Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1890-12-30
GU, on. word to tell her how pi,isi he,

SEEING me vivid hnsh passed. over he
brow and neck. and shc quickly with
drvw her hand. Then the color fell ou
Of her checks. leaving them deadlic
white than ever. and she dropp~l he
face into her hands a. she murinureii
"Oh. you hcrc' You 10 see mel-
idiln't understand the emphasis O,
the pronoun. but only answered.:
DO no, scni mo away before ] tell yo'
70 was accident brought me here and
sympaihy detained me. You seem very
miserable"
she glanced shyly At mo from u.dei
the swollen Ida
III was q little while ago. but doa'i
feel so now shs whispered.
Tn. deuce' Here was an old rr,urn
Cor my sympathetic interference.
rather liked it. however. for seemed "a
do the poor child good. aud felt q
wrvtche,l anil alone In the world.
"Du,. oh! what must you think ol
mey' she oriei suddenly. and again the
lace went into the hands and again thu
blushe- Eount~i up 90 the eartiTsL
II think-l-that is-l am very. vey
sorry To 80 you suffer ] answerv,i,
somewhat inconscquently.
"Dut to think you of all prople- DuI
you viii never tell him
Why I. lot all people. I couldn't con
ocivc. but Il was very safc 90 promiss
aboui "him.- A. hal never set eyes on
the grief prvsiucin; Goodwin. Therefor,
answered. honestly
"On my worl. nevcrr'
"Dut then you know ALL oh. how
forward. how unmailcnly. how bold
you must think me-
What In the deuce the girl mean, why
I should think her bold for no, wanting
20 marry her grandfather ! could no,
conceive. ~ ! only shook my head
sasely. In medic tuiissimus ibis
''Bui then this never has s-cmed like
home. ,he went on. "Aun,ie trics to
bc very good. but che doesn't know
how. And then q young girl may have
strong feelings. and oh. ! do love 80 ut.
tsfly'-
"whatr' gasp~i. surprised ou, Of
propriety. The devil you do'- II was
very Improper; but then TO think % her
bring soll Ia man 20 o.. and then ''lov.
iny ~ u,ierlyr' Wonderful creatures arv
women. Ny abrup,ncss made her r-cal.
but u was only for moment.
Then you won't think me immoiesi
--unwomsnlyi I ouuli no, bcarit You.
% all I-rople In th. world!''
Thcrr IL was again. Why In the deuc.
did she carr for my opinion ~ much "
she loved Goodwin 20 utterly
"unwomaniy' nevrrr' saii vaguely.
"Oh. thank you' thank you'" She was
bcginnin. a. g-, excited again. II felt
YOU would underStani: you have se-n
morc - me than any On, elsr; YOU can
make allowance Tor young girls feel.
ings ov,r,eppins the bopnis of pruiish.
ns.s.-
lru~c AMI walked % On. mantel. !
t~gan 60 believe that the stone sphins
that uphell u hal ,urnei suddenly sofi
and blonde and crrp, into the form oi
the White Monse. She was surely talk
ins In riddles - the DEEPEST.
Tell mc onc- morr.- shc said. follow
ing ire 20 the hearth. 'thai ! Ice moth
In; 10 your eye. by by what yOu know. .
II nicr any circumstances" b-gsn.
wahly. ''rcal. deep love-
"oh. AMI how 10 love- God knows
how deep AMI pure Il the passion that
makes mc forSri all bond. and almost AL
proprietics, What el-e could excuse my
bring able o. sr-ak ~ 10 nOw-to yOui
You know ! am pledged unwillingly 10
another
ITO what'- I almost shriek~l
ITO Mr. Goodwin. whom i-yc-. whom
I hate the girl answered. with ten time-
On. spirit thought In her.
And you dont-it isn't--you don't
mean It's Goldwin you care for7'' STAN
mrrcd In confusion.
"Goliwin' oh. how can you jest with
me n, such moment You know whom
lyon hav. l0ny guessed even before ]
confessed my love for-sor-another'-
Again the purple food dyed her brow
and neck. and then died quickly out. ]
felt deucci queer. Hcrc was alone at
midnight with q timii White Mouse.
who hal suddenly asserted herself. and
told me .he dill not love the man .hc wN
engaged "a. and ibid -" love somebody
else. There wa, nobody else except Tom
Jones. now talking terrier with the
groom up stairs. and-myself! Great
heavens, couli the girl mean me- No,
nonsense. mus, b. mistaken. smiled
y sickly smile To rraSurc myself. Then
I aid. IL dont-thai Is. you know-I-
could not-you would not suspect me of
je~ting about a-um-your sacred feel
ingx-- She seized my hand impulsively
and prc>sssl IL.
They are slcrrd!' she criei-'sacrrd
~ the first worship of pure girls heart
must ever b. Oh. you know. you must
fr~l how strong and all absorbing IL the
passion that can change me into self
asserting woman. that can make me
defy prrjudics AMI custom. A. you sce ]
do. when any that will give mp home
anil friends-that I viii face all the
world and tell them boldly. ~ now do
you. that from the bottom Of my heart !
lover
She dropped her face into her hands ~
abe spoke the last word. but all the nrst
che hal ssii with her eye dxei un.
swervingly upon mine aud looking down
into my very soul. am considered by
most Of my friends TO he rather modest
man. On this particular occasion must
confess that ! was rather taken absck
and became rather misty In the mind
but there couli b. no doubt as 10 what
the girl meant. Driven TO desperation
by her forced engagement. feeling the
unbcarable grasp Of n hateSl fate tight
ening ON her. sae was-yes, there was no
room for doubt-she wS making love
10 me!
For second the base idea crypt into
my mind. Revenge! Dsttie Blythe. the
jilt. the shameless Dirt. cannot triumph
over me u marry the heirc~s ~ Shady.
nook instead Of the poor lawyers daush.
teri For q second was on the eve OF
elasping the White Mouse In my arms.
and bl.ckening my soui with the pr.
Jury that I sdorrd her-that ! never had
Lowell but heri
Thank heaven! Il was only for Sc
ond. WHEN the unnatural. the fri9htful
want of mo,lesty stood naked In my
sight Much - ! had despisrd the girl
before. actually loathed hsr now. Dot
10 tell bsr sos rhsr was the rub. I
appeal 70 any young lawyer who has
bad IN hriross make love 70 him 81 mid.