The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1884-03-01

o. the deeply wronged Geraldine. how
wocld 1t have grieved the worthy so1,i
ana how might her championship will
her former charge have altered the co;,rsI
Ok thls startling, but too uua, history
CHAPTER v.
AH Mrs. Watkins endeayors to d;z,e
the melancholy in which Geraldine saa,,.s,;
eIveloped were bootlass: she absoIn1..i,
refused to be comforted From Tor, -;
night she would sigh and brood over n.
own thoughts, oblvlOus 10 all tLs. was
passing around her. When books way,
offered her she pushed them from her
when asked to go out into the fresh ,iT.
ezshe- to walk or drive, she would ra,;ues.
That she be left alone. Poor Mrs Wat.
klIs did not know what to do She knew
II matters were ale wed to 90 ON as they
were for any length of time Gerald;ns
must eather die or become q helrless
lunatic.
Eithar alternative was to be avoided il
possible. Not that it might discover the
0ue relation in which Geraldine stood to
Lord B0Wmont aud. by conseouen,.a. ex-
Psse the h41ar - the fury of his acknovl-
e4ged Wi9ee 1lmilH and the penalty of the
~, toe M Watson, good, honest soul
dlo nos know that abe was Eugene,s legal
w1fe. but that she bad come really 10 love
her wexi Geraldine was 90 Young. 20
beautiful % plan4 90 halplass!- IN de-
spau Ma Watkins applied to Eugene 10
come and tAke GHaldine away. telling
tnm shs would no4 have the blood of sucR
An mnocens cEea&uSe rat upou her head.
Eugene bad . distant relation of his
mother 's-4iss Evian-a maiden ladv
very Iich. who lived in Nanchcsser
Sluare. Wth yhom be had always been q
great favoEite. and to whom he had all his
hte long baen accustomed to oonfde his
ARo6 - veil to ~ Aar adxics in d;f;-
cult ma1teGA b.
In his desperation Eugene went and
unbOsOmed himself to her. ..tf-
! nhe was at first very angry at him for
what he had done, not because of sl,e
suffering he bod cotailed ON Geraldine.
but because of the disxrace it would brine
upon her fAvoKite snd his family if !.
should come to light that the former haU
committed bigamy. -
Ye. she had no reproach to utter a,a;ns.
Lord and Lady Bowmont who had for:ai.
this second marriage on their son. o.
the contrary they had acted in an entiraly
proper manner IN insisting on the heir OF
the Bowmonts marrying . lady who wa,
his equal. To have consented to his mar
riage with poor rector's daughter wouit.
have disgraced the proud name and family
Of BowmoEt But what was to be done
with Geraldnel She was by Law the wife
Of Eugene Bowmont, and her children
while the Hon. Augusta Las
,nflcr rvhoY,, tia ~spr1l oc Ii,
wife, was, in the eyes of the law, q co1cu-
hiae, and her offspring illegitimate.
After great persuasion Miss Vivian con-
and to treat her as her equal,
and Geraldine was accordingly reno ysd
from Mrs Watkins house. in Westborle
Grove to that of Miss Vivian in Man
chester Square. But the change did not
10 much to remove the gloom from the
lie of poor Geraldine; she continued TO
brood over her sorrow; still her life was
no. quite so lonely as it had been during
he i,.st four months at Mrs. Watkins.
Miss Vivian was struck With Geraldine's
exceeding beauty, and insisted on her
irving out with her Of afternoons. OF
going gu. into society with her, anl OF
,Aing hsr share In tbs sesk Of entertain
-ASs ANA4OAOtLs SAoAtOAA
lcr mansion in Manchester Square.
Bsfars Geraldine had resided long a5
Eanah,~5er Square she had become quite
he age II uppez c.1cles; her beauty was |
s,iAed of In every gay assembly IL My
ar. She WAS cou-aet and battered on
very hand and her company sought
liter by some gentlemen Of Tsnk and
ale; but she would none OF the latter, |
or she sill believed tthat she was the wife |
II Eugene Bow1nc... .-t. n, /
And SO matters went on for laolsl5 |
Ifter her ranovA to Manchester Square, I
Turing most OF which time Eugene Bow /
nont was absent on the continent
You are connoisseur Of beauty: I I
vant you to come with me and give your /
'pinion on . new star that has lately !
issn, . said Captain Maitland to Eugene
sowmont in the Row one afternoon.
'Wherer asked Eugene, languidly.
"Oh, my dear fellow, you will be
tartled out Of your propriety when you
ee her.! She Is in an open carriage in
he park!"
well vhare is this paragon9"
First, il her hdyship heFe2''
Yes" replies Bowmonk I'VE only
rrived late last evening from the Cont
ent tagged TO death with the journey;
ut her hdyahip viii, have no doubt
e in the Row this morning."
Your tone, mon onsi, is not very COM
HmentaEy TO her ladyship."