Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1892-04-05

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rated an early denoueinent They were
assured of one thing. which was that the
apartment of Nine. Fanny. Countess do
Paris. was tho place where they would
b. most likely % capture Costello. Mar
tin had workeL up q number of clews,
anil hc was thoroughly satisfied that
Costello would le caught under Nine.
Fannys roof. ilo learned that he had
bs-n lover of Nine. Fanny. and that.
although he hsd Lost his taste for her.
sho wa. still snamorcd Of him. and for
the sake of s.cins him occasionally and
icing In his confidence she Vas even
willing To help him In his affairs with
other women
What most surprised Rush about this
establishment % Mme. fanny's was
that apparently respectable women Wis
itel IL They usually came clo-ely
vsilcsl, and there was onc whom b. had
ssn as sbe pas-ei his door wbo~c figure
haunted him. lle certainly had met
that woman somewhere. but where he
could not tell. Ile thought of putting
him.lf In her way somc day. 20 sce II
Oh. rvcogni,ed him. but then hc remem.
tsrr,i that d. did not want to bc rccoS.
ni,ei. - he avoided meeting her.
though his curiosity was aroused 20 tho
highest pitch. This mysterious lady was
dressed IN mourning and woro q long
thick crrI- veil. and ho notic,si that she
cam. In hired coupe which waited for
her few door. away.
While awaiting Developments In the
Costello case Rush hal p'cnty of time 20
think. Ils would ha,, hal time 90 Rad.
ton, " he hal wanted to. but he couldn't
bring his mind 10 H. a. usual thing
h. could find diversion In Henry Es-
mond," but somehow or other he could
not keep his mind on the page. iIccou!d
read no name bat that Of Helen Knowl.
ton In the lines before him. 80 hc ct the
hook aside AMI thought lie thought of
the ~omAn'. wonderful fascinations-
her tcauiy of face and figure. the set of
her head upon her neck. the round white
ncs. u her arms and their exquisite
texture. for once by an accident his hand
hal touched her arm. AMI he had never
forgotten the sensation he experienced.
IL wa. as though he had touched u dam
al rose just picked FROM -ome cool gar
den spot
lie thought of all her little ways, Of
her true womanliness, with its strange
combination % childllkeness. % her POSI-.
ton In the world. of the men Who. u
there was anything In gossip. were mad
" In love with her. % West Hastings In
particular and hi. probable relations 10
her. Could it 10 possible that shs really
loved this cold. selfish man of the world.
~hu-e only attractions we're his wealth
lni q certain polish that long contact
with society had given hini She vas
worthy Of q better man And then hs
wondered nj his own conceit. Wherein
was he more worthy than West Hast
.ng3 IIs might not h. quite as selfish.
certainly he WAS not az cold. but he had
neither the polish nor the wealth u his
rival The Polish bs hanged!- he saii
o. himself. "but tho wealth III have or
lcrish In the winning. Perhaps not -
much. hut u can't earn enough money
% keep INV wife In the manner she haA
lon accustomed to and take her Oh the
.,aS,, I'll try some other business"
Then he would weigh his chances In
~, the field was clear. and In the morn.
hgs. when b, felt bright and the world
irokei easy Ia conquer. he would feel
,:r,atly sncouragrd Other days he
would fcvl ~ blue and de-pondent' that
u lie had not bccn young and healthy he
would have ended hi. doubts and misery
by jumping oil the dock. hut Tor some
rrason OF other thee dark days were few.
AMI a. q rule hc lookel upon his success
with Helen Know lton as merely . matter
of time. lie hal heard Aunt Rebccca
say that Helen was In no hurry io marry.
and that she would not entertain tho sub
iect seriously until after she had made
her CAREER Just what Aunt Rebecca
meant by this phrase be did not know.
but IL SEEMED 10 make his chances better.
AMI he thought of II every time one OF
his dcspondent moods came on. stu,
hi, chances did seem 20 H. pretty poor
comIarcd with those of West Hastings,
and when he thought of ilelen's ap-
preaching trip 20 Europe with Hastings
as Messenger on the same ship. his heart
sank within him.
Archie Tillinghast. too. was In despair
over the affairs Of his heart. Bessie
Archer seemed TO Get farther away from
him every day. Her interests were not
hi. interests. and she was bccomins more
and more intimate with o o'iiara and Mrs.
Pryor-a pair for whom Archie had the
most violent contempt. What could pos.
80. q clever. rehnedgir like Bessie. that
she should associate ~ intimately with
these two, lie put Il down 10 disease
a disease Of tho brain. induced by nisdi'
rectei mental activity. She craved In
tcllcctuai excitement. and. ~ there wa
little 20 be got In the ordinary course OF
her life. she sought u In unnatural chan
nels. Dcssie Archer was girl of strong
character. but her strength had never
lecn properly Developed. A. Archie said,
'.she liala morbid hankcring after the,
great whyY and the lesser why MOTT
and b-twccn the two she fell to the floor.
Helen was too much absorbed In her
profession 90 give any time 20 occult
PHILOSOPHERS. - she and i'essie had no,
i,ecn much together of late. Helen had
not only something else to think about,
bait her mind was too well balanced n
have any leaning towards these follies oi
idle brains Sho tried % take an Interest
In them Cor Be-.ie's sake. but this more
she saw tho Ices she cared for them.
"Didnt it ever occur t0 you. Bessie.
she said To her friend. "that II thers
was n much In thee 'isms' A. you think
there Is. different class Of people would
10 Interested In themi that scientists
rather than scatterbrains would be their
lnvessicatorsy' But Bessis replied that
sou,e OF the most intellectual people she
had ever met werv believers In the un.
seen. Helen saw that argumeut would
10 useless: all shs could do was TO walt
until Bsssis's mind should take psv
turn.
Owing TO his love for Bessie. Archis
could not possess his soul In patience
He wanted 10 strangls OHara. throw
Mn. Pryor out Of the window. and hghi
q duel with Rush. On this last point h
had some doubts. for hs couldn't ex
sctly make ous o case against his friend.