The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1875-03-03

sex; he had recovered from his dis
appointment, and be never ceased to
remember that he was a married
man. or to think kindly of the un-
known woman who had SO radically
changed his life.
They Travelled leisurely through
the tour they had marked out before
they started, and one night found
themselves in French village.
About the middle of the night the
doctor was awakened by some one
tapping at his door, and calling him
to come out.
He did so. He found the land
lord. who told him, in broken Eng
lish that one of his countrymen had
lust fallen down stairs in q fit, and
seeing his name registered as an Nj.
d. they called him up
He went into an elegantly furnish
ed room. where q man, some fifty
years of age, was lying in a danger
Gus condition.
A young lady sat near the bed fam
ming him. The doctor hastily exam
ined the patient, and found that it
was impossible for him to live; but
the day passed, and still another be-
fore be drew bis last breath. He
never recovered bis consciousness.
The lady told DR.. Pomeroy that he
was her father. His name was Eu-
gene Sydenbam a native of Eng
land, and she would like to have him
buried where he died. They were
travelling fer the benefit of his health,
she went on to explain, and he was
a widower Her only remaining rel
ative was a younger sister, who was
being educated in the convent Of the
Sacred Heart, Paris.
After Mr.. Sydenham was buried
Miss Sydenham went, under the
care of the doctor and bis mother, to
Paris. She insisted upon them TAX
ing up their abode where she had
apartments, aud so not a day passed
but she was with Mrs. Pomeroy.-
The old lady got warmly attached to
her, and talked dolefully to her son
about the time when they should be
separated.
She told them confidently net to
wonder that she did not mourn for
her father, for be had endeavored TO
wrong her so deeply that it was not
love which held her to his side; and
that in all her life she had never
been so happy as now that she was
free.
Doctor Pomeroy watched her. Al
first he was very gallant, but at last
be began to be reserved and cold A
feeling which he dare not cherish
was growing in his heart and i,
alarmed him.
Il dare not love her," be muttered
to himself. 81 am bound !"
Then, for the first time, he felt how
heavy were the fetters that bound
him. She noticed the change. She
tried to beguile him to forget the
grief that was evidently bearing on
him; and at last, in fit OF despera-
tion, be told her all
81 am a married man ~ be said
impetuously. 81 love you, and am
not free to Lowell"
She recoiled, but hsde him tell her
all.
'It was cruel, unkind of her, to
bind you So" she said
mo, nos he CALCULATED. "Sbe
saved me-she blessed me-and
shall always respect her, but never
did my bonds hurt me until / met
YOU. Now shall be miserable for.
ever"
"You may meet her."
"lmpossible!" !"
"But-possible," she said, with 9
sCrrowful look. Il know your Ellen
Latour"
You know her ~
eyes. Tomorrow ! will intro,
duce you to her. She is anxious to
see you; she knows you are here,
and-she believed you loved me, and
wondered if ycu were as upright as
she always thought you to be.
He bowed his face in his hands
and Miss Sydenham left him.
The hour had come which be had
hoped for in by-gone days-he was
to learn whom he had wedded-but
it gave him no pleasure now.
At an early hour the Rext day q
servant told him that Miss Latour
awaited him in her private parlor
and be was ushered into a strange
room.
lie scarcely lifted his eyes as be
entered, but when he did, they fell
upon Miss Sydenham.
II am Ellen Latour," she said
simply. THAT is my real name,
though | never anticipated to tell the
truth to you"
"Eellen Latoar! Ny wife ?" asked
the doctor.
Listen to my story before you
blame me- she said. The man you
saw die was my step father. He wed
nv mother when | was but five years
old, and sister Ada a baby. Ny mo-
ther was weakly, and she died few
years later, leaving all our fathers
property in this mans bands. He
was our sole guardian, to hold our
property under his control until we
were married, or became of age. He
placed me in the Sacred Heart, and
kept me there until was sixteen,
and then he took me out, and pro-
posed to marry me to friend of his.
/ rebelled. One night heard a con-
versa;iou between them, and found
that he was selling me for twenty
thousand dollars, that being the sum
that was to be paid down to him,
out of my property, the moment
Turner became my husband i had
no friends to go to. was totally at
a loss what to do. He did not allow
me to go into society; made no
acauaintances, and instead OF allow