Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1891-01-06
CHAPTER v.
IN ruE pErrus,


How long gar~i s,upidly into the frr
know not. bat the shadow ~ thu past
rS-. out ~ n. shutting oai tb- prvssni
utterly. No sooner was the pressure os
hcr pr--.nc. taken 81 than my mind ~.
tsJundci frum the White Mouse. Tor.
got h-r very existence.
Hacker and blackrf grew the Goals.
AMI with them the gloom q NV Thought.
grvw ic-t,r And dc-irr; bui, bi,tsr n.
they wvfc. the cold l--'amo ulov bitter
siill. Ani wss literally driven by I, a.
-rek NV own NOM
AL cntrr,si the door almost ran Over
thr ho.,icf. who was still engaged In hi.
mysisrioas interview with Tom.
And Au yUu surv you understand
perfectly. no.lsyy- the latter was saying.
''we mus, have no rsGk - mistake this
trip
Il got 10 all ycrv. plain A. writin. ~
s,,pn,le,l sagcly hs of the stable. a. b.
iApI.i his furvhcsl IL, un Ecc-
mo1n r-.- Ai thru. starts at four. driyr-
nine,--n mile. In two hour anil half.
AMI fcels lighi ca cut fc.,l AMI looks out
Coz jalaps kickin' ~ bis near fofvles."
Right a. = trivrt. Bo.lcyi You're q
trump. and this is your,- ani Tom
ohncks.l tho fellow bright half eagle ~
be- left tlicro Then be- ierkcd OF hi.
ooai AMI lighisl an Havana
couli stand 10 10 longer
A. N. grinning groom left the room ]
turnci upon Tom AMI pcrvarri to charge.
Hold a lat. oil boy be .aii II
have treated you badly. I know
A hove snort was IN, only rvspon--
dcignc'l ,o give.
"Yes. know u. bat prudeno. va.
~~ential. You're no, rilelY-
"Rilei!- answered. with forced calm.
n.-s Il eaat -. how You have used
me badly. hut you mus, permit me 10
say you have done yourself grrai In.
justice"
Tom seemed little puIIlei
"And You have done palpable, .
gru~s injustice was grand now. do,ng
the outraged vir,uous-'to an old Isr.
son who
''Oh. bother the oil J-r-on'- BE- inter.
rupis-l. carcle.sly. ''Dut then YOU have
rvaIiy twigsrd what Z am NJ TO In the
mOrningF
''ln the morning. Amy % light To-
gan io dawn upon me.
"yc-. In Oh. morning. I'm going to
now. oil boy. don't look -carci-rm
going 20 run away and b- marr,~d'-
To L. inArricil And In the morningi
The ray of light was binding CLEAN
now. was literally staggered. j
dropped into . chair with bag lump In
my throat
"Yc-. my boy. I'm % be married in the
morning. You know ia have told you
before. but Det and only fixed IL ycster-
day she arranged it all In the sleigh ~
We came along; and. for reasons you
know 80 well. we must b. quick; Fm
done for II the old party suspects hut
IT,. all fincd-you're 10 help me"
II help your I gasred. family.
Certainly. Who else, You must como
with us: you must be bess man; 700
must 20 with rs "a Uncle Bob and help
bet explain all about the
"f.ieut. Jones--lro-es stifly and stood
at attention ~ Tom. eyes opened very
wide-"Lieut. Jones. fhave no criticisms
10 make on your cousins courre. IL she
de-irr- to-
"Dssircs. the dewitt Why. man. she
planned the whole thing-arrAnged the
Christmas frolic. suggested all the do
tails of the elopernent. and she specially
insisted You should aid us.-
''She didy'
"Ye.: she said you were 20 fond Of ~
both you'd De glad TO do H."
Oh. the cruel girll the hardened. In.
grained firt. This was why she had led
me on then. Tom kept on. speaking
rapidly. but with no sense to me In the
sound till I caught:
$50 you tee. my dear boy. 10 was she
originated the affair; she planned every
detail. not l."
..stop sir,' cried. hoarsely-my face
must have been purple; IL felt black
"you have night TO run away. perhaps
to stocp 10 anything you pleas~-ths
lady IL To be your wife. But. by heavenl
You have no night 90 compromise your
cousin by saying thee thingH-
There's something In that. Tom INIT
tesvd. thoughtfully; IL mustn't let Bets
name get out. Of course. only told you.
you know gave . grunt that was
meant for scalding ssrcasm. "Bet viii
tell you AL about 10 herself."
'0h. shs will.- ] painted.
ITO bs sure. She told mo she coalA
make II AL right with you- That's what
we were talking about when you drove
over tho cad today
Oh. the cold blooded, hsartles 90
quests. To dcliberatsly plan . torment
for me thusi And be. my old schsol.
mate. my bosom frisndl II the soft
answer that turneth away wrath had
been deadly weapon should have
ussd q then. but 10 wasn't. % ! ssid no
word. Only strods about the room. loossa-
Ing my nsckcloth b. A~us aad ssAAsa