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

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IN 4 low, sobbing tone; "Oh. dear!
oh, dear!"
Her husband and mother looked At
each other in silent dismay, In the |
midst Of which they felicitated them
selves on having disposed Of Madame
Olympic without a parting interview.
There Is no telling what she might
not have done TO the poor, nervous
child, had she seen her." whispered
Mrs. Aske. Alas! she little knew how
much evil Madame Olympic had power
to accomplish without the sight Of her
victim.
As evening drew on, Mary's mood
changed. She fell to weeping, and i'm
plorcd, cntreated them 70 send--to send
At once for Madame Olympic. She must
see her! She must! SO violent was
her emotion and so excited and fever
ish her manner that her husband, great
| " alarmed, hurried forth in search OF
DR.. Boulan. Mrs. Aske tried in every
leying way to soothc her daughter. To
this end, she brought in the baby; bat
Mary would not look at II, pushed the
| little creature aside, and continued 70
upbraid, expostulate, entreat.
"Aly dear child" cried her mother,
at length. quite out of patience, "dont
say another word about that horrid
woman. What she has done TO make
YOU SO unlike yourself can not imag-
me; but hope you will never set eyes
on her again. You never shall with my
consent, and please don't talk any more
on the subject"
Mary glared at her with look OF real
fury. Then she lay down again and
closed her eyes.
"Go away, please" she said, in
muflled voice. ~ want 10 be alone:
Go away, Mamma, and take Baby and
Anne with you. l can't rest with you
all in the room"
"Ohl my darling cried Mrs. Aske.
infinitely relic,ed, |" Of course, we will
go. Sleep is just what you need. We
will leave you perfectly quiet
They went. 1t was nearly an hour
before Archie returned, without the
Doctor, whom he had chased in VAN to
half dozen places. He was met with
the glad intelligence that Mary was
quiet. at last, and had asked to be left
alone to sleep. Dusk settled down upon
the city-such momentary dusk rs is al
lowed to Paris; then the long avenues
Of lamps kindled, one after another, and
replaced with their blaze the vanished
sun. Major Elphinstone and his mother
in-law sat talking in low whispers; the
infant slept; every household noise was
hushed or held back, to further Mary's
rest.
IL think must just peep in upon
her, said Mrs. Aske, at last, moving
softly toward the bedroom door,
She did so, and in another moment
terrified exclamation called Major
| Elphinstone to her side. Mary was
, gone! On the toilet lay slip Of paper,
/ with these words in pencil:
II will not stay where my only friend /
} shut out. NJ. f."
! .Good God. She has gone to tina
! woman gasped Major Elphinstone
l while Mrs. Askc wrung her hands II
despair. Mary! their petted, delicate
Mary. Mary, who had not set foot or
!: the pavements since her illness, on
J alone in the streets Of Paris after night
J. fall!
i "Oh, Archic What shall we do ~ sh'
b groaned.
4 do? why, 60 to the Prefecture a
o once,- rejoined her son-in-law, hi
4 stupor Of surprise yielding to indigna
y ton. eThis Is some Internal trick
+ They say the police. Of Paris is wort
y something. II 50, they shall bring m
n face to face with that woman before thi
= night is over, or will know the reaso
q why"
I The police did its best; but the log
j. nlcnt Of Madame Olympic was at first IN
4 certain, aud, when ascertained, prove
o to be in distant quarter, so that II WA
a morning before the anxious husban
e found himself at length on the RICH
% track. II was to an obscure street !
Il the district below the Boulevard 81
II Michel that he was at length escorte
10 by the Sergeant De Vile, who halted at
D. dingy door, on which, amid variou
other signs, appeared modest gree
= plate, bearing the words " Madam
ia Oigmpc, Fr0feuse ami CldirrOyGnt. "A
10 cinquicme, which sign was repeated Z
4 the top Of the five weary staircascs, u
which they proceeded to climb
"a Madame herself answered the bell.
q "Ah!" she said, world Of meanin
" in the monosyllable, and stepped asid
to let them enter.
i. 1t was small room, gaudy wit
IL paper flowers and cheap, snowy dral
II; cries and extremely close and warn
81 On sofa near the window lay Mar,
She started up at their entrance, fiushe
10 deeply, and then paled.
ct my darling began her HUSBAND
al all his anger melting at the sight Of Il
beautiful, fragile creature, why ii
a. you give us such a fright? Ihave bee
A up al night searching for you. lo'
III mother i almost i'll with worry. Y,
he will come home with me now. Win u
in not?"
he Barely glancing at him, never meetir