The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1894-04-14
CHAPTER Mn.

As the Earl. with Godfrey Armistead.
Frank Meredith, and the dctCctrv.
rode into Morctown they soon dis
covered that some great cXCitcmCn3
prevailed, and, after Il little question:
ing learned that Il woman had been
shot in the railway station early that
morning and that the man had es-
capped.
Mr.. Newton went at once to the
small rOlice station, and, TO the aston
ishment OF his employers, asked full
particulars about the case, and finished
| by demanding TO see the wounded wo-
man at once.
Roy felt inclined to be annoyed
! What had this affair to do with the
search he had on hand?
The detective soon explained. He
saw Myra. who was unable to speak.
but bad sufficient strength to nod her
head to his questions, and 10y this
means he discovered that the man who
had sent her to her death was the man
they sought.
The Earl was frantic The thought
of Alice in the grasp Of this unsrrupu-
lOus villain maddencd him. while the
detective sought the traces nece- sary
TO following him, was almost more
shan ne could bear.
The guard of the train had returned
from London, and gave his evidence;
and now all was known, except the ex-
act destination of Count Jura and his
victim.
Once again the detective used hi.
brains. \ special train was ordered.
The three gentlemen with the guard
travelled to the very spot where .Jura
had alighted that morning. and, when
there, they went to the handful OF
cottages to make inquiries.
No one could tell them anything: but
cljciting the name OF the nearest town.
they borrowed the only vehicle t.
be found a large market-cart and
started along the same route that rool
Alice had been carried, the t;srt's
heart growing more wrctchCd every
minute.
They could only travel slowly. anG
the night was falling as they reached
the town. As luck would have it they
met the same policeman who hal di.
rccted Iura. and at once from hin
I learned the name of the hotel to which
they had gone.
The Earl. white and breathlc>s
rushed into the nall.
where is the lady who was brought
here this morning by a dark gentle.
man he demanded, eagerly.
The landlord shook his head and
called his wife.
The men looked at one another.
"A slender, fair-haircd, pretty girl,
cried Frank Meredith, quickly.
Gcs sir That's her. ! couldn't he
! licvc as how She were mad like I3ut
/ her husband said she was"
/, .l,,,,, 4
| into chair.
The detective put hand on the
! Earl's shoulder.
Pardon me, my lord" he said.
| quietly: leave it in my hands. Now,
my good woman answer my questions.
! Wher" i this young lady"
II don't know. sir. the landiady re
piled looking q little frightened: she
was TOOK away 10y the gentleman about
| half an hour ago: he said they was
a-gOing to BornchcSter by the express.
Lor, sir, hope there amt nothing
wrong, She looked i'll. POOR thing"
She Is no more mad than YOU or l.
She Is the wife Of this gentleman the
Earl of Darrell. Ah, You have heard
OF her disappearance. of course. That
man has abducted her. She must be
rescued al once
'Grea, heavens, if I'd only known
cried the woman, overcome with alarm
! ''Oh, my lord, | wish I'd known. Il,
should not have taken her. begged
him to wait till tomorrow, but he
wouldn't hear nothing. and she looked
tit to die at any moment. shed nc
count where she washer mind seemed
gone.
"On the Verge of brain fever. nc