The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1891-08-08
CHAPTER XII.
THE OLD woMAN'S STORY-sEARCHISG FOR


JOE.
At the end of month, it was Mon
sieur Dufaur who was interested in Joe
What a crime to let that girl grow up
like weed" he said TO his wife. 1--WE
must repair the mischief. You will
teach her al you know. | will see she
is At no loss in music or department
Between us"
ave will make her a marvel" said
Madame, smiling.
1t was true Monsieur Dufaur actu-
ally enjoyed teaching Joe. She was So
apt; her spirits were so bright; her in
dustry was marvellous.
"Mercy, child" said Madame Dufaur,
"the world was not made in a day. BY
and by you shall know-I can't teach
you how to knit, and make flowers. and
paint, and sing in day"
Then she would laugh.
1t was at the end of the first month
think of it. only one month-that Mon
sieur Dufaur introduced to his lady pu
pills girl plainly but neatly dressed,
| who could execute many steps with pre-
cision aud grace that was winning
! charming to behold.
He also instructed Madame to make
her an example In singing, for Joe was
to sing. She opened her mouth and sang
| with the ease and freedom that reminded
one of the woods and the orchestra the
birds supply when Nature is at her best
For three months Joe was in an earthly
paradise She had something 10 occupy
her time from morning until night
When she was not learning something,
she wanted to-persistcd in helping the
servants. There was nothing she did
not try TO do
But all this was destined to come TO a
sudden. unexpected ending.
To explain how this came about,
must return to the farmhouse.
! Job Wonder was remorseful. He
blamed himself for Ioe's flight. 1t was
not Samantha's fault. He had prom
| i>ed TO take care of ice, and She had
run away. He could hear no word of
| her. and he believed if she experienced
| misery. or her life would be ruined. it
was his fault.
As DAYS and weeks passed, the feeling
| Of responsibility grew on him. Strange
| TO say. Samantha shared in his diSquiet
! She felt guilty. Had ii not been for her
| Joe would not have ran away. And Mrs
| Wonder. who said nothing, felt in the
! wrong too.
| Tell YOU what I'm going TO do" said
/ Job Wonder: Maria" here he hitChci
! up his coat and trousers, I'm going to
| put In an adve, tisement in the paper for
| Joe.
And the County Commissioners will
1 "Don't care if they do. I'm going to
| do my duty
! And that night letter with five dol
( IarS advertisement was Saur
! the leading paper in the city Job thought
/ the center of "theSe United States
| The said center being New York
| City.
Taint in our State, but gosh, Every
| body goes 70 New York sooner or later.
and who knows maybe Joe might be
! there
No response was heard for a week or
more In the meantime Job journcged.
as opportunity offered, 10 neighboring
towns on goose chaSeS," As he termed
it. livery time | set water haul
| nary tSh-nary ice
ATS al waste time and money" said
his wife. Its like hunting will the
| wisps
"'Isctly so. But I'm in the hunt-an'
I'm going to keep il up till find that
gal
Then the answers OeSan 10 come ~
him The mail brought him armfuls of
/ letters
! .Sosh. Why who d thunk there was
so many runaway gals in this country
/ Must be MORN million. Hy'ar We
got nigh on hundred letters an Jest
pur a little advertisement in news
/ paper
1 But not one of the descriptions suited
Joe. He had abandoned all hope OF the
advertisement helping him. when one
4 day-six weeks or two months hdd
elapSed-he received letter IN strange
ban3 7, was from New York: aud FAD
4 thus;
Ma. Jos WoNpER-I would like 70 meet
, Nm and corupar. notes. Think | knu"
! where girl you want i at the present tine
. II YOU care 10 compare notes, adoESs>'
yours respectfully, JEREMIAH JhSAA
Atty 1T Law, No. - street. New = u a