The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1870-04-08

lSM OF o. Act us unly stWl .ths maj,
Mthe Nat Will Is sasSs fle thsiN
ph cautiously questioned htf tssiets
ID uveN tiN tl6iiSstilA IA Is WhS(hr
" oiie 4entl0shaA hAa S1liNasSN( {, Il
ono aIffUeAble than ANV UtkeN Ma
. had hover cShibited any vlueitlss
ofefvM,A flsa Nnp t,ec tss,' ~ a. SVeivs, SsSss,
SiessefSas 3 dliSctsa Mn whicyk II sheV - os1es,s wHSs
the post on tliu day Of her ieNvtRI
anee Nos e .was hoe sven ocftalI
at shc had d letter at all. Gould n
; any. of her haadwtitinRs Yc,
ehty OF Il, ana he thescupoa secure,
He then prepared u catehalls.wnttc,
scHpHcn, and Forwarded Il, toeethe
tth her likeness, 10 The various nolic
ations IN this city and other lar0
WINS. He visited every hole ana cor
II of New York, watched tho railwn,
pots, and interrug,sted the clerks, m
ae-and-cry was ,,lised everywhere, bu
.ised In vain.
Now and again message would b
mt to him, saying that a Young lad,
nswering the description of the trua,iI
as at some distant town, and thitherE
ice would the detective repair. oniyy
nd that he had had his journey forts
AIMS, and that he was as much at Vas
yer. Once he fancied that no sfiss
rchbold in carriagein BroadwSt and
'llowed it for long time, onlk6 ac-
nowledge himself again mistaM but
was convinced neverthelesshat she
nd not left the country, andTe much
oubted whether she had lefEfhe town.
He had carefully examiney or caused
be examined, all the Ebks of the
'arlous steamship compayzs, and "in-
erviewed their agentsSS no purpose.
che girl had melted intc3ae air, without
eaving trace behina Er, and the trail
vas about as difficuY ITO follow up as
hat OF mosquito oRf rock.
An unusually EbeN reward had been
offered by Mr.. HorBn for any informa-
Ion that could lea} to her recovery, and
constant applicatjns were made BY in
lividuals who pyJfessed either to have
,een her thems Ives or to have heard
rom some fries1 who had seen her, and
many wild g6ose chase was the result,
intll at lastkhe detective began to fear
hat she hA made away with herself,
md actually visited the Morgue more
han oncg when the body of dead
woman WIS advertised. Still he did not
elinquYh his original idea, and when
'resse4 by his companion to try some
'ther tack, only repeated what he had
'aid Fefore.
Depend upon it, a man is ut the bot
6oT of it." One day a new thought
st'nank him, and absurd as it appeared,
g7ven to hIinsrlf. he determined ~ giving
t fair trial, and startled hS brother
hcer by remarking, "DavjI I ON go
G to watch old Hortop/ Tho other
ighed ut him, but dir not oppose his
digestion, asst gaveAt least a promise
of something to do. Mr.. Horton, in
common with ma,iy other gentlemen,
was extremely fond of driving, and IN
afternoon rarely passed without his Or
iering his buggy. He had, Of late, been
much worked at his Office, and frequent
y slept at an hotel when he found it
too late to enjoy an evening Mt home.
There was nothing extrad adrdinary in all
this-moro particularly Jas that home
was no longer as cheerful as it used to
re before the death of his father and
he loss of the daughter no one
had paid any attention to his conduct.
The detective comment ced his espion-
age Immediately, and Mr.. Horton was
followed wherever he went.
His drives were usually in the direction
ct Harlem; and as he was but little
in horses, and would have as
soon thought of driving locomotive Us
a fast trotter, tho officer became curious
to see what it was that induced him so
constantly to patronize that road. He
therefore hired vehicle, and having in
structed the coachman to follow Mr..
Hortsn's buggy, waited patiently for
the upshot, whatever it mi ght be.
Of one thing he was soon convinced.
Wherever Mr.. Horton drove, it was not
to Harlem, for after pursuing that di-
rcction for q short distance he turned
his horses head and drove back towards
tho city. Closely followed by the de-
tective in the fly, he drove to house in
the immediate neighborhood of the New
York Hotel. Here he drew up, and
having rung the bell, entered with the
mir Of q man who was perfectly at home
The detective, in the meantime, left his
carriage and took up position where
he could command every thing withou,
being himself visible. Nearly an. hou,
elapsed, and Mr.. Horton did not reap.
pear. hat on earth is he up to
thought the detective; there must bt
some great attraction here; and he con.
graduated himself on the step he had
taken. ..%5