The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1871-02-16


once entered fuAx2gt her p:aiss. Any
tliagtHkSl ii edaid DO. '.sl,sS akSesed. y
to ryctAe xttiew and oneane of M
l. n,ehtsa iffend, wousas affofd mn,
heartfelt joy, aud as he was unblessed
with children of his own, III consequence
Of the unhappy relations existing be-
tweeo lfts VI ASar&f SlnSe1f, ~ tSoltE6
the best Of his powers, save Mrs. Archi-
bold every unuecessary trouble, and
stand US far as possible III the place of a
father tostte thfee kizk., Natdss we're
thus amicabIy arranged, aud Mr.. Hor-
ton in time came 10 NbeA rcJeguized As
master OF tile house, and whispers were
circulated abroad; that, wereit not for
the obstacle iq the shape of his wife, hs,
would Have actdahy Secohls sobt cAhs
Etractilg . sssarriage with the reiict Of
his deceased partner.
AZ We have only to deal will, the -A''!-
est dausl,s~., MARY Archbold, 1t Is need,
less to introduce her sisters, or their
uncle who likewise formed one Of the
household. Mary was u charming girl
oftwenty, who had been completing her
education abroad, at the time Of her
fathers death, and had only recently
returned AS it was known that she
would inherit considerable sum on her
marriage, she was much sought after,
and no dance or reception was thorough
~ successful uuless SHE were present.
More than one gentleman was pointed
at by rumors Us likely TO win the prize,
and the home circle were ever urging
her to make her choice quickly. That
her heart was engaged in some quarter
or other was the universal belief, a. her
manner was strangely altered since her
arrival from the Continent. She, grew
thoughtful, and not unfrequently was
discovered in tears, but ever refused to
! give any clue to the why or the where
! fore, attributing her sadness to her not
feeling quite we'll, or some other equal.
| ly trivial excuse. Thinking that 1t
would be best to allow matters to take
their own course, and totally unsuspic-
ious OF any impending evil, her mother
ceased to speak with her on the subject,
aud cndeavored to dissipate her WelAn-
cloiy by providing all kinds Of amuse-
ments to divert her. All was in vain
and one day the house was thrown into
the greatest grief and alarm l,y her dis.
appearance. She had gone out rs she
said, to post aslett..r, and nothing unn.
sual was noted in her manner. but from
that errand she did not return, and her
dist racted mother was almost broken.
hearted.
No one felt the blow more than Mr..
Horton. After she had been absent for
some hours, lie had been sent for from
his Office, aud his pale looks, and evi.
dent ag citation, proved that he feared the
worst. But he did not at all waste time.
The evil was done, and the rsmedy was
to be found.
"It mas be-" he said, only a girlish
freak. She may have run away to some
communicate with all to whom size is
the least likely to go.n He assured Mrs.
Archbold that all would yet be well, and
asserted that it was preposterous to
think ofany great harm happening to
one brought up with SO much care.
"You must scold her finely, when she
comes back, for giving US such a
fright"
! All he could say or do. however, led
to no good result, and he was Mt last
unwiIiing'y compelled by the constant
ehtreaties Of the mother to call in the
aid of the police. Against tins step he
had protested most emphatically; he was
afraid Of the publicity that must inevita
bly, ensue, and of the consequent scan
dial. His objections were over-rulcd
one by one, and the case was intrusted
to well known detective of this city
with full power aud authority to act in
it as he thought best. ~3-FeE<~ y
This gentleman, crediting the old nd
age that: two heads are letter than one, y
procured the service Of companion
who had often been especially retained
for c,ses Of this kind. After having
been put in possession of all the infor,na
ton that could he given him, the charac
ter Of the young lady, her portrait, hel
dress, the names of her companions with
their addresses, her admirers, and sun
dry little peculiar characteristics he SCI
himself to work to solve the problem.
Both the detectives agreed at once or
one point, although they carefully KEPT
it to themselves. AS the officer in ques
ton remarked to the writer OF these
lines. Whenever . girl suddenly runs
away in this fashion, q man is &C the
bottom oft. Let us only flnd the man
and The rest will be easy" lie thereup
Oh cautiously questioned her sisters, and
even the domestics, as to whether any
one gentleman hsd appeared to be more
agreeable than any other. No; she hat
never exhibited any decided preference
Did any one see to whom the letter was
directed which she carried TO the pos
on the day Of her leaving home? No
it was not even certain that she had 1
letter at all. Could lie see any of hel
her handwriting? Yes, plenty of it
and he thereon secured a specimen.
He then prepared a carefully written
description, aud forwarded it, together
with her likeness, to the various police
stations in this city and other largs
towns. He visited every hole and cor
ner of New York, watched the railway
depots, and interrogated the clerks
The hue and Cry was raised everywhere
lint raiSal In vain