Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1890-02-25

terms in tie legislature AMI barely escaTssi
gOlng % oua-ross The only difference 10
tween them wa that tho judges swallow
tail cat vas blue and hAi bras buttons -
not n great dlHsrunce, N oDe consldcrel the
dkianrv of New YORK ami llaynton
"upsrn my uor,i. exclaimed Tramlay. sud.
dsaly. q" don't b.usye you've met Lueia yet
IlsrS si9 s--,Aughtsrr
Lncla Vas foating by-a vision u tulle.
livery pachblow aud amber. shs leansi on
The Aim ia young man. into who's face abe
was b.. .ius inisuily. probably &. AH sTcuss
Cor uui looklns az the unvelcoms visitor
Ilef fathers yoicc. howgysr. shs hli always
lnsiinctiysiy obsyoi; - sbs stnpPsi. pouissi,
AMI lookel defantly AZ Pail. Who again
druppsi hi' eJes. a iov how giving him pre-
teti
"Daughicr. all rrAnlay. ''hsrv. our OIL
frisui phl. from llaynton- Nov. dcn't sT.ni
the whols evening taking over OIL tlne. With
him. but introdloS him % 20 % pretty girls,
you knos them letter than Phil. you can
explain to them how you struck . fgn drvs
runsptl0n lIst after lAnllng from q cruiss
tuul anus them more. ~ warrant. than
any story any sh0sy young fellow can tel
,heu, thls evening. IL lsnt every young man
-ho can have gooi thing D. tell against
hlm-nlf ths lrst time hs meets q new ST
Dunng the delivery % this long spc-rh
iIrcia eycl rhl With bo.lness AMI disfavor.
bot Ia Olssilenos % her father shs took Phlls
arm-an act that ~ quickly improved The
yOuny mans oplnlon u himsslf that ts In
,,Anily fe,i it sa-s ami got command Of such
natural graccs a. be pos-e~~.i. hs vas even
Il Al. sIaI ~
III. shnuiisr AL make snuss sps>chss bright
enough b. r..eer L1sias facs.
'lt msynt 10 - entirely drvAlful, after
all. thought Ihs girl; Il can lniroioos him
to irlsnd, 10 shon coaI afisrvari sIplAin
-frlsnis who are tn gu"i boart~i % mAls
spitsfGl remarks Agtsrwarl Bc.ites, ] can
blAms father for 10. all girls have faihsrs
shoss way. are qucsr In one way or an
ether
whnl acting upoa thl. plaA. and ihding.
81 hcr groAt rslisf, that fhl could talk
courteous n0thlngs to nss aogaAintAnce-, sbs
aillsnly found hsr-ef fAcs - face with .
man - unoortain az bot faulils-- drc-. AMI
manner. sho sad
"MAynt b. favorcl With an lniroiactioni
| Your iitcnd IL being ~ hsartily prai-oi by
yOgr father that ! an quite anxious 70 Know
him"
"Mr larss. NJ IIAyn. all LBelA Phir.
prUdery.i hand sas taken by shAt -.mci %
h. be of langai machinery. although en-
circls.l at ons end by a cuf AMI cat sles,s
sni doclratsi with a al rins Phl scAnn~i
~ith Interest the face lsfors him. for BE- hal
often hsari Mr MArgo m-ntion~i When ths
rrsmlAy family wvrs a, llaynton His loos
was r,titrnel BY ons that might have bssn
stare hail u p.ls-s..,i a single Indication q
ntcfosi, urtr-s 90 curiosity. Mr. hrgs
had mt young men lsfor,. hs hal b-.n -rs-
| az new faccs for twenty-five years. AMI ons
| nurs 90 ls.s coaI not rOu-s him frum the
comtI-urs which hs hal ts~n aoquirin. dur
| lng al that tina
| "Can you sparv your frioni few momsutsr-
sali Iir Margs % Lucia Il woali D. glad
10 intrulucs him b sous q the gsntlsmsn- :
"You are very kind.' mgrmursi Lucia,
sto "a. dyiEg--o abe informed hsrplf-to
rvioln s1me u her girl irisnis AMI explain
The awkward nAturo q The Intrusion MArgs
ocsrei I'hl his arm. a courtesy the young
i man dii not undsrsiand. -o bs took Phls In
steal, AMI prs--nisl the YOuth % -veral
ssntlsmen a. an 81 friend % the family.
Soou, however. Margo I'll fhl ihio q tiny
ruom ai the rcar q the hAll-a room nomi-
nAly the library. thu books consisting q
dictionary AMI Bible. tho greater part q
the shelf spacs t-lng occuplei by pips., %
bacro bore, cigar cas-, Ash recsivers and
other appuricnanos- q the vice sni comfori
% smoking Pacing Ihl In q great easy
chair. the tack u shich hh him from tho
comTany. MArgu took cigarette from hs
own ca. shich hs aftsrsard Tas-.i b fhlL
"No sniall yi6s. All b., q. fhl dcclinsi
Just az vel ~. ! supp. A Tor me-
hsro NJ MArge struck a match-''Ivs paffl
b"rn acIuAintel with tho vel - long that
pan | can't very well snub 10 ~hsn !
sOuLl-
II think nico,lns I. injurious % the train,
the lung. AMI finally % the Digestion, All
Phn slave yOu s~sn Professor B~nehofs
anAlysisi They sers print~i In The
Il may have -.n them In p,int, bui I'm
uro fAs.sl thsm.s sAid Mag. ethAling
snoks In such q Nay that u hii his face for
an instant 4 can't afori % worry myself
slih informAtion that ld rather no, uss.'
"Ilai ones physiqUe,' sai Ihl
zones physiQus ts.numss quite oblging
vhsn IL kn0ws What IL erT-rtei q ia
Fhl mei.tally sought q way q passing thi'
unexpected obstacle, msanShiie, Nargs
breAth~i iAE.ly through his cigarette . mo
msui or two, aud tl.sn saili
"Mis Tramlay Is = charming girl"
"Inlls.si sls Ia" Phl rsplisL II shs only
~ere'---
Tut. tut. my dear air. ali MArgs, ~~om-
an IL divine. AMI IL isn't good form % criticiss
divinity Mis. Traniay 1. remarkably prsi-
", trust 90 Agres at East upon that sAfs
grUunir
"Pr,tiyr echo~i Phil. betors MArgs had
ccA-sl sTsaking "Shs IL rAdiAnt-angsliel'
Asaln Mr. Marc eushroud@i bis face With
smoke, after which b. dii not continue the
couvcr,atlon. eIorpt o. remark, "Yc." I'M
stuiiel the oiior tons q The room, and sOn.
dsrci Why paper liks that On the vail hA.i
not bccn oicrci for ale by the siorek-psr
AZ IiAyuton. then b. resolved hs wOuh buy
anil tAks hoins % bis mother . chair Just Ike
that In which hs ~as sitting. for it vas -
comfortable that b. felt Asli b. oOah fall
asl,.sp In u lnlesi. be vas already - obliy'
.ou, % Marge AMI other human pre-enos thA,
DO sas startled when gentle rustic ushsrei
In Lucia. vho eGclAimsi
| "Thn, you must coms hack o. the parlor
Half a dorm girls are roal enyiogs bscaa-'
they haven't seen yoa at all. AMI half dozen
other. want o. scs more q you. Father has
b.sn s1unling your praI-- until thsJ re sur-
the Admlrab's Crichton has cone 10 life
again
Phn Attempted % ri-c-an awkward opsra-
ton to a man previously unaoquAinted -ith
Turkish chair, l.ncia hughel, AMI offered
him assistanoe-it was only little hand, bat
ho took n. AMI as be lookei his thanks he NV
I..cias face a. 10 hal somstims knovn u Of
oll--entlrely alert ami merry. AZ the sams
time load fell from bis mind. loAd which
hs had b-en vaguely trying 10 aitribats u
the latene-s % tho hour. the s;rangene~s oi
his surroundings-anything but the manner
In shlch the gih bad hrst greeted him AZ
abe toos his arm anil hurri~i him out % tia
library hs felt ~ fully himself that he forgot
even that bs vas not aitirei Ike the gentle
men around him
Mr. MArge, Who had risen when Lucia en-
terei tho Library. followed the couple with
bis eycs, then. when alone, he frowned slight
". bit bis lip, dropped the end ot his cigarette
paced 10 and fro several times. leaned on ths
manisl. anil Jnuttsrei
"phllgr
Then be lightei another cigarette, and
vellsi hls face In smoke for several minutes.
I'm Tots oohtihBe'il
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