Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-12-16

the elder sister. We three. nv mother,
nv sister aud came last night
The man interrupted her with a Fe--
ture. PARDON. madernoiseIie.~ he cor
rrc'ed. YOU and your sister were the
cniy ours who came
The giri smiled an annoyed smile and
suggested that the hotel lists would cor
ruAprate her words. Bat her Eare palr,l
ben the clerk repeated wha, TIE pro-
fr.eter bad saii. anil she ran her finger
uusteadi j down the line Her name.
her SISTERS ses-her mothers was not
there,
With a rrov trc sense - dread. the
two girls Demanded fhe inspector ~
police ~ they waited or him IN the
rerrrt iqr-ruorl. -hev caught fhe angry
ta-es 70 ar Cd mans voice. TIE eiici
SISTER stopped pacing 'he soor 20 -
zen.
-SHch q commotion.- he exeIafmei.
= publish f. 90 every foreigner FL The
rirs.ari Then 81 here Is the reputation -
SOM tarsee--
Tie seethifg r1urmur 81 another
voire followed
'>erord story 'front.' was the Oh
mans reply. -lu- I'M rot STAY there 20
eight = have - he walked up Is an
SORTS - noises from the room above
ire, They n rht have been tearing the
tor~- down
Stll crumhlin-- he passed the girl 20
60 uF-fai--. Se-reti -i-h a sudden idea
she gan lightly up after him and
watched him enter his room. Then she
came down again. He weut into the
room under mothers she said. grasp
ing her sisters arm tightly. we were
not mistaken. Merrif1l heavens. what
ioes it ui-ane-
Eyru the Inspector - police. the ON
nisr-rt % Paris. could not tell them
that tie took their evidence rravefv.
promised them an possible help. and al
iss'i them 20 wait patiently i'm the saui..
hafel for further developments With
little caimuess Of mind they finally ac-
rcptsi his advice
T. WAS o long. ANXIOUS wait for the
girls. Weeks passed withouf bringing
ANS trace ~ their mother. The exps-7-
ton was over. and Paris was aimo~t
~mptiei of her crowds before the in
-pector came 20 them with any definite
news
Then. one day. the look on his flee
told them that az last they were 20 hear.
and they listened breathless'y for BIZ.
explanation.
lie began AZ the beginning lie told
them that. after thu had left their
mother that night she felt worse. and
Ca avoid disturbing her daughters. sum.
mpned physician by meSseug ger By
'he time be arrived she was uncou.
,cioLs. and the doctor announced that
she bad a ease % black smallpox. With.
out any delay she was put into an am
bulauce and carried 70 4 hospital. and
tnere-the inspector toll IL as gently a.
De- couid-she died few DAYS after.
ward.
But all was not vet explained. Tn,
noon. the maids story. the lists
II whisper about this dread di.
ease should spread among the great
crowds ia the city panic would follow
financial ruin might ensue. the evil ef
i-cts Wouii be- enormous. The matter
must b. Kept out 81 the popular mouth
Md 50. IN one night. everything ia theii
f1oihcr's room had beeu changed. hei
uame Lad been erased from the hote
lists. and for the good 81 thu city hel
t'rn daughters hasi been sacrificed.
There was silence for few moment,
when b. hal finished ". rIuspecteu
moved uueasils on his chair. Ous Of tn
gzris looked ap at him with numb syez
Tan We she asked. and then heSi
;ared
-Nademoisell,..- the Inspector replied
With pityinS note in his voice. II i
ret marked. You know. --Detrcit Ere
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