The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1891-08-30
THE SUNDAY MORNING NEWS, AUGUST 30 1891.

direction Of the hotel that Miss ormsby
had gone to; then l changed my mino
and decided to wait for her on the road
TO the cemetery.
was not long in finding place con-
yenienU for my purpose, A thick clulnT
Of trees growing near the roadside ai
once afforded me secure retreat and 8
position from which could watch all
who passed by without being seen myself
It was by this time nearly ten O'Clock,
and the road was deserted and lonely.
It had been bright moonlight, but some
thin gray clouds were drifting across the
sky, and every now and then would OBJ
scure the face of the moon. Before me
the broad, dusty road stretched away to
where the white grayestones of the Gem.
etery shone on the hill side. It was 8
warm, sultry night, and wearied by my
exertions found the cool shade of the
trees very pleasant.
mentally viewed the days experience
to see how ! stood with regard to the
mystery and what chances had of solv-
ing it.
The clew had just obtained threw a
new light on the situation, but did not
conclusively prove why Miss Or1nsby had
come to Maiden.
could only think of two reasons for
this action on her part; the first to find
out what had become OF her missing
partner for tho ball, Frank Holden; the
second to find out what had become OF
the shopgirl, Miss Mason. If the first
cause was the true one she must have
known OF Holden's connection with the
shopgirl--must have known or foreseeu
the result Of her sending the ribbon;
must have known that Miss Mason
would go to Maiden, and that Holden
would follow her; but Holden had said
that his fance had gone there to kill
herself Did Miss Ormsby know that
too? Then she had not inquired for him
at the station, though that proved moth
ing, because she might have taken it fol-
granted that where Miss Mason was he
would be also.
If the second cause were true, she must
still have known that Miss Mason would
go to Maiden on receipt Of the ribbon,
and again the ugly suspicion arose in
my mind that she must also know what
she went there for. But why did she
follow her? Was it to save her? Hardly,
for then she would have gone at once.
Was 1t to see if she had killed herself
That was preposterous, for she could have
read it in the next mornings papers with
much more safety and much less trouble.
Taf41,aw ,.eaco,, JaF< rn4,rI. r., ~ r,,.<s,re1
and must await further developments.
Just then in the distance heard foot
falls, and minute later Miss Ormsby
passed me, walking rapidly toward the
graveyard.
/ saw her enter it, and following az
quickly as dared, crept along on my
hands and knees till was in the shadow
of the church near by, and then raising
myself looked over into the cemetery. ]
started, for found that I was within
three feet of her, but fortunately the
moon WAS clouded just then and she did
not see me. She was carefully searching
every nook and corner OF small lot and
was evidently looking for something.
Two of the graves lay close together and
the little trough between them was in
the shadow and looked black and forbid
ding. She approached this hollow several
times, but seemed afraid Of it, for she
would draw back a step or two and
stand listening. Finally she mustered
up courage enough to put out her arm as
though she were going to feel in the hol
low. But though she came very near
dipping her hand into the blackness she
would hastily draw it back, only to bring
it nearer the next time.
She feared to touch something, and
yet so strongly was she attracted to the
something that she thought was lying in
the blackness that she finally neryed her
self to thrust her hand down as far as ii
would go; but she touched only the
grass
Her face bore an expression of mingled
relief and fear-relief because her hand
had not touched something, fear foi
what had become of the thing that she
sought. She now arose from the kneel-
ing position she had assumed and re-
turned as quickly as she had come to the
hotel followed, thinking, for l now
knew two more facts knew what she
had come to find, and I knew by the look
of fear upon her face that it was not her
fault that the grewsome thing she looked
for was missing, and that she greatly
dreaded lest some one else had found it.
The hotel of the town was built around
thrcs sides of a hollow square, and while
Miss Ormsby entered by the front door
came In the back way and passed
through the courtyard.
The window of a private parlor in one
of the wings was open, and as I went by
heard voices that sounded familiar and
caused me to look up. Within was
seated Frank Holden, and ON his lap
none other than Miss Mason; no, there
was wrong, for on her finger she wore
plain gold ring that had not been there
in the morning. went into the house
with light heart and hope that some
body else would see that scene also be-
fore the night was over.
AS far as was concerned did not
see but that might as well have stayed
at home. For the drama in which had
Internationally played a prominent part
had turned out to be comedy, and not
q tragedy as had feared. Still, had
been used most unfairly. and had beep
made tool. Twas grieved and Thoughts