The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1880-02-17

The hours Of the night wore away,
and still there was no sign Of Barbara
Lindsey.
What could be tlOne2 Literally, noth-
ing.
Poor Victoria's bridal eve was clouded
by the darkness of this mystery. She,
poor girl, wept long and violently Oh
her young husbands breast. What
dreadful secret might be hidden under
Barbara's disappearance Perhaps, o
dreadful thought she had been murder
ed, and was lying somewhere under the
black night, cold, and stained with
blood.
But Victorla's paroxysm of fright and
grief passed away after while, and she
became calm enough, but was pale and
troubled.
The fact that no idea could be formed
as to what had become of Barbara,
rendered his disappearance the more sad
to her friends. The very mystery of her
fate would cause the imagination to con-
jure up possibilities the most torturing.
Morning dawned. Henri Valasquez
went to The Cedars.
What could be done Must Barbara's
friends sit calmly down and await de-
velopment?
Would the mystery ever be explained?
The girl might as we'll have been carried
to an invisible world by some strange
power, for all the conjecture that could
be made of her whereabouts.
" 1 shall go to Fairmount and notify
the sheriff of Barbara's disappearance"
Robert answered. Perhaps the officers
of the law may be able to aid us in our
search for her."
And, after partaking of hasty break
fast, he mounted horse, and rode rapid
ly away toward Fairmount. Reaching
the town, he performed the duty he had
imposed upon himself, and then sought
out the Mountain City House, the best
hotel in the place.
g Has young man by the name of
Victor been stopping here lately 2" he
asked of the clerk.
He has," was the answer.
Where is he now ?''
He went to Baltimore this morning,
on the $50 express"
This seemed to Bobert De We're q con-
firmation of the vague suspicion he had
before entertained. He had been mis-
taken in Victor, he feared. After all, he
was william, and to him could be traced
the cause of Barbara's disappearance.
"What could be his object 2" was the
query that suggested itself to Robert.
Several possibilities suggested them
selves. The most plausible idea was that
Victor had been Barbara's suitor, and
had been refused. Then, ,-ah if his
suspicious were correct, this then was
easily followed to a conclusion.
81 will follow him to Baltimore was
Roberts hasty thought 81 will pursue
him, and he or any of his tools have
abducted or otherwise harmed her, let
them beware!"
AS these thoughts passed through his
mind, Robert had been standing in the
Office of the hotel.
when is there another train for Bal
timore9" he now asked of the clerk.
" AT eighteen minutes past n,-about
an hour hence" was the reply.
Robert wrote a note explaining his
continued absence, and gave it to the
sheriff, whom he found upon the eve of
departing with posse for the scene of
the mystery. OF course, Robert had no
intention of detaining him from proceed
ing. All means possible must be used
for the discovery of Barbara.
The train thundered along at the ap-
pointed moment, and soon Robert was
going as rapidly toward Baltimore as
steam and iron could bear him.
Mr.. Victor had gone to Baltimore, as
the clerk had stated but when Robert
De We're had nearly reached the city
train passed speeding westward swiftly.
Victor was on the train. He was ac-
companied by couple of experienced
detectives.
But he knew naught of the disappear
ance of Barbara Lindsey.
The motion Of carriage, and the cool
night air blowing upon her, brought
Barbara Lindsey to consciousness. She
opened her eyes to find herself bound
hand and foot, with bandage tied over
her mouth. At first she thought she was
in total darkness, but she soon perceived
an opening ahead, and, outlined in that,
the head and shoulders of aman. To be
continued.