The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-01-01


police on she track and have Inquiries made
ct Castle Garseil. and advertise for Der IN
the papers. But now. nag good feilow. you
masf keep quiet and les 6 manage this
business for Tou. Ard now LET me look at
these ribs. He made the usuAl examiHa-
ton ard pronounced the patent 20 be IN
fair Say Of recovery. aBus 70 more ex-
element today. he added .YOu are 10
take this powder and compose yourself TO
sleep st once.
Bat, doctor, first LET me gave you or
Mees Carrnan q letter received from Lotto
jHst before she sailed"
/" Wei. il mighs be useful in identifying
her. said the doctor. as Miss carnan took
q little packet from the coat and handed i
20 Carr.
'.Ach, yesl These are her dear little
letters, said the poor fellow, with tears ia
his eyes. Here is the last one, doctor -
handing it TO hlm-~bnt must have il
back again, be added, iosth 70 part with
his treasure.
"0h, certainly, Carl. certainly" the doc
tor replied.
"Win you let me hare one, Carl 81 asked
Miss Carman. Elf / should happen 10 find
I4otte Il will prove 10 her that / am no inn
reading IL. she added, smiling.
Very likely the girs has gone out 70
service somewhere" said the doctor, as
Carl gave Nelly enc Of the letters.
ZACH If only she did not fall into bad
hsndsif Carl groaned out; "she is so
pretty"
Don't allow such an idea TO enter your
head. and shut yonr eyes and go TO sleep
directly" said he doctor IN kind and
authoritative voice.
Poor Carl eIbeyed the first part OF the in
junction with groan.
Miss Carman gazed on the white face on
the pillow for moment, her kind heart
wrung with pity, and then followed the
doctor out into the broad corridor. doc
ter isn't It pitiful? What can we do for
the poor fellow and his Lottel'
Well. III do what said | would; but
bless me! suppose we might as well look
for the prcverbial needle in the haystack
Just think, its whole week since the yes
sci arrived. p
1--WE must find her Doctor" said Nelly.
look of intense determination upon her
pretty face. Think OF those two poor
young creatures Why, its the story of
Gabriel and Evangeline over again in an
humble waY."
Yes, IN a very humble way. I hardly
Think this little German girl can bear much
resemblance to Longfellow.s heroine. y
She has very pretty, innocent little
face" said Nelly, gazing ut the photograph:
"and ] think there is considerable charac-
ter in it. too"
By the way. you had better give me
that picture. The police will need it. of
course. ii they are to hnnt her up
But | want it. toe" said Nelly. 81
mean to look for her every time go out
for walk
The doctor looked at her with aulzzlcal
air that yet had in ID good deaf OF tender
admiration. lie was about three years
older than Nelly; tall, broad-shouldered
young man. with a strong, somewhat pc
cnliar face, and very dark-brown hair and
eyes. In spite of his bluff. oId.hand man
ner. he was. as honest John Peters had
said. very kind-hearted man and great
fayorite with the patients.
You mean 10 look her up, eh ?" he an
swered Nelly. And how do you propose
10 do it2 suppose you'll scour the city,
taking, let's say, about eight or ten blocks
in an afternoon. l picture you ringing
at every door and asking the astonished
hirelings il Isotte Rhiel is employed there
That's just exactly what | mean to do,
doctor; you've hit ii exactly" Nellie re-
piled. But do wish could have a pic
ture Of her"
Give that ore 10 nae, please said the
doctor, taking the photograph; "I1l have
some copies struck off as soon as possible.
It's foolish business. of course, using your
hours of recreation in running wild-goose
chases after this little German 'Esange-
line as you choose to call her. But you'd
be perfectly miserable ii you felt you were
doing nothing for the poor young creature,
/ suppose"
Yes, doctor, | should be perfectly mis-.
cradle. And you may laugh at the idea, il
you please; but who knows. after ali, but
may be the one to find 'Evangeline' and re-
store her 20 her poor, honest Gabriel
again ?"
Several days had elapsed since the period
when our story began. but the fate OF poor
young Lotto still remained mystery.
The doctor had notified the police. and
inquiries had been made at Castle Garden.
but nothing could be learned except that
young and very pretty girl named Lotte
Khiel had landed there with ether storage
passengers on July II. that she had mani
tested the greatest distress at the non-ap-
pearanee OF her lover, and had fipally left
the place in company with German fam
Uv whose acquaintance she formed on abe
steamer. and were said 20 be highly re-
spectfGl in their appearance.
This was some consolation 10 poor Carl
and 20 those who sympathized with him;
but, after ell. IL was very uncertain com.
fort One tact was carefully concealed
from the poQr fellow. namely. that one
member 81 the family with whom I.otte
had left was handsome young German.
~bo had evidently fallen in love with the
girl. lie had loaily expressed his inaic.
nation as what be termed Carts shameful
dssert5on" q Lotto. aud had labored To
eonyince her that such a fellow was not
worth thought
The fact Oiled Miss Carmen's heart With
dismal forshedingS, ard she feared that
even Il thsy succeeded In discovering
fsstge's Whereabouts il would ong3s be- ~
lsnd her 9hs Brani,~ or perhaps the
"Fraan Of this handsome rival The kina
litsle woman fairly shed tears AZ the
thought. and though the doctor grumhls~s
and pooi4- pssshsd over ghe whole matter IN
his unusual style. IL was evident thas he
fest. TOO. uneasy aud That he vas heartily
sorry Tor Carl
Every asy when Nellie vent out for her
afternoon walk she SPENT mess Of her time
As the aector had saia. in ringing Al sfoor.
bells and inaairsng Il Losta Rae. A voang
Geruaa girl, was employed in tae house
Tie answer aas always IN tie negative. ana
after spending an h0ut in this wax She
would re&nrn to The hDsu.szl he2vv. hearted