The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1883-01-18

With these hurried words the young
lady rose. and vanished from the room
before her uncle could interfere. The
Old gentleman was quite startled by her
abrupt departure, and after ten minutes /
interval be sent up to inquire what was
the matter with her. A chambermaid /
brought down word that his niece had /
a headache, and proposed to lie down /
foran hour. Relieved by this report !
Mr.. Farquhar finished his breakfast and /
strolIed into the courtyard 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 IN
for her, as She did not feel well enough
to accompany him. Mr. Farquhar,
therefore, started off rather discOnsolate-
ly for his morning walk alone. -,
When he returned it was past mid
day, and not finding his niece in any OF
the salons he ventured to 90 up to her
room. Having knocked two or three
times at the door without elicltlng any
response he cautiously turned the han
die and found the apartment deserted.
This was rather an unpleasant sur
prise, and Mr. Farquhar began to 1eel
vaguel, uneasy. He made inquiries OF
/ the servants, but none of them could
GIVE any tidngs of Miss Amy. As 1t
was evident she was not in the hotel,
Mr.. Farquhar sailed forth with the idea
/ that She might have gone out for walk
/ during his absence He spent the rest
4 of the day in wandering aimlessly about
/ the streets, returning at short intervals
to the hotel to inquire if his niece had
come back By degrees he worked
4 himself into a state of nervous excite
ment, and when it began to grow dark
and Miss Amy did not appear be re-
solved to communicate with the police.
Before doing so, however, it occurred
to him to ascertain the name OF the gen
tIeman who had sat near to them at
breakfast, remembering that his niece
had appeared startled at seeing hun.
Upon BEING furnished with mis- descrp-
ton, the concierge identified the lndl-
Vidual in question as Colonel ingram,
adding. suddenly:
but. wait! TheyO lady Monsieur
is seeking went away with that gentle
man. / remember that M. lie Colonel
had young lady with HIM"
"Whatn' exclaimed Mr.. Farquhar.
aghast
..They started off in the hotel omni-
bus about midday, with baggage, .
added the concierge.
Good Heayensr' exclaimed good
Mr.. Farquhar, wiping his brow; what
an awful thing! That poor child
must have eloped with some-some adj
venturer."
HAVING found a clue to his niece S
disaopearance, he had no difficulty n
obtaining further information, which
I convinced him that his suspicious were
correct A porter had brought down
the Young LADY, luggage by the gentle
/ mans orders and had placed it on the
, omnibus. The English Colonel APP
pcared to be an TljeUr with the young
demoiseIle, and they had driven off TO-
gether. Mr.. Farquhar subsequently
ascertained that they had gone to the
railway station, where their luggage
l had been labeled for Geneva.
% Mr. Far uhar was an energetic ole
, gentleman, and, in spite of the shock tc
= his feelings, he did not hesitated to fol
low the fugitiyes. He felt in duty
= bound to do all in his power to rescue
2 his niece, and, though he was naturally
L prieved and Mortified at her conduct
+ he was ready to make excuses for he
e and believed she had been decOyeC
y away. His first impulse was to tele
= graph to arrest his niece 5 companion
x but with the object of avoiding
, scandal. and from an Unborn spirit o
e caution, he abandoned this idea, as h'
It hoped to reach Geneva in the cOurs'
It of the next day, within afew hours afte
S Miss Amy and her abductOr
n He could hardly control his lmpa
], tience during the long and weary jour
1t nev. and arrived at his destination in
e state OF furious Indignation. Not know
l. inc where Colonel Ingram was staying
he started off to make inquiries at al
h the principal hotels. He first drove t.
p the Hotel National without result; bu
t. at the Hotel MOnOpole his cnterpris
L Z hot Al
4 Ingram and Miss Amy had arrived
- there early that morning, and in a fey
t. moments he found himself face to fac
lie with the fugitive pair.
is Colonel Ingram occupied a privat
IS sitting room and was lOunging by tn
= open window, which overlooked tn
lake, smoking a cigar, while Miss Am
G was leaning over the balcony, watchn
+, the people in the street below. Bot
Oh turned round when MIR. Farquha
lg bounced into the room. and at the sigl
ne OF her uncle the young lady turne
&c deadly pale, while Colonel Ingram rO>
D. from his seat and said, rather deliantl,
"a May 1 inquire what your busine
~ is, sir?''
In ..I am that Young lady's uncle an
n guardian. and | am here to demand q
ne explanation of your disgraceful and III
or principled conduct, sir, cried old M
OF Farquhar, firmly.
-. ''What do you meauP l don t unde
/ stand" said Colonel Ingram, with gre
~ hauteur.
a. repeat Sir, that Miss Nicholson
IS my niece, and l am her guardian" L
hS turned Mr.. Farquhar, angrily-
Miss Nicholson! | assure your, 81
ne YOU are mistaken" replied Colon
ny Ingram, perceiving that his visitor w
neither mad nor intoxicated. TIL
1T young lady's name is not Miss Niche
IN son, nor is she your niece. May 1 a
GU your name, STRIP
'a- ..'Pon my word, this is too much
nj exclaimed Mr.. Farquhar, indignant
TO though inwardly disconnected
Co'onel Ingram's straighttorwardne:
at Il appeal to the young lady. l W
@u give You my card with pleasure"
tie ad ted, laying it on the table wi
w trembling hand.
w. ..Do YOU know that name, I
nc dear?' laughed Colonel Ingram, glar
, - ing at the card and handing it to t
nv young lady.
1at "NIr Champion Farquhar. No,
tIo never heard it before in my Iife." W
IF the reply, uttered in n low, nerve
tone. and from the manner in viii
asst she mjspronounced the name it W
mo- evident She never had.
MO "Really. Mr.. Farquhar, you are
her boring under misapprehension," $;
ION Colonel Ingram, frankly. - You {
en- probably misled by some accidental
ily semblance between tins young la
lar and your niece. sympathize W
m your disappointment ana nope you v
not soon be relieved of your evident al
the iety."
en- Poor Mr.. Farquhar looked the pictl
ING OF confusion me OoIo4eI Ira