Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1901-06-22

sobbcd, thank heaven you are come
back safe! oh, have been very rebel
lious. very unbclieving. l ought to have
known that you would be safe. Oh, !
am thankful!'
$50 am |. mother" I said, kissing her.
"You have come back like Il barba.
rinn," she said, "rOughcr than Tardif
himself. How have you managed, my
boy? You must tell me all about it,
"As soon rs l have had my breakfast.
mother, | must put up II few things In u
hamper to go back by the Sark cutter"
| answered.
What sort of thingsi' she asked. Tell
me. and | will be getting them ready for
YOU"
"Well, there will he some medicines, of
COURSE" said; "yOu cannot help me In
that. BUT you can find things suitable
for delicate appetite; jelly, you know,
and Jams. and murmaladc; anything nice
/ that comes to hand. And u few amusing.
! books"
"Books.' echoed my mother.
| rccolcctcd ut once that the books she
might select. as being suited to Sark
peasant, would hardly prove interesting
to my patient. could not do better
than go down to Barbet's circulating H.
brary aud look ont some good works
| there.
swell, no." ! said; "never mind tho
| hooks. II YOU will look out the other
| things. those can wait"
"Who are they for:' asked my mother
"For my patient" ! replied.
| "What sort OF u patient, Martini she
inquired again.
Her name Is Olivier" ] said ~
common name. Our postmans name ID
Olivier"
"Oh, yes" she answered: II know sew
eral families of Olliviers. l dare Spy
should know this person IL you could tell
me her Christian name. is 1t Jane. OIL
Martha. or Rachcl:'
II don't know" ! said; II did not ask. "
The packing of that hamper interested
me wonderfully; and my mother, rather
amazed ut my taking the superintendent
of 1t in person, stood by me In her store
closet, letting mo help myself literally
| There was u good space left after ] had
taken sufficient to supply Miss Olivier
with good things for sohIe weeks TO come
II my mother had not been by l should
have filled IL mp with books.
give me Il loaf ~ two of white bread,
| said; "the bread at Tardif's Is coarse
and hard, as know after eating 1t for
week"
whatever are you doing here, Mar
TIM" exclaimed Julia's unwelcome vote,
behind me.
lie has been living on Tarlif's coarse
fare for week." answered my mother
$50 now he has compassion enough fol
his Sark patient To pack up some dnintie'
for her. II you could only give him on,
or two Of your bad headaches he woul,
have more sympathy for YOU"
Have you had one Of your headaches
JuiaY" | inquired.
"rhe worst ever had" she answered
ut was partly your going OFF In that rasl
way, and the storm that came on after
and the fright we were In. You mus
not think of going again, Martin.
shall take care You don't so after we ar
married"
Julia had been used to speak out al
calmly about our marriage rs II 1t wal
30 more than going to a picnic. 1t graf
ed upon me just then; though 1t had beer
much the same with myself. There wa
no delightful agitation about the future
that lay before us. We were going t
set up housekeeping by ourselves, AM
that was all. There was no mystery u
It; no problem to be solved; no discover!
! to be made on either side. There wOul,
be no Blue Boards chamber In our dwell
ing. We had grown up together; now W
!. had agreed to grow old together. Tha
, was the sum total of marriage to Juli
and me.
l finished packing the hamper, an
sent Pellet with 1t to the Sark office. hay
, ing addressed 1t to Tardif, who had o.
J gagged 70 b down at the Crsux Hasbo