The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1908-07-16

~The story" began the detective, lis
OF a young lady. a countrywoman Of
yours 1t was years ago that this thing
happened She was quite handsome. very
young. very romantic and foolish When
she was eighteen years Of age she met
an American He also was young, hand
some. but dissolute and entirely unwor-
thy Of her love"
Nine Colbert-Remplin inclined her
head almost imperceptibly. She was list
ening TO the history Of her own life How
had this man brought to light the secrets
Of the past which had. years ago. as she
believed. been hidden By the lapse Of
time
Yielding TO the Americans importu-
mites. his young lady contracted with
him a secret marriage The result Of
their union was a child-a boy. The
marriage was concealed successfully
from the young wonan's parents By
the coonivance Of a friend and a pre-
tended visit to the country. its conse-
Quences were also kept secret Shortly
after the birth Of her child the young
woman returned to Paris where she at
tracted the attention Of a very r1cn bank
er. who. ignorant OF her past history.
sought TO make her his wife. 1t was
more than probable that the lady would
not have yielded to the temptation which
was thrust before her but for two things,
Efst. the discovery that her husband was
a worthless, faithIess fellow, second the
opportunities Of her parents. who at that
time sustained some financial reverses- I'll
appears that the banker held her faith
er's obligations for an amount.
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parent should be released A divorce was
Necrefly secured from the first husband"
Yes. II was to save nv father muir
nured Nine Colbert Rsmplin- '
He went on: /
There was a little boy. as I have said.
the fruit Of this unhappy young woman's
union with the American This child Z
given out to q nurse to take care Of. '
She was the wife Of a Ioutish. Industrious d
peasant. and Of q peasant family herself. a
but she was beautiful for all that. as b
Of those women are. The American b
fell in love with her. He was called o
away to the United States and was absent G
three years In his absence something il
bad happened"
What had h~appened7" murmured the h
beside him. d
The child entrusted to the woman,s 81
care had died On the Americans re- p
turn to France. she presented her own G
child in its place Her husband was o.
lead There was no one TO contradict Of
ler." "
A great sigh went up from the heart Of e
Nine CoIbert-Remplin. Il
-Ohr" she cried. can this Be true7
Ny son 10 dead How have you learned
his7v ~
Madame La Seur. who has bIackmaiI- II
d you systematically. two days azo met
With a fatal accident. Unable to see You.
be sent you In her last moments a full fr
onfession Of the imposition she had 40 III
ong prscticed upon you and implored
forgiveness. This was taken By her It
Messenger TO the gate where you usually b.
her. and was promptly seized bv b.
ne Of my men Here Is the confession II
rom which you will learn that Philip
'raham. whom you firmly believed to be 10.
our OWE son, Is In reality the son of 70
be peasant woman, who was the nurse
: your own child. md whom Henry Ora II
Am married" ar
But the extraordinary resemblance : 20
hi / see It all now. Henry Graham fr,
az his father II was easy to deceive We
TN him n me-" pii
Exactly. and others have been equally loo
Though Madame La Seur. and ~.
q yourself. WINS the mother Of the bov. frs
Henry Graham was his father. His co,
cial characteristics and p~eculiarities IL
e wonderfully reproduced In the person
his sou There Il but little remaining fra