Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1906-03-20

III "u tne DreakIaSt taDle, OUT tne
Ee- light of his countenance, hid
lS den behind the Rouen Jour-
mai, was not vouchsafed to his daugh-
ter when she took her place opposite
him, nor did he see fit to return her
morning greeting, from which she gen.
erously concluded that the burning Of
the two warehouses had meant q Sc
we're loss to him.
II am SO sorry, father" she said
gently. (She had not called him papa"
since the morning after her ball. Il
hope it isn't to be great trouble to
YOU" There was no response, and aft
er waiting for some time she spoke
again rather TREMENDOUSLY, yet not tim
idly, Father
| He rose, aud upon his brow were
marked the blackest lines Of anger she
had ever seen, SO that she leaned back
from him, startled, but he threw down
the open paper before her Oh the table
and struck it With his clinched fist.
Read that!' lie said, and he stood
over her wnlie she read.
There We're some grandilOquent head
lines: Miss Elizabeth Carewe an An
| gel OF Mercy! Charming Belle Saves
the Lives OF Five Prominent Citizens!
Her Presence Of Mind Prevents Con-
flaSration from Wiping Out the City,!
1t may be noted that Will Cummings,
editor and proprietor of the Journal,
had written these tributes as well aS
the whole account Of the evenings
| transactions, and Miss Betty lOomed as
large in Wills narrative as in his good
and lovclorn heart. There was very
little concerning the fire in the Journal.
1t was nearly all about Betty. That is
one of the misfortunes which pursue
lady who allows an editor to fall in
love with her.
However, there was u scant mention
OF the arrival Of the volunteers upon
the scene," though none at all ut the
cause Of their delay, and an eloquent
paragraph was devoted to their hand
some appearance, MIR. Cummings hav-
ing been one of those who insisted that
the new, uniforms should be worn.
"Soon," said the Journal, through the
daring Of the chief Of the department
and the captain Of the hook and ladder
company, one Of whom placed and
mounted the graphing ladder, over
which he was Immediately followed by
the other carrying the hose, stream
was sent to play upon the devouring el-
ement, Il feat Of derring-do personally
witnessed by a majority Of our readers.
Mr.. Vanrevel and Mr.. Gray were
Joined by Eugene Madrillon, Tapping
ham Marsh and the editor Of this pa.
per, after which occurred the unfortu-
nate accident to the long ladder, leav-
ing the five named gentlemen in their
terrible predicament, face to face with
death in its most awful form. At this
frightful moment And all the rest
was about Miss Carewe.
AS Will himself admitted, he had
'laid himself out on that description"
One paragraph was composed Of short
sentences, each beginning with the
word alone" "Alone she entered the
shattered door! Alone she set foot up
on the first flight Of stairs! Alone she
ascended the second! Alone she mount
ed the third! Alone she lifted her hand
to the trap! Alone she opened it!' She
was declared to have made her appear
ance to the unfortunate prisoners on
the roof, even as 1.-The palm laden dove
to the despairing Noah," and Will also
asserted repeatedly that she was the
''heroine Of the hour"
Miss lefty bi ii ned to see her name
TO Llazoned fcrth in print, but she
lacked one Kind of vanity and failed to
find good reason for more than some
What troubled laughter, the writer's
purpose WAS so nanifestly kind In
r;,i;e Of the bizarre result.
"Ch. wish Mr.. Cummings hadn't!'
she exclaimed. 1T would have been
better not TO speak of me ut all. OF
course. But l can't see that there fs
anything to resent. 1t is 50 funny.'
"Fulnyw Mr.. Carewe repeated the
word in cracked falsetto. with the
evident intention of mocking her, and
at tie same time hideously contOrted
his face into Il grotesque idiocy of ex-
preston. pursuing his lips so extremely
ard setting his brows so awry that
his other TEXTURES were carried out OF
all familiar likeness. effecting an alter
alton as shocking to behold in a man OF
his severe cast Of cOuntenance as was
his falsetto mimicry to hear. She rose
in a kind Of terror. perceiving that this
contortion was produced in burlesque
Of her own expression, and as he press
ed nearer her stepped back. overturn-
ing her chair. She had little recollec-
ton of her father during her childhood,
and as long as she could remember no
one hid spoken to her angrily or even
roughly.
AS she retreated from him he leaned
forward. thrustiIg the hideous mask
closer to her white and horror stricken
face.
you can't see anything to resent In
that" he g.bbered. 'Its so funny, is
it? Funny! Funny! Funny! I'll show
you whether it's funny or. not! I'll
show your His voice rose almost to
shriek. "You hang around fires. do
you, on the public streets at nighti