The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1877-01-26

| anu that AFTER the anxious interest In
his disappearance had. in some degree,
died down, he, with motives which may
readily be coniectured, had appeared
suddenly In her chamber with midnight
solicitude and guarded prison house
..vr his allies, and that in terror and
desperation she lad broken throughthe
easement, fled shivering from her per-
secutor and buried herself In the sea.
But although this seemed perfectly
natural conjecture, there was no proof
that il was true. The shrieks, as II was
said by the few partisans OF Senior
Joao, might have been those Of fish
erman's wench beaten by him on his re-
turn from the holiday festivities Of the
city, the tracks might have been those
of a barefooted child, the white disap-
pearing image springing from the crest
OF rock seen by the returning boatmen
the vision Of intellects disturbed with
deep rotations OF Caxache. Moreover,
although the waters were searched with
the greatest diligence, nothing was
found confirmatory of the suspicious
against Senior Joao. But from that
day to this no trace has ever been dis
covered of Carita. She seems 10 have
passed from the world rs completely rs
II she had never been dweler on it. I"
Sand Senior JoaoP" said the Admi-
raj, after brief pause, his countenance
indicating the interest with which the
narration had inspired him.
ale went abroad shortly after
wards,- said Mr.. Carston, sand has
never returned. Since the death of
Senior Ramon il was found that he had
been sending his fortune abroad secret
ly, but with the utmost diligence and
energy. There was much, however,
which could not readily be converted and
which he was compelled TO leave, for,to
tell the truth, Rio became very disa-
greeable place for him 70 live in after
the occurrences which | have related
to you. There have been occasional
rumors Of his death, and such property
as he has left has been claimed az law
by free negro woman, who asserts
herself rs his mother, and who IS GER
tainly hideous enough to lend color
Of plausibily to her claim"
This was substantially all OF the story
which Mr.. Carston could tell US, and
after buzz Of colloquy, in which mo-
ticed that the silent and wan Father
Petre took no part, the company broke
up and dispersed. accompanied the
latter TO the beach, where | babe him
farewell, and watched his receding boat
till it became but a spot upon the moon
lit water.
On the following day, in company
with nv host and hostess, went 10 the
Church Of the Candelaria, where num-
Der OF devotees, some of them Of suili-
Gent social rank TO inspire high de-
gree of curiosity and attention, were to
take the black veil. We went early,
and attained favorable place near the
high altar, where, among the officiating
priests, we saw Father Petre, clad in
his ecclesiastical robes, looking very
pale and troubled, as he watched the
advancing line Of black figures which
came slowly up the aisle, each bearing
in his hand taper, and each attended
on either side by members Of the re.
ligious sisterhood among whom they
had spent the years of their probation.
As they neared the altar | saw among
them one face Of exceeding loveliness,
but mournful and woe-stricken beneath
it, weeds, with troubled eyes, as OF
some forlorn, lost creature supplicating
help, Of which ii was nevertheless hope
less. But as her look fell upon the face
OF Father Petre, which was cold and
immovable as marble, though il, too,
wore an expression Of anguish beyond
the power Of words TO describe, her own
lit with sudden light, and, with cry
that sounded above the rcverbcrations of
the organ she threw her taper upon the
pavement and advancing TO where he
stood sought TO cast her arms about
his neck, an effort which was thwarted
by the alarmed and confused ecclcsias-
tics and acolytes TO whom such an oc-
currence beneath the very blaze OF the
high altar, with its throned Madonna
glittering with gems and bright raj
ment, was as terrifying as il the very
veil Of the temple had been rent in sun
der, or as IL the arches above them had
been rocked by an earthquake. SO re-
pulsed, the unhappy and obviously de-
ranged young postulent, standing in
the midst OF the clear light reflected
from the double rows of gigantic can
delabra which adorned the altar, began
with an outward aspect Of calmness
and determination TO tear from her her
black raiment and scatter its shreds al
her feet. She was, Of course, at once,
hurried away, the sisters grouping
around her with gestures Of sympathy
and alarm, and the organ choir rolling
forth storm Of music as II 70 drown
in tumultuous flood of melody the
painful Impressions which such an event
must have awakened in the minds
Of those who beheld it. There was,
Of course, much commotion, and the
ceremonies were hurried through with
AL possible dispatch. Extreme curiosi-
ty was evinced concerning the identity