The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-03-29
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that none knew rightly but the two princi-
pally connec; ed with it, and Katherine
! Malden's maid, Lorimer, for Mrs Maiden,
her mother, had never actually known that
her daughter had married &c rye Roche.
They dare not tell her, for to raise money
TO court the supposed rich young girl,
| George Roche, in a moment of mad less,
| had forged the name OF one Of the officers
| Of his bro hers battery. The forgery was
| discovered, and George Roche had to fly
the country to save himself from icing ar
rested His brother, then captain, now
| Col. Roche, though bitterly indignant at
| ms conduct, bad helped him to do this part
| ly for bis own sake, and when the outward
bound ship that be had embarked in foun-
| dered at sea, and George RJche's name ap-
peared among the passengers who were lost,
Capt. Roche conveyed the intelligence to
! Brackenford
1t was such terrible blow TO Katherine
| Maiden that, for a time, her reason was
almost despaired OF, and her proud mother
standing by the unhappy young creature
! heard her utter words that filed her own
/ heart With absolute CONSERVATION. Only Lor-
liner knew the truth that the forsaken girl
was about to become q mother; that she
! and the reckless odfor-nothing that she
| had supposed she had loved, had been Sc
cretly married at quiet out of the way
church, when the family were last in town.
In her agony Katherine now conflded this
to capt. Roche, and he did all he could to
| save her from her mothers anger.
He persuaded Mrs. Maiden that a change
would be good for Katherine; that sac
would soon be better if she were away from
| the scenes where she had met his unfor-
tunate brother, for it was while Capt
Roche had been stationed at Lynwood that
| George Roche had become acquainted with
| Katherine Maiden while staying with his
| brother at the barracks
AT last Mrs. Maiden consented that her
| daughter should 60 abroad for awhile, ID
Katherine proceeded to Paris, accompanied
| only by Margaret Drummoud, the Vicar OF
| Brackenford's eldest daughter, and Lorimer,
| her maid. Margaret Drummond knew by
| this time the secret of Katherine's hidden
marriage, and kept it faithfully during the
| years of their long friendship. A child was
born to Katherine in Paris, and neither
Mrs. Maiden nor Norman Maiden,
existence. Capt Roche did, and
at Katherine's fearful, passionate
entreaties, he adopted the boy, and the
| young mother saw it no more She re-
turned 10 England with Margaret Drum
mond, and at is was married TO Lord En-
nlsmore. The good-looking Irishman fell in
love with her at country ball, and her
mother insisted on the match. Katherine
had not loved her husband when she mar
rled him, but during the long years of
their welded life he had completely won
her heart
The next tragic event in her life was the
tragic death Of her only brother, Norman
Ibis happened about year alter her own
marriage, and the shock and mysterious
| circumstances attending it broke his moth
| ers heart Thus Lady Ennismore inherited
| all the great wealth of the family, includ-
| ing the estate of Brackenford, and the coal
| aud iron miners which were part of her
fathers large property.
! And now Katharine Eanismores early
| folly had come back to her face to face. If
| George Roche really lived it meant unutter-
able degradation and shame, not only to
| herself-and the poor woman moaned and
wruug her hands in the anguish of the
| thought-not only to herself, but to the
| husband Of her love, 10 her children. to her
| boy! II this early marriage held good, her
second marriage was void, and tue little
heir Of Ennismore had no right to inherit
his fathers name. Again the unhappy lady
moaned, and then thought suddenly
| fiashei through her brain
| This miserable letter. bearing such dread
| full consequences in its train, might not
really be from George Roche, but from the
companion it stated had been saved with
him at the time Of the shipwreck George
Roche might be dead. and for the purpose
Of obtaining money this other man might
be assuming his name.
ut is best to see him." at last resolved
Lady Ennismore; whoever he is he must
be bought off; this hateful secret must never
reach Enuismore's ears.n
She sat down, therefore, with q white
face and trembling hands to her writing
table, and wrote few lines to the address
the letter contained. 1t was to lodging
house in an obscure street near Victoria
station. and stated the simple name of
! George Johnson would fnd him, as he had
borne this while in Australia. This infor.
nation was added as a postscript, evidently
| for the obtaining of a reply:
II have received your letter, Wrote Lady
| Ennismore, but decline to believe your
| story without the evidence of nv own
senses. If, however, you will go at
| o'clock tomorrow afternoon to the house
of Mrs. Twiss, in Buckingham palace road,
| who keeps shop for secondhand cloth
| ing | will be there.-K. E."
She drove out and posted this letter with
her own hands, and then with a sinking
heart proceeded TO Buckingham Palace road,
| and was received there with great delight
| by her old maid Lo inner now Mrs Twiss.
| There was nothing unusual in her going to
| Mrs Twiss, for she rarely was in town
without seeing her, and Mrs. Twiss had
| good cause always to remember her visits
| with gratitude and satisfaction.
Mr.. Twiss was luckily out when she ar
|
| Twiss designated her establishment, but
that stout, good-looking woman herself was
sitting darning Mr.. Twiss' stockings be,
| hind one of her counters when the carriage
drove up, and with an exclamation of pleas
ure Mrs. Twiss threw down her work and
| hurried 70 the shop door to receive Lady
| Ennismore.
"Ol Your ladyship, this is pleasurer'
she said. II knew you were in town, for
| Twiss was passing one evening down Gros-
venor place, aud he said the house was
| lighted up"
1--WE have only been up short time"
answered Lady Ennismore ia so faint and
! low voice that Mrs. Twiss at once looked
at her face in great anxiety, and saw she
was extremely pale.
Ppm afraid your ladyship isn't very well9n
asked Mrs. I iss
I've not been very well lately" answered
| Lady Ennismore, still in tn t changed VOICE
"Lorimer, want to speak to you; can we
60 upstairs?"
ITO be sure, your ladyship; the drawing,
| rooms quite empty, for my lodger has
gone, and Eve not met with another vet
| likely to suit"
| Then Lady Ennismore went upstairs. and
her old servant followed her int a room of
faded pretentions. That is, nothing in it
seemed ever to have been rev. The CARPET
was colorless, the curtains looked the wrecks