Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1882-11-30

his niece had headache and proposed
to lie down for an hour. Relieved
by thisreport, Mr.. Farquhar finished his
breakfast and strolled into the court
yard to smoke.
After lounging about for nearly two
hours, Mr.. Farquhar sent again to in
quire after his niece. This time came
a message requesting him not to wait
for her, as she did not feel well enough
to accompany him. Mr.. Farquhar,
therefore, started off rather disconso-
lately for his mornings walk alone.
When he returned it was past mid
day, and not finding his niece in any of
the salons, he ventured to go up to her
room. Having knocked two or three
times at the door without sllciting any
response, he cautiously turned the ham
die and found the apartment deserted.
This was rather an unpleasant sur
prise, and Mr.. Farquhar began to feel
vaguely uneasy. He made inquiries
of the servants, but none of them could
give him any tidings Of Miss Amy.
As it was evident she was not in the
hotel, Mr.. Farquhar sailed forth with
the idea that she might have gone for
a walk during his absence. He spent
the rest of the day in wandering aim
lessly about the streets, and returning
at short intervals to the hotel to in
quire if his niece had come back. BY
degrees he worked himself into state
of nervous excitement, and when it
began to grow dark and Miss Amy did
not appear, he resolved to commune
cate with the police. Before doing so,
however, it occurred to him to ascer-
tain the name of the gentleman who
had sat near to them at breakfast, re-
membering that his niece had appeared
startled at seeing him. Upon being
furnished with his description, the con-
ciergs identified the individualin ques-
tion as Colonel Ingram, adding, sud
denly:
"But, wait! The young lady mon
sieur is seeking went away with that
gentleman. / recollect that NJ. de
Colonel had young lady with him."
What!" exclaimed Mr.. Farquhar
aghast.
"They started off in the hotel omni-
bus about midday, without luggage,
added the concierge.
Good Godp' exclaimed good Mr.
Farquhar, wiping his brow; "what
an awful thingl That poor child
must have eloped with some-somt
adventurer."
Having found clew to his neice'.
disappearance, he had no difficulty il
obtaining further information, which
convinced him that his suspicious were
correct. A porter had brought down
the young lady's luggage by the gen
tleman's orders, and had placed it on
the omnibus. The English colonel ap.
peared to be aU mje,Lr with the young
demoiselle, and they had driven off to-
gether. Mr.. Farquhar subsequently
ascertained that they had gone to the
railway station, where their luggage
had been labeled for Geneva.
Mr.. Farquhar was an en- ergetic ole
gentleman, and in spite of the shocf
to his feelings he did not hesitate to
follow the fugitives. He felt in duty
bound to do all in his power to rescue
his niece, and though he was naturally
grieved and horrified by her conduct,
he was ready to make excuses for her
and to believe that she had been decoyed
away. His first impulse was to tele
graph to the police to arrest his niece's
companion; but with the object Of
avoiding scandal, and from an in
born spirit Of caution, he abandoned
this idea, as he hoped to reach Geneva
in the course Of the next day, within
a few hours after Miss Amy and heI
abductor.
He could hardly control his impa
thence during the long and weary
journey, and arrived at his destination
in state Of turions indignation. Not
knowing where Colonel Ingram was
staying, he started off to make inqui
ries at all the principal hotels. HI
first drove to the Hotel National with
out result; but at the Hotel Monopole
his enterprise was rewarded. He
learnt that Colonel Ingram and Miss
Amy had arrived there early that
morning, and in few moments be
found himself face to face with the
fugitive pair.
Colonel Ingram occupied a private
sitting-room, and was lounging by an
open window which overlooked the
lake, smoking cigar, while Miss Amy
was leaning over the balcony, watch
ing the people in the street below.
Both turned round when Mr.. Farquhar
bounced into the room, and, at the
sight Of her uncle, the young lady
turned deadly pale, while Colonel In
gram rose from his seat, and said, rath.
er defantly;
MAY inquire what your business
is, sir"
Il am that young lady's uncle and
guardian, and l am here to demand an
explanation of your disgraceful and