Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1898-04-12
NUMBER Is.

Ihe man VINO nad Deen explaining
the accident TO Seth turned at the sound
Of her voice and lifted his hat i'm salu-
tation.
II never like TO intrude upon lady's
emotion. am quite sure you enjoyed
every 1ne Of those tears. Perhaps now,
however. you will let me thank YOU for
my fathers life, Miss Martini take
it,"
Here the rescued old man interposed
vivaciously:
ITS high time. Yes Pom my word
and honor il was superbly done-ad-
mirably done for little girl Now
wasn't il, RAM
Liza flushed angrily under this pat
ronage.
1T is a pity it had to be done at all,
but | could think Of no other way Of
saving myself assure you was not
trying To save any one else"
The younger man was composedly
scanning her, as she sat there high
perrhed above them all. Very few men
could have divested such scrutiny II
every vestige Of impertinence. He was
one Of the few.
"'P IN honor the wonder grows. The
efficacy Of the blow seems ~ curiously
disproportioned Ia the arm that dealt
it. The blow ~ accurately planted!
Now from a trained athlete one might
expect such precision. -
THE location Of the blow was pure
ly accidental Its efficacy was due en-
tirely 10 my brothers heavily loaded
whip handle. IL was a question II
crushing or being crushed. | preferred
the first alternative. That Is all there
il to it. Come. Seth, please; if you can
he dispensed with.
Mr.. Randall Chambliss stepped back
ward from the wagon wheel in defer.
ence to her evident impatience. "A
natural and feminine preference. inn
agine you will 60 through life main
tanning that attitude
Seth was climbing into the wagon in
response 10 an impatient gesture from
her The old man lifted an arresting
voice.
"Yes. but all this time here we stand
like dots; not "A word Of thanks 10 the
heroine Of the occasion -
Thanks are always embarrassing,
sometimes absurd and on this occasion
entirely uncalled for. Iacted exclusively
in self protection. Good morning,
sir. -
She bestowed All imperious little nod
Oh the old man. ignored the young one
entirely and trod furtlyely on Seth's
foot. by way %! setting the clumsy cot.
ton vain once more IN motion.
The younger man stood cOntempla-
lively chewing the end Of his mustacho
and looked after the moving wagon.
One Of the field hands had been dis
patched to the Strong stables for a fresh
horse There was nothing to do but
await its coming. The old man was
walking around the buggy examining
il for possible fractures. The younger
one came out of his reycrie with soft,
prolonged whistle and put on his wide
awake.
$50 that is Eben Martins daughter
Pity
What IL pity
The rich, lazy voice drawled mock
ingly:
That they snould have sent her of
and educated her above that sphere II
life III which II has pleased God 10
place her. -
"Deucedly pious, boy Here Ran,
look at that king bolt, will you:'
WHO are those people, Seth;' Liza
lsked, when they were safely cut Of
earshot
"Old man Chambliss and Ran Cham
bliss. And upstarter crowd can't be
found reckon, now that Ran has had
whole year in Europe, he'll be- harder
20 stan than ever
but what does he do. Seth
WHO: Old man Chamblls,:"
No l know he does nothing. He is
planter. "
Ran Chambliss:"
Yes "
He don't do nothin either He's a
planters son.
Don't do anything, Seth, dear, ="
said Liza, cooing Eer correction a. ca
ressingly as if Sctn's grammar was the
only thing III life Of any Importance To
her at that particular Juncture.
But before they reached the oyerseer's
house she had bestowed one more de-
scriptive adjective on Mr. Randall
Chambliss-"an and impairment.
(To BIZ CONTINUED.