Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1888-02-24
CHAPTER XVI

pfsnr,nrESiSo QUEST
! Let us tell the eircumsta aces Of the cruel
iy hopeless quest ON which tho false story
concocted and delivered by Buckley had
sent Will Tryfoil.
He started for Paris, rs he had intended
the morning after he hid told Jack Graham
OF Ada's flight, and his own plans for find-
/ ing her.
De ng wcll verscd in the French tongue.
no pursued his inquiries in all paris OF
Paris. in al manner OF ways. but II IL need
less 10 say with what effcct
AZ the end OF ten days ho wrote 10 Miss
bentioy for the fifth time since his dopar-
ture from London.
Although l have been hore so short q
time, he wrote. II think may safely say
That everything has been done that can DO
uone. have employed the best people in
ihis Kind OF business. and have sought her
myself ulceasingly. know the extent of
The inquiries We haye made. aud can only
construe the fact that wc have discovered
no trace OF her In this way: She has not
been hero at all, or, In other words, buck.
ley has lied to us. l believe this tho more
read ly because OF the man sdisappearanco.
do not think he could have taken so much
trouble 10 escape from the sight OF our
Perthafd mon, without some very strong
motive. Your Last letter. wherein YOU men.
tipn that nothing is known Of his hiding
surely more discoverabia than Miss Went
worth. Shall ! return and search for her
by searching for him2 think so, for am
afraid that we must consider the first string
10 our bow already broken. Until I hear
from you again. however. shall make In.
qnlries round and about Paris"
At NJ Ian 10" ~ 81 IN sfortune befell
has 'ino 1, 10. ti,rs he obtained what was
worse thnn no ccw ut ALA false onei
AZ Melun lodging. house keeper swore
positively that less than fortnight before
tili, fnir. Slim go tlemanly young man.
ana very fair, pretty. delicate looking
young lady had occupied her rooms for one
night. and he'd departed the following
morning. leaving Les in ignorance of their
names. for the town OF Lyons
viii returned to Paris at once. where n
liter was awaiting hin fron Miss Bentley
Notbing had been seen or heard OF Buck
ley; neither had letter from Wolver-
hampton been received. sho was almost
despairing.
She thought as he lIiought-thnt Il would
b. better they should act on the second
string that he should cone 10 London al
once, and join in the search for Buckley.
Even when he is found, remember, she
wrote we cannot hope 10 make him speak
the truth from fear. IN the absence OF infor-
tna'ion from WolveThampton. Our only
hold over him will be mo ley. We must
outbid the man who locks bis lips.
Before ho had fni she'd reading her report.
a telegram from Perthard was handed 10
him.
II ran th 3.
lust received letter from WoIyorharnp-
ton Thers is only one paragraph worth
e. ling you. THIS. Sergeant Ellerfon, OF
the detective po ice. will call ON you short
~. when II I'll b. we'll 10 inform him all
you know repectin2 the person whose ike
ness vas sent by the gentleman.
VIII Immediately replied by telegram in
The follow terms
"lonr telegram ves me new hope. Nav
mine give the SAN 70 Sou. ] have q clev
a lest. am followingis Il mp. Write me
Post Hessanie--at Byous.
VIII Travelled 81 Lyons al once. The two
persons who bad slept at Helun for one
night had lived at hotel ia Lyons for four
lays.
Nothing was known Of them savo that
hey had passed under the names of Can
lain and Hrs BAIL, that they had beoa well
behtved ani reserved. and had left for
Geneva.
sull believing them. and with good rea
ion, 10 De Ada ard Ler abductor. Tryf1il
started for Gcnevs.
Ardving there. b. heard leas Of them. a.,
apparently. they had only stopped in the
town few hours.
The ono item Of information that VIII
n ned AZ Geneva was given him by q
matchmaker. who Distinctly remembered
q ting glass into the watch Of TALL fair.
Well-dro-sed man. sho had left a vOunV
ady waiting outsids tho shop for him.
Whom uns ihisf' VIII asked
~ "a gnt . fortnight since, monsieur
Might u BE- vcekf'
~ might m9nsienr
II uoul have been well II 30 had aban.
Toned the search NJ once. but be SILL vent
~ with ii. stiii went on struggling 10 hnd
,lisse tao prr Uus ebyuf ehou 80 little vas
known witch fact. riih the little that ra4
known thar lnekiess personal appearance.
8'most convinced him that They Wefo tho
persons he Wauiei still vent on further
md fuflaef aeay IRON Ada % q her parii.
WI 2 every moment De- 80 slsied aas In
cressing hof daulfE
From Geneva 10 Bcrne where uniuckily.
VIII recovered bic lost tsee of them. From
Berno 20 Milan. whfr5 he learned that he
vas iho second person who "a inquired
after thom since their departure
AZ Milan BE- plu4o3 and wrote from
mere 70 Mss y ntisy and ihe postmaster
Of Lyons
Prom tha latter lsitsr came u wss
from Miss Bentley nnd contained bad
usss. which ong nude Wii more csoef
% Fesum5 bis search, md pursue the
Mss iisnteys letter contHned the foI.
lowing.
Sergeant E'ieTiou has been 20 ass mo.
am TOO disheafiened io fopfni ih1 details of
our inietsien. bnt 20 sppairs thar the VOL
gorhlmrfon police strongly suspect the man
bncAiof. ~ having committed some asri-
9ue crime. IhH D. SO know. whatever
bucsiey has done. however. there Is nos a
particle 81 etiislce HQ1Insl him there Il
simpiY strong but gnfou1dei eusnoion.
le sergeant cunfesses that % would bo a
ditheuit ia'S to hnd bin; be has no idea Of
the mans eher bouts. and only called on
me % the hope ihn J might ho able h. tell
nim spmsihing that would connect Buck
lcF aiih lhls NoIvtrhamrton crinis IL his.
Even n you eouid. ihe detective said 30
mo. it vosld BE- . VT I goose chase 90 find
him. fof he's tlie most slippefy customer
know. smile when leo his portrait
hos gOt hfiF facol My oniq hofo nov n
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