Weekly Trinity journal., 1874-07-25


in that failure. Miss Shannon had not
been inactive meanwhile. She had made
mysterious journey to the South Side
and called at the office of Mr.. Wyndart,
lawyer. "Out Of town." was the reply
made to her. From that office she sought
n detective, in company with an acquaint-
anco, whom she left in an ante-room.
on will follow this man ?" she ask
ed of the detective at the conclusion of
her interview.
"Of course. But, if you will permit
me the question, why do you suspec;
him ?"
Because he is rejected lover, and
therefore an enemy of Mr.. Delarre. Fur
thormore," opening a small paper box,
"here is II shirt stud which found in the
gutter, nearly half block distant from
the corner. As you may see, it has been
wrenched from the fastening, apparently.
Try these clews and let me know."-
With this much Information for corner
stone for her plan, Miss Shannon went to
the house Of Mr.. Dcarre.
1t was while she was there that Mr..
Delarre was summoned to the door by n
man who declined to onter. Miss Shan
non, suspicious and watchful, contem-
plated him from parlor window.
" You have lost yoar son ?" asserted
the man, slim, ilashily-dressed Young
fellow, who kept his hat slouched over
his face and his body at n remarkable
distance, for conversational purposes,
from Mr.. Delarre.
" Yes" said the latter.
"And the reward is"
One thousand dollars"
Tho man came little nearer, but still
kept out of reach. Mako it $4,000 and
your son shall be here tonight"
Unwiscly, rs it proved, the old gcntlo-
man did not exercise his powers of di-
plomacy, but in the excitement of the
announcement, thus strangely expressed,
he made n dash at his visitor, who ran
swiftly down the steps and into tho street
and was out Of sight in less than half a
minute, leaving Mr.. Delarrc trembling
and speechless with excitement.
Miss Shannon had seen the actions OF
each without comprchonding their pur-
port or hearing the words, and when Mr..
Delarro told the story Of the interview
she upbraded him for his haste.
But, never mind" she soid consol.
ingly "we shall hear moro if Harry i.
alive. Let US be potient-thot is MS pa
tient rs we can ~
The next morning there was found un
tfcr the door note promising tno delfv
cry Of Mr.. Henry Delarro, alive, for Tho
sum Of SS,000 answer to be given in {
personal" in daily newspaper. Tha
note was handed to the police and an an
swcr was then placed in the paper nance
without result. On Thursday morning
another note was as mysteriously deliver.
ed, in which the sum was placed at $l0,.
900 and the same request rs before was
appended. 1t was committed ms before
to the police, and with tho same results
BY this time the father despaircd. Every
one seemed powcrless TO entrap the seem
ing kidnappers. Miss Shannon's schemt
was proven failure; for the man shl
suspected was in New Orleans and haC
been there for n month. As for the cor
respondents Of Mr.. Dclarro, senior, sh,
believed them to be nothing more or lcs
than backmailers. Two days passed
away without letter and without news
Sunday morning came. With it note
1t demanded $4,000 or, il that sum wai
not forthcoming, tho father could have
the dead body Of his son. The old gen
tleman was distracted. lie raved abou
the horror Of such happening in Chica
go about the ineiIicicncy Of the police
about his son, whom he pictured AS dyini
or dead about his own powerlessness
and, as II conclusion to his madness, h
prepared an advertisement accepting th'
terms.
Miss Shannon, in company with Georg'
Delarre, n lad Of fifteen, herself carried
this acceptance to the office of the paper
1t was already dark and the street lamp
were lighted. The streets were compare
! lively deserted. The restaurants AM
| lunch-rooms were thronged, however,
As she passed one Of them a man cam
slowly forth bearing in his hands baske
covered with white cloth. As he passe'
beneath the oyerhanging lamp she recog
nized the face. 1t was that Of the pcrsol
who had attempted to bargain with Mr
DeIarro, on his own threshold, for tn
return of her lover. With a calmnes
that made every muscle n thread OF stec
she allowed him to increase the distanc
between them, while, with n word {
caution to her companion, she followed
Down this street and that moved thi
tripet, one ahead and two in pursuit
The man seemed absorbed in his ow
meditations, for he never noticed the
presence, but hummed and whistled
himself as he went along. He rcache
Fifth Avenue, turned to the north an
crossed the street. Miss Shannon follow
ed in the distance, on the other side {
the street, nearly block behind. ST
hoped, but vainly for the presence OF
policeman. The man with the bask'
crossed Lake street. She saw him as b
crossed, saw him as plainly as she note
the boy at her side yet in the twinklin
Of an eye the man disappeared. Sh
stopped, confounded by the suddenne'
Of his exit. Had the earth opened an
swallowed him? Had he been caugl
from Heaven by an unseen hand ? FC
the first time the woman was afraid. NJ