Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1877-06-12

was her lather. Ills name was Eukeh'
Sydenham, native of England, and she
would ike to have him buried where he
died. They were travelling for the bene'
fit of his health. she went on to explain,
and he was widower. Her only re
manning relative was younger sister,
who was being educated in the Convent
OF the Sacred Heart, in Paris.
After Mr.. Sydenham was buried, Miss
Sydenham went, under the care OF the
Doctor and his mother, to Paris. She
insisted upon them taking up their abode
where she had apartments. and so not a
day passed but what she was with Mrs.
Pomeroy. The old lady got warmly at
tached to her, and talked dolelully 10 her
son about the lime when they should be
separated.
She told them confidently not to Won
der that she did not mourn for her father
for he had endeavored TO wrong her 80
deeply that it was not love that 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. At first
he was very gallant, but at last began to
be reserved and cold. A feeling which
he dare not cherish was growing in his
heart, and i, alarmed him. 81 dare not
love her," he muttered to himself. 81
am bound !"
Then for the first time. he felt how
heavy were the ietters he had forged for
himself.
She noticed the change. She tried TO
beguile him to forget the grief that was
evidently wearing on him; and at last,
in fit OF desperation. he told her all.
81 am married man." he said impet-
uously. II love you, and | am not free
TO loveW
She recoiled. but babe him tell her all.
ut was cruel and unkind OF her to
bind you so. she said.
mo, no." he calculated. "She saved
me. she blessed me, and | shall always
respect her; but never did my bonds
hurt me until l met you. Now shall
be miserable forever
You may meet her"
Impossible I"
"But-possible," she said, slowly. with
a sOrrowlul look. Il know your Ellen
Laiour. She lives, and must give you
up"
You know her ?"
yes. Tomorrow ! will introduce
you to her. She is anxious TO see you;
she knows YOU arc here, and she be-
licved YOU loved NE. and wondered il
you were as upright as she had always
thought you to be-"
He bowed his face in his hands, and
Miss Sydenham left him.
The hour had come which he had hoped
for in by-gone days-he WAS to learn to
whom be was wedded-but it gave him
no pleasure now.
At an early hour the next day. a ser
want told him that Miss Latour awaited
him in her private parlor, and be was
ushered into q strange room.
He scarcely lifted his eyes as he enter
ed but, when they did. they fell upon
Miss Sydenham.
81 sm Ellen Latour." she said. That
is my real name. though | never antici-
pated revealing the truth 10 you"
Ellen Latour? My wife ~.
Listen TO my story before you blame
me-" she said. The man you saw die
was my stepfather. lie married my
mother when | was but five years old.
and sister Ada was baby. My mother
was weakly, and she died few years
later, leaving all our fathers property in
that mans hands. He was our sole guar
dian, TO hold oar property under his con-
troll until we married or became OF age.
He placed me in the Sacred Heart, and
kept me there until Was sixteen; then
be brought me out and proposed to marry
me 10 friend of bis. | rebelled. One
night overheard conversation between
them, and found that he was selling Inc
for twenty thousand dollars, that being
the sum that was TO be paid down to him
of my property, the moment Turner be-
came my husband. was shocked. L
had no friends 10 60 to. He did not
allow me to 90 into society; l made no
acauaintances, and instead of allowing
me to stay in my mothers house ne kept
me travelling around the country. AT
last l promised to compromise; told
my stepfalher 70 take me to America.
and when / returned / would marry his
friend. He complied. and | got my maid
to gossip with one OF the servants in the
the hotel, and by chance she told your
history, as her sister worked for your
mother. Just before / started from EGG
land, An uncle of my mother had died,
and left me twenty thousand dollars in
my own right, which my stepfather could
not touch. | had it transferred to New
York, and determined to save myself
with it. Hearing of you, adopted the
plan OF getting you to marry me. When