San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-10-13

She lruS CUgCt''lY SrTyChtny CT'"Ty nOOh
md CG'7.aT Of d, small lot.
driver i'll So ll"y Il TO-. '>cI -Uo-o ,..,...-
could not catch what Sc said. | drew
bac.; into the shadow lest she could sec
me when she drove OF: hut 10 sooner
was she gone than ram the bell and
inquired of the maid who answered il
if she was at home.
was told that she was not, bet had
gone out to IL large ball thai was to be
given that night in Boston, and TO which
| also had been invited. | overstepped
the bounds of conventionality so far as
to asli whom she had gone with, and
was not little surprised to learn that 1t
was none other than AIr. Frank Holden.
walked away Il few steps from the
house and then stopped to think. Mr..
Holden l lad good reason to suppose was
in Maldea-at least was very sure that
lie was not in the carriage with Miss
Ormsby. Young ladies, moreover, were
not in tho habit &C going to evening par
ties in travelling dress ), or for that mat
ter of travelling alone at night and I'M
protected | thought | began to see a
CiCw.
Just then an empty herdic passed me
and hailed it. Il want to go to Boston
and to get there as quickly as possible, |
said; drive fast and will give you a
dollar extra"
But though the cablaan obeyed his in
strucrions well did rot overtake Miss
Ormsby. When we reached Charles
street he stopped ana inquired where he
should go next. thought moment
aud then told him II take me to the
| Providence station. Telling the man to
| wait | hur1iedly scanned the faces of the
| crowd in tne waiting room. but she was
not among them.
| We then drove as fast as we were able
to the New England and Boston and AL
bany depots, bat had no better success.
then tried the Fitch Durg and Eastern;
| and finally. tired out and almost despair
iny. drew up before the Boston and
| Maine. As entered the waiting room
saw a figure III gray iuSt going out on
| The platform, and dIs' ng after her rec
c-uizri Miss Crmsby. | saw her get
mo u train, and then asked the porter
standing b. where it went TO. He rat
ted of II number of places: but among
| tnem WIS Il nune tat convinced me
that WIS at lat on L., right track, and
retmniu. to the Office | bought Il ticket
for Maiden.
Tie ride thither was uneventful
| enough. for had nothing to do bnt keep
myself 0at Of Miss Orusby's sight. As
| haI anticipated, she lift the train there,
AMI ! followed her. 1t was by this time
nearly half-past nine and but few people
| were on the station platform. Sle hest
| tated for minute or two, and then go
ng up to the baggage master had little
| conversation with him, after which she
| took Il carriage, and | heard her direc;
| the driver to take her to the best hotel.
As sOon'as she had gone | approached
ne onicial she ha | spoken TO and asked
him if il yourg lady answering the de-
! sc~in.ial Of Mss Mason mad arrived in
Maiden JIas day.
"lVAy. that's the yourS woman that
the lady who has just gone WAS asking
about" he said.
Yes, | know. DID you tell her that
she had come l replied, delighted at
finding NY suspicious prove correct and
feeling sure that was on the verge Of Il
discovery.
"Wny ID you want to know" he
asked.
dptor2iNal On a bold plan and told
him that was a detective. It was a lie,
and | thought be suspected it, for he at
| once demanded that | should show him
| my badge Fortunately some people APP
preached Just then, md saying that | did
| rot wish them To sea it but would show
Is TO him later, ga7e him some money
and babe him tell me what he knew
| quickly.
H sal Re had sen the &! de
scribed arrive at the station in the after
noon, and that she had asked the way to
the hotel. Soon after Il young man,
whom l had no doubt was Holden. had
como from Boston and inquired for her.
| lie knew nothing more except that he
| had seen her walking on q road that led
out Of town as he was going to his sup