The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1891-08-14

next season. How long IL II. Mort.
since ! was las; THEREOF
No answer from the nonp'rssed one.
"All right dear; ! won't bother you
now, n ! see you want 10 look at the
streets, you rustic old thing. you.''
''Iia! ha." staggered Nick in his
sleeve. II am evidently haysccd.
New York. ! see. Is the promised land
70 me. SO be II, my newly-acquired
co.,"
And taking the hint the willy Nick
began 10 examine the brown-stone
fronts Of the avenue with an interest
almost suspicious in its intensity, He
particularly delighted his innocent vic
tim by the sublime righteousness with
which he inquired. as they caught a
glimpse Of Central park. what that
green place was. The delight she
took in tutoring his simplicity averted
awkward questions. Besides, Il was
infinitely divcrting 70 an old rounder-
old in expcricnce-like Nick. AZ last
the carriage stopped before a handsome
brown-stonc house.
Poor. dear Edwards sister Is stop
ping with me. You know. but she's out
| to-day. so we shall b. all 10 ourselves
| TO talk over old times Won't IL be
| jolly?"
Nick hardly seemed delighted by the
| thought Of the prospective jollity;
| in fact he heartily wished himself out
| OF his scrape. But there was no re-
treat now; he had burned his boats.
| So up he went 10 his dressing room. os-
tensibly to wash on the travel-stains
Of journey he had never taken, really
to throw himself on couch and rack
his brains for plausible myths about
people and places he had never seen.
| The way Of the wicked man is hard
| Nick found il extremely so. and he
never enjoyed good dinner less The
| inevitable examination began. I'll
| try numbering en-" he thought. SO
| whenever he got mixed on the genealo
~ or personal history Of any harmless
person or persons he ruthlcssly slew
them and buried them away far ont q
the reach of all questions. Whole
families went at swoop; when neces
sary he raised an epidemic typhoid
cholera. grip-he didn't care what. a
long as he got awkward customers on
OF the way. Samson's Biblical jaw
bone was an inefficient weapon TO
homicidal purposes compared to Nick
Jaw, ana poor heiie was n ~ -
cess OF grief anu anazenhen' - .ne !.
cent loss Of so many friends Finally
ne struck on a snag in the shape OF |
young lady whom he had consigned =
~ un.inely s'ase llo.' ~ ; ....'
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&c. o.,,sa .ra . srrern. tural calm
c.ss ,,o~r - d.sna;r he lied On bv III
c.rlo.d
.How's Zozo?" asked his unconsciou
torturer.
.Zozo?- dubitative'y. "Wonder VIII,
che dickens Zozo can be-? So silly +
rive anyone a name like that! S'pos
It's baby. I'll chance II. anyhow.
Then. aloud:
| ''Oh, Zorro! Zozo's all right"
II "lIow can you say so. when yo
yourself wrote he was i'll. poor dear
"Oh. yes. Of COURSE How silly am
lie caught scarlet fever, but he's muc
better now
what do you mean. Mort? Scarle
fever. ! never heard Of horse wit
scarlet fever"
II Great Scottr' groaned the pseud
Mort. heres how-de-do. Er--er--Ol
YES. Don't you know? l,r-IIorse
often get scarlet fever, my dear, but 9
course you couldn't be expected
know that. Why. that bay mare fathe
bought only last year
II Belle started up from the table wit
| a shudder and stared ut her visitor a
though at a maniac.
II .You must be mad. Mort Poor III
Gle has been dead these ten years.
don't understand you at all" And he
frame shook with excitement
Nick nervcd his tagging wings I
still higher. more cerulean flights {
Imagination.
"rm awful sorry. Belle, darling
land the villain fingered over thcs
words Is over sweet morsels): '.bu
a;,,n,t v,u hear ~ nv terrific accident