Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1902-07-29

] would communicate at once with the un.
/ dersigned Yours very truly,
BLA ND a. JONES.
Attorneys -at-iaw.
'Why didn't I find Eva Cottram,
American heiress and fall in love with
her instead of Marcene du pont.
French teacher Of music and lam
guages?" grumbled Philip Then he
went to his bookcase and took down
the great record-book bearing ON the
outside page this descriptive title:
Record of Births Deaths-Mar-
riages and Other Happenings of Per-
sonal Interest in the Consular District
of c.. From 1876 to 1so-"
As he was looking through the index,
the door of the consulate opened and
Mile. du Pont entered.
1T is time for your lesson. Mon
sieur," she said with a certain gentle
reserve which she always maintained
with Philip when acting in her capac-
ity as his French teacher, even in spite
of their engagement.
"You must let the lesson go to-day
and help me with something else"
said Philip; "here, read this" and he
handed her the letter he had just re-
ceived, which Marcelle read with un-
disguised interest.
at is chance to make some money
if you find her is it not, Philip" she
cried, enthusiastically. Certainly
she would be generous if you should
put such a great fortune in her hands"
81 hope So" said Philip, 81 think
might legally ask at least three per
cent; that would be $4,000, 10000
francs"
Marcelle clapped her hands ioyously.
"We need certainly fear nothing
with 10000 francs in the bank" she
cried.
"No," said Philip "but we haven't
discovered the girls whereabouts yet,
and doubt if we ever shall"
Meanwhile he had turned to page
106 of the big record book. Here we
found the following entry:
COTTRAM-June 10. 1878: Eva Cottram,
years of age, born at. Lucerne Of Aineri-
can-paEe1its as attested by her birth GER
uhcate, was this day brought to this Con-
sulate by one Marie Barber of No 3, Rue
des Grottes. c., who states that she was
formerly employed as "governante" at the
Hotel des Anges, Nice; that on the I'd day
of March, 1878, there cameto the hotel, Rob
ert Cottram and Emily Cottram. his wife,
and that they had with them their Infant
child, Eva; that they engaged her, the said
Marie Barber, as governess, and that she
Immediately entered into their service; that
on the 9Th day Of April, Mr. and Mrs. Cot
tram left the hotel saying they were going
to Monte Carlo, that instead, they went to
Paris, and from there wrote to her sending
five hundred francs and begging her to keep
their child until they came for It, They gave
no explanation of their strange conduct
and IN May, 1875 Marie Barber saw an ac-
count of a railway wreck at Dion, In
France, and learned that among the killed
were Mr.. and Mrs. Cottram Ii is pre-
sumed that they were on their way back to
Nice to get their child.
.(Sgned) BENJAMIN HEMAfICK,
Consul.
A second entry was as follows:
August 3, 1S7s.-since making the above
entry, / have communicated with William
Markham at San Francisco, father of Mrs.
Robert Cottram telling him of the presence
Of his grandchild here and asking him what
disposition he desired should be made of
the little one. He answered me CURLY stat
ing that his daughter had eloped with a
BLACKBOARD and that he would assume no
responsibility for the fruit of such a mar
riage. Mademoiselle Marie Barber agrees
to keep the child upon condition that she
may adopt It as her own, to which I have
consented, and she now has IT in her pos
session. She is an honorable and indus
trious woman with some savings of her
own and a respectable home at No. Rue
des Grottes.
(Signed) BENJAMIN HEMMICK,
Consul.
fe r-arv cod r{ col Dlsls,,
softly, as he finished reading the rec
ord aloud to Marcelle. 81 hope 1 shall
be able to find the poor girl; you must
help me Marcelle; we must look at
once for Marie Barber, the governess"
81 happen to know Mile. Marie Bar
bier very well" said Marcelle, quietly.
what" cried Philip, "do you mean
it?"
Undoubtedly, Monsieur" said Mar
eelle; "but she is no longer Marie Bar
bier; her name now is Marie Barber
du Point. I have just left her and she,
too, had received a letter from San
Francisco. She asked me. to bring a
paper and show you. Have the kind
ness to examine it, if you please"
"What is this" cried Philip, excited
ly, as he hastily scanned the document
which Mareclle had handed him.
at is a birth certificate, Monsieur lie
Consul" answered Marcelle, my own
birth certificate. l am the adopted
daughter of Marie Barber du Point"
and as Philip read from the paper the
name eva Cottram," she buried her
head upon his shoulder and burst into
tears.