Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1890-12-30

al the manhood out of me. they Dissolve
me NJ II were beet root sugar. began
at once 10 regret the accident that had
made the young woman care for me:
aud. TO try and be . little more gentle.
I put myself through o strict cro.s-eI.
animation ~ 20 whether had ever given
her any cause 20 believe cared for her.
any encouragement. any rcason. Dui
hastily impanelei jury of conscience.
habit and memory acquitted me netn.
con.
Then. panoplied In the triple conscious
ncss of right. turned once morc upon
the young woman before me
Miss Belton.- ! said. with an arctic
fngiiiiy In my tone. 'you viii permit
me 90 cay that am astonished and
"Astonishei' Your
Tho inyariAble recurrence of that pro-
noun and the drcadful emphasis upon 10
were l-ginning 10 wear my patienc. out
! continued rather hastily;
"Astonished. surely. and ! may say
paine,i at the-a-the confession of what
! cannot but consider q p,sing-a-
caprice."
The White Mouse fiashei round at me.
She se,med 20 expand and dilatc In the
fickcring light. and her lips were com.
prr-~rl tiIl they secmei very white In the
reflection.
MAY ! remind you such . suspicion is
injurious to my molesty'- abe aid. cold
ly; hut know In my heart will prove
to You by my whole future that my love
l. part of my bcins-will end only with
my lifeF"
Dbl ever n modest man meet such Per.
sis,encel Icould not s,rike tha, girl and
crush her where she stood. On how !
longel Tor a man In her plsccl for hal
b. been the DcniciA boy ! should have
pounded him then and there. Morally
rertain that the white hairel .oung crea-
iur. was dying u love for me. half per.
susd~l that shc was going 10 marry mo
then AMI thcr, by force. what could
sayi I stard blankly at her. while q
smile % wonderful sweetness stole round
her lip~. a. she murmurci. half 10 herself;
LET the worll s,y what II will love
Ike mine purihss all. We will bc very.
very happy"
Tender q heart. I began 90 pity the
young woman. Laboring under tern.
ble hallucina,ion about the future "a .he
was. there was still something almost
snblimc Ia the faith she held In the power
of her love. II. spell b.gan 10 work on
me Rapidly ran over my chancr- for
the fu,urr " frll into her views al.
most began % wavcr. though half uncon-
sciously. a. said.
"You would h. sacrificing everything.
Mr. Goldwins fortune is immense.
and
"Goliwin's fortunel lhal rather love
another with the coat upon bis back un.
paid for than that creature In an rmper.
or. robcs"
by vcnus, ,hs sc,mei Ia earnest
Ther was that In her eye could not lis
believe. but how In the world did she
know that my coat was not paid fori
That Il was a fact dill no, make IL a sub
jcct 10 dwell on: anil then u was - deue-
clly uns.n,imen,ai! Still the girl. sin-
crriiy ani evident truth ~ touchel mo
that !, was very mcckly ! returned 10 tho
charge. AMI then oaly 1T up objections
for her Ia knock down.
"Du, IN throwing over Goldwin.- !
saii. more gently. "you 10 not rfect
how you riss your own fortune
Ny own fortune' Ca, you have never
loved a. ] DO. or you wOull ser that
could not weigh Que grain of sind. Ny
iortunel Can you think ins sclash. base
enough. 20 set that trash for one mo-
nen, against one single look. one single
wori. of love-
Now that was no doubt very noble.
very heroic. but then I, was also decid.
e,ily indiscrr-t. II might have done on
the stage. bu, hardly here. had not .
dollar. az she well knew, AMI yet this
inscrutabls young female could not
only make love 10 m. OF hand. but could
talk u her fortune whistled down the
wind A. II u werc not ten cents In
s,amps
"Dat there is no danger % that" she
Add~i. carrlessly. "fUr my aunt could
no, be angry with me week. Shs
would forget her dia., ,,Jinimcnt-ws
should both b. equally dear 10 her"
Here was balm In Gilssl: for the an.
Gent Gnfiin. besides the Grove estate.
was rrputed very warm" ! looked
thoughtfully into the iirr. and the words
fell upon my shocked molesty ani sore
wonderment like soothing balsam. Rail.
road shars-bank shares-corners IN
Erie-brown front on the avenue-ali
pAssel In rapid panorama between my
eyes and the glowing Goals There was
. half rrlenting In my voice As saii.
"Arc you very sure % that
"very sure But what OF that lie
whom ! ioye"-and the girl fiei her
eye. full upon mine with never blink
nor trrmor-''he whom love would
value IL all as trash
The deuo. he would Then ! little
knew myself. but the Information Just
given WAS sufficient. and began to see
daylight. lactually believe Tor the last
ten minutes had forgotten the very cI.
isteuce Of Dettie Blythe. hal not even
remembered the little shock 10 my pride
at finding out her dupliciiy-hAd Lost
even my ire at Tom Jones perhdy. I
was doing little SUN IN mental arith.
metic. In which the White Mouse was
the exponent of an unknown power Of
farm. manor house and woodland.
But could not restrain my desire 10
speak at least part Of the truth. She
WAS leaning now upon the maniel. her
pale forehead resting upon her right
hand and her left hanging carlessly by
her side. ltook that left hand In my
own. not without u twinge u conscience.
"You and have long been friends"
said. I'VE are sympathetic. perhaps,
lot We hardly know each ofhe, well
saougn Yet Ia SPEAK surely OF certain
things."
She withdrew her hand very gently.
"why noty" che asked.
"Decause it may bs-that i"-dt was
horribly embarrassing 90 explainp-''ars
you very sure that you iove-s-that ycu
know your own miniy
"A sure - that live!" She spoke
earnestly aud ahsrutly. but looked