Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1893-09-19

NUMBER 3s.
"Aliow me-" with . scornfui, defiant
air, even while . shuddsr Of disgust
passed over heF, "sl1ow me 10 introduce
you TO Mr.. Jacob vsrnsy. . million
aires wife, msdami Not quite % win
some . husband ~ 6tslla's. perhaps, bat
! shall have al that money can give. 30
what matters ity'
"Ah. Maud, my dear childi What
have you donei How could varney
countenance such an oct under the cir.
cumstancesr
"what have donsi Why. found my.
self . princely home when my fathers
folly or crime-csll u what you plsass
has cast me out from this. What has
varney dons' Why. proved himself .
fool! Has hs not for moro than ysss
tormentsd mef And during that time
treated him with opsn. undisguissd con.
tempt. And yet when ! went 10 him
yesterday and told him boldly We wsss
bankrupted and diagrscsd; that Stella.
the vile creature, had robbed me Of al !
hsd-oh, II makes mo laugh 10 think
how ths toothless old dotard blubbered
over my handr-snd with Q gesture Of
bitter loathing shs tossed her hand away
from her-''promising me . troussssu
next week that should outvis any In ths
city. together with . princsly settle
ment, II I would consent 10 marry hun
that very hour. Why, an immediate
marriage was inst Whist I was deter.
mined on! And u 10 DONE" said tho
miserable girl, throwing herself on the
sofa, exhausted by the shameful recital.
Mrs. Newton went to her caressingly.
while her tears fell fast.
"Oh. Maud! You do not love tbs
man! How. then. ca. You endure the
home you have sold yourself for1'
love him! Oh. no! I have ever
loathed him. had once some romantic
notions about marrying for love and 20.
Gaping from such homo - this has al.
ways been.
But that is all past! When once I
Eet my promised trousseau and settle
ment. l shall allow myself to be very lit
tie troubled with old varney's society, I
assure you. That would be intolerable.
I have lived thus far without love and
tan continue to do 70. while ! now have
n position In the most fashionable society
a. high as wealth can command. Why
do you weep and look at me 20 sadlyi
What would you have me dor she cried
wildly. "Go out to servicei Starve In
the streets-or worsei Ny mothers folly
and my fathers shame have barred all
other chances for home but the one
have chosen or rather accepted ~ last
resort"
"Oh. mol no! my poor girl! A loving
heart was Mt your command. and you
scorned It, threw II aside for the golden
chain that now binds you and which will
eat like canker into your soul"
mo. never scorned Ernest Sher-
wool. never! Ny whole heart was his.
But how was no received Turned from
the door by harsh words from my moth
er and bitter insults from my father,
while ! was jeered at daily for my low
tastes and Estellas foreigner held up De-
fore me as god
"But. my dear Maud, when you nw
the state Of your fathers affairs, II you
must 80 hastily seek home, why not let
Ernest know your troublesy'
She started quickly to her feet. LET
him know the deep disgrace that had
falleni The loss OF property no would
not value, but the shame! Tell Ernest
Sherwood that my father was q dishon.
ored man-a forger-liable any mo.
ment to public arrestl Do you think
could do that. or do you know mo 50 lit.
Ito ~ to suppose would shame my
womanhOod by Offering myself TO one
respectcd-t,at lovedi II you but knew
me. you would not wonder that hate the
parents that have robbed me OF all that
ever valued! leave within the hour,
and once outside the gate Twill never SEQ
them again-neyerT
From these passionate words her
friends suspected she had no knowledge
Of the terrible state Of things below. A
few words revealed the fact that she
simply supposed her mother was In one
of those stormy dts she hal often wit.
messed and her father, as usual, allow.
ing tho excitement TO wear itself out
by silence. though she acknowledged
that she was frightened by his appear.
ance. When she fully understood tho
truth, she was ut frst greatly shocked,
but her own selfishness soon rose above
all other considerations.
eff had but known this sooneri Oh,
Ernest, Ernest! But Il is all too Later
II Is useles, 10 prolo.,g the scene. Tho
unhappy girl resisted all efforts to per.
suado her to show ut least common re-
spect and tarry till her fathers body
should be laid to rest and her mother
placed in some asylum. and when from
the window she saw superb equipage
d..h nm IN ,b., door aha abruntlv said
~ anu win sss iaee IN WIN. when AZ