Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1866-08-17
CHAPTER, n.

When returned to my boarding house
;hat same evening. found II telegram
awaiting me from Mr.. Burton. asking me
to come down to :hc city in the morning.
went down by the earliest train. soon after.
ringisg the bell at the door of his private
residence in Twenty-tlrd street; ser
want u>hcrcd me into the library, where !!
found the master of the house 50 absorbed
in thought, as he sat before the CRATE with
his eyes bent upon the glowing Goals. that
he did not observe my entrance until |
spoke his name. Springing to his feet. he
shook me heartily by the hand; we had al
ready become wara personal friends.
"lou are early" he said, '.but 50 much
the better. We will have the more time
for business"
"IIave You heard anything - was my
first question.
"W ell no. Don't hope that have
called You here to satisfy you with any pos
tive discoveries. The work goes on slowly
was never so batllrd but once before :;
and them as now, there was woman IN
the case. \ GINNING woman vii! eludc the
of honest men like us. She has been after
the child.
'Shc has p
"Yes. And has taken it away with her
And now no more of her whereabouts
than | did before. There! You must cor
tainly feel like trusting your case to some
sharper person to work up; ;''--he looked
mortified as he said it.
Before go further must explain to my
reader Just how far the investigation into
the act and hiding place OF Leesy sullivan
had proceeded. Of course we had called
upon her aunt in Blankyille and ap-
preached the questioning ofthe child with al
due caution. She had answered us frankly
enough. at irSt-that Lecsy had n cousin,
who lived in New York. whom she was
much attached to. and who was dead, poor
thing But the moment we intrnde the
infant into the cOversatiOn, she flew into a
rage, asked if"wc'l come there to insult IA
respectable wildly, rs wasn't responsible
for what others did }" and would not be
coaxed or threatened into any further
speech on the subject fairly driving us ont
of the room and { | regret to add) down
the stairs with the hroonstick. As we
could not summon into court and compel
her to answer at that time, we were com.
pclled to "let her alone" One thing. how
ever, hccame apparent at the interview
that their was shamebr blame, or at least Il
family quarrel, connected with the child.
After that, in New York, Mr.. Burton as
certained that their had been cousin,
who had died, but whether She had been
married and left Il babe, or not, was still
Il matter of some doubt.
Ia hn n n in r,1,l M
or Leesv Sullivan, in the vicinity of Blank
Vile, atcvery intermediate station between
| that aud new York, and throughout the
city itself, assisted by scores of detectives
who all of them had her photograph, taken
from likeness which Mr.. Burton had
found in her deserted room at her board
ing place. This picture must have been
taken more than year previous, us il
/ looked Younger and happier; the face was
soft and round, the eyes melting with
warmth and light, and the rich dark hail
dressed with evident care. Still, Lees,
bore resemblance enough to her former
sclfc to make her photograph an efficient
J aid. Vet not one trace of her had bee,
chanced upon since |, myself had seen he,
| ilv away. ut the mention of the word whcl
/ | had purpoSrly uttered, and disappear over
the wooded hill We had nearly madcul
eur minds that she had committed suicide
We had searched the snore for miles in tn,
vicinity of Moreland villa, and had free
guns over the water; hut il she had hidden
herself in those cold depths she had don,
it most etlcctually.
The gardeners wife. at the villa. hat
kept vigiant watch as had requested. bu
she had never any thing to report-th,
sewing girl came no more to haunt the pi
azza or the summer house. Finally Mr.
| Burton had given over active measures
relying simply upon the presence of til,
child in New York. to bring back the pro
t,ctress into his metz, ii indeed she wa
still upon the earth. lie said nightly, taa