The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-01-14

his return. "He was in the office smoking about
o'clock, and then went out"
FOUR DAYS UNACcoUNTED FOR.
This is all that can be learned of the visit to
Philadelphia; although If Miss Johnston's friends
saw fit they might be able to throw some light
on the sHbject. Where Cooke went to when he
left the hotel when he came back, and when he
and the girl left the City of Brotherly Love, or
whether he came on alone and she followed him,
or rice uersd, are questions that are yet unan-
swered. There are many stories atoat concern
ing their stay at that city, but none OF them are
reliable enough to be made public. There GER
tainly must have been some preconcerted plan
settled upon by the pair while they were in Phila-
delphia as to their future movements else they
could not have arrived together in this city as
they did on Wednesday, or, at least, arrived Mt
one of our hotels in the same carriage on that
day, whether they arrived in town together or
not. Where they passed Saturday, Sunday,
Monday, and Tuesday is not known. The girls
family positively refuse to give any Information
on the subject and Cooke himself is equally
reticent. Yet, why the movements of the pair
and where their temporary abodes were on those
days should be concealed is something altogether
unaccountable. 1t strikes one as quite natural
that the girls family, at least should be willing,
indeed anxious, to show the public that they are
able to account for every day and night of the
daughters absence, and to show that Cooke and
her at no one time occupied the same apartment.
HOME, SWEET HOME.
1t being philosophical fact that bodies of all
kinds occupy q certain amount of space it may
be safe TO say without knowing where they did
stay on Saturday, Sunday, Monday, and Tues
day last that they were in some place or
another. At all events, Mr.. Cooke and Miss
Johnston arrived in q close carriage together ut
II o'clock on Wednesday morning, at the Everett
House. When the coach pulled up at the curb,
Cooke, without waiting for the porter to open
the door, opened it himself and entered the
office. Mr.. Wilkinson was behind the desk.
The stranger took hold of the register and,
taking up pen, signed, with bold hand,
"Frederick Campbell, Harrisburg Pa" aud
Immediately underneath it, "Miss Mary Camp
bell"
''Can you let me have q room?" he inquired,
as he laid down the pen.
Mr.. Wilkinson glanced at the names, and
seeing the ''Miss" before the lady's name, which
was the same as the genteman's, concluded they
were brother and sister, In looking out he
noticed that the lady was still in the carriage
and that there was trunk on the forepart.
Cook at the same time exclaimed
II have no baggage; that trunk you see there
l am going to take to the express Office; how
much will the bill be if we stay until to-mor-
row" Having been told the price he paid the
bill at once, and soon afterwards Miss Johnston
was shown to her apartments-a parlor and two
| bedrooms adj joining. Cooke went up stairs with
| her, but only remained minute or two, when
he came back, jumped into the carriage, and
| drove off. About half an hour afterwards he
returned on foot and wandered through the halls
and offices without addressing n word to any
body. He finally walked up to the desk and
asked for pen and writing paper, which were
given him, and he wrote several short notes,
which he put in envelopes and then placed in
his coat pocket. He acted in nowise eXcitedly,
and, according 10 the clerks, was very dignifed
and polite, so much so as to elicit from one of
them the remark that he was every inch n
gentleman" Shortly after noon he went out
and was not seen again.
THE FATHER RECEIVERS HIS CHILD.
| About o'clock an elderly gentleman, accom-
panied by young lady, entered the office and
| asked to see Miss Campbell. The clerk called u
| servant, and the two were shown up stairs and
nothing more was thought about the visit of the
| two strangers until late in the evening, when it
! became known that Miss Campbell was none
| other than Miss Matte Johnston, whose sudden
| disappearance with Mr.. Cooke had created such
a stir. servant, on going to the rooms en-
gagged by Frederick Campbell" found no per-
son in them, as the young girl accompanied by
| the elderly gentleman and the lady who had
called with him. had left by the ladies' staircase.
The elderly gentleman was Mr.. Johnston, and
the young lady who accompanied him friend
of the family.
''PURE AS THE BEAUTIFUL SNOW"
| Mr.. Johnston became aware of his daughter S
| whereabouts in this wise:-About half past 4
| o'clock, as he and his son were busly engaged
talking over the calamity that had befallen
them, the door bell rang. Mr. Johnston an
swered it, and man, apparently servant OF
some kind, handed him note after making
some inquiries as to whether he was delivering
it to the right person. Mr.. Johnston, on read
| ing the superscription, gave sudden start and
shut the door with bang in the face of the
astonished servant. What could 1t all mean
Could he be dreaming? Surely that was Mr..
| Cookies handwriting. And there was no stamp
| on the envelope. 1t must have been written in
the city, and the writer then, was in town.
| These thoughts all flashed across his mind at
once as he tore open the envelope and read
| Mr. JoHNsToN-You VIII find Matte at the Everett
| House. Ask for Miss Mary Campbell AS God is
my judge she is as pure as when she left your house.
Wednesday, January 12 1870.
The Joy of the father on reading this note can
| easily be imagined. 1t was not long before the
| whole family were made acquainted with the
| good news; indeed so great was the general JOY
| that had the brother not interfered everybody
| in the house would have at once proceeded to
the Everett House to see Matte. The father in
| the gladness of his heart was, however, anxious
Might not the letter be a ruse of Cookies, and
could he depend upon that mans word as to the
| purity of his daughter after such along absence;
The doubt that crept into his mind was torture
But he was soon ready, and, accompanied by q
lady member of the family, was soon on his way
to the hotel in Third avenue car. The result
of their visit there has been told.
HOME DESTROYED.
The brass plate with the pastors name ON Il
has been taken off the door of the pastoral resi-
dence, and the unfortunate family OF the ex
| pastor was busily engaged in packing up thei
things preparatory to leaving the city Mrs
Cooke is suffering greatly from the blow she hai
| received by the conduct of her husband, and il
deserving of great sympathy, and, what is more
the substantial aid of the Methodsts of this city
THE END.
| resolution has been passed by the trustee
| of the Seventh Street Church recommending thu
| proper authorities to dismiss Mr.. Cooke a
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