The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1884-01-12

"What is its ase:"
"Aboat . year."
:" hat motive. think you, vas there "a
the abduction of the chisl ?"
None that can see. miles. H.. .~,....
uon OF securing large regard for its re-
turn."
Then you do not suspect ttat plos ha.
oeen for'nei among some branch Of ron,
relatives for the removal Of the ch;la."
sir Eiwa1i stopped for moment a /,
Hash Of new Light hal entered his mind
but he stamped his rcnaerons cane on tha
iioor and indignantly replied:
Ny relasives Steal, lat poor, helple.,
'"be! No perish the very thought of il.
Not one could so .i;s,aonox tia n.ne of an
Applebee OF Pordase."
As arse to depart an elderly lady Of the
.enuine spins.er type w.lked g,avely into
lie room AMI glanced furtively at me as she
.sdvancss1
This is Mr.-Ns.-"
''Barleigh. " interecsed, 10 help the old
nans memory,
Hes detective ssnt up from London
10 discover our poor lost child, and he wants
70 get al ths tnformatina he can. Sister
give him all yoc can. You know what Mi..
Percy wore and vhsG clothing the child had
on"
II psssume. Sir Edward. Jon can do
that she replied rather taztiy, and seemed
to shrink from having anything to eommun-
le''sA Withost Wishing 70 force the matter
and making an apology for naste, took my
departure aud was soon back in London.
| went Z once to my room, and picking M
good-sized sripsack threw n some Of my
clothing. With The expectation that might
Be requnsd 10 mako = long journey. Going
'us upoa the strsst I ordered cab and was-
':riven to u,s lnman line oe steamers, where
ascertained The City of Richmnnd was e1-
pected 10 lsass Liverpool Early the next
morning.
Yoe have your passenger lst pro-
sana inquired of ths clerk.
cestainiy.'
.WM - llean allov ~ 10 hook a itY
'.With pleasure"
Iglanced along the list Of names, bu.
eoald not 80 the ons for which, was search
ing. handed the paper back and was
'aout turning away. when the thought oc-
'srred to me that il would do no harm to
question the official little further.
do you sell the London pasnse tickets p
"Yes sir. somewhat sharply.
"Do you recollect selling ticket to tall
ady with blue eyes. blonde hair and at.ired
n a dark costume :''
VERY distinctly. was attracted by her |
'eauty. Saes lovely woman"
''And she purchased ticket?"
Two tickets."
Two tickets I" I ejaculated With some |
nrrrise. which drew the attention of tho |
lerk. For once had been thrown of mr. |
uard.
'.And she had child with her-in her
rms ?"
~ saw no child l took her 10 be q
oung LADY Who might not object to good
ashland"
Stzange!"
"No. dent think 20. She never was .
,other."
Perhaps not; but then"
"Thsu what"
She might have some one else's child,
on know, and I hastened out of the Office
ad went 10 the railway station. where had
10 good foreane 10 sasch ths night express
N Liverpool So sure vas that had got
pom ths tzail of ths child abdaceoe that
Ii annoyed Il every nsls es,ay along the
,1ta Ny mind vas h glow Of excite
lent The game ves big but shy and cum
ing. Nothing less than the bird in tho
and voaA make me fed any certainty Of
,cceA mus zach Liverpool before the
ity Of Eichnood took her departure. II
ot, The pursuit would be longer aud nigh:
I'd IN failare even. When half the journey
II besa made and the train was whirling
trough the darkness at . tremendous
'eed. there was . sudden stoppage that fog
,ied no good We cans 70 . dead stop.
ne Of the drivers of the engine had broken
,wu. Tn situation vas interesting and
to me. Some of the passengers
ept ON oblvious to their suz1oundings.
ot % Wfth ma fre4fel and chafed with
The hours wore On. When q length the
jury had been repaired and the train 9
lrted on 7fs cour,e, bad the satisfaction s
knowing that I conlA - rsach Liverpool
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