Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-02-04
CHAPTER XIV.

well" said he tersely.
II came here" said tho girl, $50
that l could report to you tho minute
you got here. There is no time to lose. {"
"Why, what is up:"
"Your plan about my getting infor-
nation from the East Orange pcs.office
did not work. Tie man said that, though
he would like to serve You, he was
afraid it might be construed into tam
pering with the mails; tina. you would
need an order from the postmaster gen
eral. we;:t to work then on the other
line and Logan systematic examira-
ton Of every house in the place. 1t was
hard work, but at list found the child
You don't want details now, because
she has been taken away again. Mitch
el went down yesterday and brought her
to New York
"Wiy did you not follow him and see
wEcro ne tool, har?"
81 did, and this time am sure he
Gid not suspect that l was after him.
| Ho took the child to the Rcmsens.
"To the Remsens? What can that
mean
81 don't know. But Mitchell and Miss
Remscn are to be married at st. Pat
rick's cathedral at 10 o'clock this morn
ing
"Not il can stop it, replied the
detective, and To hastonei up to the
| church with the result told in TIE last
| chapter.
Promptly at 2 O'Clock Mr.. Barnes
presented himself at the Fifth Avenue
| hotel accompanied by Mr.. Nerilly
| They were asked to 20 up to Mr. Mitch
| els apartments, and there they were
| greeted by that gentleman IS a.1ably as
though they had been OF his wedding
| party. Indeed no began the conversation
in rather j0cula- way, saying:
"Ah! Mr.. Barnes, delighted that
| rev l can entertain you more at my
leisure. This morning, you sec, was
in great hurry. You called at a very
inoppottrre time, and an afraid that
was rather abrupt"
| "MT. Mitchell, an not IL tho hurnor
| for NONSENSE. This is very serious
visit, assure you. This gentleman is
Mr.. Neuilly Of New Orleans, and he
has Como al this distance to aid the
cauao Of JUSTICE
Delighted to meet you, Mr. NcuiIly,
am sure, said Mr.. Mitchell, approach
| ing AID extending his hand so cordially
that the elder man took it, Though he
| had thought that he would rather han
| de hot Goals than the hand of the man
who he supposed was guilty Of wrong
ing the daughter Of his old friend in
the south. Iir. Mitchell did not seem to
notice his agitation, but, begging them
to be seated, he himself took comfort
able chair and continued, Now, Mr..
Barnes, l an wondering if it is possible
that You have traced my wife's ruby as
far away as New Orleans?"
IL have not been looking for it. Isup-
pose You know why wished to stop
your marriage:'
"Why. no; not precisely. What was
your reason?"
''If you do not know it, why did you
get married yestcrday:'
Il might reply that it is often done,
bat will be honest and tell you that
such procedure never occurred to me
till l heard that you were coming home.
Then, you see, thought that You might
take the idea into your head-you do
get odd notions, you must admit-that
l ought not to get married Just now. ]
knew you well enough to believe that if
You did barber thought Of that nature
you would not hesitate to interfere. ]
did you no injustice there, for that is
just what you tried to do. You see. Con-
sequently, as had set my heart on be-
ing married in the cathedral precisely
at the time appointed. l just took the
bull by the horns and persuaded my lit
tie girl to marry me yesterday. That is
my story in full, l assure you. Now,
what was your object:"
"You know it very well, and all this
EARNING is pure buster. You know we'll
enough that WANTED to use Miss Emily
Remsen as a witness against you. and
that could not do so after she became
Mrs. Mitchell"
oh! Well, yes; admit that idea
was in my mind, Mr.. Barnes. And now
what are you going to do about it:"
elm the first place l shall arrest you
for abductipg the child who was in the
care of Rose Montalbon. Mr. Barnes
expected some surprise from his adver'
sary. but he was disappointed.
EYES" said he, land them
"Then / shall compel yen, through
the cor.t, to reveal her present hiding
place ami to produce her."
II think yen might have trouble to dc
that were it not that do not object &c
it. In fact, we will reverse your ordel
Of things and begin with the production
Of the child. Emily In answer to hi:
call his wife came into the room, bring
ing with her beautiful girl. Her hus
band arose, and taking the little one BY
the hand coolly approached Mr.. Neuilly
and said: Rose. this is Mr.. Gsuiily.
He was q dear eood friend to your moth
er, and has come all the way from New
Orleans to see you. think he would
like to kiss you, would you not, Mr.
Neuilly:"
That gentleman seemed much moved
To him the vision Of loveliness stand
ing demurely before him brought bacl
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