Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1883-09-29

J. body looked at her suspiciously.
At last, from the door in the b
house against the wall of which 81
stood, emerged q man, who NOT On
looked as the rest had done, but wi
"a advanced and spoke:
a Madame" he said, in gentleman
|. accents. 81 see that you are in som
!, trouble. have been watching you fC
a some time and hope you will excus
me for addressing you. But Is ther
, anything that I can do?"
The girl looked at him. He was
r young man, and rather handsome; but
above all, he seemed kind. She toll
. him her story at once. He evidentl
did not doubt it, as the cabman ha'
. done.
"And, oh, sir :" she said, in conclu
sion, show shall find my father
What shall do ?"
He looked at her more kindly thai
. before.
eff you will let me help you," h
said, "you shall find yourself perfect!
safe. have little sister out West
and will do for you exactly what
would wish some other fellow to do fo
her. You must have some shoes a
once. / will leave you in the janitor'I
office and find soma for you. Then w
will find Mr.. Brandon, If We go Il
every hotel in the city. l assure you
we will find him, If you are sure he il
at a hotel"
"Oh, yes," said Belle, feeling greatly
comforted.
She sat in little room, hung about
with keys and riddled with speaking
tubes, for some time; and her new.
found protector went away. He hurried
to a shoe store near by and asked the
price of ladies' shoes. The cheapest
IN Ade big hole In his fve-dollar bill,
but he bought them. He carried them
back to the janitOr's room, and Belle,
with thanks that came from her soul,
put them on. She was herself again
| when the buttons were fastened, and
did not even remember what the French
teacher would have thought of her posi-
ton. She took the offered arm of her
escort, and they went out into the tw!-
light.
"What should have done if you had
not found me?" she said. "Papa will
DO w LuaukIul W you.
The young man answered properly,
aud they walked to the hotel which was
nearest
Rooms were not engaged there for
Miss Brandon, nor was Mr.. Brandon
there, nor had he been there. At half a
dozen other places the same answer
was received. Then it occurred to her
escort to telegraph to the rest OF the
woll-kpOwn hotels. He did so. His
money went by quarters. 1t was all
gone, and no favorable answer had been
received. Belle watched the coming in
of the replies, and grew paler at each
negative.
"What will he think of me now 2"
mingled with her thought Of " What
shall do?"
She knew his name. She had seen it
written many times. L. was Percival
Percy.
"What pretty name" she said to
herself.
When he left her for few moments
in the telegraph office she had no sus-
picion OF what he was about to do. How
could she guess that he went to pawn
his watch in order to continue the
search for her father?
He returned with the money in his
pocket, and with the aid of the direc-
tory every hotel in the city was tele.
graphed. Mr.. Brandon was at none of
them. What should he do with this
trembling, frightened, weary little girl?
She was so sweet, 30 young, SO limo
cent, that he could not grow impatient,
but what was he to do" A young man,
who had arrived in the city in search
of position some two months before,
who had not found one get, and who
had not lady friend in the great me
tropolis, or any money beyond the rem
nant of the sum brought by his pawn
Ell watch. He also was growing des-
perate. 1t was now eleven o'clock, fast
going on to midnight. Suddenly a
possibility occurred to him.
Let us 60 back to the depot" he
said. "YOur father may have come
for you. He may be known there. Come,
don't lose heart"
He helped her into n car She
was faint with fatigue and terror, and
white as marble. so that when the
depot lights fell upon her he was
terrified.
There was little crowd in the room,
and great excitement Somebody was
sohbing violently.
"What has happened ?" he asked
of an officer who was pacing the
room.
Lady passenger lost-fell or jumped
off on the road. They've found her
shoes and her bag att, but can't
find her body. That's her father yonder.
He's crying like II child,' answered. the
man.
Belle gave SHREK.
cts me - she gasped. That's
papa Oh, go tell him -
And young Perry, leaving her where
she stood, rushed iuto the group and ex-
claimed to the heart-broken gentleman
that his daughter was safe.
Again Belle was the centre of all eyes,
but her father was with her now her
troubles were all over. Explanations
were made the story told. The three
drove off together in a carriage, and
young Perry felt that there was such
an emoti IN rs gratitude left in this
world. by accident he had taken for
tune at its turn. A position in Mr.. Bran
d.n's counting house came first. Then
he was received as welcome guest at
his home, which wa. in an elegant
tlat-house, not at hotel at all and
to-day they are married, Belle and
Percival.
1t is a love match of the most rOman-
tic sort, and her money has nothing |
to do with it, Sill it is very comfort
able to be u inillonaire's sOn-in-law
A Minister'S Disappearance.
EAST PEPPERELL, Mass, Sept 2S.-l