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


''lt Will a. hsr gooi Her rcculleciions oi
this country are bat AL onrs'
We'll, In ve.k or tw0 I will - about
~
NO. a, once. let us start tomorrow %
ihs next lay Aoihsr, | ask u A. favor
"Glte me some guoi roason. hasii, ani
wili do fs 80 Ssh
"lsos "a M. aud you vii - tho reason.
Cann1t you 80 that | am M. worn out,
ueryousi I mus, have a change, AMI Al
one.H
sho ran,l a. me with solloltuie Yea
know you ars not veil. bat why spainT
a wilma sick mans fancy. Perhaps
tecaurs it = Ihi!ippa' fathers country pu'
q into my hsat Mother, tell mo, how Do
you Ike herr
''Sha H. the woman you love. abe l. tcry
beautiful. shs has hccn cruelty treated, shs
= tiameifss. g. ssv more after 40 short an
acquaintance would D. staggsration"
"Nou vul CONE D. sIa.n ~tth me-wiit
hsrT
she tis.si mo ami gave into my whiui
Then saughi fhihpra
MY mother is going b. take us abroad"
siii, With smile shich VS. forcei. a. All my
thing for you.
she /. kini-shs l. sweet All fhnipps.
claspin- her hanis "liasll. am beginning
O. worship your mother. Bat Why aro 80
going airoadF
TO 81 away from al thought.. for ons
thing. for sncihcr bscaus, fesi il
sle gave ms a qu.ck iook n apprehcnsiln
wh.ch brought .hs fl.h D. my cheek "Oh,
iatut goat on.sH sle cr.sl lot m lrava
this iani of ics AMI I ~in nurs, you AMI
make yau vel Whero ara W goingI
When are uo gongT
"To sqain-tomorfos o. the neri day. >
~ lookei at mo With the troubled gaf'
~hich haI 3D. oftsn noticsd "na.l," sh1
sAii. ''you ar doing this for nay saka"
"Ani my osn. tear
"a threw asay your iove-i spolsi youi
NE ! came a. you a shamsi soman Yoa
avsd msi You dh me- scom me. You
hroushi me b. yosr mothers arms BAsll.
may Goi rcqu.ts you. ! never can
shs hurst into teans AMI lsft ths room
hastily.
II wss vel soiti~i ihs matt'r q the co..
sign jourury thea. That afternoon ths
wlni changed AMI a thaw ~ in-a tha-
that .lovly but slrsiy drow away ths thics
~hlte veil which covered ths ~hois - Eng.
AMI
That night bal iiiiis slesp oouli a.
nothing tnf d. awaks anl picture that
shita tomb slowly melting away. until tbs
rhfe fars isneath rHerci oui q q ani
male tho dread secret known ID all VII
would D. ilo frsi b. discover ti noult
ieus SINE country man or woman passing
that vsy In ths gfay ~ ths morning
drew pictures q The discoYcref'l horror NJ
shrlak - tsrrur D. or shs voui give.
scarosiy tarei o. closs my eyes for I knew
tia, II iiraamei my dreams would take
M. 20 .'ani over ths snasirfi. sni fore,
M to watch it melting asayi q ioenci %
me that until rhilippa ~as oui - zoe range
u TuruIt should not si.ep aEs's
Faster ali faster. nov % hal once tegun.
the thaw sent "a Warm ~in.i. h-avy rain
~ nstf DAY. heir-si it That trsmeniou.
fan n snos had. inieei. tosn m last sfori
of ths winter ! dreaded what ! might 90
in The mornings paper.
Dor 10 Eas tho third LAY q en- that on
which ! Voks about going abroad. ye, ~
we're s,.ll in London When Il really cam,
O. making preparations for The protctsi
trip there were thousani aDi ons thing,
D. l. done Ihsrs was the nssiinl paspors
D. b. ottaine.i NY mother had many pur-
chase o. make for both rhiAppa and hers
sf SIs was nos fully conientei sith ths
rfosreci q q long a. lourn on Tho cuntinent,
TT she Aksi Havsling In comfort. AMI Oh
bc,sd very much % tsing hurriei 70 :,
Vas that. In spite u tho pressing nr-i fos
inm@llaie ilghi. Ne usrs sill In i.onioa.
The dangerous delay male me nerv9uS
stritaLls ani nl ltsmprrcl This state u
mini Vas not without tcnehi D. our cause.
a. my manner A. vel AZ my looks fully ca.
sinc,-l my mother that my osn health "a.
ths s1ie ti.ct q ths journey -, Ike a
,ooi creature. she -, 10 s0rk In thorough
earnest o. gct everything really Tor our do
fsriure
To-m0rrov morning ~ vurs o. start
prayed Heaven that u might not 10 10
late. that ths next tsenfy.four hours might
pas. ~itbout wha, drsai-i taking piace
Der kns~ that ~ nos that ghAs'iy object
IN ths roaisiis must D. lying With the hshi
q day ou lts pale facsi
Win an effori opened thu mornings pa
r.r. ant ran hastily up and dorn the cll-
~
naws. o. money ey-market intclligcucei Herr
was The one paragraph which risetci al my
attention The white tomb hai given up
fs secrcti Readi To mo thoss woris we're
written In lottsr. q fire.
"HoREnLE DiscoyTRY MAN RoniNo -
las melting q the snow has brought d lighi
shat to.all apTsaranocs i fearful crime.
Yesterday afternoon lAborer walking ca
the highway discovered the body q gen
tisman living ~ the roadside lis death
hai t.en cau.sd ~ pistol shot IL sup
po..i that it must have occurred on the
night % the great snow storm, ami that Tho
hsiy has lain ever sino. unicr The snow.
which hal drifiei % the depth q soms fect
The facts that death must have been insian'
tane0us AMI that no weapon can D. found
near ths pot. % awsy ~ith the theory ot
suicide. letter. and papsr founi upon the
corf.s tend b show u 10 b. that % Sir Mer'
yyn Ferrani, Hart The unfortunate gym
tlsmans friends have been communicated
With. and th. inque-, will - opened ~
marrow
For some minutes I al Ike one stunned.
Inevitable a. IL was that the discovery
should - made. the shock recmsi scarcely
nghicncd BY the forekn0 wleige; ths danger
s.smei no les terrible On. that We hal
s,Artel yesterday even 10 start To-
iayi What might not happsn before 10
morrow morningi Ny frst impulse wa' 70
70 g. my mother ami heg her % hasten our
departure. bat reflection showed mo how
unwi.s this oourss would L. shouli alarm
her-aiArm Phnippai coui give no rca-
.a. Ny one longing ~as 10 ksep the news
from my poor love 80 her real that para
xraph an1 Who could answer for the cOnss-
ousncsl Iookiag A. a medical man at hsr
cas-. I knew that there Was something about
that nirht which troubled her, sons dream.
or semblance q dream. - which, fortu'
nately. she could a. Yet give NJ coherence.
Let her learn that Sir isrvyn fsrrani hal
ever since that night hsen lying dead where
al. met him. tho fearful truth must come
10 her Noi not n word b excite her sus-
plcion. Ny task was two'old one ] Ia
10 save her not only from what ! suppose
must call Justice. but aiso from horselt IL
...u,.i O. ms that the latter was the hari.
sss part % my work, hut I would do III
,wore would DO H. wouli keep watch
and ward, % - that nothing reachei her
that shs hsari nothing which could awaken
memories of thoss msrclfulls at-eni hours
I,ore tho paper 70 pieces and burned H.
think of al my DARK days that one Vas ths
one would b. least willing b pas again
tremblei at every foo,stsp On the stars
Any man who pausci for moment outside
our windows sent cold chill over me- And
in the midst % my misery hai - wear
cheerful face. ami talk 10 Pailipps and my
mother about the pleasures of our projectsi
iourneyi All II We only reached th. end OF
II in safety the pleasure would not 10 alto