Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1885-01-13

Nrnlnr' SO books o. llls. liiticas hours
frr M today ri.uty i1 O.. plenty % think
,i-ut. al .arts ~ arran-a nisnta @ make
Farewell o mF mltiY suIIcn lfe lare
vel O. my aimlosl s.iish cristrncs hcnro.
forvari sf1uii have sorleihins wcfh ht'
lns for-vorth dyins for. if n.ris lci lnl
lrfa Was coming o. mf to-day cnnans in
grisf. ID i trus. coming as sister comls .
. brother An after al tha weary, weary
waifinr. shau 80 Dor to-iay-t morrow.
tvsrv dayf m mans deruilln, homagc,
wur.hIp AMI r.sarr' can in Dr. own eyes
r,Iast.in ms qu.sn shall snun LAY tna tho
lloau rlnrs tars O. lor cheek. IN fright
rnlt piay onrs more rluni h.r mouth. ~
aark So again e'nlurn' Nth harry
thonthff Anl th.n-ani tleu' What
.h.ull I car, for tho world or is snrcui IT.
whom. save mys,'f. shouil ho auss orahlli
Ts.n might whisp,r in hsr ear ''swcct
t-. iis pa,t vanish from oar lives as a
dream 1t larrin sl date from today.
Alfh,u-t rhiiIrrl unuil rraca mT poor
.,,ts-, f.r ono ulsht only. hal tholsanl
,-,r.r,t..n. to mako f1r ter comfort for-
tunstslv hal a sIars rom, ami. moreover.
a furri.i.,.i ono Noi that | should have
trouifei. vh,n ! vent into my scciuti1n.
siout such a suuarhuiiy as guest chamirr,
fut a. IA harpsnci 1 hll bought tha house
ant furniture complete, sn could ohcT my
welcouis gussi fair accommodation ior Tn
night
summCnoi my sold man toll him
that my sister was coming On Walt @ me.
that sho would siocp here tonight, but thai
uost llsoiy We should 81 away tomorrow.
Ne could stay AMI look after tho houso until
Ireturned or Int him Instructions what o.
40 with it william manifested ~ surpris'.
Hal told him o. make preparations iQr
ths ooming - my wifo AMI I've chilircn D.
would have oonsilcrci 10 All a TART u tho
days work. AMI wouh have done bis bss, b
meet my rcqurcmentS
lie ~ to work ia DIS impcrturbable, mo
tho.lical bat handy way o 60 fhilippas
room In Trim. A. soon ~ this was done,
auI tla neglected chamlcr male cosy AMI
wann.iooklng. toii him % borrow horso
AMI cart somowhcrs. AM fe,ch tho luggage
from Mr. Wls0nk 10 was b mention no
names. simply b. say that h. hal como Tor
the luggage, AMI % AK Il the LAZY hai any
mcSago q ssni
Then 1 AT down In the room which my
love would occupy and mu-ed upon tho
strange bui unhappy chance which was
bringing her bcneath ny roof wishct
TIA, hal an ouchanicr's wani b turn the
humble carnlturc q the chanbcr into sur
roundinss meet Tor my quecniy fhnippa-
wishs.l that hal. at least. flowers with
which could deck her r,sting place, Tor |
rememi~rci how passionatcly she loved
fowcrs Alasi hal no, seen a flower for
months
Thea drew ca, Sir Mervyn Fcrrani's
latter. rad Il again AMI again. AMI cursei
the writer In my heart
William was away about two hours. then
10 male hls appearance with some tores
1 VS. delighted 10 SO thoss tangible signs
that Phnippa meant o. keep her promise.
TN that moment hal iccn troubled by
someshing like the douls that after all she
might. upon calm reflection, rescind the
re~olution formsl In her excitement Now
her coming seemed 70 a certainty.
Nevertheless, william brought no me-
sage: - there was nothing for mo 70 do hut
wait patiently until abe chose - cross my
threshold.
Although my pleasing lsbors of love were
sndei. I was not left iile There wa
another task u b. done to-day. ] st my
teeth AMI sat down. thinking quietly a. 20
tho way In which Il might b. best per-
formed Tonight meant 10 stani face 20
facc with that black-teartei scoundrci
known a. bar Mervyn ferranii
c,n.u'ts,l the time table HIS letter
named D.. ariicular hour; but ] saw that II
he carr Dui his expressed intention IL
heinz hight. there Was bat ono train
by Viii ouii come; there We but oos
way ling 10 the hcu'' g which
Phllip Zen staying. u n'ant "a
walk. his letter said. this might 10 In order
10 escape oh~~rvation The tain vas dos
at Roiing st O'Clock. The weather was
cold; q man would naturally walk fast
Mr< Wilson's hOuse must BE- four miles from
the station Let me start from there jusi
bsfore the train arrives. AMI should prob
ably meet him about half way on his Jour
ney. II would bs dark. but ] should knov
him. should know him among thousand
rhers ou The opsn ioasly rosd BIZ Mervyn