Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1890-07-08


child. lie anil uncle talked. a. men
all. 20 commercial union. of federation.
| I'D Of annexation.
Now io quote Jack. for brothers are
always eloquent. annexation" u worse
.han a red rag to me. and ] was up In
arms at once. Dut alasi Mamma thinks
that my ychemenoe u unsuitable for
Aunt Jeans august prcssnce. and there
are case. In which my opinions necessa-
rly agrsc with mamma's; so not finding
ny smotl,errd wrath enjoyable. crossed
| to tie music room and struck into n
brilliant lii,l- waltz. one ~ Rnbinsisin's
that like and play wsll-"very well,
indeed" our oil professor says. and ]
modestly believe him.
Musi. u A. good as Lethc to me, and ]
hail quite forgotten about the anneta.
lion dehaie across the hall. about Mr
MAXWELL. and almost about Ellen. when
-omc one drrw the curtains hastily aside
and came with quick. eager steps up the
hang rUJm
So olr hat Jack could H. - impulsiye
as that. AMI couldn', think % nming
% gr,st Jack. be might think himself oi
-onir Importance and grow vain. - im
aginr how quickly Rubens,ein b.took
himself lo cch-- when somo one said
Ellen. Just that one word Ellen
bat II wa. Mr. MahwelTs voice. With -
much gladne-- IN it. that like a grrai
wave. Il brnke for very fullne-s.
When I turncd hi arms drOpFsd Ia
hi. side.. all the Joy died from his cyes
and be- -..in,,i not to hear nay attcmpi
Al explanation. for with nay usual brill
iancy | was stamm.Ting Out something
alout the dim lights and my resemblance
to my cuusin Then. desperate TO -
cap-. offered to go IN s.afch of her. bat
Il was a short s.arch. for there stood
l.ilgn IN the door~ay. her great solemn
49, full of-wa. u trOublc az gladness,
or yielding II sccmcj all THREE. bui ]
never could rad her cycs for full
--cund sho stopl thus. then. without
grs,ting ~ any Lind a. oar guest, cru~ssd
io the piano and-who ever dreamed she
could play like that The same waltz Of
which had bccn ~ pruudl
Ycs. II was the same. bat abe made Va
fccl Il. Lrcaihc Ia Il. understand IT, !
knew that through It she was telling this
man whom she had not d,igned to vel
come SOMETHING that had sorrow In u
ouly ~ a bright cloud holds rain. Thsrr
~as such by over u all IL vas tears
and laughter going wildi What hal
come over thi, Ellsn ~ ours' Mr Mat
veil. instead u complimcnting her n.
man la evening dr,-s /, supposed 30 do.
vas standing -o cl0sc az almo>t to touch
hst. hi. heal thrown lack a. though
the earth anil the fulnc,s thereof we're
his Then that stranger took oar Ellen
In his arms and kis-.,d her. kisscI her
.lowly a. hav, sccn dcyout people Lis
their cruss. as muthcr kis..s me when
.hc thinks me sleeping.
They had quite forgotten my exist
cncc. bat thi, time diI not forget my
.clf and crrpt away Ia Aunt Jean. Tor
once ton fill ~ wonder and something
lie fear to even a. question.
II u -oinc unholy hour IN the morning
| am too busy thinking Ia look u any
watch Sell cnmo a. my room. came Of
her own FIRE will. her great. sweet eyes
fairly dazzling. and, ycs, told mo all
Sithout asking don't Ike 10 think
what might have done u she had not
can only wonder and wonder what
c.-l fairy II mc g. playing that waltz
tonight. Il i. one of llclcns favorilos. u
-.uis. and long ago when sho was bir
MaxWells promised wife She would play
Il over anil over again during the lOng
evenings until Il grew 10 L., as hc put IT,
"a part 81 their love" One night when.
a. usual. she Sasplayinsl wonder II she
luoks,i a. she dil tonight. with that coil
of white dnIsry about hrrl. MI Max
eel was standing NJ the piano. bat. you
--. Im IN such a hurry a. tell u that u
gets terribly miNr,i. - I'll try aud pat It
IN her worl,. That night BE- told me.
.hc .ai.l. told me hrCau-c hc vas too
honorable a. marry the without, some
thins that could not forgive. You viii
not asA ~hat. Daisy. ! cannot tell you
that. bat u hal hapi-n'd brtof" We met
AMI be hal ppcnled bittrrly enough. bat
I -snt him away.
"Tor a hong. long time after that saw
nothing ~ him. Then be- wrote, a. he
did today. that he would come; not any
request that he might. simply that he
would b. here In thc evening. tried 10
receive him a. would any friend. tut
when be- asked for the old waltz, - long
untouchcl. broke down. could no,
play Il. would not Try. some time,
l.llrn. whsn YOU can forgive. you vii
play Il for mcy hc askci. That was all;
he Would not plead again. Since then he
la. cume. bat would not trust myself
Ia even scc him. and tonight would
DOT and va. holding mys.if away, my
foolish pride lighting with the ache at
my heart. when heard you at the piano,
heard that old waltz of our,. heard his
auick step cross the hall Then there
dashed through me all his greai sudden
loy. hi. bitter. bitter disappointment
then-gooi night. little Daisy. Ruth
Aim. Palmer la Free Prcss.