Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1891-07-26
CHAPTER III.


house, clad in my dress suit and other
wise equipped for an evening call. In
front of the door stood q carriage, evil
IDENTIFY waiting for some one. l deter
mined to wait also and see who was
going out. Perhaps five minutes had
elapsed when the front door opened, and
Miss Ormsby, clad in alight gray travel
ing dress, came out and stepped into
the carriage. She carried asmall bag in
her hand, and gave he' directions to the
driver In so low tone of voice that l
could not catch what sle said. l drew
back into the shadow bst she could see
me when she drove of; but no sooner
was she gone than l ring the bell and
inquired of the maid Who answered it
If she was at home.
l was told that she was not, but had
gone out to large bal that was to be
given that night in Bosom and to which
l also had been invited I overstepped
the bounds Of conventiSnality so far as
TO ask whom she had gone with, and
was not little surprised to learn that it
was none other than NJ. Frank Holden.
l walked away few steps from tho
house and then stopped to think. Mr..
Holden had good reason TO suppose was
in Maden-at least l WIS 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 a. night and I'M
protected. l thought Ibegan to see
clew.
Just then an empty herdic passed me
and l hailed it. 81 want to go TO Boston
and to get there as quickly as possible"
l said; "drive fast and will give you a
dollar extra"
But though the cabmin obeyed his In
StructionS well did moi overtake Miss
OrmSby. When we reached Charles
street he stopped and inquired where he
should go next. l thought a 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 anc Boston and AL
bany depotS, but had no better success;
| then tried the FitchbWg and Eastern
and finally, tired out anc almost dispair.
ing, drew up before the Boston and
Maine. As entered thu waiting room
saw figure in gray just going out on
the platform, and dashing after her rec
ognized Miss Ormsby. | saw her get
into q train, and then asked the porter
standing by where it went to. He rat
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them was a name that convinced me
that was at last on the right track, and
returning to the Office l bought ticket
for Maiden.
The ride thither was uDeventful
enough, for I had nothing TO do but keep
| myself out of Miss Ormby's sight. AS
I had anticipated, she eft the train
there, and followed her. 1t was by
this time nearly half-paSt nine, and but
few people were on the station plat
form. She hesitated for minute OF
two, and then going up to the baggage
master had little conversation with
him, after which she took carriage,
and l heard her direct the driver to take
her TO the best hotel.
As soon as she had gone approached
the official she had spoken to and asked
him If young lady answering the de-
Scription of Miss Mason had arrived il
| Maiden that day.
"Why, that's the young woman tina
the lady who has just gone was asking
about" he said.
eyes, know. Did you tell her tina
she had Gomez" l replied, delighted a
finding my suspicious prove correct ant
feeling sure that was on the verge Of
discovery.
"Why do you want to know?" h
asked.
I determined on bold plan and told
him that I was a detective. 1t was lie
and thought he suspected it, for he a.
once demanded that should show hin
my badge. Fortunately some people ap
preached just then, and saying that
/ did not wish them to see it but woul'
show it to him later, l gave him SOM
money and babe him to tell me what h'
knew quickly.
He said he had seen the girl de
scribed arrive at the station in the al
ternoon, and that she had asked tn
way to the hotel. Soon after a young
man, whom had no doubt was Holden
had come from Boston and inquired 10
her. He knew nothing more excep
that he had seen her walking on roa'
that led out of town as he was going t
his supper.
ssWas she alone?' asked.
eyes. No one was with her that
could see"