Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1886-09-16

seen Mrs Anderson go out. but that
she Knew where the young woman had
gone to. but would not tell me unless l
wanted II ''for her good" So got the
address and went TO find the place,
though l half repented ME OF tie err
rand, for this changing lodgings Sc
cretiy,, as If TO cut OF ali appeal,
seemed To me the most heartless thing
the young woman had done. Three
pair back being the direction / re-
ceived at the front door, ! CROPPED my
way up stairs as pitch dark as they
usually are in such houses, and in
answer 10 my tap, Marie harself APP
peared at the door The room was as
neat as psssible and quite pretty i'm its
poor way. and she herself dressed i'm a
trim dark dress with snowy French cap
and apron. But it was only in the mo-
ment that passed before she recognized
me that 1 had the heart TO observe all
this. Poor child, how she cried. I am
afraid began by being harsh to her.
being so full of her supposed heartless-
ness.
'Ah. madame, is il that he thinks me
faithless? Madame. since | could not
go to-day / write to- him even now.
voyez-vous." And / saw that she had
been setting with pen and paper before
her. ''Ah, lie pauvre garcon, could
not go, non; am blanchisseuse at the
French laundry and the principal
change itself; and she know not
me and permit me not to 90 at
the RICH hour, and last week
go plus tard, and they say no. it is
past the hour, and then | write n word
and give il TO the comm; ssionaire to give
10 my Jean. And is it that he had the
heart to forget it? mais oui, it must he
so. And is it possible that mon pauvre
Jean think me faithless? All, madam
and the poor girl sobDed and cried so
bitterly that put my arm around her
and made her lean on my shoulder
She was so absorbed in the piteous idea
of Jeans suffering through doubts of
her love that she seemed hardly to take
in the idea of his losing his arm. Ellis
mother say she tell me? All, non, she
nevare tell me, madame, and the letter.
/ have not received it, non. | come
away because that his mother is so
mechanic, so bad. She hate me for
that Jean love me. Madame knows
that she made to fall my Jean because
we marry ourselves next day, and that
he work for me then. All, he is too
good to her, but then, voyez-vous, she is
always his mother, yes"
''She might forget her anger now
that he is able to work for neither OF
you," said |.
away from his arm, looking at me with
pale, fixed face, as on the first occa
sion had seen her.
s.Ah 10 ,,o,,,-ra aro., L.. .,,,>. n e..
get! Madame SAYS he will lose it, Tell
me"
| told her all about ii. and of his re-
fusal to submit to the operation.
.'Mlais comment. my Jean is moi
coward"' and her eyes flashed. He is
desole that he can not work. say youo
But can work-me, Iwork we'll; get
the good wages; and if | will not work.
And as you say, madame, in your so
kind way, one can do much with one
arm, II one can not be carpentare. All,
how that God is good, for it is the left
arm, nest ce pas. that he will loser'
''Come back with me now" | said.
land persuade him to have it done to-
morrow morning" U did not like to saw
''before it is too late'). II will get YOU
in, and we must hurry, for my time is
hcdIiy up.
''If will comets said Marie, and she
was ready in Il moment.
| left her waiting down stairs while /
went to Sister Janet, who was only too
glad to obtain admittance for her, and
she was soon by the bedside of her
jean. OF course did not hear what
passed between them. When she went
away Marie threw her arms around me
and kissed me, and smiled with the tears
running down her cheeks The smile
was one of pride and thankfulness, and
the tears Were for poor jeans arm that
was going to be taken off next morning.
Anderson's face when went to him did
me good TO see, for hope and life had
come back into it.
I've changed my mind, nurse" said
he. land know you'll be glad to hear
it," and then he whispered: II don't
want any medicine; my girl has been
enough medicine for met Leisure
Hours