The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1870-10-21

on must not give way TO nonsense, you
know. thought you had got over your
whim for Mary's love long snce."
"1hc dream is ovcrw returned the
other, recovering himself with an effort.
''All is past, Thayiesw
"What do you mean?"
"What do ! mean Z" he cried, his voice
rising almost into shrill scream. II
mean that she promised me, when | left
school that night, to be true to me until
we should meet again nay, If we did not
meet until after death. Oh, / love her
so, man IL love her better than my soul
And, Thavies, you remember how jeal-
Gus / was Of yon? / feared she might
be false in my absence. So ] brought a
Bible with me and compelled her to
swear there and thcn-that she would
never be your wife. Through all my
long, weary pilgrimage it has been such
pointment to think that one day, perhaps.
l should 20 back to her, and find her
still keeping her troth! But now you
tell me she has been false"
lie burst into wild tears, and hid his
bronzed face in his arms against the wall
of the room.
Thavies was much moved. "Ny dear
Joe" he said, kindly, ''think how fool
ish it was to rest the happiness Of your
life upon such a schoolbOy vision. My
wife has told me that she loved you very
truly. and at one time believed that she
would wait in patience until you came
back to claim her hand, or release her
from the vow she had made. But after
a few years, as she had never heard of
YOU since the night of your departure,
she concluded you had forgotten your
absurd engagement, and SO she married
me-
The aeronaut brushed away his tears,
and looked up.
"Thavics, you are right" he said, with
short hysterical laugh. "The shadow
being gone. i am man again! Forgive
nv weakness. Tears, idle tears, know
not what they mean: and, TO be plan,
old boy, | don't care. Away with mel.
ancholy, then! Let us be joyful while
we may. Ask me to lunch with You
Harry. cont ask you, you know
Where shall the banquet be set forth 2
il His manner had totally changed. The
old reckless gaiety had come back, moro
startling and gashiy than ever.
i "Anywherc you choose. But how car
we lunch together, since you are to make
) lyour ascension at two o'clock, and it i:
now quarter past one! =
. ut is" exclaimed Steele, in surprise
I"Then ! iaust be off instantly" HI
lmavcd towards the door. but suddcLtl,
turned and came back. i've a thought
|Thavies. Go up in tie balloon with me
won't YOU? 1t is a rare offer. i know
1.-THE ropes as well as do my own name
|, land thcrc'lI be no danger. The fact is,
lwant TO talk to yoG."
Thayies was taken a little aback.
81 should like 10 try such an adven
I lture," he said. "What time shall W.
| come down, and where: Z"
|, "Any tin.e, anywhere Some tim
, and somewhere; oil right, be assured
Gomez
/ After little further hesitation.-
Thavies agreed. They set off for Vaux
hal, Gardens at once, stopping by tn
T, |way only 10 purchase bottle of chcrr,
Gland some sandw iches, and on arrivin.
I lat their destination, found the balloon
lalready inflated, and the crowd gathere'
ito see Ii of.
"Just in the nick of time,' said Steele
a Jump in, old boy!
+ Thavies stepped into the swaying bas
|ket. looking very curious and doubtful
land the aeronaut followed. A band O
/. music commenced to play, and the nlul
a ltitude cheered Justify.
a "Cut Off" shouted steele. "We've GO
: -cverything, believe. Yes ;all right. Nov
|don't be nervous, Harry; take hold O
1.-THE rope that'll do. Give wayw
ri And, swaying slowly from side to side
] up they went. Thavies clung to tn
n edge of the basket, at first in great alarI,
G but Steele laughed.
: "Pooh! you can't be pitched out" h
: said. "Look at me! / sit very calml
d on this fying-trapezc arrangement, an
Y drink your health"
II lie opened the bottle, and took a hug
Is swallow.
"Now to business. Is the ballas a
u correct? Quite, CHI? Everything cl'
lin its place, believe? Yes! Then Il
3 us make ourselves comfortable"
nj But the advice was quite thrown ava
1f upon Thavics.
mi II don't feel very comfortable, mu
IN confess, joe" he returned, clinging
s, the side of the basket with both hand
II wish l hadn't come"
ifl They were rising at great rate nov
4, No speed in the world could have bee
r. as rapid
"Pshawl That sort of feeling wi
G. easily wear of. Inexperienced 1t at first
|y "But ii didn't wear off In the least
Higher, higher and higher they flew