The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1880-02-13

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;. Doctor, that Is hard. :" pleaded Mrs.
Aske. " Surely. her own mother"
Yes. yes, chere madame. know all
dat; but she i ensoroeiee. ! tell you
he i not able to experience the natural
emotion. II she see you to-day. she wiii
brace herself 10 resist; but with me she
will be more pliable, plian: l san tell
her that Olympic Is lock up. and she can
not alone stay there. And VIII oner
TO find place for her. and then lead
her to-let me see-not TO here-no 20
nv own house. There you will all he
with Baby. You will kneel, entreat-
OLYMPIC will be further of-and per-
haps, perhaps--we sail see. Move not,
stir not till you sail hear from me-"
All that day and half Of the next was
spent in suspense. Then the little Doc
tor came back, triumphant.
~ have succeeded.r he cried but,
sapristi, twas struggle! She Is 10
come 10 my house on this afternoon;
only that she do not know that il Is my
house. And there she Is 10 wait Tor
Madame the Beast. Now, at three yon
must come, with the petit, and be there
when she enter. sail noting say.
II viii be what you call surprising.
She are i'll, unhappy ia her mind. We
sail move her am insured
There was something theatrical in
this scheme, which did not commend 1t
10 sober English sense; but Mary's rcia-
tives were in too desperate plight 70 re-
iect any plan which gave hope OF sue
cess. The little Doctors programme
was carried out in full 1; and when Mary
Elphinstone, wan, feeble, and detected
entered DIR. Boulan's salon, that after
noon, il was to find herself in the pres
ence of those who loved her best-her
husband, her pale, anxious mother, and
the little child. whom she had not seen
| for nearlS two months She started, on
seeing them, and looked wildly about, as
! IL for escape-a movement which cut
her husband to the heart.
You are not afraid Of US, dear?' he
said, in the gentlest Of voices. :" Sure
ly. you know that we love you, and only
wish 10 make you happy"
The sacred look died gradually out Of
her eyes. She let him take her hand
and lead her to chair. Her mother
approached, kissed her softly, and laid
the baby in her lap. The little thing
had been asleep; but just az that mo-
ment. moved by some heavenly inspira-
ton, il opened its eyes-large eyes 81
clear, luminous blue, Marys own-and
fixed them full on its mother Then ITS
lips quivered into smile. Mary gazed
nj the little face, as though she could
not be satisfied with looking. Tears
brimmed her ewes, and she burst into
sudden passion II cries and sobs. Mrs.
Aske pressed forward The Doctor held
her back.
"Let her cry. 7 he whispered. . To
cry is good. Ii clears the brain. You
see she does not let 90 Of Baby"
In fact, Mary clasped the child tight
IL and more tightly still, during all her
paroxysm, kissing it at intervals, and
with instructive care shielding il from
being wet with her own fast-dropPing
tears A. composure returned, her hus-
band knelt beside her. and. kissing the
baby and the hand which held it, said,
tenderly:
.You will come home tons now, love.
Will YOU not? Baby has missed his
mother Sorely. He will be happier now
| that he has her again"
She gave him a strange look, in which
hope and terror and perplexify seemed
, 10 blend. and. after short delay, dur
, ing which all hearts stood still, whis-
, pered. family: Yes"
sect gagne'- muttcred DIR. Boulan
! half aloud.
She went home with them that night.
Mrs. Aske was for proceeding - Eng
: land without delay; but, 70 her surprise
r her son-in-law preferred 70 wait. lii
Z object was 10 purchase Madame
4 Oiympe's departure 10 some distant part
| ofihe world: aisd,with DIR. Boulan's help
. he at last effected il. The negotiation
n was long one; but. in the end. for the
= sum Of 5000 francs. the clairvoyan
agreed TO remove 10 Algeria, ans
e enter into bonds never 10 return Z
Z France. This effected, and I" Madame
e the Beast as the good little Docto
e persisted in naming her, fairly on snip
/. board, the Elphinstones returned (
e Scotland, where they continue to reside
: IL was many months before Mary recoy
J. cred entirely her mental poise and befor'
\ her friends could relax they apprehensiy'
y watchfulness over her movements
/ Fits Of strange restlessness woul'
n come over her. or Of deep depression
I, and now and again would creep int
% her ewes the II lined and expcctan
i look ii one who listens 70 distant call
II which nobody else can hear. The
Il were very patient and gentle with her
+. very tender. Gradually these symp
a toms wore away. and the Dirt
n u her second boy. in the Yea
I. following their return from Par.
"A completed the cure. He and n
II brother are sturdy little lads. full :
Il life and spirit, and. growing with thei
4. growth and strong in their strength
" Young Mr.. Elphinstone i now % haI