Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1885-02-17
CHATTER X

weifarc nis-i agsinsl my wish were not
h,sursrahle- ihnipna offered NJ further -
sl.iance. vhils a. Zoe ms, every deY that
miehf g. e..unisl iofors callcl her my
wife s.rn 4 DAY sgoilsl. u not entirely
s1.isl With my mothers argumenu %
back my ,an fsrycnt psf,uat'pn, hal no
d.firi'ty in winning fhilippas conssnt o.
lur marriaff taking p'aoe a. soon A. tne
rs,lful farmiiiilci c1ui o. compiled With.
AMI Va although ths lay was ttei. u
va. af mr mlan.a cianrsl, AMI tho cere-
m0ny roi'p "a Cor awhile
81 fraan fr icferring my crowning
tarpin,i vas 'lis kuosins al that
kuow. tio question aros'. unief what nam,
uas pnuIpla O. d. marricil Untsr her
1an nal irn nams. unisr the falsa name
eh.ch ior some ums sir Msrvyn fcrrani.
fr rsrsons 49, known o. himself. hal
msls h.r asums. or under that Mans
vhi.h. .urf.zlng Mrs Wisan hal spoken
en- Truth. she vas legally entitled o. bart
~ antinui. sl resolved was ! that there
sf.uH 4. no shadow - doubt AZ % the
validity - hor feconi AMI happier mar
r.,-r. that alter DO, consideration deter
m.nsi % sarr.d.o my own inclination. AMI
ras'r.us our welding long enough % give
NJ tim, io paY fying visit o. kngiani.
wiers / could 40 my l.s' - obtain such
svaIrnri as would show that lhnippa was
ths isai mans widow.
Imsls th, orc1te that I f1uni many mat
tars 10 business clnn 1ctel with my prupcriy
must O. attanlrl g. lef1rs could b. mar
rlr,l Iiraveiloi % Engianl-to lAvcrpool-
a. fast M could sfayei there f1r q sesk.
anl during that time mais foil RESEARCHES
into the hic anil death ~ woman who. a.
NJ. Wusln All. hal diei on = csrtain
iate. anil t.cn buried unier The nams u
Lnry lenani
~, Information ar-lu.rei a. to hsr ante
rt.lents H. 10 u1 cousrquan-a d my story.
Whatever hcr faults may hav, tscn. her
history uasa AL one. inicci 10 seemsi %
ms that en- history of any woman who hal
ten cur.si ly s.r Mcrvyn fgranis love
was sai ons. u1wsvsg. ths result - my
Investigation uas. In short. this. fcrrani
taI nsarrl.l ths woman many years ago
Tlsv hal psriel hy mutual c1ussnt With
/ h.s ryn.rai carciossnrss hs hal troublsd no
mara al..ut har. AMI. stranger still. sla hal
nat troubicl him Sic ds.i "a the date
/ .Iscn ly my Informant Th- questlon =
/ identity cnui io easily sstilfi, sp that N
ever pluirpa rhass o. claim ~ righis AZ
r~rt1ln.nr to s.r iervyn icrranis ~liov.
/ ,'a uuuil have nl d.firuity .n making that
claim e11i Iut irul'ei that years might
ras. tsi1r, she lcarnsi that thi man vas
/ dad
Imals my presence Ia England known %
/ no oue. la farf. .elt that In returning %
my native oauntrY { ran n cvriain amount
afn.k Tor 40 I knes b. the cuntrary.
thfrs mlthi o. sarrant out against me-
. al !. Il - a.HH -
vnrt haI In any way tsen directed o. fhu
I irt.,. Z. e. partner - her nIght couii not
I No. a. asraf.i frs, u1ssrer. l romfurt-i
I mT-,ifty thinking that N danger nisnaosi
u.I shat'l have heard s1msthing at.out u,
~ aftsr cor drsi hurrisi start bal male M
/ attemp Co runrsal our whereabouts u vouli
l have l.rn ussi..t ~ mother hAi frien,is
l la Fngiaui with whom shr rhang-i 1T
| t.ra / bal an agrut ant lawyers With
wh.r. AZ only o. financial rras1ns wAs
| tauni o. eorr,spanI I hai t-sn obiigei 10
wf.te O. my sinlh William. ani instruct
/ Lim g. rat rli q tho oottAge ~ hrst hs could.
AMI o. i.sas oli Or a fr,'sh place for himself
Iat al ths saml I Al not cars % 10 70
i l.. tu,uu that eas nos ln England
Wall sngarol urcn raklng up eyiiencs
., IhUlru,'s tshalf I AZ n0i neglect -
maie sucl inquiries a. I oolh rcspsciing
a. sv.nt whlCh tal hagpensi that night
r.ar galng I fognl that 80 far a. the
..,.rsl rutilc knss. ths crime sas still
v.f-i iu mvs,ory. " ono hal ben arrest
"a. a. ons hal ban accused. no reason for
fh. Ia.l hai tecn discovered. AMI a. ~
.u.flr.nn plintoi o. ~ ono. lnicci Ia pit
of ID, hunirsi pounds reward ofcrei BY
government. t s-smsi that 0lr Msrvyn
Fcrnnrs ngrln vas relsgaicl D. sssll ihs
Ia % unI.s-lvsfsi crimes ly this lkncs
th.t Nrt WILSON hai kep. Lsr promis n
,lsn-o. AMI NV that months hsf goas by,
n.w thst public attention hal t>en turnei
from h. fhuunr affair. nov that fhiiippa
r.sual ii fsr r. farther than ever from giy'
lus ans iUs a shicA s1gxcstsi TIE awake.
NJ os rscollsctloa u xha' Ter ~r0ng. hI
rsnry, hat rromptet hsr hani 10 a. IN
mowinxly. darod % hop' that any chan
shlch rsmainel ~ a revelation Of tns tfuih
gssfelur,i q minlmnm These results
Z nv Investigation AMI inquiries gave me
IMMENSE relief All my hart was AT bot
.sv as. arusi With the proofs of the hf,i
aIv Tsrrani's death. | hurriei tack %
iesllls. Philippe. AMI the happinc,s which
sowei shoui b. mine
We were married Philippa AMI wers
narrisli Married. AMI few mouihs ago J
"a, lonely. miserabis AMI bsartbrossn,
i..uinr that tl1 one lovei Vas losi . m'
forevsri VIVA; matier the things ~hie
ave aIlcl tho, months. ami male them
tts most painful q my hfei Today ne am
man AMI siie, i1inei together ui' deaih u'
DO parti
IalI no wori a. b. ths result % my In.
4 4 Al m II NH|sfIINW la
/ ,.r.naiinr phiippa. Who in some things
ras as simple AMI trusting az chili' NAV
r 49, necrslary. 0r at least aivtssbie, M
,h0ud o. married unier the mans ~nich
her Orr; oestihcat, ~ marriays afec'si -
t.stow upln trr She signci her name -
tho lat IL may. &C. aught ! know, have as
l.su tLs drst uns. ~ fhhippA ferrani
s.t 1 soursi that shs shuiierei as sh,
formed the ettc'>
Although ny briis ~ai W birth half
spaniarl. ant although | hat by now y
many ways conformsi n th, spanish mol
of lia. ~ were siil ingl,h enoaga 10 lSo'
upon gong away soneUhcfc for a honey
moon as indispensable. u would 10 i"t
short trip. AM as my mother In our abs'n''
wouli b. left No Sfv.ls alons or with IN
s.rvant. only. ~ diI n1t car, % - Verl
far away. it sp hspTsnei that althou =
- clo.s O. CadE We bad not yet Iait tha
town visit AMI thought the Irc-snt eaf
iiai opportunity for sl doing.
TO Cain We wclt ani stavei sovena
days "a ths Hotel d. Par, We iik~i ih
white waliol town. rising aud shining AboV
the dark ilus "a. like. a. have somswher'
sosn u describod.a whit, pearl In crown o
sapphirss: or, AZ ths 0aditanos call II
farifn a. plata. a silver cup We liked th'
rows of tall terrace toppsi houseS w
liks.l the movement ami hustle On the quay
ana In the port We liked the walks on IN
broad granite ramparts. AMI the Lowell
view q the busy bay AMI country beyon
Il; bat all the sams I'VE agreed that Cali
tors no comparison b our beautiful Seviils
and the sooner Ne rcturnet 10 that gay cit
tie better
Now that hal gainel my desire, was
haupyf After all that had pasei. could
have tecn happy during tho~s early days
our wc.lis-l liiei As look back upon then
I sit AMI mus, trying In vain % answer Oh
question b my own sttisfac,ion fhiipf'
loved me--,hs was my wife; como good, com
evil shs was mins forever. In - much
was happy. thrics happy. Could ! hav
llvei but for the pres,nt my bliss woul
have known no alloy.
But there was the pasti I couli not alto
gether forget the path which had led 10 sue
kappins-s a. now MAS mine. | could b
thankful that alone knew all the horrof
and dangers with which that path ~