The times-herald. [volume] (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929, 1920-05-01

Oh toiu NoNcnDcr nlsht. in tuc
year 1910. the Engi,sh nisii coach. On
It's way from London to Dover. WIS
carrying among Its passengers Mr.
Jarvis lorry, "a Lonuvn banser of the
well.know u urin vi leIisou d Co. As
the coach stumbled along IN the dark.
ness, there arose before him the vision
Vg sn e,aciated hgure with bair pre-.
maturciy white. AL night between
him and the spectre the same words
sepssted themselves again and again.
Buried how iongr'
"Allnosi eighteen years"
II hops you care TO liver
~ can't say"
About eighteen ysars before the story
opens. Dr. Manetts. n prominent young
physicisn Of Paris. had suddenly dissp-
scared. Everything was done To dis
cover some trace of him. but In vain.
The loss Of her husband caused his
wife such anguish that she resolved
90 bring up her little daughter In igno-
rance Of her fathers fate; and when In
two years she died. shc left little Lucie
under the guardianship OF Tellson 4
CO.. TO whose care Dr. Mnnetto for
uaany yenrs had intrustcd his financial
affairs.
Strange tidings concerning the Doc
tor had Just come frvm Paris. aud Mr..
ISorry was on his way to meet his
ward. aud explain To her the facts Of
her enrly life. This VAS u duty from
which the kind hearted banker shrunk.
aud when he saw the slight golden
haired girl who came 70 mee, him. his
heart almost failed him; but his task
was accomplished ~ Inst.
-And now" concluded Mr.. Lorry.
"your father hns been found. lie 10
alive. greatly changed. but alive. lie
has been taken 10 the house Of q for
ner servant In Paris. and we are going
there. Ia identify him. you to restore
him 10 life and love-"
The servant that sheltered DIR. Ma
sette was q man BY the name Of De-
fsrge who. with his wife. kept a wine
shop In the obscure district ~ ~. An.
tome. The bank~r aud Lucie were
taken Ia nm attic where n hoggard.
white-hnlred mas sst on q low bench.
making shoes. Q wreck Of Q man. OBJ
hvious of all around him.
Again was the Channel crossed. and
again the old inquiry whispered In the
ear OF Jarvis Lorry:
- hope you care to be recalled 70
Hfef"
81 rnnt say"
Five years later. In the court room
of the Old Bailey is London. a young
F'renchman was on trial for his life.
Near him sat sn untidy looking indi-
vIdual by the Gam. OF sydney Carton.
With his eyes nred on the ceiling. he
was unobservant. apparently, of all
that passed around him: hut II was be.
who. hrst noticing the extraordinary
resemblance between the prisoner and
himself. rescued Charles Dnrnay from
the web OF deceit which had been spun
around him.
Between these two young men. the
striking resemblance WAS In outward
appearance only. Charles Dnrnny wins
az noble birth: hut his ancestors had
iOi fiUHN AtUin OlftifTrfH
the French pcnsantry TINT the name Of
Evremonde was hated aud dcspised.
Wholly unlike them in character. this
last descendant of his race had given
np his name nnd estate. and had come |
TO England ms a private gentleman.
eager to begin life anew.
Sydney Carton was n young English |
lawyer. brilliant IN intellect, but stead |
Iiy deterioraiing through his life OF
able TO advise others but
unable TO guide himself, conscious OF
lhe blight on him and rcsigning him
self to let II eat him away"
He aud Darnay soon became fire.
auent visitors at the small house In
Soho square. the home OF DIR. Manette
md his daughter. Through Lucie's
ARE and devotion. the Doctor had al
nOst wholly recovered from the effects
II his long imprisonment, and II was
,uIy In times Of strong excitement that
my trace Of his past insanity could be
detected. The sweet face OF Lucie
Aanette soon wo'. the hearts of both
he young men. hut II was Darnay to
whom she gave her love.
And so that Interview between Lucie
md Sydney Carton has a path0s that
vrings our hearts. lie knew that even
his love could have been returned. II
would have added only 10 his bitter
less and sorrow. for he felt IN would
ave been powerless 10 lift him from
Ne slough Of Selnshncss and sensu-