Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1891-01-27

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{, l.longcd 10 the murderer. Zoe IL might
quite az well belong to the murdered
man. torn from him In the conflict
When. therefore. Ice Nas told ai the
station hou.c that th. cutoncr would ~,
H. ai ~. Office until noon that day. b.
said no,hing ~ tho button. but asked 10
h. permitted o. view the loly.
II hal l-rcn removed a. n nsighh1ring
undertaken aud thilhsr be- t-ni IA,
.isr. On luokins At the cuds Of tie
dead man ,for his clo,hcs hal not W,
t-cn rcmovy,D be- found them supplied
Nth uNiditsd silver buttons
Nv daniond button did not l.long
to Tcmpl.ton.- be- s,id nv drt con.
cluslon l. corrrct will gu to my oiiic.
anil -. the cofuncT al twelve
A be- lrit the undcrtaksrs he me,
wcssing.
"Ah. you arr free. cricd be-.
"Ycs. jusi fr--. They have verified
my story. and fnIing Il confirmed In
every particular have lct mr go. ~ Im
oiI fof br,,.kfAsL
mo- parted. IIolbrnoE going straight
va, to his ofiicc
There Zoe time hc t--amc 40 IN.
gr,ss-d IN business that the munlcr and
the diamond button were driven from
his mind
Upon Via, small ihral. 10 matters
of human Interests hang
The Young lawyer had for somc tinic
anticipated that a contingency would
Ari-c calling him fruin the city 90 a Dis.
,ani t.lin, for at leas, thrcc weeks. In the
interest II client
lis mail that morning informed him
that he contingency hal Afi-rn. llis
df.i impu.sr ~as Immediately to pr
parc for h, departure. Its s"cond
tLousht vas. n b. Wcnt the cotunsr
wuull not have him for Witncs.. and
a.a matter ~ public duty b. ought to
fJuain
Then b. thought that wl,ile the client
was a valuable one. nevertheless the
dutic- O. D. I-riormcl wrrr - thc sim.
plrst character the experimenting Of
tl,e si.uins - paprr, anil contract, NJ.
t,s.ly dnvn--so hc called IN a neigh.
6orins Young lawyer 10 whom BE- often
lsndsr,d busincsi, and Who consented
a. So.
Hal ilolhrok gone this story would
never have i-,n snltcn.
Dunns tlic mnrning llolbrOpk received
not, from a Lads IN ~ho~.r gooI grace.
De wished to stand high. asking him io
call upon her
Tbc Ldy was young and handsome.
and rumof said rich She lived with her
uncle. her Iarnts l-'ins deal.
Ilolbfuok Was greatly delighted with
the summons lie had t-.n attentive.
bat A. yet had received little encourage.
ment froni the y0uns lady
Her manner toward him. while cour.
ieous. Was n0, different from that dis
played iowanl dolen o. morc Of the
young gentlemen ~ith whom be was In
rivalry.
Iier maine vas rlon Ashgroye. and
she was spoken % In the clubs A. The
handsome Flora"
Rumor did no, credit any man with
having thc favor of the fair lady. Her
ACQUAINTANCE 10 her own sex said she
Angled for suliors and failed despite her
bcauiy. Twenty men knew che had TO-
fused the oder Of Que man at least.
She dill no, want for gallant In the
marx nor an e-,cort 90 the opera; she was
cure of an invitation To the hunt and =
sat upon the most distinguished coach
Ia the parade; 1t each regatta her name
was seen among the guests of the most
sought after yacht. while at the charity
fairs her booth turned In twice the mon
ey any other did.
Thee were hard nuts for her dear TO
male friends 10 crack. but they hammer
ed at them prrsisisntly. consequently
sh. Was a grcat social succe-s
IIolbrook was a elf contained young
man. whose good opinion of himself wss
fully equaici by his good looks. and upon
that .corc be was well content While
no, 81 a very ardent nature. stili be ai'
mi,t.,l To himself that n the divine flofa
would bat give him some sign that she
found more pleasure In hi. attentions
than In those % others he could quite
readily fall In love with her; bat until
she did be proposed 10 keep himself well
In hand and no, make fool Of himself,
as some others he could name had done.
The note living before him was the first
he had received from her. and. indeed.
the iirst intimation he had had indicating
that she cared whether he came or went.
IIo was therefore filed with pleasur-
able emotion and no little wonder.
The note had driven from his mind all
recollection of the button and his visit 10
the coroner. and. disposing Of his busi'
ness as speedily ~ possible, he took him
self 10 her unclc'sresidence-a handsome
dwelling In ffiy-siSth street. not Far
from Fifth avenue.
When ushercsl into the richly furnished
parlors I've was made aware that it ~as
the summer season. The furniture ~As
covered. and No were the ornaments,
staiuary AMI most Of the pictures.
Then he remembered he had wondered
how IL was that Miss Ashgrove was In
the city at that time of the year.
But one picture was exposed. and from
that the cover had been thrown back
over tie easel upon which II rested Thi'
Was the portrait of the lady herself.
He fell 10 a study Of u, waiting the
coming Of the LADY who had summoned
him to her presence.
lie thought IL would he fine thing te
have 10 handsome head at his table.
Other lovers would probably have given
rein To other thoughts. but Holbrook VA
one of those young men who get on Ia
the world. less given 10 sentimental con
siderHtions than 10 tbose Of . practical
nature.
While thus engaged the original Of tAs
picture entered the room through dooi
which brought her 70 tho hack OF heI
vidtos.
She was entitled 70 shs name Of "th>
handsoms HorA' Tall. q sapsb pro
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