Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1872-06-17
49, 1900 ,h., Thought Tito would be


"Armand seemed devoted to me, but he ! |!
never asked me to marry him. He knew
hat his proud old father would look with
corn on the daughter of such man as
ny father was. II
MY father swore that Armand should
vet be my husband, and for that purpose
he obtained divorce for me from Beltot.
was 80 infatuated that / cared little by
what means Armand was TO be eusnared,
| became his wife. l entered |
into his plans, shameful as they were, and !
allowed myself to be united TO man who
had been lured again to our house, and
when incapable of acting for himself, was
pronounced my husband by a missionary
who had been so short time in the coun-
try that he knew nothing of the wrong
he was helping to carry into effect. he
was brought 20 the house few moments
before the ceremony was performed, anu
lcft Immediately aiterward H. =,
GA time had been chosen when tue q
der Landry was absent from home oe
IIteved that Armand loved me atstruly as
did him. ,o,,,,.
nod ol the natural energy OF his mlnd,
ard I bcoan once 10 fear that he would De
nermanently injured by the drug had
,,s,raitted 10 be administered TO him. But
he time came when he fully understood
lie position in which he was placed, and
,hep-such scenes as passed between us
cannot describe. He fiercely resented the
mart had taken in entrappiug him into a
marriage that would he odious to III,
proud father, and declared that he could
! never forgive me.
"Vainly | tried all my powers OF faseln
alton to enthrall him, and win forgiveness
from him.
, AS som as he was we'll enough to leav
/. the house. he went of in search of IN
b. father, in spite of all l could do TO detail
him. His father instituted proceeding
for a divorce, after sending Armand I
i Europe TO make tour, IN company wit
J. Mr.. Russell and his two daughters.
- when | heard that, | was devoure
with jealousy for Eilinor Russell was Oh
IS Young lady who had been chosen by NJ
1t Landry for his sons wife, and report sal
ID that she was both rich and charming.
"A afterward learned he was betrothed
"A Miss Russell.
W "When this happened, you were but
81 few weeks old, and | was left with you
al take care Of, and listle enough to do
Ii with.
-. "Ah, how hated that fairy beauty WI
"" had caused me so much woe Many
% night, after YOU were asleep, have stol
I'd from nv cottage, and made my way
he the stately home in which that WON
=. dwelt, surrounded by loving care that
=, right belonged to me. Concealed IN
IN -
IN speaking to her in accents OF deeper L
on derness than he had ever used to me, a
the | vowed within my soul that | would Fl
"a means to blight the happiness they see
o'u ed to find in each other. They were N
MS ried
ted "My hate eliminated when a daugh
kes was born who was destined 10 NIL
:. place in your fathers house of which
had been defrauded
'es' "Your half sister is two years youni
than YOU, and in your childhood you W
so much alike that but for the ditfere
in size you might have been taken
twins
"Armand's Joy in his new treasure '
soon turned TO sadness, for the health
% his wife began to fail. She faded slo7
away with n mysterious disease. Eve
To- thing was tried that promised relief
on, the spell Of an evil eye was upon her,
ace there was no help for her.
the "The doctors said it was the ctlm
her that did not suit her, but knew be-
the than that.
in "She was taken away for change of
Who but Zelma, the woman tina. went with
she as nurse, was one of the slaves that
$ OF belonged to my father, and was devote
'lth me.
Mrs. Landry fingered for many MOI
l. but she at last died, when you were
Gus years old.
"The years passed on, and Arm
we'll was travelling in Europe, rarely wTi
II home, and never sending me line.
the 'You were ten years old when
came back Zelma WAS dead, and |
lars safe now that the only one who CO
rom accuse me of instI eating the dealt
was Eilinor Russell was gone.
we'd But all my hopes were fearfully d
ton, ed to the earth; for he brought
'unt him young wife, cousin Of Elin
ex' and also an heiress. They stOppet
Their New Orleans, and from there Arm
wrote to me the following lines
al. New ORLEANS, Oct. 30, IS
igb. II write to you, Hagar to say tina
&c. option will be allowed you as 70 YOU
non moval from the vicinity of me and II
and 81 came back to my native land. br
y,as ing with me cousin of my lost on
es in my wife, the resemblance in person
character between the two attracting
,ired irresistibly TO Helen.
. IL II might have taken her to lie DO
,ntiy 10 meet the same terrible fate, had
Az here encountered the priest who attel
what Zelma IN her last illness, and TecsirC.
aged confession.
Nod "Ah, my heart, cannot write it
i or eco far away--take your daughter
nor 81 am not rich in my own right,
when she is old enough, | will give
lake suitable dover This is all | can, or
yvos do. ARMAND LANDR'
a in 81 had nothing to do but obey
were mand's command continued Mrs b
md. land so came hither with you, whel
have lived till now. This is my
her tory