St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1883-03-02

er part of the room, and, following the
direction of her startling gaze, he be-
held a tall, military looking gentle
man, elderly, but still handsome, with
an iron gray moustache, who was just
taking his seat near them. Mr.. Farqu-
har experienced a wild, unreasoning
pang of jealousy, but observing that
the stranger seated himself uncOncern-
edly at table, with his back to them,
his suspicious were allayed.
"What is the matter, my dear " he
inquired, turning to his niece.
Nothing" she replied with a start
''at least, nothing serious" she added,
becoming very pale, and casting a
frightened glance at her uncle. 81 feel
little faint, that is all. Perhaps you
will excuse me for a moment"
With these hurried words the young
lady rose, and vanished from the room
before her uncle could interfere. The
old man was quite startled by her alb
rupt departure, and after ten minutes
interval he sent up to inquire what was
the matter with her. A chambermaid
brought down word that his niece had
headache, and proposed to lie down
for an hour. Relieved by this report
Mr.. Farquhar finished his breakfast
and strOlled 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
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 OI
three times at the door without elicit
ing any response, he cautiously turned
the handle, and found the apartment
deserted.
This was rather an unpleasant surprise
and Mr.. Farquhar began to feel vague
ly uneasy. He made inquiries of the
servants, but none of them could give
him any tidings of Miss Amy. 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
of the day in wandering aimlessly
about the streets, returning at short in
tervals to the hotel to inquire 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 communicate with the pO-
lice. Before doing so, however, it Oc-
CURED to him to ascertain the name O
the gentleman who had sat near t.
them at breakfast, remembering thai
his niece had appeared startled at see,
ing him. Upon being furnished Will
his description, the concierge identified
the individual in question as a Colone
Ingram, adding suddenly:
"But, wait The young lady Mon
sieur is seeking went away with the
gentleman. | recollect that NJ. lie Col.
Onel had young lady with him.
"Whatw exclaimed Mr.. Farquhar
aghast.
"They started off in the hotel omni
bus about midday, with baggage" add
ed the concierge.
"GOOd -" exclaimed good Mr.
Farquhar, wiping his brow "what al
awful thing That poor child mus
have elOped with sOme-sOme adven
turer."
Having found clue to his niece
disappearance, he had no difficulty il
obtaining further information, whicl
convinced him that his suspicious wer,
correct. A porter had brought dow
the young lady's baggage by the gen
tleman's orders and placed it on tn
omnibus.
The English colonel appeared to b.
du mieur with the young demoiselle
and they had driven off together. Nh
Farquhar subsequently ascertaine,
that they had gone to the railroad sta
ton, where their luggage had been la
belled for Geneva.
Mr.. Farquhar was an energetic Ol
gentleman, and, in spite of the shoe
to his feelings, he did not hesitate t
follow the fugitives. He felt in dut,
bound to do all in his power 10 rescu
his niece, and, though he was natural
ly grieved and Mortified by her con
duct, he was ready to make excuse
for her, and to believe that she ha
been decOyed away. His first impuls
was to telegraph to the police to arres
his niece's companion but with tn
object of avoiding scandal, and fror
an Unborn spirit of caution, he aban
dOned this idea, as he hoped to reac
Geneva i'll the course of the next day
, within few hours after Miss May an
her abductOr.
, He could hardly control his impa
tience during the long and weary .jOul
ney, and arrived at his destination in
state of furious Indignation. Not know
ing where Colonel Ingram was stayin,
he started off to make inquiries at a
the principal hotels. He first drove t
the Hotel National without result bI
, at the Hotel MonOpole his enterpris
! was awarded. He learned that Colon,
Ingram and Miss Amy had arrive
t there early that morning, and in fe
! moments he found himself face to faC
| with the fugitive pair.
= Colonel Ingram occupied a privat
| sitting room and was lOunging by I'll
D open window which overlooked tt
lake, smoking cigar, while Miss Am
= was leaning over the balcony watchir
E the people in the street below. Bot
t turned round when Mr.. Farquhi
t bounced into the room. and at the sig
VI hOi uhNiC bhC NOuhS lduS GulH
p deadly pale, while Colonel Ingram ro
4 from his seat and said, rather defian
n ly:
e "'May | enquire what your busine
$ is, sir ?"
Y 81 am that young lady's uncle al
d guardian, and | am here to demand ;
explanation of your disgraceful and u
It PrinciFled conduct, SIR" cried old NJ
G Farquhar, firmly.
o "What do you mean don't unde
d stand," said Colonel Ingram, wi
n great hauteur.
e "I repeat, sir, that Miss Nicholson
e my niece, and l am her guardian" I
It turned Mr.. Farquhar, angrily.
l. Miss Nicholson | assure you, S