Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1894-11-13

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IN n fe,s minute. I .aw thon risiiRy ,io,sn
ths du,nus.
some couple. AMI | sighed to think how
the outward appearance - Felix bclic'l
his foul spirit Olivia looked rmarka.
bly, BEAUTIFUL anil mhnagc,i her hor-o o.
p..fociin A. thy drew near no,ic'si
their haggari lonk-. ~ though thy hail
passed the night without siwR anil
again the thought flashed thruugh my
mind tha, thcrc mt sht D. an und'rsiand.
ing b.twesl them.
ilui, however much Olivia new. |
fslt .aro sh. was iuurani that Francis
hal ben d0ao % d.aih ~ his hruihsr.
slsr cygn sho w0uld have rooile'l frum
so tass . scssundr,L
"Iiore Ne ar. yuu -. AID frliN
dshauiiy a. I rai.si my hat a. MI
Bellin. "qu.te ualy o. a cat un this
Wild fls-. chaso -
"A am afraid yun will hra Ina murr -
rioas than you think. BnhTh,M '
''At all event. ve wol't trd that
hsiy you st-nk ~ "
4 am c,Tiainyuu will. NJ Tclis In
Arfell
''Yoa still in.lst Ca, FRANCIS D. r.
hSf'' aid Olivinas vrTId 90 'Ie 'h.r
Il am alrllufsly oIr' In - H.
What about this i'trTsssl f,liN.
rining up no. hu-r" anil fr1H .r' iI -.
telegram 'Oliyiarogi,ci 90 thl. morn.
Ing
4 glanced y, 'he telegram " Wa
frum Felix In Pari. ~ olivia 10 Hluh.
minister and stated that D. Wa guins
o. Italy la fJw day. but hurs. ~ r'-
turn fur The wedding. lhlnd"l ~ la'k
without remark. but it struck mo a.
strange that such matter should have
i.en -.nt by Wir. instead u by pct.
The telegram. ~ my mind. was another
move In the game Felix was playing 10
boldly.
"wcl, Denham," he said. restoring
u a. IN. prkot. ''you sco by that tclr.
gram that Felix l. ia Paris, aud. IL ~, |
must b. Francis
"In that cl.c. said I, looking ~ him
kecnly. "who il tho dead man at the
Fen inn "
There Is none there" he answered
ic-tingly. yet with q lurking anxiety
which wa. quick o. note. II have no
third brother We are twins, not trip
lets. A"
| vouchsafed no r,ply 10 this With.
cisnl. which judged to h In bal taste.
but rode on rapidly. By this time We
hal left the town far bhind and were
snmo way oI the winding road which
crossed the marshes. Miss Dellin cyi.
IDENTIFY did not desire to talk. for she
pushed forward well In front, and ~
Felix also rclapsed into silence we rode
On snartly without uttering word \
moru dismal riding party never law.
The keen wind brought a touch ~ color
into the pale cheeks ~ Olivia, but shc
hal dark circles undcr her eyes aui
looked considerably worried Felix rodc
by her side AMI adtlrsso'l her every now
anil then, but was ton lar Ia tho rar
10 know what they said lfelt anything
but comfortable while la their compa
nv. u. they regarded me with grcai dis.
favor
Never mind. thought. touching
my hOrSe with the whip "Ouce ! bring
Felix face 90 face with his dead brother.
and bee will D. f1rc~i IN abandon the o
airs. At whatever co-t. | must tear th"
max OF him. II uily f1r the ak ~ that
ppor girl. who believes ~ firmly iH such
a villain" There was M chang in
th. appearance ~ the Fen inn a. W.
ro.le NJ ~ IL save that u lonkol mur
ruiuous than ever Tho solitary build
iny had sinister asT-c'. and ey,n in
the bright sunshine limited ~ s'rrri
murder In1,ic,i how thick grrw a..
grls. around the house. thst,hy marking
more strongly its d,,-oTtion anil ir-oll
tion. Sure enough. IL hal not ts-'n iu.
habitci for considerable periol. aId
this fact alone ruussd my suspicion. H.
10 the motiyc- of strcnt and hi. daugh
ter. They could have no god design IN
staying I'm go haggard a dwelling
"You SCI. the inn l. ruin." said
Olivia. pointing toward II with her rid
ing whip mo one could find shelter
thcr even Tor one night
II did. Mis- Bellin.
ut was dram. she answerol-"an
idle dream. You may have slept there,
bu, you never met Francis within ~
walls "
Eve are on q fool'scrrand, said fo.
ix dcrisiyoly. ~ thought 20 all along "
Como and sec. 4" said. dismounting
at the door Of the inn 'lie laughs bcsi
who laughs last. "
II seemed to me that Olivia made n
though to turn her hors.'s hold away
from the house, but by this time the
hand II Felix was already on the bride
rein, and she suppressed the momcntary
inclination Ia flee. The action revived
my suspicious With "a half sigh she
dismopnted with the aid % Felix, and
We entered the house
All was as I had left IT, The blinds
were down. the room mildewed and dies.
ola,o, the fireplace filled with heaps ~
gray ashes Olivia drcw her riding
skirts closely round her and shuldorcl
] led up stairs To the room of Francis
Here the door had fallen down. and we
walked ON IL into the room To my sur.
pris,. the bed was empty.
"well. Denham." said Felix after
pause. ''wherc l. the dead body 10 whom
you have given my namey'
''Some one has been here and taken I,
away"