Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1881-09-14

french village, About the middie 81
the night tho doctor was awakened by
some one tapping At his door and call
ing iof hlm 10 eOme out,
lilo did 90, Ito found tbs landlord
who told him Ia broken English, that
one Of his eouRiymen had Just fallen
y Downstairs Ia q NJ, aud seeing his Rame
registered NJ, D., they called him UP,
lilo went into an elegantly furnished
room, where man, some iiity years 81
age, was lying IL Q dying condition,
A young lady sat by the bed tanning
him, The doctor hastily examined tho
patient, and found il was impossible for
him 10 iivei but the day passed, and
still another, before lao drew his last
breath, lilo neyer recovered his con
sciOnsness,
The lady told Dr, Pomeroy that he
was her father, His name was Eugene
hyndeham, q native Of England, and
size would like to have him buried where
he died, They were travelling for the
benefit Of her health, she went on 10 CA
plain, aud he was widOwer Her only
remaining relative was young sister,
who was being educated III tho convent
Of tho Sacred Heart Of Paris,
After Mr., Ayndeham was buried, Miss
Syndeham went, under the care Of the
doctor and his mother, 10 Paris, hhe
insisted on their taking up their abode
where she had apartments, and no not
day passed but she was with Mrs, Pome-
roy The old lady got warmly attached
to her and talked dOlefuily to her son
about the time when they should have
TO DO separated,
She told them eonhdentially not to
wonder that she did not mourn for her
father, for he hal cndeayored TO wrong
her 80 deeply that II was not love that
held her 10 his side aud IN all her life |
she had never been so happy an now that
she was free,
DR., Pomeroy watched hcr At first
he was very gallant, hut at last no began |
to be reserved and cold, A feeling he
dared not cherish was growing In his
heart and II alarmed him greatly,
~ dare not love her." no muttered to
himself, ~ am bound"
Then, for tho first time, he felt
how heavy were tho letters no had forged
for himself, She noticed the change,
She tried to bcguilo him 10 forget the
grief that was evidently wearing on him
and at last, in lit Of desperation, he
told her all,
~ am q married mani" he said impet.
uously, ~ loyo You and yet am not
free to love-"
She rocoiled, but babe him toll her
all.
ut was cruel, unkind to bind you So"
she haid,
"No, no |" he calculated "She saved
me-she blessed mc-and / shall always
respect her, but never did nv bonds
hurt me till | met you, Now / shall be
miserable forever"
"You may meet her,"
"Improbable T.
"But possible" she said, with q sor-
sowful look. 81 know your Ellen La.
tour. She lives, and must give you
up"
"You know hcrP"
"Yes tomorrow / will introduce YOU
to her. She is anxious to SEQ You she !
knows you are here, and-shc believed ,
you loved me, and wondered II You were
as upright as she had always thought
you to be-"
He bowed his face in his hands, and 7
Miss Syndeham left him. Tho hour had /;
como which he had hoped for in bygono =
days-he was to learn whom he had :
welded; but it gave him no pleasure :
now.
At an early hour the servant told him !
that Miss Latour awaited him in the pri- y
vate parlor and ho was ushered into y
n strange room, He scarcely lifted his y
eyes as he entered, but when he did |,
they fell upon Miss Syndeham.
~ am Ellen Latour, she said simply
"That is my real name, though never u
anticipated revealing the truth to you. 5
Listen to my story before you blame 9
me-" she said.
"The man whom you saw die was my q
He married my mother u
when / was but five years old, and Sis !,
ter Ada baby My mother was weak Il
ly, and she died q few years later, leav- e
all our fathers property in that mans :,
hands. He was our sole guardian, to II
hold our property under his control I'M a
bill we were married or became of age. u
He placed me in the Sacred Heart, and "
kept me there until l was sixteen, and a
then he took me out, and proposed to u
marry me to friend of his. rebelled. n
One night l heard conversation he IL
;ween them, and found that he was sell i i,
ng me for twenty thousand dollars, u
hat was to be paid down to him out of i
NY property the moment Turner became u
my husband. l was shocked. 1 had D
40 friends to go to, and was totally at IL
oss what to do. He did not allow me IL
20 60 into society made no acquain II y
ances, and instead Of allowing NE to u "
tay in my mothers house, he kept me IL
about the country. VI
cat last I proposed to compromise. III
told my step.father to take me to u J:
america, and when l returned | would II!
marry his friend. He complied, and I u
got my maid to gossip with one of the 10
ervants in the hotel, and by chance she IN !
old her your history, as her sister work. ~ ~
ID for your mother. just before start VI
ID from England an uncle of my moth VI
rs left me fifty thousand dollars in my &c nc
wn right, which my step.father could ~ ~
lot ouch. 1 had it transferred to New +
,ork, and determined to save myself
With it. Hearing of you, adopted the
Ian of getting YOU to marry me. When 81;
7e returned to England, my step.father 90 20
Commanded me to fulfill my promise l ~, ~,
bowed him my marriage certificate. I,
lie swore, but he saw his case was lost liz Il,
had outwitted hill. I did not leave 70
i'm, but remained to protect my sister 10
.da from similar fate. I never expec- az az
ed to meet you. 1 intended to have ~, ~,
on sue for divorce as soon as he III
hould die, and it would not endanger hi h;
~ safety" h;
"But this intention will never be car 80 -,
led into effect" DR.. Pomeroy, exclaim- Ip
d. "You will be mine forever, Ellen !" 90 90
"Yours forever!" she answered. -,
And when they went to see his moth ~ ~
r, there were no three happier people On
D be found in the whole world. -, ~
Years have passed since then, and Ada W. ",