Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1901-05-14
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myself the benefit Of the doubt without
entirely losing my self respect"
When. by help of McCullom and
Charlier many times repeated, COrnelia
had been six months rising literary
star, some inkling of the fact trickled
into the minds Of her fathers some
time friends and financial associates.
They were in large part southern like
himself, so rustled with mild gratilica-
ton, saying one to another that blood
would tell. They had from the begin
ming known the major for a thorough
bred; really 1t was not so astonishing
that girl of bis had done so WELL Too
bad that she had had so much an up
hill fight! Any one Of them would
have been glad to help II only she bad
let it be known help was ne.ded Pity,
too, about the old place, Thornhill
Major Thornley, and his daughter
were shortly after asked to dine at the
Swelldorf as guests of admiring and
representative southerners domiciled in
New York. The major was for de-
clining, but Cornelia insisted upon go
ing She was very busy, very happy,
now. Something of youth had crept
into her eyes. She had fresh, stylish
frocks, too, though still the gray velvet
and the diamond star were at least a
year beyond reach.
In good fortune or Ill she was alike
obliges one not to put on frills, don't
you think so, governor?" she had said
upon the memorable day when the ma
jor had gone in state to make his first
deposit. The change had wrought no
separateness in the two. He knew all
her plans and purposes, read each line
she wrote and still inspected her let
ters, though he allowed her the first
reading of something like half Of them.
IF you were not known as the occa-
sion Of it, this dinner would unsettle
the street." Charlier whispered to Cor
nelia as the feast drew toward a close.
Maybe you don't know it, he went
on, "but there are thirty millions at
least around this table and three thou
sand on it, not counting wine. Worse
still, the bullion is here cheek by jowl
with the lamblike bear"
"Hush. Cornelia said imperatively
"You chatter so | have lost the taste
of at least four years in my wine. Be
sides, | want to listen to that rec
faced man over there. He looks n
though he had something on his mind
something that must be told-thouglI
he would rather not tell It,"
Charlier laughed softly. $50 you
don't really know it," he murmured
Cornela did not heed. She was ab'
sorbed in contemplating the red faced
man. He had struggled to his feet and
stood at her fathers elbow paving
the air with one hand, while with thL
other he clutched chair post.
Ladies and gentlemen, Major Thorn
lev, Miss Thornley," he began, esteem
ed friends | should say, we are-wt
are met to admire the tribute OF gen
ius-to pay tribute to admirins genius
mean-to-to Major Thornley, we are
all proud of you as-as your dauS!
ter's fathpr-and-and fellow south
erner. We know your career-we hon
or YOU, Sir-we-we wish tO-t0 eH'
press better than in words our gr"a
admiration for southern genius'-witi
n deep bow toward Cornclia. who was
staring open mouthcd- 80 We liI',
-er-er decided to give-to-er-er|
ask, | mean to say-her acceptance OF
this paper. the deed TO Thornhill. youI
old home"
"Threc cheers Charler cried
springing TO his feet. The rest looked
a trinc blank Cornelia's cheeks wee
flaming. She looked across at her IA
ther-proudly. with no apprehension
He. too had risen and stood with di!h
Guilty. but without trcmor. facing the
company.
"Fricnds all-true friends! ! thanF
you In my daughters name and mlhe.
| he said, thank you more than words
can convey. though what you ask Il
impossible. But we will meet you hall
way. My child is working, striving
to buy back-Thornhill'-a little hare
breath over the name. 80 we VII
take it-joyfully-not as gift, Dut IL
something for which we may pay yol
leisurely and in our own good time
Cheers broke out spontaneously mere
| Half the women were sobbing. Char
lier felt his own eyes grow moist a.
he looked at Cornelias face, white. bu
illumined, under rain Of happy tears
The next week two happy people sa
in a south bound train as 1t steamed
and painted across the Jersey meadows
They held each others hand unde
cover of their wraps and looked sedu
lously out Of the windows for at leas
a half hour. Then the woman said
with happy. long breath: "Thornhlii
To think of seeing it again.
"And seeing it our own, thank God!
the man said reverently. "Daughter
have confession to make before W.
reach our home. In the dark time
tried to believe In you, but could no
always. You won your way SO slowi!
I could not help but lose faith. Cal
you pardon me, dear daughter! l
seems now to have been such cowardl!
treachery to the bravest comrade
man ever had"
.'There is nothing to forgive, gov
ernor," Cornelia said, with laugh
laugh that was very close to tears
"Contrariwise, your confession relieve
me nightly. l have felt so over nav
ing to deceive you, Yes, | did deceiv
you, for in those days ! did not mucI
believe in myself"
$50 you won, carrying doupi
weight" Major Thornley, said, pattih
It,