Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1895-08-13
NUMBER 33.


remember and are glad to meet them
again, but they feel that we are unfa-
miliar, and because we have grown diff
ferent outwardly they seem 10 miss
some chord that used TO ring. Richard,
II She paused.
Eyes, Lal," he assented, ''yes, ! un-
derstand you so far. bat speak out. "
Il am not happy" she said "Inever
shall be happy. have my child, and
that is all ! have. / cannot go back to
the life in which was born. / must 90
on as ! am, stranger among a strange
people, pitied, suffered, cared for a lit
tle-and that Is all
The nurse had drawn away little
distance with the child. The rest Of the
family were making their preparations
inside the house. There was no one
near to watch the singular little drama.
You should not say that, he add
ed. I'VE all feel you 10 be one Of Us. y
But all your world does not feel me
TO be one Of them" she rejoined-
1--WE shall see about that when you
go up 70 town. You are bit morbid,
Lali. don't wonder at your feeling a
little shy, but then you will simply car
ry things before you. Now you take my
word for it, for know London pretty
we'll "
She held out her ungloved hands.
"Do they compare with the white hands
a.. io.tsa, ...,, lypa,t-,ff VA .at1
They are about the finest hands l
have ever seen, he replied. You
can't sec yourself, sister Of mine. y
II do NOT care very much 10 see my
self, " she said. If had not maid,
| expect ! should look very shiftless, for
don't care TO look in a mirror. Ny
only mirror used to be a stream Of water
in summer. she added, land corner
Of a looking glass got from the Hudson's
Bay fort in the winter. y
well, you are missing lot Of en-
joyment, he said. "if you do not use
your mirror much. The rest Of Us can
appreciate what you would see there. y
She reached out and touched his arm.
"Do you like 10 look at me;' she ques'
toned, with a strange simple candor.
For the first time in many a year Rich
ard Armour blushed like girl fresh
from school The question had come so
suddenly, it had gone so quickly into q
sensitive corner Of his nature, that he
lost command Of himself for the instant,
yet had little idea why the command was
lost. He touched the fingers on his arm
aifectionately.
Like To look at your Like 20 look
at you: Why, Of course, we all like 10
look at you. You are very fine and
handsome-and interesting.
Richard" she said, drawing her
hands away, lis that why you like 10
look at me?"
lie had recovered himself. He laugh
ed in his old hearty way and said:
"Yes, yes Why, Of course. Come, let
us go and rec the boy" he added, TAX
ing her arm and hurrying her down the
steps Come and let US see Richard
Joseph, the pride Of all the Armours.
She moved beside him in kind Of
dream. She had learned much since she
came to Greyhope, but yet she could
not at that moment have told exactly
why she asked Richard the question
that had confused him. nor did she
know quite what lay behind the qucs-
ton. But every problem which has life
works itself ont 20 its appointed end
fumbling human fingers do not NEEDLE
with il. Half the miserics Of this world
are caused by forcing issues, IN every
problem Of the affections, the emotions
and the soul. There Is law working
with which there should be- no tampcr-
ing, lest in foolish interruption come
only confusion and disaster. Against
every such question there should be
written the one word, wait.
Richard Armour stopped over the
child. A beauty" he said, "a perfect
little gentleman. Like Richard Joseph
Armour there is none," he added.
Whom do you think he looks like,
Richardf she asked. This was ques-
tion size had never asked before since
the child was born. Whom the child
looked like every one knew, but within
the past year and q half Francis Ar
mour's name had seldom been mention
ed and never in connection with tho
child. The child's mother asked the
question with q strange quiemess. Rich
ard answered it without hesitation.
"The child looks like Frank" he
said. "As like him a. can be.
Il am glad, she said, for all your
sakes. "
"You are very deep this morning,
Lali," Richard said, with kind of
helplessness. Frank will BE- pretty
proud of the youngster when he comes
back. Bot he won't be prouder OF him
than | am.
Il know that, " she said. "Won'tyou
be lonely without the boy-and ME,
Richard?'
Again the question went home
Lonely? | should think | would, " he
said Il should think would. But
then, you see, school is over, and the
master stays behind and makes up the
marks. You will fAd London a jollier
master than / ara, Lali. There II be lots
of shows, and plenty TO do, and smart
frocks, and no end of feeds and frolics,
and that is more amusing than studying
three hours day with dry old stick
like Dick Armour. l tell you what,
when Frank comes"-
She interrupted him. do not speak
of that, she said. Then, with sudden
burst Of feeling, though her words
were scarcely audible: Il owe you every
thing, Richard--everything that is good.
| owe him nothing, Richard-nothing
but what is bitter. "
Hush, hush," he said. "You must
not speak that way. Lali, / want to say
To you
At that moment General Armour,
Mrs. Armour and Marion appeared on
the doorstep, and the carriage came
wheeling up the drive. What Richard
intended to say was, left unsaid. The
chances were it never would be said.
ITO BE CONTINUED.
A Progressive Princess.
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