Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1905-02-25
81 Bound by a Spell ri

ment, and thought II would suit the pur-
pose she had in view. She was most
particular in her injunctions that you
should be reared strictly and religiously.
Two days afterwards she brought you
here. She gave the name of CarstOn,
and said that you were to be called
Silas Carston. The money was to be
drawn half-yearly, of Messrs Fogle and
Quirk, solicitors For the sake of the
precious soul entrusted to my keeping,
tried as discreetly as possible to CLEAN
little more information; but she was
| very close, and awfully stern, and |
| could not get even an address out of her
The money has always been paid regu-
larry to the day. Once | called upon
Messrs. Fogle and Quick; but | found
them stiff-necked men, of hard and unre-
generate hearts. Two years ago | wrote
to say that, as you had passed beg ond
the school boy age, | wished for further
instructions. About week after, l got
a short note, saying that you were still
to remain with me; but as they desired
that you should not contract idle habits,
| was to give you some sort of useful
employment Why don't you say some
| IHlIS, Sllus ne cIleu, SlTlhIuB lile Ia
| bic sharply with his fist.
| "What-what do you want me to say
| sirW | stammered.
The truth--what you know"
81 don't know anything-indeed, | do
not"
There was a savage look about him, as
though he would have liked to have
! squeezed something more out of my
throat. Then he took out of a desk be-
| side him a small gold locket, and passed
| it to me, saying This was sewn up
in your frock when you We're brought
| here. l don't think she who brought
! you knew anything about it,"
1t contained the portrait Of a very
| beautiful young wOman---a foreigner,
should have magined; dark hair olive
! tinged complexion, also a lock of brown
/ hair: and upon the back was engraved
the initials IF. B." and "E. NJ" joined
| together 10y true lovers knot.
1.-The woman who brought you here. -
he went on, was tall; and big-boned
! thin, white lips; a nose like a parrot $
! heak; light gray eyes, as cold as stone.
! She wore a front of dark brown hair,
dressed in small fat curls, and bound
round the forehead by a band of narrow
black velvet; she was dressed in black
silk, and wore a muslin handkerchief
crossed upon her BOSOM"
While he spoke, a veil seemed lifted
from my memory the woman seemed to
stand before me. | had trembled be-
fore those cold, stony eyes. That por-
trait, too-my heart told me it was my
mothers, and a shadowy remembrance
/ hot | ut
time fondled by such a face
The Rev. Obadiah Porter was evident
ly disappointed at the result Of his reve-
lations. He snatched the locket out of
my hand, and then locked it up in the
desk again.
well, well, If you can't remember
you can't" he said, irritably. but
when you are alone or in bed, try and
think. Who knows?-you might be the
child of some great or rich people," he
added, cunningly "Think what an ad
vantage it would be if you could find
this out! But we won't talk any more
of this at present. | have something
else to speak to you about. Silas, it has
much troubled me, for some time, to sec
youth of your appearance and proba
bic prospects doing mental work. I've
long been thinking whether I couidn't
more proftably employ you; and, after
talk with my daughter, I've come to tht
conclusion that you shall, henceforth
assist her in the care of the boys"
My duties as tutor were to commenc,
on the next day. l really felt very CRATE
to him for what appeared, to my unso
phisticated mind. a great kindness; anC
so | told Martha when | went back t.
the kitchen.
r well, | don't know about being CRATE
| full Silas," she cried. depend upon it
masters serving his own turn. Mis-.
, Judith's getting very tired of the work
, and II she was to go away, what woult
; he do? 1t wouldn't suit him to have ,
stranger in the house Now don't 20,
: see that he couldn't do without you
5 that you're the very thing he wants."
, Marthas worldly view of the matte,
somewhat dashed my exalted feelings o
gratitude; yet, for all that, | still fe
very thankful for the change.