Stephens City star. (Stephens City, Va.) 1881-1883, 1881-11-05

She led him to where the gentleman
stood, and he extended his hand.

sa1u ana Tomer0y recognized IN MIN
the president of the city bank. II am
here by the request of this young lady, y
pointing to the one who had not moved
or spoken, "to inform you that if you
agree to her proposition, I am author
lied to pay to your order the sum Of
fifty thousand dollars"
Pomeroy tried to speak, but his voice
was choked. It was no fraud it was
reality. He stood motionless for a
moment; then advanced and offered
bis arm to the silent lady. She took it
without quiver, and went with him to
where the minister awaited them. The
ceremony was quickly performed.
DIR. Pomeroy registered his name,
and then looked with considerable curl
osity at the bold, plain signature,
"Ellen Latour." which his bride wrote
down. The minister hastily filled out
certificate, which he had brought with
him by request, and which the maid and
the banker signed as witnesses. The
bride took it, kissed it and thrust it in
her bosom. One moment more and the
two glided swiftly away from sight.
DIR. Pomeroy wiped the perspiration
from his brow, and then esked:
"Who was she ?"
''I do not know" said the minister.
81 was requested by letter, and paid to
perform the ceremony and keep it a
secret. Tt is perfectly lawful"
"And T." said the banker, ''did not
see the lady's face. She deposited the
money with me. and requested my at
tendance here to assure you that her
promise should be faithfully fulfilled" !"
The three men separated the gas
was turned out the curtain fell on the
first act.
The next day Pomeroy tried to real
ize what he had done. He had sold
his name to the unknown woman but
he thought that could not iniure him.
She must have been in deadly peril,
to pay such an cxorbitant price for a
simple name.
He took an office further up town,
and moved his mother i yi-.r1eef home.
Patients came pouring III; different
class employed the rich Dr. Pomeroy
than those who had employed the poor
one.
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Five years had passed away, and he
had gained a reputation and added con-
siderably to his bank account. He
had been en- indefatigable worker, and
now he felt that he needed rest for q
while.
"We will take trip to Europe,
MOTHER" he said. "It will do you
more good than you can imagine"
A great many gentle hearts felt a
pang to see the "good doctor" leave,
although their endeavors to catch him
had been in vain. He felt no prefer
ence for the opposite sex. He had re-
covered from his disappointment, and
he ceased to remember that he was
married man, or to think kindly of the
unknown woman who had so radically
changed his life.
They travelled leisurely through the
tour they had marked out before they
had started, and one night found them
in a French village. About the middle
of the night the doctor was awakened
by some one tapping at his door and
calling for him to come out.
He did SO. He found the landlord,
who told him, in broken English, that
one of his countrymen had just fallen
down stairs in a fit, and seeing his name
registered M. D., they called him up.
He went into an elegantly furnished
room, where man, some fifty years of
age, was lying in dying cindition. A
young lady sat by the bed tanning him.
The doctor hastily examined the patient,
and found it was impossible for him to
live; but the day passed, and still
another, before he drew his last breath
He never recovered his consciousness.
The lady told DR.. Pomeroy that he
was her father. His name was Eugene
Sydenham, native OF England, and
she would like to have him buried
where he died. They were travelling
for the benefit of her health, she went
on to explain, and he was widower.
Her only remaining relative was a
young sister, who was being educated
in the Convent of the Sacred Heart of
Paris.
After Mr. Sydenham was buried, Miss
Sydenham went, under the care of the
doctor and his mother, to Paris. She
insisted on their taking up their abode
where she had apartments, and 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 they should
haVe to ha eoporotod