Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1894-07-10

devoted husband But the moment his
wife returned to health tho separation
Of intcrc~ts and feelingz showed like
erack In the wall.
Monte had set down his foot against
having queer people In the house by
queer people he meant rcformes Of all
kinda not distinguishing the chaif from
the wheat-peoplc of theories mysticS
spiritists idSploeists the founden OF
new religions. socialists and anarchista
MrS White, though abe believed not
wholly In any of these things liked to
dabble In them all II was delightfully."-
exciting to rule by her grace and ole-
gancs Q collection of eccentrics of both
sexes and 90 impress them with sense
Of her superiority. social and mental
II was such q convocation In his wife's
parior. called together 10 meet Aunt
Angelina. Mn Whites agcd relative
from whom she was supposed to have
inherited most of her peculiar traitS
that Monte had broken mp without cere-
mony. Later thcrc had bcen stirring
sccne with his wife. the result Of which
was that MrS White scnt Aunt Angc-
lima home and threatened to take the la
by and sex protection for herself In her
mothers house In distant city.
II was then that Louise Lancaster
stepped In ~ an angel of peace and REQ
onciliation. Louise was Mrx Whites
oldest friend In Littleheld Indeed they
hal been at school together when girls
md had always kept mp the intimacy
Of their early days Louise too was
the friend of Monte White The Whites
and Iancaster had lived aide by side
In the childhood of Louise and Monte.
and they had grown mp together There
hAd also been talk of an attachment In
that quarter In tho time Of Miss Ian.
casters yoySg ladyhcod. but Monte had
married Mis- CrAgxhaw. and after the
Whites had come 10 live near her Lou.
leo hal continucd 10 BE- the bsst friend
Of both husband and wife. and In the
end 10 her had fallen the undesirable
ofiie az mutual oonhdani. pcacemaker
and recnciler.
She had never married. but had sooe
pleasantly down the slope Of years alone
and was now quite independent, living
In q pretty Queen Anne coitagc where
she gave delightful teas and evening
companies She frankly admitted that
she was an old maid and was willing io
acNpt all the cunsequeDc- u the sin
gle condition Her temper WA cheerful,
even joyvus sh. saw all tho funny
things in life Ani had o ken scnse ~
humd. she wss ty no means wccsiy.
fssi~d. untidy spin-ier On the contra'
". she drc--sd well. even fAshioaably,
still lcok~d young and blournin. and
sptsar.d y-rf.csiy conisnted with the
Ia In life that had fallen to her share
Unoua-rioasly. without any will 90
wish - hcr own and while eager a. de-
cline the ofiic. conferred upon hc. Lou.
i-s hal corne o. hnd bsr-elf plscsd t.s-
TWEEN two III s--ortcd Isople to,h hsr
ola friends 18th u whom she liked. al.
though both tri-i and exNpraied her
not q littl. II wS Mis- iAnosst.r's
firm belief that ultimately she wOuld
d. crushod between the uppsr and meth
er miilsion... AMI she rc,olvcd In h.r
mind ,Arioa. modes of escape frOm the
situation
II had come to that painful pa-- that
Monte esp~r,ci 10 learn his wife's feel
ings plans and intentions frum Louise,
while ber friend Helen would come In
later to know what Mont. had ben say'
ing and 20 indulge In the luxury of con-
jugal criticism and complaint
One morning. ~ usual. Monte had
driven his famous truttine horrs. Noun
tain Bird. round 90 River street, and
hitching him 90 the post Ina front of
Mi Lancasfcr's housc had made his
way. hat In hand. into her sunny little
parlor. where shc sat near the bow win
dow with bit ~ fancy work.
"wcll." he exclaimed. striding up
and dawn the rom. 'what IL madam