Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1890-05-27

Ihil felt uncomfoftable. but ~ he stole look
81 Lucia be menially bls~~s-i Margie. for Lncia
was no longer laughing, and III. vas looking
unusually pretty. her eyes, slightly down
cast. scm~i . more hsavealy blue than ever.
The rrasoa have your father. gceins~s
on my mind tonight sid Ihl. br-sking
the ai~nc~ a. siais the a~k~ariDs~~ % the
situation. 'is t.san- tonight be hs. made
ns his y~rtns In bosins---hs osn eIual"
"Oh. PhilT- erclsimsi f.aciA, hsr whole face
ssisienly agiow AMI her ey-- looking full into
his "I'm ~ gla,l--o glad for yoa-for him.
I m~an, for 18th - yoa What ! m.snt to
say ~ss- on, ho- dli 10 hapt-nr'
"Oh, I ohancsi % ct an order which he
vas Kind enough to think the gr-s'e-t stroks
of basin~-. that any hrm has made thi. -a-
sa. ~ ~ a.kei m. my pr'c.. anil shlls !
~as ~onisrins what 10 say he made INC the
offer
"Jus Ia. hi. dsar. noble h~ar',- AID
iyncia
"y-.- All fhn. rising. sni pacing 10 aai
fro In truat q the plaDo. sni ntinx his eyes
on the ncor. ''sni all ths noller u --m~i on
sroun, q tho -nrili, graspins say In which
ttook H. ! .asgt atisfi~i With that, bot
-.nt~i mor- boT- he'll never have Gauss
,o thlnk unkinlly ~ me for a."
"Mor,r aid incis, su0,ieringly. sni
scm-~hAi .ol.riy what nore coali YOU
-snt than to b. prualib.nt msrcbsnir
AS ~s .ay In thu country, gus~s. All
Pull, sppSusching the plabo stool ani cpsn-
iny his arm.
fyucis gv~s-si.
What . d-al h. hal 81 say to lsr shils
ssiil they s,osi thsrsl lie knew II was n,
y.Dlit. o. k-.ps lsiy standing. bat shils hs
vas npnrtins h-r - srungly. tboagh ten.
dsrly, u did not -sm that igcis wUah v,ary
% the t.n-iiloa nor dii she. AMI shat . lo,
% qne-tioa. zach ssk-i AMI nsservil-lue-'
tioas AMI an..-rs that ~uuI -.m - silly
b. any cns sl-. q. they we're interesting 30
tbo-s they cuac.rBel fsrhsI- there cams
o,ca.ional mpm-ni- when nsiiher -s. sI-ak.
ins. bui during th-~s rhil ccali 10. dosn at
the golisn ,angie lust alDut At the level q
hi. liI.. anil think hgs much more prcclous
/, ga. than all thu goli that railroad ir0a
ccah 10 ehsng~i into by the slchsmy q en-
i~ayor
IIo~ loag thsy might have .,o..i there, n
uniisturt--i, they never knss. for they we're
81 he.sils-. % al that might d. going on
at.uui them that they dii not bo,. the ca.
uancs of Marc, who sss rr,uruing frum
an inisrylss sith tho lAunlre-. la the ts-e-
m~pt That yuang lsiy ~ss quics 90 di-csrs
the staatipn, AMI "a. stoat to depart
quietly AMI sith ocleriiy. bat, acting upon
the prump,ins, % her -sro0i thoughts, shs
rvtarp.i, thr.w her arm. arOuni tho couple
AMI stclslm~ll
"Oh, Isn't TIA. spl.niiif-
rhsrs was rspli -rpsrsilon u the trio.
anil then MArgis attempted to whirl Loo Q
aioat ths rom In . salts. that t-'ing the
yuans,r sister. mo., natural mstho.i q .t'
pr~-.ins soy Hat, -omshos. Lticla Ill not
ss~i hls Waiting On the opnirary. .hs
tisssi b.r SISTER several Tins, hii t.sr o~n
fso. . great dsal, AMI finally male Q grsai
sfsort b. ls calm q. shs Tniniei ai Phl and
ALL wiih . sptightly To- % ber hsaii
"Pal~s Iartn~r Tranlsy s. Hayn 1. 90
- th. .ign over the store hereafter"
MArgis, syc- o,.-n-i In amaism~n, tor
mo1Dsnt, thsn IL 90. I'hl'. turn o. - vhiri-i
st.at the r,om--sn OPERATION In shIch 10
displayed the Astounding sskssrins-- -
culiar a. young m-n ~ho canno, dsnc.. SUI.
dslly shs I~u.-i, AMI All
Mamma must lno~ at ooc. Ths Liea q
,hsrs l.ing -om- ons -iihin r,aeh 10 tel 70
to, AMI I -ssting all thi, tlHsi-
"MArgis!- sielalm~i iacia. a. ths giri,
dr.. ru.tl~i up the stair. "MArgie, oums
tusck Q mom.ni, do Theu there was -pms
rspii -hi.T-ring. AMI Margis roasucnd~i.
saying. In very r,-ign~i tons,
"vsry vel
"issJ-ct, Ali Ihil, -hsn Lnc.s rsturn~i.
"ths, yoa''. suggested TIA, Am tho prOIsr
I-r~Da to br,as ths ns-.-
"int 10 b-,tsrr A.s.i Lueia, tlmIily
"innni,.ly.-
Mamma s 10, slsay. ~ssy % .Esss 90. ca
some mbj~-t..- Laeis .agg~si~i
"NO tass coali b. hard to ma tonishi.-
r,.pood~i Phil
Yet in . momsnt or tso, whsn Mr. Tran
Ay -ss h-ari approaching. The young mans
lcoks bsllsi bis brave wofis Lucia pliied
him; abe psc~si elo-ely 10 hi, sids, a. II %
a..ls, him. ba, whsn her mothers foo,stsp
.as hssri In the hall the girls courage 10
-r,~i her, AMI ,b. Del. ahi Isfi the young
nan 30 whatever fate might ts imI-niins
"MArgis tell. me you have soms great
nsw,." All Mrs Trsmlay % Ihil
"Bl~-- Mars,.f" All Ihil to him-slf, then,
Instead % at onc. addressing himself to tho
duty t-for, him. be grv. Mrs rramlAy as
full . r~port % ths ri-s. prcgr~- sni result
q the Lake AMI Gulfsasis ofsra,ion as n shs.
lnstr..i % her husband. ~srs tbs b~sI ef the
iIua hou-r
"And you hs,. toll Mr.. rrAmlay. think
you sid the lady r-maTssi
"Y., Looked him cut ., the club for the
purY-'
"Gr-sily. I am happy 10 say.'
Mr.. Tramlsy icossi thoaghtful Thl Wa
puulsi by her manner. Dli shs know OF
care - littls about busins--s ~ not ,o s-iima,s
ct iis true value the importancs OF the LAKE
and Gulisis orieri shs ~s - calm about
/, that Phll himslf i-gan 10 think - than
t-fors of bis snoc.-~ lie even wondered
ub.thsr Il wOuh 10 worth Wills ,o tel her
Of tho worldly fortune the opsrSsGon hal
brought 90 him. Probably she va ons of
the Ary. clAs. q women of whom be hal
heard Who hav. no heals for busine~~
"Did Mr.. Tramlay say anything In rsplyr
aAksi the Lady. after . moment 90 two of
thought
"why, y-,- aid Phil. With zone hs-iiA-
ton, for he woadsrvi II, after all. 10 might
not b. bsttsr that TrAmlAy himself should
tall the story q bis clerks promotion MA
Tramlay eyed him keenly; then she Asksii
"Dii be say anything conosrning your tut
urs. and ours al-o, - related Ia itr'
"Yes,- sai rhil, nov satisfied that Tram
lays odsr hal t-sn premsiiiai"i, and not
made In the excitement of the moment,
"and," he continusi. ~ith his h--i snils AMI
bow. II am happy 10 Assure you that ] VI.
simply delighted 10 agres With him
"hy dear sonl" sIclAim~i Mrx Tramlay.
Phiis astonishmsnt rrsehei almost the
stage of Tstrifsction. but t>for. he could 10
tray Il his pr,-y~ctive mothsr-in-lav hAi do
p<s..<i his heai - that shs might kis him
on both ebesks
Such Q prayer of Thanksgiving - Pills
h~art s<nt up a. be returpci Mrs Tramlays
saluiatioai Meanwhile. two young women
who had bssn nAsrantiy transxres>ins ons OF
tbs most imperative rules of their brc~iins
hsu st eaeh other from ths t~o dcor that
opsn~i from the ball into the parior. at last
NArgis bal found some ons Who ~as both
ahls and willing 20 ts ~aitssd msiiy about
They ~ers even rsckIs-~ enough Ia nost into
the yarlor. right tsfors their moth~rs eye>
ns~n Ma TramlAy. conscious for the hrss
tims that her eyss were vet. nsw to the -
clusiou of her Own room, where, 10 ber great
surpSiss. shs fell into the Arms Of hsr husband
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