The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1864-12-08
: On ~ LAW THURSDAY, DECEMBER g. 1864

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~ .,.u,i ha 70 ,...0TT u = % T-7TT=.-= -
! soeosd. sStgapee are the. workings Of v
mans heart; te feel at that moment that 81
was tee sole ohiect Of love 70 q true. heart :
stored. her 70 her own, esteem, healed II
woand OF her vani:y,r,yet, never, did ii
house she hadllsft foreves appeal. IN such
ss.taa,ctire frm. ,ani lsanin rop, ihs should
r0f hef.!ayer, she regretted. Iifrnoi her; hs,
band. atlessA his love-. is,,., ~ - !,
But the carnage bore them on; they,reac
'ne railroad station "Chemin de-, Nidi,Y an
nafsv minutes are rushing on with all tn
power Of ateam.1s ,s7ss. Erci,s,,,sg.i $50
sMean4meo-wesvy and, full .r0f thsueh,
Henri Vessernes cqaes ftemeA lors ssssio
insfhseonrts b,ck to. his homo. sss-i -, 1.
dMadamIisout. ays JeansettA s.but sh,
has lsffanctssssryo ,on; your desk I'M tn,
tudy' -,..s,
Henri nsrcssyrhesrsswhat ishs says; no {,
iabssrbsd iqe difnsult 1mws1asusioa. and 4
TO b lh;nk k&SssS sa sasssl ~ N ~
thersl tssinsessssts = Taking cut D 5cgatvhs
laid ddwnsou ths 'sofs hi his study and
opening ms briefs. began to read the din
Icuitpoiat over dgSin. !sss}sT siss'iss74 sd
Je.rhctteIwas the sfirst psvs1ss~as IN.
;ern,psedhsA Thsdionsr iwss ready i q
And lmadatn !sEo 90 io lissdlgheqs'
She had not Fesusned. !, ,,.,, ,.,.;q.
Then Henri Re nemhsred ,vhN Jeannette
hal .it.'!ii saia AID rent np 70 the desk, There
his eve fell o. the xsdlins ring. aaAths
few words written beneath told him all.i y.
For 4 fer snfnutes be stood. not stn1ned
by the; blow. bnt recslliqa. as he sassd on
the ring, slthe events fof, ,tha last three
years. !Thes lQye that lar dormsnt inshis
heart all arose with its strength and pass
ion, and, As pc thought Ibis conscience told
him how he hal neglected her, hoHs for thu,
last year, this yanng, beautiful. ,loving wife
had been IS Apt',ips to him IN his homr.i 81
One look he gsvesup at her portrait that
smiled down or him; then throwing him
self into chair, he laid his head or the
desk beneath Il, and wspt'As MN wseps n
his life hut ohce, tears that ARE the very
Ihearfs tiood.i i''ss wee si q irsd ~ s. ".
| AtlAst. weak ald ssAag stsf, We Look PUP
once again, he gat4s on the Po!trait. ana
feelings Of pity sndF tend rne 81 co.ns over
him. fFs has fsrgottsn hss 6wnn isorrc,ws he
thinks oT her ontyg -llof t1err whom ke hsd
swbrhltd shield from an 'evil,' I'M sasish
should part them. Ttmight yet be time Is
save her; she vas, foysxerlq lost 70 HIM, but
perhaps he mig ightAfsscues liier kVh disgrace,
from the long life Of wretchedness that
must inevitably be Her fata. ~ Z as''.'.'f .
lie does not waste dine ii seekins infor' .
nation; but, Axe good aw.ycr,s gees At oace e
Ito ths tsett soofce 10 the Rue de JernsaIem;
there one Of the French 9 detective officer,
fwnr- r-soon ssssss.r.-T s.s. sII.
Meantime on ssS.NssMaAin, nigh. has
come, and the .fugitives, the FIRST emg9ttllpp
over, have began TO get anxious as to pur..
suit. They may be traced to the railway
station I; to evade pursuit they deem i bet
ter to stop at small station, resuming their
Journey south next day by later train, 80
that IL II mri shall hsvs left p,ris in search
Of them, he w,li h4vA h,iEf ,iSrfto fake one
Of the trains thai st,-tS in the night.
With f-e'in If security. next morning
tbsy fe.sHsisqrhe sTsn Y thef hase:Ssen y s'
|nndisturbed y"s. EtrlIe has left Paris, her
lore, her husband, her cares for ever.
Tyesrvfsul hsd-s AMI str.y wal 'be
on the Mediterranean safa from all pursuit.
Bit aIT at once there is a ssracge comsn9-
ton. viot.nt shock a..sHadsn seream, that
s the concentration of the agony Of hum
Fdre,ls. and then E,telle remembers nathiag,
+ When next she opens her eyes and gazees
round her, who is Il their glance eacounterss
Her husband yes, Henri Versenncs. and
with. shrek turns away. Then she tries
to acc,grt for his presence there; but in
ya;n, her brain is still full Of confusion, and
: dull pain benumbs all her faculties. It Is
Henris voice rousesa her at last. he
comes towards her; he is leaning ovsr. her.
| 'EsteNe, 'hedssys, 'caai you rise; il Is nee.
essary we should reach Paris lto,pisht,'
/ Paris / !, ,You--smurmussd Estelle.n, -ar
DO You remember nSshipg .'S,aa ,a ~ :, ,s =.
( why are yoS,here r said Estclle, evad-
ing. .the que stioa.,s Al .sslsreaio 1esyssls'
.Iwill tell you WAS u on on the
which you vs when =. e. .,a =. :, sists. VIA ,ad !,
T OH exclaimed Estelle, 4 remember
now. the horrible crash, the screams. 'Oh
khere,.s but here deep color came into
hsr pale facs, and she buried her head in heI
pillow. s.s tss .steehressss1oo bGs s4esqeesH =
Octave Ss-~n.is dead, !, said, Henri. 10 !
cold, cslq voice. you, ! believe, ere unfn.
ljured. 4 Am not here to rspraash you7,
this Is not the time bot 70. save my honor
and yours. Your fight was known to none;
yo,i must return with me; your guilt will be
thus forever hidden to all but me, and
shall keep the secret Tor my own sake
What ,fI will nosirssuru7f v9sir's7s .aae
\ .rhavs not Tho ught of. that. because yor
VIII re{nrn.. .rs4sw saess asss 81 iisa sssass 50
win you take faithless wife back again
beneath your reofi' . saFNs9 IN Itl1'
| Rise, tEstells. I am your husband; vii
fbe obeysdvsnd snstsr no omcee questions
% r,,s,sf ha iss paria,, IN. ni~hk. ne mrst b<