New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-05-23
NEW WORK DAILY TRIBUNE SUNDAY MAY % IsGTRIPIE SE

stopped, and seemed uncertain as to which
road he should take. He paused moment;
then, turning to me, said:
Madame, 1 fear l have missed my way
little but my mother told me she would give
some directions in her letter: will madame give
it me that may right myselfY
Without thinking, handed him his m0taers
letter; Sand, standing beneath "a neieh00rlng
lamp, he read over slowly the directions con
tanned In the note then, holding 1t sill open
in his hand. he resumed his walk, referring 20
IL every now and then, as though still IN douet
as to our whereabouts. There was q cerGlIh
mysterious quiet about the nelghbarhoOd we
were in that pTeyed upon my Splrlts-a certain
silence l could not tathOm; and my courage
began to flag strangely as we continued our
lonely road. experienced "a sensation OF m
tense relief, therefore, when my yOung eg ilte
stnpDed suddenly before tall dark house ia
quiet street, and listened eagerly for, an an
swer to his gentle tap at the closed door A
voice from within asked softly, ID FRENCH
How fares it, my san 7" and in Eugllsn, t t,l
door," The door, was then unmarried anu
opened without the least noise, Just Wiue9
enough to admit us; and we, enteIed nan
lighted BY small lamp held by tau w9hhtn
poorly clad The Pickering flame OF the ramp
gave forth so dim light that l could not dls-
tlpguish her features, and she SPOKE I'D u voice
scarcely above whisper | inquired eageLIy
for nv brother, and begged her to cOhGuc' M
to him at once. She shook her head sadly anu
then said 4
An. madame, your coming may do great
things for him; you will be able to ease the
poor mind that runs on nothing put money
money, day and night, without ceas ing ,,torod
She barred the door by which we had entered
and then preceded me up broken stalTcaSe'
the boy following us with the feeble oh-Emp.
The house sounded hollow, and our footsteps
echoed drealiIy as we went. FTeseI,H we
slammed before the door of a room which I'M,
agine to have been at the back OF the mouse, anu
the woman, entering first, beckoned me 10 loi-
low her. u.,o.l
In one corner of a large, almost empty apart
ment was bed, shrouded by tlck o3 n, cur ;uds
tains; in the crate low charcoal IRE was
burning. made at once for the corner where
the bed was, and was about to unhGaW inc
curtains which concealed from my view the poor
boy had come mysteriOusy to visit Suu-
denly from behind me a cloth was tied tightly
over the whole of my face, q, strange burning
sense of suffOcatIOn OVCrspread my senses ana
| remember nothing more; all was slicnce'
darkness, hideOuS blank, until aw0ke III my
bedroom at the Hotel de h., with my hcad
aching strangely and a bcnumhed sensation
ueIyadng my whole frame. My mald, an Eng
iish doctor with whom | was slightly &C
0uainted, and another doctor VINO was Il
stranger to me, were auXl0usIy Watching Ioi my
return to consciousness. 1t was quite light ana
the sun was shining into the room: AS one ny
one the events of the preceding night rOs' pc
fore my mind, was utterly at loss 10 ihaRinie
how | had been rescued from thdt Hoii
house and brought back 10 the hOtcl III salciy'
The story WIS soon told. Tie rlght-pOlter'
coming on duty at l O'Clock, had found me
living on the steps leading 20 the Slde-d0Or OF
the hotel, which opened into an uniftqncn'cu
passage or street. Fiuuing | WIS UNCONSCIOUS,
he had summoned the day porter, who was
waiting for him, 10 render assis'nncc, ana thIs
man. knowing me by sight, Identified me as
lady staying in the hotel. H. at once fOh>td
the house: My maid (wno Was walLinE up loi
fsfr,.r
absence) speedily procured the services ol TWO
medical men from the adjoining nclghboTh0"u'
and they had since been using. every mcihud Ia
restore me to cOnSciOusncss, when l li!EhJ per
chance unfold the myslCly OF my strange Ic-
tuu.
There was no trace OF any violence having
been used nor any proof by which they cou'd
discover where | had been. The only thing
they found upon me, which was not my own,
was a handkerchief tightly clasped in my
hand on which were embrOideied my brother
Richards initials and which l at once re-
cOgnizcd as having been worked 10y me- some
years previously for my unhappy brother
The money had, OF course, all been taken; also
the rings, brooch, and lOckct had worn. MY
wedding ring was left and the bag III which
had put the money was still hanging Nom my
arm. - 4,
could remember OF the past nights experiences,
and, at the conclusion of the recital, they bnth
advised lie to put the matter INTO ne hands OF
the police. | cntreated that tins might he done as
nrivatcly as possible my brothers name beng
SO much mixed uD in the affair, that outsiders
would most probably he led to believe that he
was an accompice IN the robbery. though IN my
own mind | ielt certain he was more slnned
against than SHINING.
The sergeant of police who waited on me
showed great interest in my. adventure; hut !
could plainly see that, notwithstanding all his
civily, his suspicious pointed at once 10 my
swear to the signature being genuine; the
handkerchief, too, recognized. Alas, ii reilly
seemed only too certain /, It my brother had at
| all events been the com ;niOn of these people.
| and must have discussed our affairs freely with
| them, even if he were not crlmnally concerned
| in the dark transaction.
The Partisan police made every effort 10 trace
the offenders but in vain house after house
was searched in the quarter to which / be-
| lieyed myself to have been taken, but no trace
| of the woman or child could be found. And
| SO for "a time the matter dropped.