Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1901-09-07

were excited: and once more my desire
to fathom the mystery hanging about
Olivia might plunge her into fresh diff
culties, should It reach the ears Of Eos
ter or his wife.
h. II must satisfy myself about her safe
ty now." l said. only put yourself In
my place. Jack. How can ! rest till l
know more about Olivia!"
II do put myself In your place." he
answered. what do you say to having
u run down to this place In Basse Nor.
mandy. and seeing for yourself whether
Miss Ellen Martinenu Is your olivia"
"How can II" l asked, attempting to
hang back from the suggestion. 1t was u
busy time with us. The season was In
full roll, aud our most aristocratic pa.
tents were In town. The easterly winds
were bringing In their usual harvest OF
bronchitis aud diph,hcria. If went
Jacks hands would be moro than full.
Had these things come To perplcX us only
two months earlier, ! could have taken
"a holiday with clear conscience.
dad will jump at the chance OF CON-
ing back for u week." replied Jack; he
IL bored to death down ut Fulhnm. Go
you must. for my sake, old fellow. You
IRE good for nothing rs long as you're ~
down In the mouth. shall he glad to be
rid Of you.'
In this way 1t came to pass that two
evenings later l was crossing the Chan.
mel to Havre. and found myself about
five o'clock In the afternoon OF the next
day ut Falaise. 1t was the terminus of
the railway In that directions; and very
ancient conveyance was In waiting to
carry Oh any travellers who were venture.
some enough to explore the regions be.
you'd.
vc:y much preferred sitting beside
the driver, II red-faccd, smOOth-cheeketl
Norman, habited In II blue blouse, who
could crack his long whip with almost the
skill of Partisan omnibus driver. We
were friends In u tricc. for my patois was
almost identical with his own. aud he
could not believe his own ears that he
was talking with an Engishman.
Tho sun sank below the distant hori.
xOn. with the trees showing clearly
against 1t, and the light OF the stars that
came out one by one almost east defined
shadow upon our path, from the poplar
trees standing In long straight rows in
the hedges. IL | found Olivia at the end
VI tuut StNb'ht VUtu SN""s"' :" -
would he completed. Yet IL found her,
what then? ! should see her for u few
minutes In the duh salon OF II school, per-
haps with some watchful, spying French
woman present. I should simply satisfy
myself that she was living. There could
be nothing more between us. ! dared
not tell her how dear she was to me, OF
ask her IL she ever thought OF me 10 her
loneliness and fricndlessness.
begaa to sound the driver, cautiously
wheeling about the object OF my excur'
sion into those remote regions. ! had
tramped through Normandy and Brit
tany three or four times, hut there had
been 10 inducemcnt to visit Noireau,
which resembled Lancashire cotton
town. and had never been there.
There are not many English ut MOL
reau!" ! remarked suggestively.
mot one" he replied-"not one at this
moment. There was one little English
nam zelle--peste!-a very pretty little
English girl. who was vOyaging precisely
like you, m sieur, some months ago.
There was little child with her, and the
| two were quite alone. They are very In
trepid, are the English mam'xelles. She
did not know word Of our language.
But that was drOll, m'sieur! A French
demoiselle would never voyage like that"
The little child puzzled me. Yet
could not help fancying that this young
Englishwoman travelling alone, with no
knowledge Of French. must be my Olivia
At any rate It could be NO other than
Miss Ellen Martlneau.
"Where was she going tot" asked.
"She came to Noireau to DO an In
structress In an establishment" answered
the driver, 10 tone OF great enjoyment
IAN establishment founded by the wife
Of Monsieur Emile Perrier. the avecat!