Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1885-10-20


out onr, lposing lack forcsl her tire hnbs
60 l--ar be- o. = coa,id-rsble distanar. Here
she founi a quiet doorstep "a shica sh' AT
uunlole-ie-l 1ai and fo'igh' sxain't lcr st'
Lausiioa. uli.l ,uch t.me o. N won't o.
atic a. prusiIe io-sl
n Va noi Ing hsforc. siouls, hiile BY
uit'c. ua D.. uuif. thc city began a. awake
Here a. tl,eic thf siIu'tfr. vent down from
a.hfr all a. lat o weary woman stw
ALI 81. fen. boz q bakers ulnior Nhe
catorsi co. h1, baughi s1nis bfrad aud
tezr..i aia +. of water. Not for hef osn
sas,. iu fof ihs a'te - nnother, she wss
caliei urul tu cat AMI drink
~, rie be- treti. and then souis~hat
ur,nr'h.n 4 aga.n h.gsn her plg inAys
Shs e. cri fhr1ugl tn streets uni.i ses
rcachci the mIiwaY station Here ~ 40
cirta.us ai whai TINS The nett Tran Tor
th vc.t wunii s'Ar.
Shs hatalllg tins io salt Shs hi h>r~
ssif In ons ofn'r q ihs waitlng rom, and
AT liks sfriut hi hsr brain vns huro-
ing anil her pals throboing strange
snuni. fcrr' rushing souni. "a ever 4,
hcr ear. rrfaf uh cli seemed iurni1g anf
turning .n b. berd and n foT mlmcft
ihs darui O. cio.. her hot AM vcary eyes,
she saw thrlagh th, darknes Light,
hsrc' l.ghi. ri hke hopi. anl drawing
nsarcr AT nrarcr
Hut ln s-lio ~ ali this fh' vas atie b
take b. ssai In ths train. abe o. ctult tha,
.hr hal fnlni e. s'rcng'h o. lar hrr -
far. ah'o o. pray that her str,ng D misht
las, until 80 onoe more stool il ionion.
Thsn an vouii b. safe W matter whai
b,cams ~ hrr thc1 Tho wori sts .ishei,
~hat "a fis fufurs ,f thst tloi uar
To tran -. Man "a. ani a. if 8 aui-'i
o., ~ tie magu'hlr it station. te woman
veil a h.r fsoe v.th her hack shawl In
splt, of hrr ounv.c,l0n that shs had bat
ersrutal q pru-urlsilrl tax. she Gar 4 nj
l.lk uf.si fl'. 90 Z shsre sle hai inIii ol tts
pr,vi,ls nixhf Wi'rI mi mills Ta.sfi To-
fore sha removed tlr soml-r clsfrlng frum
hsr ~hts so.u faoe a the train hurris-i
cn o.. uhrrh erh.n hr hfan alirlei
farer and faster. thc rushing -ouni gres
stronger. AMI ihe fsrcv nci light sions rui.
DR.. hcrocr AMI nearer
Saw fCr sub inquire as the rriguucy
of The jlurueY fscs ! her to make. AMI such
st.,sch a. va ncor e-ary to pfocure ihe Tod
AM drink which uafure nl-sliuisly demand.
81. ths woman syosc uo word durins hat
lung trurney bacs EtCrpf thet uou aut
assin she grr.soi thsm a. hcr tros. q
vain enlraror o. stop M vh,llf which
uhlriel in hsr Train h.r thin tau'i Wru
fur ever c.Aspsd b.ucaih hcr daTk .hael
shs at and sfarri into vacanr, hls
csuh shs cioss tcr efcs sheu daing n ai
oacs tfuughi ths ri lighi isfor, thrmi
For al she knss. that ioumoy might have
lasfei months or years Periods g tims
meant nothing d. her nov. Eternity. Mt
Time. lay t.fory hrr
Ths long journry ~ Land, ths slIortof
tufnsy hy "a. ras.si ilke proiraCiei yet
inoohrrrni dream Al shs knes or care ~
knoe was that shc Wa sfe din GA o.
Landnn. A. Ia. ths sound ~ E1gi ish
yoio.-. ths sight q English fars, ia bef
that shs hai rcachcl iia last stag = hcf
lumsy Thru he r0u. ei hsrss.f an msi
her final PREPARATION
sla I. arched hsf pocket. anl iore int
small bis e,rry pioce q IaIrr ouuisInri.
90 t'sf n, written word c0uli o. ier .
give ciev b. hcr klentiy lat ~ ah ~
irew from an suvcl0ps q ph0iograph n
Ra'un. Shs satci ~ ii long and Ia-ion-
atsly. ant thsn. aith a do-p agh, tor' t
srr,.s AM acrt.s. ard thrcs tho lirs- q
a.. y n.ls shs darci not even kecp this
pr relic 20 hrr darling
Ianiou AZ last sarah Miller ,iopIssi
from the train. AMI once more stool "a tne
tlatform shich she had quilted rather more
than thrc. days lsfolc Il sas nos Iasi Z
ociork In tie morning. Whnher shoul
H., turn She sio.d hcsi'aiiug AMI iesiL
,lrrri
Tbsrc va. oue thing morc which sbc hal
.,ttlel o. a. What va ni Ca th0si
whseis. the. Wheels. viii they never .iopl
~. presssd her finger to her temple. AMI
stfove o. reoall whai resolution hal slilfFsi
/ from her mini
An. nov 80 romsml.'rci shai ~ sas
| Hrr money. 81 must gci rid q that Sic
had Do further ns.,i n money. nos that 40 =
hal fearhei the final gal In her pocsc.
wcrc boih German and English coins. Shf
collected them AMI cr'cping sicalihilf O.
ths bot which stands awaiting contribui.on.
| for -sfn.. douttle-s very deriving charity,
he drupIssi la even cuin that va upon hei
person THIS doue, she believed thcro va
nothing In which couli In any way ihO~
who ~ Nas Or vhcnor shs cams.
Shs passoi Out under the arChway, so.i
/ tary. dark rol-i figure With a heal bat "a
In grief Soc pas-si from ths gts'iY white
| giar, ~ eieciric lamps into the al bat de-
srfts.i strand Sho walkci .ome way uI
The slrani. then, without any definite aim,
turned % N. rlght ami by AMI hy fuuld
hcr-ef Ca tho emhankment
SAL shs Wandered GA until she rcachet
waierloo hriigs she vent half say aero-'
| u, then siopp-l short AMI galsi over th'
taraF.t into the river. hut n1 thought q
/ III. destruction hal entrrei into har heai
although he rel light was stil t.iorc he'
syes. tho Wild rush still -ouniing in h'r ear
ana tho-e fearful iron Wheel, m hr hraif
circllng more rapidly than ever No. ~
river hai tui for hsr ths attraction which q
smooth. calm. I.aociul siream has for al
Who arc In deep distress - she looked an,
loakei. even cranel over the Tarapet io pet
into its somtcr. Tlacid depth
At that moment binding light fash i
uf.on bsr cyes anl a hand graspei bel
shoulder ''Now none a that nonsen-'.
al a sharp voioc-;he yo.cs % a p0liccmar
Who hal -cn her dars form against ,h.
s,onework u ths briige Tho woman tufnel
t,rr f.oe to his. ami the anguish written urot
Il persuaiei the constable that be hai arrive
jusi In the nick % time
River airs tai al might for such a. you,
hs AID IN a kInier volc. Nov you 3,
straight home Ike god woman. TN ~ yOi
safe "a the bridge You can - from y hict
eni you like. but " yea siay here any longer
we'll must run you In
Sac ciaste her hanis. Il am meii IN
criei In piisou.. imIlorlng tones "Captyo'
~ am madi Tske me ami pui mo wher'
mad people arr ssnt To-
strange A. a confession a insanity -ssmci
th- pukzlci Islic-man va bouni a. take he
nj hsr word. the more ~ ts.cause shs ~oul,
not or could not give any account of herseii
or name any placc % residence ~ she "a
lei away docile captive, and spent IA
rcsi of the night or rather m"rning, unde
detention
Mad or not shs beloved her work va
COW doue; t.lievei that he woald b. u
s,owei where her mis;rs~s would never I'M
hsr, n,ver hear u her Nal or not, her on
concentrated aim wss 10 keep the secret Q
the way in which Maurice Iiervey died.
mad. the poor wrctch's cunning had all bu
supplied ths place a reason
All but for a. usual 10 had forgotten on
Important thing Unless Beairioe was IN
formed Of her husbands death, unless tha
death were proved beysnd doubt, s~rs
Miller's crime would - useless sss ss' sAS
nGos futile
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