Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1880-02-13

she will be more pliable, plant. sail
tell her that Olympic is lock up, and she
cannot alone stay there. And will
offer TO find place for her, and then
lead her to-iet me see--notto here-no
to my own house. There you will
all be with Baby. You will kneel, en-
treat. Olympic will be further off-and
perhaps, 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.
81 have succeededr' he cried; "but,
twas struggled She is to come TO my
house on this afternoon; only she do
not know that lis my house. And there
she is to wait for Madam the Beast.
Now, at three you must come, with the
petit, and be there when she enter. /
all not ing say. It will he what you
call a surprising. She are i'll, unhappy
in her mind. We sail move her. l
am insured"
There was something theatrical in
this scheme, which did not commend it
to sober English sense; but Mary's rela-
tives we're in too desperate plight to re-
ject any plan which gave hope of
success, The little Doctors programme
was carried out in full; and when Mary
Elphinstone, wan, feeble, and detected,
entered DIR. Boulan's salon, that after
noon, it 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 nearly two months. She started,
on seeing them, and looked wildly
about, as if for escape-a movement
which cut her husband to the heart.
"You are not afraid of us, dearp"
he said, in the gentlest of voices, "Sure-
ly, you know that we love you, and
only wish to make you happy"
The scared look died gradually out
of her eyes. She let him take her hand
and lead her to a chair. Her mother
approached, kissed her softly, and laid
the baby in her lap. The little thing
had been asleep; but just at that mo-
ment, moved by some heavenly in
spiration, it opened its eyes-large eyes
of clear, luminous blue, Mary's own
and fixed them full on its mother.
Then its lips quivered into q smile.
Mary gazed at the little face, as though
she could not be satisfied with looking.
Tears brimmed her eyes, and she burst
into sudden passion of cries and sobs.
Mrs. Aske pressed forward. The Doc
tor held her back.
Z" Let her cry" he whispered. "To
cry is good. 1t clears the brain. You
see she does not let go of Baby"
In fact, Mary clasped the child tight
ly and more tightly s6ill during all her
paroxysm, kissing it at intervals, and
with instructive care shielding it from
being wet with her own fast dropping
tears. As composre returned, her
husband knelt beside her, and, kissing
the baby and the hand which held it,
said, tenderly:
You will come home to US now,
love. Will you notP Baby has missed
his mother sorely. He will be happier
now that he has her again"
She gave him strange look, in
which hope and terror and perplexity
seemed to blend, and, after a short de.
lay, during which all hearts stood still
whispered, family: Yes"
She went home with them that night
Mrs. Aske was for proceeding to En-
gland without delay; but, to her sur
prise, her son-in-law preferred to wait
His object was to purchase Madam
| Olympe's departure to some distau
part of the world; and, with DR.
Boulan's help, he at last effected it
The negotiation was long one; but
in the end, for the sum of %, 900 francs
| ,n la,r 70 e.
Algeria, and enter into bonds never tC
return to France. This effected, anC
(" Madam the Beast" as the good little
Doctor persisted in naming her. fairly
on shipboard, the Elphinstones returned
to Scotland, where they continue to re
side. 1t was many months before Mary
recovered entirely her mental poist
and before her friends could relax theil
apprehensive watchfulness over hel
movements. Fits of strange restless
ness would come over her, or of deer
depression; and now and again woulC
creep into her eyes the strained anC
expectant look of one who listens to {
distant call, which nobody else car
hear. They were very patient anC
gentle with her-very tender. Gradually
these symptoms wore away, and tht
birth of her second boy, in the yea
following their return from Paris
completed the cure. He and his brother
are sturdy little lads, full of life anC
spirit, and, growing with their growth
and strong in their strength, youns
Mrs. Elphinstone is now so happy an(
so sound woman that she can afforC
to forget that one dark chapter in he
life and can set both sorcery ant
sorcerers at defiance.-N. 7. Inde
pendent.