The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1891-11-12

Shs pds carefully searching every nook
and corner Of a small lot
Eight o'clock found me before her
house, clad in my dress suit and other
wise equipped for an evening call In
front Of the door stood q carriage, evi-
IDENTIFY waiting for some one | deter
mined to wait also and see who was
going out. Perhaps Eve minutes had
elapsed when the front door opened, and
Miss Ormsby, clad in light gray travel.
ing dress, came out and stepped into
the carriage. She carried a small bag in
her hand, and gave her directions to the
driver in % low tone Of voice that !
could not catch. what she said. l drew
back into the shadow lest she could see
me when she drove of; but no sooner
was she gone than / rang the bell and
inquired Of the maid who answered 1t
II she was at home.
was told that she was not, but had
gone out to q large ball that was to be
given that night in Boston, and to which
I also had been invited. l oveStepped
the bounds Of conventionRlity % far as
to ask whom she had gone with, and
was not little surprised to learn that It
was none other than Mr.. Frank Holden.
walked away 0 few steps from the
house and then stopped to think. Mr..
Holden had good reason to suppose was
in Malden-at least l was very sure that
he was not In the carriage with Miss
Ormsby. Young ladies, moreover. were
not In the habit Of going to evening par
ties in travelling dresses, or for that mat
ter Of travelling alone at night and un-
protected. l thought began to See .
clew.
Just then an empty herdic passed me
and hailed Il. II want to 60 to Boston
and to get there - quickly as possible" ]
said; "drive fast and will give you .
dollar extra"
But though the cabman obeyed his in
structions well did not overtake Miss
Ormsby. When we reached Charles
street he stopped and inquired where he
should 20 next. I thought Q moment
and then told him to take me to the
Providence station. Telling the man TO
wait hurriedly scanned the faces Of the
crowd In the 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, but had no better succesA
then tried the Ftchburg and Eastern;
and finally, tired out and almost despair
ing, drew up before the Boston and
Maine. As | entered the waiting room
l saw a figure in gray Just going out on
the platform, and dashing after her rec
ognized Miss Ormsby. l saw her get
into train, and then asked the porter
standing by where It went TO. he rat
tied Of . number Of places; but among
them was . name that convinced me
that was ct last on the right track, and
returning to the Office ! bought . ticket
for Maiden.
The ride thither was uneventful
enough, for had nothing to do but keep
myself out Of Miss Ormsby's sight. A
Ihad anticipated, she left the train there,
and followed her. Il was by this time
nearly half-past nine. and but few people
were on the station platform. She hesi-
tated for o minute or two, and then 60
ing up to the baggage master had little
conversation with him, after which she
took carriage, and heard her direct
the driver to take her to the best hotel.
As soon as she had gone approached
the oficiAl she had spoken 10 and asked
him II Q young lady answering the de-
scription Of Miss Mason had arrived In
Maiden that day.
"Why, that's the young woman that
l.. - l. - l.