Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1908-01-28

HN sense Of pleasure that
gradually, as full conscious
ness came to him, assumed the form OF
desire to continue his interrupted
talk of the night before with Eunice.
AS he lay on his back, his hands clasp
ed under his head, the impression he
had received of the charm of the girls
personality came back to him vividly.
He complacently decided that he
would take the first opportunity that
day TO see and talk with her once
more.
rut the day passed. ana the opportu-
nifty Gid not present itself.
In the evening he betCok himself to
the terrace by the gate and sat waiting
for her to come out to him. Not until
his vigil had reached the hour OF II
unrewardei did he give it up.
"She's afraid of Abe" he decided as.
with a keenness of disappointment that
surprised himself, he went into the
silent house and sought his bed.
Tie two following days left him still
foiled Of his purpose. 1t looked as
| though the girl herself tried to avoid
him. The fact only aggravated his
| desire to renew his investigation of
| her. To defer it SO long was like boing
obliged to wait whole month for the
| next. number Of an interesting serial.
There were many things they had
not talked out that night she had come
to him. 1t remained yet to decide what
employment she should take up IN
| town.
Kinross had usually found that his
interest IN a woman was in an inverse
ratio to his intimacy with her. The
charm Of mystery or elusiveness
quickly vanished on closer view. But
here was a case In which what at first
had seemed a perfectly obvious char
acter grew more mysterious and there
fore more interesting each time she
opened her lips.
| AS diversion from his irritation al
his continued failure to see her alone
he one day asked Mr.. Morningtar's
| DeTIulSSlOu W Siccp luot hi6he AAa sh~
haunted part Of the house.
He was surprised at the effect his
simple request produced. The farm
er's wife turned white to the lips and
trembled so that she had to pause In
her clearing of the dinner table and
sink into chair.
"You couldn't hire me with dimons
to go near there" she gasped. "And
wouldn't he dom right to leave you
be so venturesome If you don't know
better yourself"
He had fingered after the rest had
left the dinner table to put his request
and he was alone with her. With his
usual contempt for feminine logic. ne
would not waste time IN reasoning
with her on the point at issue but a
once put to her the one argument
which he knew could scarcely full tt
convince her. "l'll pay dollar extra
board this week for the privilege" hi
said. Delicacy in dealing with Mrs
Morningstar would have been casting
pearls.
"What fur do you want to do some
pin that dangerous" she curiously in
quired, weakening in her resistance. Al
he was sure she would.
II never met ghost. I'd find 1t in
teresting to make the acquaintance o
one"
He suddenly started as he became
aware Of Georgiana's presence in tn
kitchen. She had come in at the doc
behind him and had walked into th'
, room before he saw her. He cast
hasty glance upon her to find evidence
Of her having overheard his remark
? delivered in his natural tone and Ian
I guage and not in that of his assumed
character.
But Georgiana was not observanl
She gave no sign Of having heard hir
r as, tanning her heated face, she lar
] Ruidly rested on the big wooden set