The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1876-03-31

He i dead she exclaimed.
"You have betrayed yourself. Mad
ame."
No. mol" she said, with an effort
:. You startled me. Long ago knew
Monsieur Gordon aud his miserable,
unhappy wife. But Won are mistaken;
: my name i Madame la Fontaine."
MADAME. l have nothing more 10
say. am waiting for my ward"
IL tell ycu." she cried excitedly.
..you shall not take him from me.
What Is your authority"
IL represent his father, Henry Cor
don. You see my claim is \ good one"
She paused for a moment and turned
deadly pale. Then she looked the Doc
tor full in the face. and said. II have
better. You are right, monsieur, was
the wife Of your dead friend; aud, IS
that wife. claim the guardianship Of
my child"
And il is here you would recognize
your son, You would meet him a. the
keeper II a gambling house,"
Then she broke down. Man. maa,"
she cried. have you no pity, l. there
no return? Ali" Hsr hand was
placed 10 her heart; she seemed 10 be
faipting.
fAe Doctor approached her, " You
are ILL.,
NO. noF' she nurmered; Il am
very often ike this
The Doctors face changed. For the
first time be regarded Eer with pity.
II repeat You are III. very III. and
dare not excite YOU further | have
but little 20 say. Yon claim the glar3-
ianship Of your son. SO be IT. came
here 10 save him. I brought with me
the consent Of the father Of the woman
he loves 70 the marriage You are Bis
mother, and / tel YOU this. leave his
fate In your hands. | viii return in
half an hour. and then YOU viii have
decided whether he ! % come with me.
free aud joyous, or with his head bowed
to the dust in sorrow and shame. dis
answer in half an hour and he was
gone.
Size stared into vacancy with sirhtiess
eyes. and then nature came 10 her res
cue. The tears welled up and relieved
tn breaking heart. my SON. she
murmurei, = know it; my heart told
me 80 when stopped over hi on that
dreadful night, when thought all was
lo>t-that he had come back To his
mothers arms but 10 die. To die no,
that j. all over. lie will live. and be a
great Joy to me But how shall tell
him, how shall tell himlr
"Dr. Blunt"
A weak voice. She started up. and
found young man (scarcely 70) stand
ing before her. lie was fair and very
pale. lie evidently was conyalesceni
from some serious illness
She rushed up TO him. on are i'm
prudelt, = she said, caressingly. w bat
would the doctor say if be were to see
you now? Come, this is no obedience"
Il feel 20 much better to-day be
replied. But was not that the yoice Of
DR. Blunt, You know him.
"He used to know me years ago.
and then she said warningly. "BuT YOU
must return 10 your room. You must
not stay here
why not2''
alt i not so comfortable as your own.
Come, " and she tried 10 lead him to ths
door
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the first time can collect my thoughts
Where am II remember being fever
ish and III. There were cards andlighis
Then al seemed blank until / saw
your face as il bent over mine. had
seen your face somewhere before.
Where WAS it?''
"You must not excite yourself" she
mnrmured still trying TO lead him from
the room. Come"
he looked round "Ah. know this
ROOM IL il the gambling house that
has haunted me in my dreams And
you ali remember you now-you are
the woman who dealt the cards. Don't
touch met And he cast her from
him.
She sighed deeply, and said, " You
can stay here now"
"And 50 It Is you.- he exclaimed ex-
citedly. .who has played the Good
Samaritan. You, who live bu, - de-
ceive, have saved my life. The gift Is
valueless when it is received from your
hands"
"You do not know what you say
she said in pleading voice look
in my face" she cried. Read there
the sacrifice have made for you. Can
not You see the hand of deatha" And
then, with revulsion Of feeling. she
repres-ed herself. No. no; il was
freely given. But yos should have
pity upon me, child. You should have
PITY" and she buried her face with her
hands.
Frank was silent for few minutes,
and he said, Il am wrong. You have
been very good 10 me. See, I am sorry
forgive me-"
"Ah, If you only knew how much
you had to forgive me-"
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