The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1889-08-09

rclLcr IN frenzy OF despair rIt
knew that Jack was familiar with her
handwriting; had he not made little |
criticisms. severe and tender. on the
occasional notes Of invitation which
she had addressed 70 him,
Jack said he knew nothing about
the note and hadn't the ghost Of an
idea what II meant"
..Oh. Jack. Jack" cried Ethcl's
heart in parcn,hcsis. .-what must you
think Of mc,"
Mrs Byrnc wont on: 'Grace Allison
came in later. and the mystery was
cleared up. ST. swore 10 your hand
writing. and we concluded you had
done il in "A fit OF absence Of mind.
Poor old Jack. how she did chat him.
Ethel wa. trying 10 recover her
presence 81 mind
..How could have made such a
stupid miStakcs" she said. with
short laugh. IL suppose was pursu-
ing some train u thought. had met
yonr cousin a; 4 party the night before
you know how il is.
Mrs. Byrnc was sorry for the girls
distress
..lts a mistake any one might have
made. though you must own it was
rather funny. However. can assure
you th.s-it won't get any further.
JACK i scarcely likely to tell. and
Grace has sworn on her honor"
Ethel laughed again. meaninclessly.
! As far as She was concerned the whole
world was welcome TO know il now.
No deeper disgrace could befall he'-
Il wonder If he Is shrieking with
! laughter. or merely sick with disgust. "
the poor girl i. ought. when her obtuSe
! and amiable visitor had at las. de-
parted .-Oh. how hate him. how !
Y hate him. which was hard on Jack.
considering that his own conduct in
the matter had been irreproachablc
But Ethel was in no mood for justice.
1t seemed TO her that she had utterly
betrayed and disgraced herself: that
never again could ~hc venture TO show
herself in = world where Florence
Byrne. Grace Allison. and. above all.
Jack Davenan,. lived. moved and had
their being.
Sick with shame. hot and cold with
anguish. poor Ethel sat covering in
the great drawing room like . guilty
thing.
Ethel a=tonished her family at din
ner that evening by inquiries a 10 th'
state OF the female labor market IL
New Zealand
| Uncle Joe. a philanthropic parson
who happened TO be OF the party. de
lighted to find his pretty niece takin.
an interest in a subject so little friv
olous. delivered himself Of a shor
lecture on the subject
n Ethel sighed al hearing that Their
was 50 little demand for the work Q
educated women Save the marko i
that distant colony. and began 70 tur'
her thoughts toward Waterloo Bridge
Ethel funks on being an old maid
She knows that positively any girl cal
lassoo a husband in New Zealand.
her brother Bob remarked, In cha!
longing tone
| But Ethel bore II with uninterestinl
meekne-<: perhaps. she told herself
she was a husband hunter after all.
II After dinner she put on her hat ant
stole out into the street She had beer
indoors all day. and could bear il NJ
longer The June evening was still a
light as day. and simpsc-mindes
couples were lettering with frank af
lection in Regents Pack She had no
gone far before she saw large. fanil
lar figure bearing down in her di.ec
ton
i ..Oh. how l hate him i hate him.
she thought again. while her hear
beat with maddening rapidity. III h
has spark OF Kindness in him he vii
pprctcnd not 10 see me-
But Jack for it was he. made NJ
such prctenSe. On the contrary. h
not only raised his nat. but came NJ
| to her with outstretched hand. Sh
put her cold fingers mechanically int
his. and scanned his face. there wa
. | neither mirth nor disgust in IL. ant
, the thought flashed across her. chill
ing. while il relieved her. that b
probably attached Iittle Importance :
an incident to which she. knowing he
own secret. had deemed but one inter
probation possible And then. befor
She knew what had happened. JAG
was walking along BY her side. pour
, II ing out q torrent Of indignant RI
proaches rs ~ her dcsertion OF him !
i favor Of Dicky Carshalton ut the Wal
4 ringtons' party
1T il you cried Ethel. with spirit
!. for the unexpected turn OF affairs r
4 stored her courage; iii j. you. NJ
Davenant. who were unkind. to stan
4 by and let old friends be victimize
/ without striking blow in their b
r half, Pray. what did you expect m
. 70 do? Was to have said: No. than
:: you. Mr.. Carshalton- prefer TO sta
!. here with Mr.. Davenant2
..And. II you had said il. would
4 have been truc2"
al She changed her tone suddenly.
\ ..Dicky l. such bore ! think
nrofer any one society 10 his.