The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-06-10

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nearly eighteen years On: Tnen my aunt took me
I 1
prsisrrsd remaining b France S as his wis 70 re-
'My falher gave me twenty thousand francs as
my dover, and Belt0t expected to get much more
nom him ! think that prospect Induced him to
ent TO me a. I was to him.
indifference soon merged into contempt on my
evidently made wretched mistake and we were
fmI 70 separate oy mutual consent returned TO
LOUISIANA ..,1hsn and BeItot went to Algeria.
When came back to my early home found my
father living as recklessly as ever. =
among the young men who came to his house
than for he had not completed his twentieth year
when nrst met him. He soon forsook the gaming
enough to give him the heart nv husband had
never tried to win. loved him to that degree that
! thought life would DO worthless unless 1t was
armand seemed devoted to me, but he never
asked as1 me to marry Hun He knew that his proud
Of such Q man as my father was.
my father swore that Armand should yet be my
husband and for that purpose he obtained divorce
lot me rom Beltot. l was so infatuated that
cared little oy what means Armand was to be en-
shared, provided became his wife. entered into
myself to be united to man who had been lured
again 10 onr house, and when incapable OF acting
ior himself was pronounced my husband BY mis-
try that he knew nothing OF the wrong he was help
Ing h to carry into effect. He was brought to the
formed, and left Immediately afterward
nad hesn e mao Seen chosen when the elder Landry
mand loved me as truly as did him.
~ was several weeks before he recovered all the
FEAR that eaSs Ss ens nc to
drug ! had permitted to be administered to him.
Bnt the time came when he fully understood the
In vUht oh ha mae vlnnn
scenes as passed between US cannot describe He
Hereby resented the part had taken In entrappng
proud father and declared that he could never for
"valnly tried all my powers Of fascination to
LAS soon as he was well enough to leave the
house, he went or In search OF his father, In spite
OF all could do to detan him. His father insti-
Armand to Europe to make tour, In company with
Mr.: Russell and bis two daughters.
when heard that, was devoured with jealousy;
for Elnor Russell was the young lady who had
been chosen BY Mr.. Landry. FOR his sons wife, and
afterward learned he was betrothed to Miss Rus
DID, and was left with you to take care OF and little
"Ah how hated that fair beauty who had caused
me so much wool Many night after you were
asleep, have stolen from my cottage and made my
way to the stately home In which that woman
longed to me. Concealed in the snrubbery have
listened to his voice speaking to her In accents of
deeper tenderness than he had ever used to me,
and vowed within my soul that would find means
to blight the happiness they seemed to find In each
other. They were married.
my hate eliminated when daughter was born
who was destined to fill the place In your fathers
house OF which you have been defrauded.
and in YOUR chilhood Won we're 40 nch aite {Sa
but for the difference In size you might have been
taken for twins
"Armand's Joy in his new treasure was soon
turned TO Sadness for the health OF his wife began
to fail: She faded slowly away with mysterious
lief but the spell OF an evil eye was upon her ana
there was no help for her.
"Thc doctors said 1t was the climate that did not
suit her, but knew better than that.
"She was taken away for change OF air, but Eel
ma, the woman that went with her as nurse, was
one OF the slaves that had belonged to my father,
"Mrs, Landry fingered for many months, but she
a. ast di xssr when You were ve wears old
ling In Europe, rarely writing home, and never
sending me line.
'You were ten years old when he came back.
Zelma was dead, and felt safe now that the only
one who could accuse me OF instgatng the death or
EllinOr Russell was gOne
'But all my hopes were fearfuly dashed to tho
earth, for ne brought with him q young wife, a
cousin OF Ellinors and also an hciress. They
stopped In New Orleans and from there Armand
NEW ORLEANS, Oct. 80, 49,.
81 write to you, Hagar, to say that option will
be allowed you as to your removal from the vicinity
OF me and mine.
u came Dack 10 my naJlVe land bringing with
mo cousin OF my lost one as my wife, the resem
blance In person and character between the two
attracting me irresstibly to Helen.
81 might have taken her to LIE Bocage to meet
the same terrible fate, had not here encountered
the priest who attended Zelma In her last Illness
and received her confession.
"Ah, my heart, cannot write I'll
go far away-take your daughter.
II am not rich In my own right, but when she Is
Old enough to marry, ! Will give her suitable
dover. This is all l can or will do.
"ARMAND LANDRY.n
81 had nothing to do but to obey Armand's COM
mand, continued Mrs. Blake, "and so came hlther
with you, where We have lived till now. This is my
hlstoryn
CHAPTER H.
PHYSICIAN IN LOVE WITH THE DAUGHTER-A