Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1895-07-30

ton He was probably little vexed
| that no had not seen il before, for he
wished TO be just man. He was wont
to quote with more or less austerity-
chiefly the result Of his professional life
this, For justice all place a temple
and all seasons summer And, man OF
war as he was, he had another saying
which was much in his mouth, and he
lived up to ii with considerable SINGER
ity, "Still in thy right hand carry gen
tie peace to silence enyious Tongues. y
He whispered to his wife. 1t would
have been hard to tell from her look
what she thought of the matter. but
presently she changed seats with her
husband that he might, by holding his
newspaper at certain angle. shield the
girl from intrusive gazers
At every station the same scene WAS
enacted. And inquisitive people must
have been surprised TO see how monoto-
nously ordinary was the manner of the
three white people in the compartment
Suddenly at station near London Gen
|
strong expression under his breath
Glancing ut the marriage" column,
he saw a notice 20 the effect that on
certain tny If certain month Francis
Gilbert, TIE son Of General Joseph Ar
mour, c. b.. of Greyhope, Hcrtford
shire and Cavendish square, was mar
ried TO Lali, the daughter Of Eye-of-the
! Moon, chief Of the Bloods, at her fa
thcr's lodge IN the Saskatchewan valley
This had been inserted by Frank Ar
mour's solicitor, according to his liz
structions, on the day that the AphroditC
was due at Liverpool. General Armour
did not ~ first intend To show this {,
| his wife, at on second thought he did,
because ke knew she would eventually
come q Ln0T of it, and also because she
saw that something had moved him.
She silently reached ont her hand for
the papr. He handed !, 20 her, point
| ing TO the notice.
Mrs. Armour was unhappy, a.t LoI
self posses iou was admirable, and she
said notliI = She turned her face 10 the
window q Il sat Tor a long time looking
ont. She did not turn 10 the others. for
her eyes were full Of tears and she did
not dare ~ wipo them away, nor yet o.
let them b. seen. She 1T them dry
there. Sho was thinking Of her son, hor
favoritc son, for whom she had been So
ambitious. aud for whom, so far - She
could and retain her self respect, she
had delicately intrigued that he might
happily and tcfittingly marry. She
knew that in the matter Of his engage
ment she had not done what was best
for him, hut how could she have guessed
that dis would b. TIE result: SAc also
was sure that when the first flush OF his
anger and disappointment had passed,
and he came to view this thing with
cooler mind. he would repent deeply
for n whole lifetime. She was convinced
that he had not married this savage Tor
anything which could make marriage
endurablc. Under the weight If the
thought she was likely 10 forget that
the young alien wife might have lost
terribly in the event also.
The arrival at Eustou and the depar-
turo from ~. Pancras were rather pain
ful :.ii FOUND, lug, though there was 10
waiting at either ll~ci, the appearance
Of IN Indian ci.i IN native costume was
uncommon enough, even III cosmopoli-
tan London, - draw much attention
Besides the placards Of the evening ps-
pers were blazoncd with such announce
ments ~ this, a red Indian girl mar
ried into an English county family -
Some one hAd tcleraphed particulars
distorted particulars-oysr from Liy-
erpool, and al the evening sheets had
their portion of extravaganza and sn-
sation. General Armour became a little
more erect and austere Is he caught
sight of these placards, and Mrs Ar-
mour groaHcd inwardly. but their faces
were inscrutable, and they quietly con
Quoted their charge, minus her blanket,
to the train which was to take them 20
St AlAans and were soon wheeling
homcward.
At EGston they parted with Lambert
and Mr. Towulcy Who qultc si,aply
and conventionally bade goodby 10 them
and their Indian daughter-in-law. Lali
had grown 10 like Liss. ToWnley, and
when they parted she spoke q few words
quickly in her own tongue and then I'M
mcdiatoly was confused, because she re-
membered that She could not be under.
stood. But presently she said in haltinG
English that the face Of her white
friend was good. and she hoped that she
would come one time and sit beside her
in her wigvam, for she would be sad
till her husband travelled 10 her.
Mrs. TowBley made some polite reply
in simple English, Pressed the girls
hand sympathetically and hurried away.
Before she parted from Mr.. Lambert,
however she said, with a pretty touch
Of cynicisn: II think | see Marion Ar
mour listening to her sister-in-law Is
sue invitations 10 her wigwam | am
AFRAID should be rather depressed my
self if had to be sisterly 10 wigwam
lady.
But say. Mrs Townley, rejoinod
Lambert seriously H. he loitered 1t the
steps of her carriage II shouldn't b.
surprised il my Lady Wigwaiu-a ra'h'r
apt and striking title, by tie way
turned ont better than We think. she
carried herself rippingly without the
blanket, and | never saw more bcautI-
full hand in my life-but one, h. add
ed as his fingers at that moment c!Ucd
OH hers and held them tightly iii spite
of tie indignant little effort ut with
drawal "She may yet b. able = give
them all points i'll dignity aEd thu, Id
of thing aud pay Master Frank back in
his own coin. do not zee, after all.
that he is the martyr. "
Lambert's voice got softer, for ie
still held Mrs. Townlcy's fingers, tho
footman not having the matter III hls
eye, and then he spoke still more seri-
ously on SCI timental affairs OF his own,
in which he evidently hoped she would
take some interest Indeed it is hard TO
tell low fc- thc ca.c might have been
pushed if she hGd not suddenly looked q
little forb:Gtling and imperioas, foi
| even peor,'c I'll no notable height, with
soft atrics, dark brown eyes and de-
light al little laugh, may appear rather
regal ut times. Lambert did rot quite
und,; stand why she should take tiiis It
titu6r. II he lad been rs keen regarding
his own aff;;rs Of tic Affections Gs III
the c..se of Frank Armour aud his m
dian bride, he had known that every
woman has in her mind the occasion
| wba,, she should and when she should