The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1870-03-24

arranged, and Mr. Horton in time came 10
be recognized as master OF the house, and
whispers were circulated abroad, that, were
II not Tor the obstac t i'll the shape Of his
wife, he would have actually have become
so by contracting a marriage with the relct
ot his deceased partner.
As We have only 10 deal with the eldest
daughter. Mary Archbold it Is needless TO
introduce her sisters, or their uncle, who
likewise formed one of the household -
Mary was a charming girl of twenty, who
had been completing her education abroad,
at the time Of Ter father d ath, and had
only re emily returned. A. it was know
that she would inherit a considerable sum
on her marriage, she was much sought
after, and ho dance or reception vas thor
oughly successful unless she were present.
More than one gentleman was pointed AT
by rumOrs as likely to win the prlz@, and
the home circle were ever urging her to
make her choice quickly. That he- heart
vas engag d IN some quarter or other was
the universal belief as her manner was
strangely altered since her arrival from the
Continent. She grew thong ghttul, and not
untreguentIy WAS discovered In tears, but
ever refused 10 give any clew to the why or
the wherefore; at,ri5ufug her sadness to
her not feeling quite well, or some other
equally trivial excuse. Thinking that 1t
would Ga best 10 allow matters To take their
own course, aud totally unspsplclous OF any
impending evil, her mother ceased TO speak
I Wlth her Oh the subject, and enieavOred TO
dl>sl pate her melancholy by providing al
kinds of amuscments 10 divert her. All
WAS in vain, and one day the house was
thrown into the greatest grlet I'D alarm by
her disappearance. She hai gone out. as
she said TO post a letter, and nothing un>
usual vas noted IN her manner, but from
that errand she d'd not return, and her
distracted mother was almost heartbrokrn
No ore felt the blow more than Mr.. Hor-
ton After she had been absent some
hours, he had been sent for from his Office,
and his pale looks, and evident agitation,
proved thar he feared the worst. Bu- he
did not at all waste time. The evil was
done and the remedy was to be found
1t may be, he said, 'only gitlish
freak. She may have run away to some of
her friends. Let Us Immediately commu
nlc.te with all to whom she Is in the least
likely 70 20. He assured Mrs. Archboid
that al would yet be we'll. and asserted that
J. w..S prcpo>terUus to think of auy great
harm happening to one brought up with SO
much care. You must scold her finely,
when she comes back for giving Us such u
tight.
Al h. could say or 10 however, led 10
no good result, and he WIS at last unwil~
hngiy compelled by the {, nst mt cntreates
OF the mother 10 cal IN the aid of the
police. Against this step he hal protested
most emrhatlcaliy; he was afraid OF the
publicity that must Inevitably ensue. and
Of the consequent scandal. His objections
were overruied one by one, AMI the case
was iatruSted 10 wc.l-knoSn detective Of
tins city, with tul! power and authority TO
act in 1t As he thought best,
This gentleman, credlung the Old adage
that two heads are better than one, pro
cured the services OF a companion who had
often bcen specially retained for cases OF
this kind After having been put in pos
session of all the information that could be
given h:m, the character Of the young lady,
her portrait. her d.ess. the names OF
her companions with their addresses, her
admirers, and >unury little peculiar char
acteristc>, he set himself to work to solv e
the problem.
Both the detectives agreed at once on
one point, although they careful V kept il
to themselves As the officer IN question
remarked 70 the writer of these lin $
Nv henever a glrl suddenly runs away in
this IA >hon, a man Is at the bottom of II.
Let US only find the Inan, and the rest Will
be easy lie thereupon cautiously Ques-
toned her sisters, and even the domestics
as to whether any one gentleman had ap
peared to be more agreeable than any 9TH
er. No she had never exhibited any de
cided preference. Did any one see to
whom the letter was directed which she
carried 10 the post on the day of her ieav
I hOmp \p. IN
that She mad letter at all Could he see
any of her haniwritlng9 Yes, plenty of il; ;
ami he thereupOu secured specimen.
He then prepared a carefully written de
Scrlption, and forwarded 1t, together with
her Likeness, 70 the various police stations
IN New York city and other large towns.
tie visited every hole and corner of New
\ urh, watched The railway depots. and ia
terrogated the clerks The hue and cry
was raised everywhere but raised in vain
Now and again message would be sent
10 him, saying that young lady answering
The description of the truant was at soue
F. distant town, and thlther at once would
the detective repair, only to hni that he
had his Journey iOr his pains and that ne
was as much al sea a. ever. Olce he tau
cied hat he saw Miss Archbold in ear
/ race IN Broadway, and followed it for a
! long tine, only 10 acknowledge himself
l again mlsJase en-; but he was convinced new
/ ertheless that she had not LETT the country
aud he much doubted whether he had left
. the town.
! He had carefully examined, or caused to
! 5e examined. ali the books Of the various
steamship companies, anu '.ntervlewed
/ their agents to 10 purpose. The girl had
melted Into the air without leaving a traG2
behind her, ana the traI! was abour as df>
hcuIt 10 follow up as that OF musdnlto
over a rock.
An unusually liberal reward hal been of
tered by Mr.. Horton for auy information
that could lead to her recovery, and con
slant applications were made by luilyidu-
a. : who proics>ed either 10 have seen her
themselves or II have heard from some
friend who had seen her. aud many a Wild
goose cha e was the result until AT last the
/ detective began 20 fear that she had ma de
away with herself, ami actually visited the
Norgue more than once when the body Of
dead woman was advertised. Sill he did
10, TeInqul>h his original idea, and when
pressed by his companion 10 try some 9TH
5r tack, only repeated mh., he had said
before.