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

40, | dol | think l DOR replied
Mary, with an odd, breathless intensity
in her manner. Don't say anything
to her, mamma Let her come q little
longer"
Well-but, Mary''---
"Please don'tr' interrupted Mrs.
speak TO Archie. he doesn't wish me
to go without anything want, l am
sure"
Mrs. Aske was surprised. Petulance
was so foreign to Mary's nature that
the answer gave her a shock. She made
haste TO soothe, to acquiesce; but a
shade of trouble rested on her mind.
Why did Mary care so much about this
womanP She did not go out that day;
but sat by during the rubbing, watch
ing and considering. It seemed to her,
though she scolded herself as fanciful
for the idea, that reversal had taken
place in the position ofthe two, and that
now IL was Madam Olympic who COM
manded and Mary who obeyed, and
Obeyed with an unnatural and ready
subservience. 1t seemed, too, as though
Madam Olympic employed quite new
manner toward her patient-a manner
authoritative, almost insolent; while
Mary watched her eye as a timid dog
watches that of his master, doubtful
whether to expect blow or a caress.
II was like bad dream TO sit by fancy
ing these things, and yet distrusting
her own imaginings the while and hat
ING herself for them. But before the
end of the seance Mrs. Aske was so
thoroughly uneasy as to resolve on con-
sulting her son-in-law. The result of
this consultation was the resolution to
dismiss Madam Olympic, without con-
sulting Mary.
" She won't mind, once it is DONE"
said her mother. 81 think she Is
afraid of that woman's temper and
feels too weak still to endure the idea
of scene"
There shall be no scenep' declared
Major Elphinstone. L" won't have
Mary harried and distressed by any
body. | don't care who it is.
Madam Olympic took her dismissal,
which was effected with all possible
courtesy and hberality, quietly enough,
but there was look in her eye not
pleasant to see.
al sail now enter to bid farewell to
Madam" she said, closing her wallet
over the Napoleons just paid her as
final settlement.
Major Elphinstone interposed, Mad
am must be spared agitation. A fare
we'll was undesirable. He himself
would convey the adieu to her. And
he bowed the Objectionable female, as
in his own mind he called her, out of
the apartment, with more resolution
than politeness.
Madam Olympic paused an instant
on the threshold. Her beady eyes were
at the narrowest. The glance they
darted was quick and venomous as that
of serpent.
&c You sail seer' was all she said,
accompanying the words with warn
ing gesture of the finger. Then she
slowly went down stairs.
The news was broken to Mary. She
received it with violent start, then
flushed with anger, and tears filed her
eyes.
"How dared youp" she exclaimed.
{" 1t was cruel! unkind! basel o, dear!
oh, dearr' She turned quite away
from them, hid her face, and did not
speak again during the whole after
noon, except once or twice to murmur
in low, sobbing tone: 90, dear! oh,
dearr'
Her husband and mother looked al
each other in silent dismay, in the
midst of which they felicitated them,
selves on having disposed of Madam
Olympic without parting interview
There's no telling what she might
not have done to the poor, nervou,
! child, had she seen her." whispered
Mrs. Aske. Alas! she little knew how
much evil Madam Olympic had power
to accomplish without the sight of hel
victim.
AS evening drew on, Mary's mooC
changed. She fell to weeping, and i'm
plored, entreated them to send-tC
send at once for Madam Olympic. Sht
must see her! She must! So violent wa.
her emotion and so excited and feverisl
her manner that her husband, greatly
alarmed, hurried forth in search of DIR
Boulan. Mrs. Aske tried in every low
ing way to soothe her daughter. II
this end, she brought in the baby; bu
Mary would not look at it, pushed tn,
little creature aside, and continued Il
upbraid, expostulate, entreat.
l." My dear child" cried her mother
at length, quite out of patience, "don'
say another word about that horriC
woman. What she has done to makt
you so unlike yourself cannot imagine
but hope you will never set eyes OIL
her again. You never shall with ny
consent, and please don't talk any NOR
ON the subject
Mary glared at her with look of rea
fury. Then she lay down again ant
closed her eyes.
$50 away, please" she said, in |
mutled voice. ." want to be alone
Go away, mamma, and take baby ant
Anne with you. can't rest with yol
all in the ROOM"
30! my darling" cried Mrs. Aske
infinitely relieved, "of course we will
go. Sleep is just what you need. w
will leave you perfectly quiet"
They went. 1t was nearly an hou
before Archie returned, without tn
Doctor, whom he had chased in vain t,
half dozen places. He was met witt
the glad intelligence that Mary wa
quiet, at last, and had asked to be lef
alone to sleep. Dusk settled down up
on the city-such momentary dusk a
is allowed to Paris; then the long av
enues of lamps kindled, one after an
other, and replaced with their blaz
the vanished sun. Major Elphinston
and his mother-in-law sat talking il
low whispers; the infant slept; ever
household noise was hushed or he'll
back to further Mary's rest.
81 think | must just peep in upo
her." said Mrs. Aske, at last, moving
softly toward the bedroom door.
She did so, and in another moment
} terrified exclamation called Major Fl
phinstone to her side. Mary was gone
On the toilet lay slip of paper, wit
: these words in pencil:
al will not stay where my only frien
: is shut out. M. E."
: "Good God! She has gone to this
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