Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1890-05-13

rallis.l or cpmpllmenisl him. AMI wheu be
s.caslonaily ds,linsi an invitation, given
viva vos, by explaining that hs bal prom
l-si D. e-,lrt Mis rramlay sOmsvhers that
evening n thl. erplansti0n -ere msds 10
laiy. az was usually ths oa.-. o knowing
smlle. or at last signillcant los, ~as al
mat surs to follow II bcgan to -sm to
irhl that ths fsc- % the yoang women 81
Ses York ALL . grat deal mo-e than their
tonsurs, ani All u In say that oOuh NJ,
h. ansserrl. -hlch vas quite annoying
n h. va to ss-m engaged, he would p'efsr
that spparAnc,- might not IL deoeiiful
Again aa.l again b. Wa ca the point q a.
ing the qae-tion ~hioh h. little doubt~i
wall D. lAvorshly answered.. bat he Always
rss;rainsi him-rlf by tho reminder that Le
sas oaly clsr. "a q s.lAry that oouh no,
support wife. br~i Ike lAicis, In Sss York
an tia, villa plots at llaynioa Hay ssrv no,
-slllng a. rapilly a. they sho0h n hs vvre
,o l-notns vel to do iniicsi they scarcsly
.rrv -slllng At all Who couli b. sxTscts,i
o. t-Cuu.s interested in bulliing sitss ca the
- shore shrn even Ia the shsltervi street.
q The city tho wini ~as plsr,-ilg The thicks-,
ovsruoaisi And -ho oouI pr1p-s a. q girl
MArgs, sas ofering her numerous attentions
al of which shs aocsp'cd harss
AMI Ia. moneyl
That Mar al-o ~as Jsaiou. VA insyiA
be Highly a. hs valn~i himself. BE- kBs-
~omAnkiRi r.u snoagh b. imagins that .
haB.ls'IDs young fellow jus, pat hl. major
i,y might t- m1rs gratifying % ths eye, al
last, than q man who hai rvarhci-ssll,
sho bal Mt m~nilonci M. Age sinos hs
IaS..i hls thirty hfth blrihaJ lie hal In
bis favor all the pf-iigu % q gosi r~'Oni Ia
ssrie,y. q, larse acluainiAnc- AMI arisi0
Gratis sttTsrtion. bat be- coali NJ, blind
hin,-f ,o th- fact that tho yuung somsn
sLo ssrr mat ssilnahls did MT grcyt him
a. effadVsiy AMI conh.isniially ss they al
rhn M, hair was pr1vosihgly thin on tho
top - his heai. ani farther haek thru vas
. ,sll tale spot that rv--mblci . ionsurs. he
c,ai not quickly enter. llss Phil. into The
sJarit = -1u,s silly. inno,.ni frolic. ani al
,housh b. insisted that I'D. horsci were s
gusl a. FhlIs. b. couli 10, bring himself -
sutsoIing an invitation fuf mnrning dash
thruagh th. IsFk, q mi dii oucs 90 t-ice .
wc.s ~ be- frequently ah 90 himself,
Confouui the coun'ry habit - early rtsins.
~hich hi. nyal hal s,ticnily ulAsisrcl
A. f1r Lucia, stcrpt for the few happy
hours sbs sI.nt -lih rhil. Ani the rlthef
uor~ numeruu. hoars dsyotcl o. day dreams
regarding bsr youthful swain. sb. va really
mi-fabls IN hsr uBo-rialn cunditi0n O,bsr
girls svrv gvtting engaged, GA shorter a.
ggaintAncs. AMI Ten tins a. many girls ~crs
tnrDeniing l-r sith lucstio,,s as b. ~hich q
tho tso sas b. b. the happy man Sbe q
youtly sishsi that ihg ~O,ild .g-as quickly.
anil finally. after long AMI ssrious cons'sits.
iion vith Margis. she determined ~ sicp,
to~ari Ihn the tactic. which only too or
lhrs. months t-ior- abe hal trisi on MArgs
Al. wOuli sncpursgs his rival With Marss
Il bal hsi the unstT.cis.i elect u mssi.s
her yield her hart o. ihil, oa the Jtbsr
hAn.l. Il hal T-.rUptibly quicsen~i MArgss
Interest In her sou1 ~, reversal u the
factor. have q corresponding r,-ulii
Sbs hal tat Ons fear. but that ~ss srOs
Ing inien-. Agn.. D'Bon continual 70 -
foni q Ihu. there .as no other man ~
whom she ever AZ Agne. ApTsar - cbssrful
ani unconsiraincl coah u L. that the
hsiru~ was playing . dep gams Tor ibf
tslis tha, to L1cla ssmsi the only one 10
vlswi She hsi se.u sOudsrful suooo~~ss
aais by girls -. oil - Agns-, -h-u they had
any money a. q rr~rve force, ard she trcu-
bl.si a. .hs ,hOaghi q Oh. pc-sibllit,ss Agnss
"a. oli-,lr-aifully oii-it --sm~i to isnciA.
bu; IA. vas un,isniably haDi-ome. her man
n@rs we're charming, AMI shs sas smart b~
yoni comTare shs had d-clsr~i that her
intsr,~i In Phil .ss cnly In his pn~i,son -
LUCAS Almirvr, bat-p-opls dii not always
tell ths truth when they we're In love l.ioia
ber.,lf hal tod q numt-r u lIe--,hs very
~hi,s.i % shlte lles-abogt her osn rvgard
for Phll, suppo.s Agns- ~er. doins hkrs'-s'
n abe were Lucas little finger nails maio
dep prints On the palms of her hands - shs
thought of a.
Sh. told her-elf, In her calm-- momsnts,
that such thought was unworthy u her aud
in.ulting IA A gnss, who really bal ten friend.
Iy ami even aif-ctionais 20 her. In wasefai
hour. At night. however. OF In -o'ne lille hour,
during the day. sbe fell into jealousy, AMI
each saccs-<iye tumble made hsr ihralliom
tho more hOJ.less shs tired 10 e-naps by
rAilying Phil about Agn.s, bai the young
man, suppc,ing her to 10 merely playfai In
hrr teasing. al his i--st to continus the Joks,
AMI was utterly bllni Ia the r-ults
Al last ther. came an srplosion- Nv
lArty which ~as 90 Lucia unsT-akahly siupai.
there tsins no dancing Ms Dinon monoTo
lli.i Phil for full hour-a thousand hours
IL .s.m~i 10 Lucia-ani they AT on sofA,
too, that was far r.tir~i In an eni of ruom
which Oncs hal l--n conservatory. Lucia
waich~i for an opportunity "a demand an
explanation; 10 s-smesi IL never ~ouh come,
but finally an old lady ~ho vas the bead and
front o. small local missionary effort In The
south callei the young man aside. Ia an In
slant Lucia seatei her-slf b~sis Agn~s Dinou.
Aying. - she gave her fan vicious twist
"You sssm 10 hni Nr. HAyn very enter
tAiningr
"In.isssi do sAid Ms. Dinou. II havsut
spen, - pleasant IN hour this -sA-on, untll
this evening"
"ohl- exclaimed Lucia, AMI the unodsnd'
Ing fan new into two pi~s-I
my daar girlI- exclaimed Agne.. picking
up one of ths frAgmsnt. "its really ~ics~i
to ts ~ carele~<"
Thank you, sad Lucia. with grand air
for - smali Q woman. II thought it ~As
about tins for an apology"
MiS Dinon looked sideways In smAssrnent
Tie subject of coIvsr,Atiou must have
h.sn dslightful.- Lucia coutinu~d
"IDdssi 10 WA sAd Agnex
I.nciA looked up quickly. Fortunately fos
Mis Dinou, the ARTIFICIAL light about them
vas dim
.You told me once. . sAii Lucia, collsctins