The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1877-04-06

noon 10 invoke the aid Of The police in
recovering her daughter. The daugh-
ter's situation, whatever IL might be,
was, evidently to the maternal mind, a
serious one, Tor the mothers eyes were
red with weeping, and as she raised
her vel that she might more clearly
express herself lachry NAL riyu.ets were
seen coursiug down her cheeks. Ii
WAS with a voice broken with sObs that
the visitor related her woes.
"Nhere Is your daughter, madam P"
was the question put BIZ the Sergeant
h charge.
THAT is just what I desire the po-
ice to aid me in finding out. She has
eft her home, and--and perhaps Ill
never see her again" Here the visitor
broke down completely, and II was
some minutes before she could resume
he thread Of her narrative.
The Sergeant again. :" She, recourse,
has run away from home, or You
would scarcely call upon us 10 take part
the case. Have you any idea whore
he tsp"
"Not the slightest in the world. NV
husband and myself have been upon the
10 for several hours, and while | am
here, he is cT somewhere else, looking
or them
"Them. Your daughter, perhaps,
las been encouraged 10 leave her home
u some one whom you think is now
yith her?"
"Oh. undoubtedly. She has hcen IN
be3ient child, and would never have
ccasioned me this pain without provo
alton or inducements that could nct be
githstoOd
"How old Is she?''
Fifteen years of age, though rather
al f0r one Of her years.
" You spoke moment since 0f
them.' By whom hes your daughter
cen induced u leave her homo? ~
nan On woman"
Shy man."
at now appears 70 be somewhat Sc
ous, and, madam, though the ordeal
nay prove trying one, you will have
state the entire case without reserve,
hat we may know whether we can he
any assistance TO YOU"
With an occasional break. the lady
Old the story Of her woes. Mrs 5. was
be wife Of an attache OF one Of the
erman newspapers of the city, a per-
bn Of education and refinement. Both
usband and wife had previously been
larried, the former bringing 10 the
ew union son about rs years OF age,
nd the wife daughter about 15 years
d--the one whose Disappearance was
ccasioning al the trouble. The son
a rather dashing young man, but,
ecording 10 the story Of his step
other, lacking in moral balance. lie
as nm engineer, and in the employ OF
he Hudson Bay Company during the /
lmmer, his engagements keeping him
rom April 10 Novemberin the extreme
orthern part OF British America. He /
bent his winters in st. Louis, and,
Tough earning good salary during
% summer, was chroDically impecu-
GUS when with his parents, recurring
EN- to keep him in every thing need
for his existence. Rut
was his fathers only
lld, and was therefore provided
r without stint, and the fact that he
as almost worthless was lost sight Of
large degree BY at least one mem
y VI the family. The girl, though
y I'D years OF age, was tail, more than
dinarily good-looking, and had ma
re air about her that gave her the an
arance OF being older than she was.
eing continually thrown together dur
the past four months, It may not
pear altogether strange that the two
pung people should have acquired a
Eep-seated hankering for each other.
hough they were brother and sister
With the prefix of ssstep'D, this did
y prevent them from falling s'desper-
ety. in love, and 1t would seem as il
Erly IN their acquaintance they had
lorn eternal constancy TO each other.
the time approached for the young
ar 70 pack his baggage for the North
Die, he brought TO notice his love (
step.sister, and asked permission Of
mother (and his mothcr) to make
ms wife. The mother, with APP
'rentiy the best reasons in
world, refused her consent.
the first place, the girl was too
Jung; secondly, there would ensue,
case Of marriage, such contradic-
y Of family titles as would bother a
nadciphia lawyer TO set things
allght. The husband and wife would
brother and sister, and the father
mother would be step-father and
p-mother and father-in-law and
pther-in-law. And, thirdly, the young
an had not shown himself competent
take care Of wife. OF course, as
ALTERS Stood tho father had TO sup
|rt them all,any way, but when man
Ok unto himself wife he should be
Y y properly provide for her and for
mseif. The young man did his level
y 70 overcome the maternal scruple,
70 no purpose. Mrs. =. was firm
her refusal, and intimated that ms
p,son he was sufficiently near, with