Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1892-10-18

own accord. have been there all these
years" lie shuddered involuntarily .,
the remembrance.
"where is your BROTHER
II am not sure. We exchanged names
and places. lie was 10 90 90 Mexico"
"Do I understand Have you been
there for his sake. - that he might ~
free
"you understand In part. ] have
been there that he might ~ free. But
u was for your sake. Lima. more than
his
This IL too terrible said the girl
''tco horrible. IIowyou must have suf'
fercd."
ut l. all over now"
They walked ON In silence. Chalmers
b.gan 90 Look about him. II was goDl
to live again. to h. In the world, "a
jo-tle people In the streets. to feel that
one other human bsing was In synpa-
thy with him. lie began 10 feel light.
hearted.
Lima. where ar. We goingY' b. asked
finally. after they hal walked n long
distance. Il have Just remembered
that haven't any home"
Come home with me-" she said i'm.
pulsiyely.
II can't. I'm not presentable." and
he looked d0wn at the coars. clothes
that the state hal munihcenily allotted
him. "Beside-. aren't you ashaIn~i to
L. seen with an sx-conyictY'
For an answer his companion came up
closer 10y him and took his arm timidly
Il tell you what. Lima" be aid pre-.
emily; II can't ~ with You In this rig
You will have 10 lend me some money.
She laughed aud slipped roll of balls
into hi hand.
"wberc j. all your money!
Il gave IL Ia George To set mp shop.
"All 10 it,
"Ye-. l,uppose he has made Million
fcr ~ both by this time"
"And he has taken your naneT
"Yes. told him o. take both the
name ani the money. and do the l-st he
could with 18th until ! could come
Are YOU going 90 him nowr'
lie laughed easily. "You have asked
me 10 come with you
They dinei together. AMI then Chat.
msrs went o. the station with Lima and
put her ou the train. bat be- dii M, go
with her. With th. Money that she
hai given him b. fir.t ~, him-elf decent.
ly cloihel: then he went b. q hotel anil
registered IN q go..l. bid han.i. ''Og,len
Chalmers.- Then b. sent thi. isle
gram
To sUsisa Chaiwsr.. ~. Ciiy - hstiog
Ar yoa sli Fighu AHsssf hsfv.
OsDss CHaL-sas
Tie answer came lack
To Os.lsa CAaiu.sT.. ~. Colastas. q
ls@s 81 h.aI. an A Ne 1 val go cvus'
OsBtN tHALsslts
To- this b. replied.
NJ ia.i 49, -sai lstisr AT ssns fan.ls
90 Cisysiahi
Ils thought that b. wUuli 20 %
Cleveland "a uBcr. bat - b. delayed II
h. found norv ani more satisfsctiun In
staying where b. va. IN tsing frv" anil
unknown. Ils felt ..ans surpri-s that
the remembrance. u the Iast at -
hghily upun him. AMI a. long a. ihi'
w.s 80 b. Ma. reluctant o. d. anything
that might disturb thi. mental fvIs--
n he shoull 80 Lin. again anil IA.
.hoalI Mt Iruye rv-Plusive io hi. wish.
- D. felt A. N be might not h. strong
snough o. Withstand the depression into
which IL wvglI cast him. AMI be- hal ~
assurance that ,hs could carv for him
q. b. wished. IL hal better le, we'll
enough alone.
But IN th. cUur-. u little time b.
dill 20 o. Cleveland. and there received
. letter frum hi. brother with ample
fund. ami full statement ~ hi. oI-ra-
lious. The letter ende'i ~ follows Il
have b.cn very successful. lnclo-cd
account will show that hold subject i'
your Or,lsr the entire capital that you
placed in my hands, plus one.hAlf the
total earnings. Also an additional sum
10 sOIne forty thousand dOllan-which
Leonie ins,ruct- in. to LAY she has sur.
rendered 10 you very checrfully, as she
has not kep, the compact. We arr both
outlaws. you see. ana - perhaps b''st
suiici a. car.i other. A. for Miss Ten.
nant, plea,e say to her that ! am - very
WORTHLESS fellow. | trust time will
bring II. coinpen,ation- and that You
may IL happy together
Chalmers dill not show Lima the let
ter. but he told her all IL contained. 81.
cs1,t the ending. lie remained near her
AMI found a quiet satisfaction IN her
presence. but not the same exalta,ion
that he hal known during those trst
few hours In the city streets. lie would
not permit himself that again. And the
memory % Lis prison life came back tco
yividly.
II cann0, forget" b. said. when she
demonstrated with him upon his depres-
sion. II, has burned too deeply. lean
never blot on, the disgrace"
"you wrong yourself, answered Lima
1T was a sacrifice and not crime"
"The result /. the sane; | am an en-.
convict"
"You are saint. AMI should be can
onizei.-