Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1877-11-15

startling events followed the incidents of the
night.
CHAPTER xxx.
THE STORIES OF THE RESCUED MA1DEHs.
Stranger events have happened in the
city and harbor of New York than those we
have recorded. The destruction Of the brig
was fortunate circumstance for the do
tective, as it relieved him of au elephant, in
moro ways than one. The vessel was gone
and would never ogain become engaged in
the infamous trade to which it INDEPENDENTLY
been d>.Oted. RS -shs lad her sailing
papers, the custom house authorities would
not make any inquiries concerning her, and
the owners had good reasons for not calling
attention to her loss. Day dawned, ond
found the detective and our hero with the
wounded river pirate, aud tho fvo rescued
ladies on their hands. The crow of the
brig, urged by tho detectives cunning
devised trick, had made good their escape
and wero most probably scattered in dozen
rescued girls can be briefly told They
were all orphans, aud he'd been kidnapped
in the bold est manner. 1t was evident that
tho men who were Tho real abcttors Of the
business Ind acted in t,Sc.. most cunning
manner. They evidently had spicy in diff
farent parts of the city. They would select
victim, who, as a matter of course, w62!d
be beautiful girl, and then they would
commmence making Inquiries concerning
her. Tho dctcctive's theory was, that when
the cruel men discovered that the selected
prey had friends who would be likely to
institute search, they would pass that
particular victim by, and only select beauti-
full, friondlcss orphans, whose absence would
not incite a too particular search. The
chances of immunity will be better under
stood when we state as fact that during the
course of yenr many bodies of unrccog
nized dead are buried away in Potter'a
Fled from the morgue, their identity never
to be known until the last great day. The
number Of missing whose fatc is n"ver
known is still greater In fact the last few
years the number of missing has become
frightfully alarming. The individual ex-
perences of the five girls were almost iden.
tical Each had become acquainted with
handsome stranger. The latter had won
their confidence, aud in the end had betrayed
them on board of the mysterious brig The
girls did not, when rescued, know what
their final fato Was to have been, and when
the detective hinted at the fearful doom
from which they had been preserved, their
| thankfulness was unboundcc. When they
returned to the city, Frank Nldgely secured
the addresses of all the girls, and exacted q
promiso of secrecy from, them. Our hero
also provided them bountifully with money,
which no forced upon them. The most
charming of all the rescued lasscs was the
French girl. Amale do Lucenay was
indeed beautiful beyond tho usual measure
of female lovelipess. When once free, with
the shadow of terror removed, she gave full
freedom to the hundred charms which
distinguished her. Imagination fails to
picture her loyeliness. Features enst 10
the most classic mold; complexion that
looked as though no southern sun had sbone
upon it; and the eyes! the large liquid orbs
whose glance seemed almost dazzling in
their excessive brightness. One man was
dazzled by their brightness, and that luck
less individual was the detective The
latter, when first ho gazed upon her beauti-
full face, fancied that he had been trans
ported to MohamnIed's paradise, and wos
beholding breathing houri. Yhc French
girl was not only beautiful, but there was
soul 10 her magnificent eyes; nobleness
10 tho white and lofty brow; dignity 10 tho
calm and pensive oamness, which spoke of
higher and better things for tho friendless
orphan. Frank Midgely was equally lost in
admiration of the charming little foreigner,
but tho charm to him was but momentary.
His thoughts wero fixed upon tho hardly
less beautiful girl, tho missing Lucy Palmo.
do. A week had passed after the startling
adventures Of the night whom tho brig was
fired and scuttod. The detective and our
hero had searched the city from end to end
They had concluded that the missiog Lucy
was still hidden somewhere in tho city.
One fact astonishcd Walton Spraguo--nono
of tho crew of the brig had en- seen. The
detective had calculated in letting them all
escape, that it would nlford him on opportu.
nifty to track them down to the place wheio
tho girl was concealed. huothor fact
astonishcd the faithful officer. IIo could
not account for tho seeming indifference of
Mr.. Palmcdo, the girls father Tho latter
did not appear to bo taking any step for her
recovery. Ho had offered reward, and
had settled down to his former business
life, aud proceeded as though he had mover
had daughter. Tho detective decided to
call upon him. He found tho bankor In
his counting room, calm and smiliu,:, as
though no dark sorrow was biddep si3, his
,breastS He received the detective eoSlly,
aud .aslra in an indifferent manner:
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