Sharp County record., 1880-02-26


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"Marv, put your things on at once.
I will not endure this" cried her nus
band. hotlv, seizing her hand as ne
spoke, and using some gentle force to
draw her from behind Madame Olympic.
She gave a wild shrek. 81 will not!
I will not!m she reiterated, freeing her
self with a struggle and flying to the
other end Of the room. Her eyes were
dilated with an excitement which terri
fed him. Madame Olympic stood oy,
remorselessly cool.
"Dat is right" she said, pointing
her finger first at him and then at Mary.
SEQ on. Law your commands. Fright
en-, frighten, till you sail drive her mad.
| wash nv hands of the result. l not re-
sponsible."
The threat was needless. Major
Elphinstone was so thoroughly alarmed
as to be only anxious to sooth and tenn
porize.
"My darling, don't look SOL" he
pleaded. Ibid l ever make you do
what you disliked, that you should seem
so frightened of me? You shall stay
here for little while, since you desire
it so much Though how in Heavens
name you can,n he interrupted himself.
"Madame Olympic, I will leave my wife
here for another day, as she seems to
wish it; but remember [ make you re-
sponsible for her safety. The police have
their eyes on you. If harm comes to
her, they will know where to look. Be
vOry careful and tender of her and Twill
pay"
"Tyen8 :" interpOsed Madame. "YOu
sail not pay. l takenot'ing. Madame
is nv v6esetor. She come of herself.
1t are great honor of me to have lady
to veeset me, who am 'pairson, as
Monsieur did say"
"We will settle the question of pay
ment afterward. The main thing is
the safety and comfort Of my wife.
Remember" he went on, sternly, 81
will have no conjurings. The pO-
lice
"Ah! Monsieur does me the honor
to threaten me with the police, does
he?" hissed Madame. ".Nerct 5ien!
I not afraid. I do no wrong. I am re-
specteeble. Ny house is known, and
my-what you call-professiOn. 1 can
not be drag to prison because an En-
glish lady take fancy to come to stay
wiz me. That are no crime. She
come of her own accord, as Monsieur
knows
"Mary, how can you bear this wom-
ans insolence? cried the excited
husband. But Mary, pale, mute, press
ing herself tightly against the far wall,
made no reply. He was helpless, as he
admitted to himself. There was moth
ing to do but to 90.
Il will come back for you tO-mor-
row." he declared.
"Au plaiS5r,n reioined Madame
Olympic, TRANQUILITY. "Madame will
consult her own dispositions tomorrow,
as today
Major ElphinstOne did return on the
morrow; but neither then, nor the next
day, nor the day after that could Mary
be induced to 90 home. Always the
same scene was repeated-appeal, pro-
test, command on his part; denial and
a shuddering avoidance on hers, deep
ening into wild excitement at any at
tempt at coercion. DR.. Boulan went;
Mrs. Aske went. All was of no use.
She would not listen; she would not
respond she would not talk about her
baby. All of her attention seemed
concentrated upon Madame Olympic,
whose slightest movement she watched
with the fascinated gaze of bird which
hovers before the jaw of a slow-moving
snake. That it was a fascination min
gled with terror was only too evident;
but nOae the less did it hold its victim
with spell too potent for resistance.
So fortnight passed, three weeks,
tour, and the situation remained un-
changed. Once and again Major
Elphinstone was on the point of cutting
the GOrdian knot by the strong arm of
law, carrying off his wife perforce, and
putting the Channel between her and
the evil influence which held her in
thrall; but DR.. Boulan comseled pa
tience and prevailed.
"EUe est en8OrceIee,n he said. "She
can not help nor resist. If you put the
Channel between, she will be in the
Channel before you know. Wait. Be
patient. Our hope is in Olympic herself.
She can undo as she has done; and she
only. 1t are not case for strong meas
ures. 1t are very critical, very delicate.
You must tread softly or you lose all
1t was wretched waiting. By the
Doctors advice, they saw Mary but sell
dom. Each time she seemed to them
thinner, paler, more enfeebled, and alas!
stronger than ever in her purpose to
remain where she was. Once her moth
er, seeking the Quarter st. Michel at
an unusual hour and finding the door of
MADAME nlyrIOo,ooi-