Smyrna times., 1889-07-03

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and before darkness brooded over the
city tender hearts were wrung at the
thought that lone poor little child was
lost" and the story swelled till it 'had
been kidnapped by pirates who made a
business of visiting small cities and steal
ing children" A slight diversion, but
Tuesday the public generally, with the
morning paper at hand, found ''sweet
morsel, and though it was all told in
the head Mysterious Disappear
ance of a Prominent Citizen"-"For the
Sake of Friends, Much That Might Be
Told Is Withheld"-it grew and magni-
fed till when the evening papers were
issued, the unprecedented demand took
every one while yet moist from the
press. The most enterprising published
a two column article. Such another
piece Of perfection as the aforesaid citi-
zen had been during his previous thirty
five years of life it would be impossible
to find, and as a smaller sheet that was
given to moralizing sententiously re-
marked: "Greater was the fall" After
most remarkable surmising it was ru-
mored that there twas a woman in it.
Such o man couldn't have gone astray
under other circumstances. People here
and there were interviewed. Who was
it? Some said prominent Clergyman;
others, popular lawyer, and for few
hours people of every profession seemed
to be connected with the scandal, and it
must have been a relief to anxious and
sad eyed women, whose husbands had
been out over night sat the lodge" or
somewhere, to have it definitely stated
on Tuesday morning that Mr.. Trow, the
bank treasurer, had not been seen since
Saturday night, though the report that
he had absconded with vast deposits
taken from the bank vaults exploded
after a visit to the other officials, who
denied it and positively asserted that his
own financial status was good and that
not one Of them had faith in any of the
rumors.
"AIr. Trow left the bank Saturday
noon apparently in good health and
sound mind" but they had to admit,
reluctantly" gossip had it, that when
asked, "Just where are you going, old
fellow?" he had answered in his jovial
way, "For a bona fde vacation; you
won't hear till you see me-"
The men Couldn't and wouldn't be.
lieve it," but each day more was learned
and the people who had a thorough
knowledge of his personal and domestic
affairs were legion and added mite after
mite ''for the public good" or "becausC
humbugs and frauds should be exposed,
till free trade, trusts, talk of war with &
foreign country, even cabinet making
sunk into utter insignifcance, and every
body was qui vive with an Unsuitable
thirst for ''more, more"
As the demand grew the supply in
creased. On the bulletin boards tn,
words, 'The Trow and Schoolma'an
Scandal" called attention to the phras,
that had been seemingly inexplicable.
The printing presses never did sucl
rapid work nor turned out one-half tn
number Of dailies as on Wednesday
when, at white heat, the community ex
pectantly waited (Which teacher?'
was "school vacation" and what ren
dered it specially tantalizing several o
the young ladies were out of town. Pee
pie got names mixed, but after day O
| two, as might have been expected, tn
common sense" Of the public rescue
"the innocent" from embarrassing posi
tions. and it was understood-though
was noticeable that the name was not i
print-that the one, pre-eminently th
handsomest and most attractive, was th
guilty party.
An unrecognizable facial caricatu1
Of the young woman sold hundreds {
papers Friday, when people had begu
to weary and cry ''antique;" but ''Somt
thing New" instead Of a rehash, temple
them all to read the following:
''It is generally understood that Nj
Trow and the fascinating young teache-
who eloped last Saturday night, wht
previous to this weeks development
were thought to be entire stranger
have been in the habit of meeting ;
the bank at a late hour, when his d
voted wife supposed him busily engage
in overwork. 1t is not yet known ju
how the pretty and guilty schoolma'ai
escaped the argus eyed woman in who
house she boarded, and who very deep
feels the disgrace. The lady admits tn
while she would not have entertained
vile a creature for one hour, she d
begin to have suspicious It is eve
said in some quarters that, though qui
young, it is not her first compromisin
ENHANCEMENT.
"While few Of Mr.. TroW's friends sti
professG0 to believe that everything wi
be satisfactorily explained, the majorit
reluctantly admit that this young teacI
er probably, with her irresistible witcl
cry, has cast a spell about him. Not
ing has been heard from poor Mrs. TROY
who was not only devoted to her husban
but a model Of exemplariness. 1t
generally supposed that she dismiss
the servants and then herself left tow
Immediately after receiving the first
timation Of her husbands dereliction
duty. 1t is not known whether she h
gone west to the home Of her childhoC
or is on the warpath. It is to be hope
however, that she, doubtless now q pc
sonihed vengeance, has found some ira
OF the wicked pair and is pursuing them
Not only did excitement run high
this suburban city, but metropolis,
: journals took up the matter and &
3 whole country was agog. Each we
day morning the cry, ''Losti Losti' raj
2 through the city. However, It failed
, attract, for 'the freak was but the '
gary Of wandering brain, or the hari
/ less escapade Of an imbecile." The ton
Of the bell seemed to grow mournful d
by day, and old residents looked pii
ingly upon the man who, when doing
heroic deed long years before, had 81
denly lost what makes life worth livir
The trampling Of horses hoof, thou
q child's life was saved, had left 4 /
4 numbed intellect and a manned body
be cared for at the expense Of the tow
No one molested him during this we
Of excitement, though a following
small boys sometimes cried, "Lc
= Lostw IN unison.
= More than a week had passed, and {
other Monday morning had come, bef'
the denouement. After the regular mo
= ing paper went to press, a valiant
\ porter brought IN an item SO choice
warranted an extra edition.
The old man was on his rounds aga