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room, and the principal and the doctor
went out to take counsel together
The next morning Angela Bickerstuw
came running to Miss Baswitt with the
alarming information that Miss Whiteom
was nowhere to be found.
Il awoke 10 the night" exclaimed An
CELIA, breathlessly, 'and thought heard
a noise. | said 'Vickie, is that You? but
she didn't answer, md | couldn't see her
bed. L thought she was asleep. and made
up my mind the noise was in my dream,
and then | went to sleep myself. This
morning found she was gone, but here's
a note found under her pillow"
Miss Baswitt put on her speetacles and
read the note. 1t was an illiterate hand,
as follows:
MY DARLING NIeKY:-Angell Of my
Life sence last herd from you tonge cannt
expires the Agony i have suffered on Ac-
count OF This oribal Seperashum, for Gods
sake Darling Shake your School aud come
to my Arms will ever Protect Thee as
the Apple Of my Eye. Deerest grill have
Got friend in one of them Survants at
the School where you are imprisoned de-
clareits Scandleous it jest makes me hop
ping to think of you shet up thare. Her
name is Ellen McAlloy, the girl that is
my friend. She will give you this letter
and set up tonight till l o'clock. Now
you jest take all the things you can lug.
Take your jewelry or you will miss it, ORR
bal, and creep down to the ketching. Ell
len McAl Hoy, she will let you cut the back
door, and come to the corner with you, and
thare am | with nice cab, and then all is
.. K, with us for life. Your loving
ARTHUR.
Summon Ellen McAIloy," said Miss
Baswi:t, with her characteristic decision.
Ellen looking the perfection of faithful
honesty, prompt answered the summons.
Confess this instant where Miss Whit
com has gone, Ellen McAlloy," said Miss
Baswitt sternly, ''or you shall be arrested
for aiding in the abduction of minor
An asheu hue overspread the girls tace
but taking long breath, she boldly repli-
ed, If | was to drop dead this instant, /
couldn't for the life of me tell you any.
mo equivocation, Helen McAlloy," re.
turned Miss Baswitt where did you
leave the man who wrote this letterp and
then telling one of the pystanders to send
job for an officer, she quickly brought
Ellen McAlloy to her senses.
In less than half an hour Miss Baswitt
accompanied by the doctor and Miss Trot.
| ter, were in pursuit of the runaways. Filler
McAlloy had directed them to fashion
able hotel up town.
Miss Baswitt had only to announce her
self and her business to be ushered at once
into the presence of the pair.
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somely furnished private parlor, the trio dis
covered the ridiculous tableau of Miss Wet
oria Whitcom sitting upon sofa caressin!
the red and stolid face off young man, who's
head was in her lap, while from his rubic
und nasal organ proceeded prolonged ant
vigorous snoring, and from his open moutl
arose the fumes OF Holland gin. In short
: the fellow was sleeping off drunk.
Surely shakespeare is right:
Things base and vile. holding no quantity,
Love can transpose to form and dignity"
The moment the infatuated girl behel
the invaders she uttered piercing cry, an
! clinging fast to the senseIess imbecile i
her arms, besought his protection,
. Arthur o, Arthur! Wake up
3 they We come to take me away!'
A loud prolonged snore from arthur
! was the only response he gave.
4 Amidst the widest lamentation Mis-
: Whitcom was conveyed to Miss Baswitt'
t carriage, while Arthur" was taken int
b custody. This was to have been the acul
u of his bliss, but his fondness for Hollan
gin had ruined his plans.
Miss Whitcom believed her adorcd to /
! gentleman and great actor. He ha
y told her his salary was $1,000 a night, an
that he was the star of the company.
. soon TRANSFERRED that he was super" in
third-class variety theatre, with a salary
$40 week. and his real name was Patric
$ McGinnis. He was soon after brought
trial for abducting minor, and sentence
to one years imprisonment.
y The doctor proposed to treat Miss Viii
Of con like one suffering from temporal
alteration of the mind. But on the THU
J. morning after her Arthur's conviction, 81
was found lying silent in her bed, vial
IS opium and note on her pillow. ''Y(
: have all conspired against me. My po
Arthur cannot live long in prison He "
. join me in heaven" SO the note ran.
4 Thus passed from earth the only daug
ter of the Hon. John James Whitcom.