Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1898-04-14
Continued.

Poor little one she sara, tenderly
all the troubles OF life come to yon.
But do not cry, dear child; no doubt
Gaspard is but slightly wounded
Has he not passed through the rest
of the siege without hurt-save, in
deed. that arm wound, which was
but a trifieY
But the uncertainty" sobbed
poor Esperance; 81 could bear 1t, In
only knew all even II he were
dead" Then as madame could find
no reply, she started up with despair
ing energy. Madame, ! must know
where he i:! must find him! |
will go to the ambulances.
She hurried away to her own room,
snatched ND her cloak and hat, and
in half a minute was again In the
salon. where NJ. and Nine. Lemercier
we're discussing the possibility of her
enterprise.
Monsieur, who was a kind hearted
little man. came to meet her with q
mixture OF affected galantry and
true sympathy, which would have
amused her at any other time.
Dear mademoiselle" he began
do you rightly understand the diff
Guilty of your task? The ambulanccs
are scattered about the city in every
direction; the night is cold, it will be
too much for you | will make ev-
cry possible inquiry il you will per-
nit"
EAsparanra intaTTuUt ed him
Monsieur is too good; if you will
indeed 20 with me, | shall have no
difficulty IL will be far easier for me
to bear than waiting here. Let us
como at once II you can really spare
the time. Adieu, dear madame;
give us your good wishes"
The night air felt cold and chill as
Esperance and her companion walked
down the street. the lamps had long
ago ceased to be lighted and their
progress would have been slow had
not NJ Lemercier known every inch
OF the ground A few minutes
walking brought them to the Odeon
Theater, which had been converted
into an ambulance Esperance' s
heart beat high with hope as she
waited In the vetsibule while NJ Lee
mercier went in TO make inquiries,
but after what seemed to her a long
absence, he returned with failure"
written on his face
HE is not there dear mademol-
selle But courage we will find
him yet let us go to the American
ambulance"
Esperance loved the American hos
pital In spite Of its painful associa-
tions; had often visited 1t since her
fathers death, taking her small con-
trihutions OF charpe or garments for
the sick, so she was pleased at the
thought OF going there, and OF seeing
again the kind American ladies, and
somehow she felt coiident that Gas
pard must be there II anywhere.
She walked on brayely in this
hope But alas, she was soon unde-
ceived The cool airy tents were
there the prettily dressed American
ladies We're just as she had pictured
them, but among the rows OF wound
ed soldiers Gaspard was not to be
found
The names OF several other ambu-
lances were suggested to them, aud
they Went ont on their search once
more, but Esperance. now that her
hope had been disappointed, found
II hard to keep up Bodily fatigue
and mental suffering were heglnuI0g
20 tell upon her. lnd after three ."
four more fail U"a ~ LemCrdcr.
locking at hcr whi. face grew
alarmed
Nademoiselle is il Let me call
a iiacre, IL / can procure one. Indeed
which is doubtful after all the horse
flesh we have eaten Let MS return.
aud wait for daylight to resume our
search"
But tirnj as she was. Esperance
would not hear OF this mo. no. in
deed ! ana mot u' monsieur" She re-
piled. quickly. "'et MS do an We can
Which viii be the ueNt ambulance"
The Grand Hotel and here We
are, now 'at me persuade You TO
walt O The entrance while go %
inquire
Espoonca Was. by this time SO
.ajnt that sHa was obliged IN ccosent
and shaking down ON a bench sne
waitei though with scarcely any
hone OF Success IL seemed hours
before her companion returned aud
then once more. came the weary au-
s@er 'It is nv use ne Is NOT
there
NJ Lemcrcier was now mora thao
ever bent upon going home and She
bad scarcely strength no resist his
rrEing IL was not ti,l rs was on
me very point OF calling facre
that she was fully reused The
very realization OF what Tho reV,s
would be- reminded her also NJ her
object 9urkenuE am her powers
aud renewing her grief which FIR the
time had been half numnea
Indeed monsieur T would rather
walk she exclaimed. with suaiclar,
energy to surprise NJ Lemerr.s-
and we have vet fa ir,uf~, 90 go.