Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1885-01-20

Yet t was No. ths t.s.nn.ng n any
srhauie O. oFado llsiioo shich iniuc-l mr
1 O. raiss ths dead huiy AMI bar 10 o. ths
l die - ths raj. vhcre placed 10 unicr the
. 30 hank on which ~ heige grew o. was
tn roverenco uhich ons fayt o. death ma IL
mo d. this I couI not leave ths pc
vrvich living In ths very mliiie of th' high.
way for tho irsi pauersiy a. stumble
against Temoros o. vouli. u courss
D. fouui To-m1rrou the huo ani IT
would D. out Temorrow lailpIa. ny
Ihnippa. voui --. Oh. heavcnsi noFcr.
novcr. novsri
~ lai aha, vas IN q Sir Mervyn
F,rrani rsvenilally by ths s.leof che lonely
road even triei D. ciusa his CLASSY eycs.
and coycrui hh faos with BIZ own hanl.
korchaf Then. With heart ho'ling fear
AMI anguish enough for lfeflmf. turnel
AMI sent la search q he po,r unhappy
gih
whsre should I leok h,ri Who snsw what
her r,morss may have ursei hcr o doi
Who kn.w whiihsr her torrur may tav'
invsn hefl II ueois but 81 hni fhiupIa
ufeie-s Cn thi rad b. c1mpieto fh' heaviest
iais q grief which can L. esaCfei iron n,
nan in ono short uisLt' I clinciai my tsath
tnl rushei on
fhai che raj al ths rad b. myssif 80
1no was airoal .n such veather inle-i,
'ew psrsans were s.en at night in any
wosilcT in ths lonely part of tar o.uniY
male straight for ny oan houst To d.t-
nal thouglt cams to me thaf unless ill-
ma Kept % the roai shf was lu.' O. M
forever n sho siraYel tn th1 right o' %
iho lsft. hos on such a night r0uli | p1isi'
biy fnl lcrf My ona tope was ,aat she
would e. sirai ~ to uY Cofiag0. sn thiiber
male tho bit n my way n sho bal nn'
arrlv.i. uiusf rct shat aesistanrs I cluIi
ant saek Zoe her in the flalis o. tho nghf ani
icft of the raj 4 was iroary comfort
o. rsuomi-r that an tho pouls ani sIacs
% wat.r were frozen ia inchr thick
hesitaisi a moment when I rearhei her
,ais rrsiioncs. should inquire u sie hti
rciurned thltheri Nos vhen morning ~
vcalol ths ghas'iy event q thc night my
having done - would awake slsplci1n
1T ms frt 90 hOme
Homo a. last In a moment shal knos
The wlrsf I Opsncd tn slide ~ my lam
tern. which was stili aiighi. AMI throw th,
rays On the Path which Ia to my dor Ny
heart gave a great iouni n tnsnkfuiness
Tterc on the snow. nj y-i obitratci ~
more rcoent fakcs, were the prints n a
small foot rhlippa. A. | rrayel, bot
scarosiy darei % hopo she might iai com'
straight - my housa
Ny man openei the door for me- Il was
well kad s,sn thozs footprints a. my
knowlciyc of rhllippa's arrival enabled me-
10 assume a natural air.
my sstsr has oomcf' asked
"Yes. sir; about quarter oi an hour ago-
I'VE missei each other on the rod What
a nightr I saii. throwing od my snow-cov-
ercl cost Where 4 she nowF askel
"ln Zoe sitting room. air" Then. lowering
his voice. William adicii ''shs seemed Jus,
about in a tanirum when she found you
weren't AZ home expect We shall End her
a hard laiy b please"
William. In spite ~ his sioliliiy. occa-
sionAlly veniurei upon some liberty When al
dressing me.
Hi. words greatly surprised M. ] forcsi
myself % make some laughing rcjolnder.
then I turned the hanlle q the door and en.
terci the room In which Ihilippa hal taken
rouge
Oh. how my heart throbbei' What w0u1
he say 10 met What could |, frcsh from
that dreadful soene. say 20 heri Would she
sxcuse or palliaie. would she simply confess
or boldly Justify. her criniei Would she
Plead her wrongs In ertenuationl Would shs
assert that In a moment % ungovernable
rage shs hai done the deeii No matter
what she saii. she was still rhlippa. AMI
even at the co-t Of my own life ani honor
wouh save her
Yet As I advanced into the room a shudder
ran through me. Fresh 20 my mind came
tho rememlrance % that white face. that
still form. lying as had left u. with the
pure white snow falling thickly around u.
Philppa Was sitting In front of the fire
Her hat was removed. her dark hair dis
hsvelel and CLEANING vet with the snow
which had melted in H. Sho must have
heard me enter and clos the door. but she
took no notice As approachsi her shs
turned her shoulder upon me In pettish
way. and as one who BY the action means
10 signify displeasure. ! came 10 her siie
and stood over her. waiting for her tol 4
up and speak first She must speak hrsti
What can ! say. after all that has happsnsd
10 night
But she kept a stony silencs-kspt hsr
eyes still turned from nina Al last called
hsr by her name. and. bending down, ioot
into her face
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