturbing ublscts
Day after lay went by. ani siiil N brave
liark first tsli TIE sorl in ifs ir0n grip
ani ksp, ths s'crs; % the night Morning
after moruing ~oks o. hni ths wini st.ii
hio.ing from The east. IN ikl.- clear and
showing every sviienee ia long spsli q
hari weather A rrrsrniimfnt hat ..
shout D. tavei vas n1s hrmly eiiah.tshei
Ia my mint Thohsavons themselves aoem'i
O. D. shisiiing us ant working f1r 40
have NOT given che year in which ihese
thinrs occurred. bot many vh1 can rrnn'tn
tsr ihsf mighty fall q snor. ant ths time
which ths fri krf' 10 on ths earth. viii D.
aiis O. "a ths da's H.nos that Jar ther'
has Leon NJ weather Ike r.
nsv ~ dsy fhnippa grew letter an
stronger tsrars vou. 81 ! promised O.. All
] ds.crirtlan wh.ch ls nj Absolutely Necessary
n nv treatment q my rat.snt ani al
te-hnir.i summary - ths cas- hut heforo
many DAYS tai rnns hv I know that. a. !
| iaf..i. I hal o. deal ~ith ons % those rare
ln,,anc-s in which ths balance - ths mini
l. restored o. flrcsi sleep AM the c'm.
flsfs restoration n health s tui matter
/ of tms ani care
Assaon alt tecams a certainty that All
dan-or O. iff or rrasln vas az an eni ]
han o. crntiisr What courss % Adopt
I Tls m.mrut 80 was vel enough D. risk
A.. i,urasv. ~ oven. IA ihav 80 in. taisrr
/ thar. rhuIpra must ~ firm tha scens ~
/ tts trarstr lu which shs hat Ilayci so 'sr
! riiis. ~ fa'iy irrsspons.hie, part We
uust ruf Land ani aeas between ourssl w.,
All ths fatal spoi Bot toN % prftuai,
| h.r that such q fight vs. alsolutsly nec''s.
aryi rroihsr and s.,ter ~ ~ ho~ tsfnisi
/ cur.,lvs.. vouli sie ever consent o. accoun.
| cav mo abroall Hal The right o. pat th'
I vou,sn loved In such an oqa.vocal Tosiii1nl
- . siausanl tins nj Ani ~ knss
tt.r, uas no .afeiy flr her In fnglani. ani
With whom could shs leave Englani sava
With msi
dared no, urge upon her my true reason
/ fof r -ht o. wns mF greatest hoIe that ih'
events of that nirht hai ieft her mini When
/ The madness loft her. never % D recail"l
/ AMI nlr time vas Trc.singi ten dAi' ual
| passsl b. The glorious frosi stiu k13t ol'
/ counssl. tut ~ could not las forever ID.
| AIN. nus, came whcu the white heaps o'
.nos uouii uaii ani walsh away. ani thon
i Sir Nsrvvn Fcrranrs cold dad faca would
.r,sar' aua ,sll he tale Of biz death 70 'h'
drsf rasisr ~.
/ had scarcely quilted tho tuu,o sinee ths'
,i.ht Yet oss DAY klni q morbii Ia
cinatlon hsi lsl me q walk along The raj
toward Rodlnx and b halt AZ what
/ luteei o. b. ths spo, where laid the deal
man by The slle % the roal fanciei
..uld single oui the very dr.fi under ~hie'
a. awful thing lay. ani q droary temptt
tlon 4 pr1ho TIE ~hits heap With my stick
aul mak. sure. assailsd me. ! rosisiei ~
ant turnei asay from the spot
There vas certain amount of uaihc "a
the roai by nos DE snow bal issi
l-,ten down by cart vheah AM peop'e.
fs.,. ~ that IL was quite pcsslbls % wall
frofs -. placs 20 another. - reaen'-
A. go from which Philippa I'D % see'
refus. .tt -, J sncouniersi Mrs Nispn
I was going ~ t4ss without any sisn .
recognition. bu, shs zoppci foe
IL thought you ~ers EsiDg % tAN' yoa'
sister awayf she sail
Lady Ferrand was unfortunately take,
very I'M Wien shs left you Shs i nov hard
ly well enough D. te removed
"Ha. shs heard from Sir Msryyn' aske.
Mr. Wilson. abruptly.
"Not 10 my knowlcigc.- replicl
"lt Il strange. Yea know. suppose. thA
n. waserfecis.l az my house that nighiT
.C.r,.inly I DO Il was Tor that reasoi
my sister ieft you"
Mrs. Wilson looked 81 ms thoughtfuiy
'.she will not meet him againf
Never" said. thinking As ] spoke tina
nv words tore a meaning only kno~n
myreif.
.Doe. ii, tat, himr she asked, sul
d-nly.
'ishs ha. besa cruelty wrongsi.' ! sAid
eyasiyely
Al. All III thought shs hated him
would - her osfore she leaves. AMI toll hsl
somsthing. I, ! thought he hated her
would tell him- viii wait AMI 80
She tunnel away and walkei on, leaving m
o. make the bsli of her enigmaucai ~ori'
She was evidently strange woman, AM
felt more surs than ever was In soms wa
mlrsi up with SIR Mervyn Ferrant'. earl,
life kai great mind 10 follow hsr en-
,.m.ni an explanation. but caution told M
hat the Les. saii % her the better. IL "a
,r,m this wornans knovledzs % ths rsls
aonship between Philippa and the des
nan that, when the secret OF tho night We
ala bare. tho gresssst danger must arisA
Afisr waikisg q few PAGES ar "hso
turnsi ani came hack % me. Give me a
addres,. she aid. Il may want - ~nss
you"
Ihesitatoi; then I told her that any lel
ters ssnt % my bankers In London woul
reach me sooner o. later. IL WAS too soon
srcits suspicion by ooncealmsn, Of one
movemsnts
10 ~as after hal gsrsi at that Whit
tomb by the roadside that my impatiencs :
remove Philippa grew hsrosr AMI nerce'
Moreover, \ hal at last male up my min
What 10 do with my precious charge a
.oon as shs would b. well enough 10 Tear N
Journey, resolved b. take her b lonfo
and place her In the hanis OF one OF th
TRUST, noblest tsndsrest women IN VI
vorld-my mother.
She was In London. waiting for me 70 jo'
her. had written, telling her that the
nous illness Of friend preventei me fro'
Issving my homo for sons days Now In