The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1875-06-30


answered his call.
Tournier Herbert was brought to
the house. A physician was sum-
moned.
Eloise had gone to her room.- and
locked herself in. An hour later she
crept out Of it. She must know the
fate of this man. She found Judge
Duncan.
"WiIl he liyeg" she asked.
"Yes,p said the Judge "He is
severely bruised, but it might be far
worse with him. A couple of weeks
will bring him around"
Eloise asked Judge Duncan to go
to her room. Once there she poured
out her heart to the fatherly old man,
and told him all her story.
Il bore all patiently" Eloise sob
bed, in conclusion, ''until be began to
torture Nina, little angel, 10 reach
my heart. Then i hated him. L
fed with her, and for year he has
known nothing of US. o, how could
be be so cruel without cause!"
HE was tyrant for the sake of
tyranny" said Judge Duncan; "the
monster!"
IL will have to 60 away" Eloise
uttered; "Not for the world would /
have him know that we are here"
"You need not go,n the judge re-
turned. He need not know of your
presence. You can have room in
the left wing, as remote as possible.
He shall leave the very moment that
he can endure moving"
"And will Nina and / be safe?"
81 will see that you are. You can
keep yourself completely out of his
sight. / viii take you under my
charge, and we will institute pro
eeedings for a divorce as soon as
possible"
Eloise shook her head. "Tournier
Herbert is o villain" she said. /
can prove nothing. He has my mon
ey as as well as his own, and could
buy dozen witnesses if necessary.
You preceive that | am helpless in
the matter, do you not?n
al fear So Then he has your mon
ey?"
"Yes. Fifty thousand dollars OF
all my fortune, / have but q thousand
dollars and my jewels"
And his own fortune?"
''Is as great or greater than mine
But, o, he could have it all, if be
would let me have my little Nina in
peace"
And Eloise did no. go. At the
end of ten days Tournier Herbert
could bear to be taken away. He
was anxious to leave. He stated
that urgent business affairs demanded
his attention. So one bright summer
morning he was carried out on a
couch to o carriage tnat was stand
ing up the avenue. he was just be
ing lifted in, when from around the
corner of the house appeared tbs
figure of q child. 1t was Nina, truan
girl, and she was thoughtlessly hum
ming a portion OF tune, the air o
which she had caught from hel
mothers singing. At sight Of the
carriage she paused. After she haC
gazed for moment she turned back
But one person had noticed her
That person the one of all the worlC
whom Eloise did not wish to behold
Eer. Tournier Herbert was lyin e
with his face in the direction from
which the child had come Ont
glance was sufficient.
"At last" he thought to himself
as be clenched his hands. II never
dreamed of their being SO near. Aha
I'll have the brat, and then III be re
venged upon her for destroying me-
me, her lawful husband. III let bel
fancy that she is safe here till / get
her brat away, and then l will gloa1
over her."
And the carriage was driven
away.
Nina was nearly back to the re
mote corner of the left wing of tht
mansion when she met her mother
The face of Elolse was unusually
pale, for how easily was she frighten-
ed nowl
nina, where have you been?" sht
cried.
mo place, only in the yard" wa.
the answer
"And why did you slip away from
mammal"
Mammals Nina? was only 10 the
yard" returned the child.
And with that answer Eloise rest
ed content. Ah! if she had known
all, how would she have quaked in
fearl
LEO was with Nina" said the lit
tie girl.
At mention of his name, q great
dog, huge in his dimensions, came
out from behind q bank, where be
had been concealed from the sight oi
Eloise. He walked to the side OF
Nina, and licked her with his tongue.
His eyes seemed almost human in
their expression Of love. The little
child had won the strongest friend
ship of the shaggy monster.
LEO, poor Leo!" said Eloise, ca
ressing him.
Leo followed till they reached
their room. Then he stretched him.
self contentedly in the shade, near
their door. He had got so lately
that he would lie there a crest deal
of his time, always rising, however,
when Nina would make her appear
ance. He was the same dog that had
caused Tournier Herbert's horse to
swerve from tie road
A week, two weeks, of fancied secu-
rity passed. Once more we find
Eloise in the psrlor at the piano.
Nina is seated close by her listening,
for she loves music.
This evening her music is merrier
Her heart is growing lighter day by
day, for she hopes that she has finally
escaped Touruier Herbert Directly
she even plays a waltz. Finishing it,
her gaze wanders, as it chances, to
the door,
o hoaven? weight of deadly de.
spare sank upon her heart Standing
there in the doorway was TournleI
Herbert. His crued lips were curled
in scornful smile. A lightof baleful