, 1877-07-08

six months ago with Mrs. Graney, who keeps
the millinery store at Highland Park. Being
| much away fronl home, she was, OF course, bet
! ter enabled to see Page. The father was CON
| WINGED that his daughter persisted 10 her dis
obedience, and therefore hired ow-paintel
| to act as
spT UPON THE LOVERS.
| And it was his custom to astonish her BY the
stating, for instance. s'Ycsterday evening, En-
ma, You met that fellow Page back Of Jones'
grocery; you were seen to kiss him twice. Such
! conduct, ETC., ctr. Don't imagine, Emma, that
you can escape the searching. eye Of o1
q mai who was then City Marshal, and who has
now been promoted to be one OF the guards Of the
Penitcutiary, to abandon lis legitimate bus-
ness, which was the preservation Of tue peace of
Highland Park, and to follow Henry and his
Emma during their little strolls through the
groves OF Highland Park. On the sd OF July
Mrs. Graney sent over word to the Daviscs that
she Wanted Miss Emma to 20 down to Chicago
with her on the Fourth for the purpose Of doing
Page was aware Of this plan, and had made his
arrangements. He was to take tho
nortlier,,-bound train, which leaves Highland
Park at o'clock, 60 up to Highwood. and get
on the southern bound train, which reaches
Highland Park Mt o:25, and then 80 on to chi,
train was late. Page got On it at the station and
The train simply ran on to siding and waited
there till the other one came along. He ran
across the track, jumped Oh to the train, and
ensconced himself in the 6noking-car. Mr.
Davis had come down tor the depot, had seen
Page get on to the train aud 60 north, saw his
daughter on the one going south, and
WENT HONE GREATLY CoMFoKTED
in mind. 4 young friend of Page's, who had seen
him get on the northern bound train, was q
little surprised, a few minutes afterwards, to
find him on the southern one, and still moro
surprised, few moments later, when ile went
Davis. He joked him mildly about his conduct,
brought the blush to the check Of the youth
and the maiden, aud then retreated to the
smoking car to inform his acquaintances there
of What was up. All these acquaintances one
Henry and Emma, and thus added to the happi-
ness Of tic couple. On arriving in the city,
Mrs. Graney and Miss Emma went
around to, few shops, and then Miss
hcr san enployef at ho t1an 1T oeoc
Mrs. Grauey got orer there at the appointed
hour, !
nUT FOUND NO EMMA.
The party had come down on 4 ten-ride ticket. |
Emma had retained it, and Mrs Grancy had no |
money. How she got home is unknown. |
Probably she resorted to the pawnbroker. Mr.. |
Davis was electrified that evening on learning |
hat his daughter ind not returned He has |
'isited every train since then, but his ship las
lot rome hume. He has haI ! faithful emissary |
'tanulnG IN front OF the hlalTa9c-ltcehsc clerk
1t Gen. Liet's office for the purpose Of mailing the
overs II they should turn up there. But they
laye not, and there is the mystery. It is be-
ieyed that they went out to Austin, where
on,e Of Page's relatives live, and they nay be
till there picnicking. Or, what is more likely,
hey may have gone to Wheaton, the county |
eat Of DuPagc County, have taken out I
marriage license there, been made one flesh, and
e now enjoying their honeymoon OIL the banks
f the Dcsplaincs, where, during this season OF
he year, one can occasionally get boating, aud
Invariably superior article OF fever aud aguc. |