The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-08-29
PRIZE DETECTIVE STORIES. No. 25.

thought detected symptoms OF scarlet
fever.
1.-The doctor was uncertain about il but
said he would be able TO tell what the all
ment was during the day. i was terri
bly, upset, and was anxious 10 get my
boy away from the risk of injection.
have no friends at Rhyl except my sister,
and at first did not know what 10 do.
then remembered that a faithful old nurse
OF my mothers, who married a Welsh
man named Edwards some years ago,
lived at Connsh's Quay and / telegraphed
TO her, asking II she would take charge
OF my boy for few days. She replied at
once, readily agreeing to do SO, and / had
then 10 decide how TO get him there. 1
went down 10 the station about o'clock,
and on looking at the time-bills, found
that there was a train to Connah's Quay
at 4. % p. m stopping at all stations, and
another at d. 15 p. M, which did not stop
till II got 10 Connah's Quay. l ala not
like to leave my little girl while she was
so unwell, and for several reasons my sis
ter could not go; and therefore decided
TO send Frank (that is my boys pame)
by himself by the 6.5l express | thought
that by choosing that train he would be
quite safe, az i would see him away from
RhyL There would be no stoppsges on
the way, and therefore no chance of his
mistaking the station he was to get out
at, or of his being molested by passen-
gers entering the compartment at other
stations; and Mrs. Edwards would meet
him on arriavl of the train at Connah's
Quay station.
"To make quite sure that all was right
] saw the station master, and he con-
firmed my reading OF the bills, and said
that my boy was sure to be all right IL L
sent him by that train. | telegraphed
Mrs. Edwards again, telling her the train
Frank would come by, and asking her TO
Ia m N nd aha lytn ~
wire back saying she would do so.
81 took Frank down in good time for
the train, which arrived punctually; and
having taken second-cla ticket for
him, looked for compartment OF that
class, but / could only find two. One
was full OF passengers, and the other was
labeled Smoking, and some noisy men
were in ii. i noticed thirdclass com
psrtment with two women i'm it, seated
opposite each other close to the door; and
as was afraid the train would be going
~ 1 took up any more time by looking
elsewhere, / thought | would place Frank
in that compartment, and a once opened
the door and lifted him in. j then no
iced for the first time that there was
disreputable-looking man at the fart her
end OF the compartment, and | was sor-
ry that had put Frank there; but ii
was too late TO make any change, for the
train was just starting. The porter closed
the QOoT, anu NHlktu along nN the slue
of the compartment as far as i could,
throwing kisses to my boy, which he
smilingly returned and that is the last |
have seen or heard of him. | should have
said that as lifted Frank into the com
partment asked one OF the women TO
see that he got out at the next stopping
station, and she promised to do So
"After the train had gone went home
and waited for the telegram which / had
asked Mrs. Edwards to send me, announc-
ing Franks safe arrival; and soon after
8 O'Clock telegram was brought to me,
but OIL | cannot tell you what my feel
ings were when i read it, for, as you will
see, il stated that Frank had not arrived,
and felt sure at once that some misfor-
tune had happened 10 him. -
As Mrs. Fsirholme spoke, she handed
me the telegram, which read as follows:
"MRs. FAIRHoLME,
''2, Colwyn Villas,
"Rhyl.
"Met train, but Frank not arrived by
'MARY EDWARDS -
81 don't remember anything very clear
ly for some time after reading the tele-
gram" Mrs. Fairholme continued. "My
sister tells me that i tainted and remained
unconscious for awhile, and when / came
to myself the last train for Connahs
Quay had gone. could not rest, how
ever. without making personal inquiries
about my boy, and l. therefore, arranged
with my sister that she should nurse my
little girl and came to Chester by the
l O'Clock mail, and took a conveyance
back from Chester to Connah's Quay,
arriving at Mrs. Edwards house about
midnight, and finding our old nurse
almost as much distressed as was my
self.
"Before leaving RhyI had communi.
ated with the local police, and i did the
same at Connah's Quay in the early
hours of this morning and no doubt they |