Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1900-01-02

fora her les fortunate fellow country
vomen. On the contrary. she looked
forward 20 their posdfbls criticism Of
hsr csstipg o6 I'll transstlanao tisi
vith an uneasy conscioumss that was
psrhaps her nearest approach to patriot
Inn Yet again che rsasonsd that. .
her father wns an Englishman, she was
only returning TO her Cd home. A. 10
her mother. she had alroady comSwtsd
herself by noticing csstain discrepancies
n thst isdy,s temperament which led
her 70 belieye that she herself alone In
herited her fathers nature. for her
mother was. Of course. distinctly Amer
ican. So little conscious Wa ihs Of any
charming snobbishnea In this belicf
that In her supsrb naivete she would
have argued the point with the consul
and employed . Wit and dialect that
verc purely American.
She had slipped ont Of The PriWy
eurly that morning that she might sn-
jov alone. unattended and unciceroned.
The aspect Of that vast estate which
might be hers for the nero accepting.
Perhaps there was some instinct Of DEL
icacy In her avoiding Lord AlgeFnon
that moruinR. mot wishing. q she her.
eslf mieht have frankly put Il, s'to tain
stock', n his inhsritsncs In bic pees.
.rc. A she uasrsd into the Garden
th,oreb the Iov portern door fhe turned
~ loos along The stretchine facade Of
~. ,n.,r hniidins Nth the high stain.
"a vipdows Of :. bsnqusting hall and
the state chamber where . king had
slept Even IN that cTisp October air,
and With the green Of its ivied hattie
msots assinst the eold Of the distant
-crA Il seemed n Iis In tbe lansuid re.
80 - an eternal summer. She hurried
~ dovn the other terr,oe into The Ital-
Ian ,,rdsn- : ousint suryival of past
s,,nSsnr naseed the srsat oranRsry
and pumsrous conssrvstories. making
: crvstal hamlet In themselves and SEQ.
Ine everyvhere the same luxury. Bot
a vss : Injury that abe fsncied wss
redeemed from the yulearity Of ostenta-
uor hv the lone custom al years and
,sner:t,ons ~ unlike the millionaire
1si.css ~ her own land. and IN her en-.
thudssm she even fancied il was fur
ther sanctifed by the grim monastic
founders who had once been content
with tread and pulse In the crumbling
and dismantled refectory. In the plen.
itude Of her feelings abe felt slight
recognition Of some benedcent being
who had rolled this golden apple at her
feet and felt ~ II she really should like
70 "do good" in her sphere.
It % CHANGED that. passing through
small gate IN the psrk. sne ssw wax.
ing little ahead OF hse young girl
whom abe at once recognised - Mis-
Amelyn. ono Of the guesu OF the even
Ing before. Miss DesporouBn feincia'
bered that she played tne accompsni'
ment OF ono OF TWO songs upon 'ne p,' %
eno and nad even eAecuea . ions :v''
during tne genefai Sonve,sa''ol. WIN
out attention iiom .ns osneis 1nu s,s ~
Pa,en.'y VIZ. 1si n..s .s~', ;..o ~ :" s,mchs;r
us 49, -. - othsr rsonIe,'
Quise on tne s,nt. =, oAs. s.,,pS o ..m,
eonscsaaon one ns' -. 80. "a - :,
Gear " one VI '~o uo.ses -
her Christian name oy tne ssIs az.
had way OF imPaipao,y me',.ns nv. Ua
ef ngns ~ sime~ me- '.,nes 'su --.s s
Desoorougn 70 conc,uae 'na' sn' % ~a
some k1nd OF depenoens Oh Pol ie'a
tion. Here was an opporsunity 70 oes,l
her work OF DONG good Sne qu'eA
sned her pace ana OVERLOOK 'iss Aine
yn :,
Let me walk with your sne sai'
graciously.
The young English girl smiled %
sent, but looked her surprise at seeint
the cynosure Of last nights eyes unat
tended.
"Oh." said Sadie. answering tn
mute uuery, 81 didn't want to b
eahovn round by anybody, and I'm no
soipg TO bore ron with asking 10 se'
sixhts either. Well Just walk together
Wherever you're going II good enough
for ma"
aI'm going a. far a the village.
aid Mis Amelyn. looking down doubt
trilv n Ssdie's smart French shoes, 81
,or c.,s to vsIt so far !, Gadie notice,
tsst her compsnion was more solidly
1900 and fh.t her str,ieht. shor
.L;rts .,tbouqh less stylish than he
own had : certain chsracter, bette
Attad "a The free outdoor life Of tn
! country. But she only said. however
.The village win do" and gsyly tool
her companions arm.
ssBut I'm afraid you'll find It ver.
uninteresting, for am going to visi
some poor cottages" persisted Mis-
Amelyn, with certain timid ingenu
ousness Of manner which, however
was % distinct - Miss Desborough'
bolder frankness- II promised the rec
tors daughter TO take her place today.
| ..And ! feel a II ] was ready to pou
OH and wine 10 any extent. said Mis-
Desborough, 80 como along"
Nia Amelyn laughed and yet glance
around her timidly, ~ IL she though
that Mis Dssboroush ought to have
larger and more important audience
Then she continued moro conndentia,l,
and boldly "bus II imV o sh M
slummins, you NOV IA lness ssa poo %
people here are nos veFy peo sno -
not at al extraordinary"
"Never mind. said Sadie' hurryin
her along. After pause she went on
"You know the Prory very well
gueNi"