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

r. Ihen, impatient NJ the delay, tird ~
tn rad
I was nov aims, is...a< ti,s winl All A.
once. sharp ani quick. ! felt iho binding
snow on my face Thc sini moanei through
the leafoss hranchts 1n either side q he
road TIE snow n kss shirisi mally hsre
ani there Evrn ln my excitement ! was
able % real.fl th1 fr-i that never b'fors
hal I Zen in fnfI I.ni s1 forcs a snow
storm. 90 ono which CAM on so suddenly
AMI. like myself philippa uas abroad. AMI
otpo.-i q iis foil fury H.avens' shs
might lo.s her way. ant vani.r ablu' ali
night
THIS fear quickenei my sie,a forced
my say ga through The mai storm Iar the
ilmo ali thought u Sir Msrvyn Ferrsni AMI
vengeance ioit my heart An roa wanted
was o. ini Ihuippa. b. loai her home. AMI
- her safs beneath my roof 'r'un'iv.' !
saHi. ns ! intiirl along "sae cannot have
gono much further"
iksri sharp lookout ~. inicsi. De- Can
he cslici a lfokout. Or ths vhir'Ing nov
made everything. ave shat va within a
few foet % me. Invisible ! sirainei my
ears % catch ths fainissi cry or oihrr sluni
I vent on. flashing my lantern frlt on ono
AMI thsn on the Other sils n th' r1ai Ny
ircai uas that fhnlpra. utterly unah'e to
nght against The Whit tempest. might a.
croulhing under ono of a. tun.s ani u so
might pas without s.'.ng her or even A.
tracing her attention NJ doing sl m
such a night a. this might mran hor death
on Why bal she not como as promised
Why hal sh, g1nc % niost che man Who had
- foully wrongci hori After what had
harfenei. sha c1uli rof darti ne 0yo him
A. al 1 "a. a
utter Niisrness n h.r accsnt i1s' night
when shs tunnel % mo ami saii. " lasi. dd
y.u ever hate a MANI ". she coai nt
love him
Thess thoughts brought my craving o.
vengeance hack % my mind Wher was
Frmnii ny an my calculations. taking
into account tha time vasfe,i NJ starting I
shoui hy n1w have mt him rerh1rs hs
had nos come. after an Perhaps a. iook
q tha weather bal frightened hlm. ami ho
ial decided io stay at Rolling or ths uirht
I rag.l AZ tho thnaghf' n only knee that
rhiiirra uas safely hous.-i. nothing. in my
present frame ~ mini. would have sult,i f.
n,a toiisr than o. have mot BIN on h.s
lonely roi.i. in the midst n this Nil storm
n Philippe wern only afei
Sun ~ sign N her logan - Wav0r In
my mini What u my first upposltion
that bat rar..d her "a ths raj. vas oor.
rccti Shs might o. n1w M my cottaes
won ier.nr what lad become q ms Should |
! ro further or turn hsrkf nu' shat vuuil |
l., my feelings n ! dd he latter ant found /
uhon arrived hone that shs hal n1t male |
her APPEARANCE
Ihaltai. lrr,aoinfe. in to csntr, q tn /
raj lnsiInciivcly I bat my hands o. /
gcihor f0 Ir1m1te circulation hal lrit /
my hnms hurrieilv. AMI hai male u1 rro- |
vision for tho undergoing n such an oriesl |
~ ths tcnltlr. unprecedented snorstorn ]
Infc'ci In spI's n the spell ai which ] /
hal travsicl. my hands ami feoi were grow- /
'ng numbsi. my faca smarici With iho o0il /
Hoavsn hsip me o. iecile Alright whother o. /
- ga or turn backi
Tho decision vas not lci tome. suddenly. /
ci1-, az hani. heard vili pal. scream |
q Laughter which male mY biooi run coil /
ssln from the vhlrlng tossing. drifting /
snov cucrgei tall gray igure IL swept /
Iast ms liks tho uini hui ai 30 Iaseli me ! |
know that my quest uas enioi-tlai Philip /
n eas founi'
shs vanished In srconi. t~forc thn ter /
ror which rooisi M o. tlie lpof hal passel /
away Thcn I turnci anil. fast a. ! onud /
run. followed her. cry lns a. ] ucnt "llll /
ipra' IhlippaT
soon oyeft1ok her. On, 30 dars was ths /
night that vas almost t0uchlng lrr h.forc /
saw lcr shaiowy. gh.sf.hss form three |
my arms round her AMI hoii her slo firug. /
E.ci violently in my grasp
"ihlippa, toarosi' its I. nalii.' All. /
l.nllng ciase o. her ear
Tho touni ~ my yolco s.omo.l o. oa m hcr. /
or should rather say th' Ccas-l o. strug /
glc
Thank heaven. have founl your Tail i
Let us got lark ls sron as possible
lack Noi Go Cu, ~ ou. she exclaimed /
"On. on, on. up the roai yet aehi.o-on 4
through tho storm, ttrolgh thf snnn- -ou /
an you A.. vhat I have ieft teh.ni m.i
Ou tlil you 30 the wages of iiu-iho wass
% snl
Ter words came llss bullets fr0m a nit /
rauieuss ThroIrh ths night I could 80
her faco cleaning wh.tlr than ths snow on /
iar hopl / couli 49, tor graf. trct. DARK /
eyos fgl q nameiosl loFror.
"Itarrst. h. calm sai, AMI sirov1 o. I
take hsr hanls in mins
As triei o. gain To.sss,lon ~ her right /
hanl something fcli from n. ami. although \
u.a rad vas now coatci wlih suoN. m--
taiiir s1uni rang out as BE- touchal ths
ground Mechanically sioop,'l AMI picked
up the fallen obec;
A. I di 20. Ihiippa. with a viii cgy.
ur,.tci herself from tho ouo hani vhol'
numl~i grasp siili s1ught tO retain h0T, AMI
with a fronr.ci rvifcraiion q no words
The wagcs u ,ini7 81 from me, and vas
losi In the night
Even A. riislei In pursuit I shuiioroi
~ The sense n feeling toll me What thing .
uas hai rickei NJ from the snowy grounL
li wss a small vist0li Cod as The touch q
h. metal must have tesn. O. -esnsd 10 Turn
ne ike a coal of FIRE impnldtsiy. Thought
sssiy, a. ran hurlei the weapon from M,
'sr. Gar away. Why should 70 have ben in
rhlllppas hand this nighu
ran maiiy CA. hut not for long W
'oot caught In a stone. AMI icii. half stun
81 and quite broathiess. q the grcunL 10
vas some minutes teforn recovered myself
efficiently o. on'' more stani crect lhu-
pra must have obtained a start which. cou-
rloi with her ircnri.i sresi. almost frr
-lulsl the possibility ~ mY oFtItak.ng her
Moreovcr, a siring' uno1nir'iah.e I'M
oul.s suav.l M Toe folcl oi that lealIy
seapcn itil lurncl my hanl IAAplas
words stlll rang In my ears 60, on, on'
IW AIN IIAA N"N NNNIN" sly NAA NNN'" u
What did she mani What hal bccn done
tonight
mut rotracs my step. ! mus' ff'
must knowi rhnippa b fying through 10
,o'i. dark. deadly night. bot hcr franc u
tui t'is frame ~ woman Sho must soon
grow exhausted, perhaps sink senseisss on
.he roai Nevertheless, The drtaiiul Tears
shich ars growing In my mind must D. "a
A. rcst. then can resume tho pursuit AZ
All cost must know What has hapIeneii
Onoe moro I turned ami facs,i The storm.
lIeavonsi anything might hapren on such a
night as thisi wsnt on and on. flashing
ny lantern a. I went on the centre and each
ale of the road ] went some distance cast
hat spot whsre I juigei that fhiliHa hal
swept ~ me- Then suddenly with cry ~
horror si0ppci short Al my very fect in
h. middle q the highway, illumined ~ The
ii.k u light cast BY my lantern. lay a
whitanli mas. AMI a. my eye fsll upon it
knew only too well the meaning n fhil-
ippas Wild exclamation. Tho wagos u sini
Ihs wages of sinf
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