The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1879-01-21

came out-the heiress marrying against
her fathers wishes, and discarded in
consequence; the long, vain search of
her early lover the strange, sudden
death of the lady; the still more strange
apparent death and real resuscltation of
her child, and all the romantic circum-
stances of her hiding. It was known
that Mrs. Burkhardt utterly refused to
believe the girl anything but an impos-
ter, and threatened TO contest the case.---
But scarcely had deeper and more
sinister buzz arisen, with such ques-
ton as Did she know who Mrs. Pau
lier was 7" What did the woman die
Off" Was the pretended death and
the hiding for the child's safety 2" and
others similar, before IL was announced
that the mistress of the Hall was con-
vinced that the case was not an impos-
ture, and had acknowled her young re.
lative, and invited her to become her
guest till she could give up the house to
her sole occupacy. Her carriage had
been standing at the gate of the DOCTORS
cottage. But no one saw the face of the
lady as she came down the walk, and,
stepping into the carriage with the brief
order," HomeI" was driven rapidly
away. Her veil was pulled too closely,
not only for scrutiny, but for recogni-
tlon.
Mrs. Burkhardt had had hard time.
One would think II hard enough to be
obliged to give up this magnificent es-
tate, and the prospect of still more
magnificent fortune, without doing 30
under such humiliating circumstances.
Madam" Mr.. Markham had said,
when she took high hand with him,
"you may say you do not believe In the
identity of the child; but you must
have known her mother. If we have
to contest this matter, inquiries will
have to made into the manner of Mrs.
Paulier's death. 1t took place at your
house and was very sudden. 1 find that
the disease was called cramps, very
vague and unsatisfactory definition"
"My God, sirl" the lady exclaimed,
edo you suppose that murdered the
woman 7"
by no MEANS" was the ready re-
ply. "But can you prove that you did
not The circumstances are very awk-
ward, and, preposterous as such an ac-
c,isation would be, can you prove 1t to
be false2 Your position and character
would be no screen. You must know,
madam, that no one can stand SO high
but scandal and suspicion may touch
them.
"And SO" she cried, / have got to
give up, without word, home which
has been mine for twenty-slx years, and
take young adventures by the hand,
and acknowledge her as relative, for
fear that rabble may accuse me of crimes
which never entered into my heart to
commit ~
Mr.. Markham rose, took his hat and
gloves, and made very stiff bow to the
lady.
We will put to the proof my wards
title to be called an adventures, said
he coldly.
The end of the matter was, that Mrs.
Burkhardt was suddenly convinced by
the proofs shown her, and was devOur-
ed by impatience to embrace her young
relative, whose natural protectress she
was. Why should Rose be In the house
OF those people, who were nothing to
her? But Rose had put a stop to all
that.
do not know any friends but Doc
tor Thayer, Mrs. Coolidge, and my
guardian" she said; and 1 am per-
fectly comfortable here Do not hurry
about leaving the house. 1 have no de-
sire to take possession of it for some
time. Please stay there this summer If
you like"
Rose had tried to be cordial, but had
succeeded very poorly. She was really
afraid of this woman with the pale,
smiling lips, and the hard eyes, and an
inadvertant remark of her guardian had
given her feelings of vague, incredulous
horror toward her.
The fact that Mrs. Paulier died at
her house will be wise on her." Mr..
Markham had said, then, with glance
at Rose, had checked himself.
She did not know, she would not
know, what he might learn; but she
shuddered at the thought OF the woman,
and, in spite of herself, had received
her advances In tbs most freezing man.
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