Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1885-10-13
CHATTER xxxiL

Fr haur. AMI h.urs M, Miller rmainsi
hissiuliy ignorant d the fat that ihe
slseis nhICh ucrc lcariug her to her iesii
naf on l.fo aisl slrrOw ami ruin in the 90.
.,a of Mauro. ucrsrY 1hs fellow travel.
-r. ili roi cIufront each o,tef until tho
u-t m.rl.ne AMI elrn tie throufh train
va. .ru Dui ~ Paris Sarah iuio,i hal
fssn aI lut lnsisilis since slc bar ieli tho
Dover ani Calais tosi Tho crossing hal
te~u q rough onc. aud Isa-s.ckuess claims
ure4sirno, v-h tls mini IN most prsoccu-
llrl sarah hsl - - much. AMI a. s0on
as n, frun lsrsrn tn IA sunoth. .soing
train hal ..u-hi f.rriiulurss = boz uev
in si.sn Hervey. sho hai no ui.h o. pre.
eifafair matters by an uniimilf revolution
uf hs pr-s.ncs hai aso cnacrd h.mieif
from scnrral ol-srvaiion
nut sou.e time after ths train fai lcii the
Pars ant lyons s'afIon S,fah oIsnei tho
io.r q trr onmsHtahie compartment AMI
ln iLe narrow ganEway of ne train cane
ful upn Msurio. Hervcy. iie uas smok.
inr AMI satchlng ths fyng aniscaTa
ttfough tie glass ~indoss AZ ths atc q The
uafrus passagr iie turn-d. looksi a.
sar.h. ani iaughri la cruel msrrimsni as
D. saa l.fr gafe n h1rrih-d surprise
"Youf 49, gasPsi you have failo~ei
ms
aEvcry .isp sine, yoa lsfi my bambls
absic my drar Sarah
So iurr.ia asay All rys.nt'rsl th' ON.
paftm.ai she h.l lcit H.rey followed
i,r. srI rth a laugh thrce h.m.rif down
"a on, sat roarrsi b. The donr Ile train
wnr fi mn and the oomrartrirufs u-e
small Dn... sl 10 harfrnoi flaf co. TOO
f..fi1 wrru alone
Il vas tvpicai ~ tn mans cru-l nature
that b. l0.ok.l fofsar,i slth feol.r.t of keen
suj1ymrut o. ths torturc Which ~ fnsant 20
innlcf upon The woman during tlols hours
oftrssoi ~ forcing upln be- th' irc'enoe
which o. knew so unWeicoue
'rOh. Ycs. sarah. h. All l.crng'yi II
foliowci yau and I shall never 'eaye your
sile until yol Lad ms b. nv beloved wife.
It. NJ god ih.nking you can gitc me the
dIp t. ave trouble NAV ten yol knoN
you ar ro.ng 90 Munich Whst clever
woman sou are. Safah am so much
obliged O. you"
she rruns hor hands convui1se,y. then
COVERED her fsoc .ni moanei Hhe hai
actei, A. shc thought. for The lrs', lu' thi'
mans craft hsd overcome her Her mistress
was b is male % suffer. AMI through her
Ihrough tle one who would willingly acri'
o. holy AMI soul 10 ave hef from pain
"Dont h. sulky. sarah" sa.d Hsrvey.
The games up nov, ~ may a. vel give
in Here. make yoursif useful AMI hll my
PIPE can't uso this confouni'.i right arm
q mine
ste toos no no,ics u his rrqnesi, bu,
presently she raised her head AMI boxed al
him.
"Be warscl.- he sali in low tones
"Onco more ! say. h. waruei IN time. Leave
this train Al the neHt station fiy Wills
you can
lie laughed s-prnfully Nov, isit like
lyr h. saii
She made no further Gppeal She sank
tack into stony silence. and from that time
no remark no question, No tauni Il the
mans could draw word frum her thin lips
Hour after hour went ~ ani Sarah Miller
saf In her cornsr moti0nless and silent ~ a
statue.
Bus her thoughis' Her Thoughts we're
busy enough They throngel ami invaded
her hrain. They changed AMI shifted from
incohercnce b. systematic arrangement and
hack a-ain b. incoherence. ThrOngh all the
tumble the one fearful truth shone out dis.
iinctly. She vas taking this man 10 hsr
mistr.~
No food had passei her lips since she left
London Al desire 10 eat hal left her When
she firsf caught sight ~ Herveys haiefui
form. Her hands wee bot; her veins
secmed full u fever, ami nov and again a
mis-, seemsi % close round her. from which
he emergei only o. sce once more the cruel
fAoe q her torfnentor. 80 lle hours won't
by
Hervey hal food scnt into the carriaga
He Also coasolei himself At short intervals
with brnndy and water. lie bought cigsrs,
smoked them. and grumhiei a. their tad-
ness Sometimes b. rose, walkei out into
the gangway ami stretched hs legs, but he
kept keen watch on the woman No, a
second time would he fail from lack OF Vig'
ilanoe For amusement he now and again
tauntei bis companion, AM his teers, sp-
tarently unnoticet. drove her 10 the verge
q desperation. Her hands grew hotter, her
pulses beat with fercer rspifiiy.
The sun sank. the twilight died away; the
Iamp- we're li,. Every hour, every moment
tronghi grief nearer and nearer 10 Beairice
Long before another sun roc the train wouli
tc al Munich. The thought madiened the
white-facet woman.
shortly after the train lett stuttgart
the steward looked In AMI In broken kag'
llsh suggested that the beds should bs pre-
parcd Mrs Miller shook her hesi, AMI
sienihed that she had no sish 10 retire 10
rest. Hervey ordered more trandy AMI
also declined the proferei couch. The
steward wished that he could have tbs ~
fusal q one a those unmsts couches AMI
the time to occupy A. shrugged his should
ers, and withdrew. The travellers were once
more alone In les than i've hours ths
journey would b. al an end
Suddenly wave Of inspiration flooded
Al. -. /. ...,.,t. h.r....i hrsiu An I'm.