Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1896-03-16

| vey an adequate Idea to those who
have never witnessed the scene OF
tumult, dispute, competition, and
vociferous defamation, too often
intermixed with drunken ribaldry.
How could she possibly hope, even
| should Agnes yet finger among the
crowd, to distinguish her in all that
sweltering, eager throng, SO formid-
able to encounter in it's unities? Be
sides, how improbable, whatey er might
be her intention, that the poor girl
should delay in the neighborhood of
those she evidently wished to avoid!
Out Of all those many turnings and
cross streets, too, which would she
have taken? Nelly paused as she
emerged into the braWlng, dirty
thoroughfare, where the lights at the
various stalls-the lamps Of filthy oil
and naphtha, and the talloW candles
-fared, and glittered, and spluttered
in the cold, drizzling rain, and the
hopelessness OF her search came strong
ly to represent itself to her mind; and
as she again asked herself 'where?" a
shudder passed over her, for some
thing seemed to resolve her question
into the form rather of how? and the
possibility that the long-enduring, I'M
happy girl, might be seeking refuge III
death, urged itselfforcibly upon her.
A strange feeling impelled her, des-
pite herself, to turn and look into the
window Of Il chemists shop, which
was at the corner Of a narrow street,
running from the principal one where
she stood.
A very brief glance sufficed to con-
vince her that the shop was empty: in
that interval she was conscious OF
some one gazing intcntly at her face,
and she FASTENED to return home,
with a sad conviction that nothing
could be done beyond the making in
quiries Of the police, and she resolved
to consult with her landlady on the
best method Of doing this.
1t was now the hour when Ida, who.
at Mrs. Stocker's desire, took her tea
with her employer on Saturday night,
would be brought home by her escort,
Tom Greious; and Nelly, having delay
ed a few minutes to make some neces-
sary purchase, entered thecourt where
she lived.
Never too highly favored in respect
of light, the darkness OF the night
made the place by no means pleasant
or easy Of traverslng, even to the in
| itiated; and the rain converting many
ruts and crevices in the ruinous pave
ment into ankle-deep pools, Nelly
walked slowly, picking her way by in
stinct. She had not been aware of
any one in the court but herself, and
was SO deeply engaged with thoughts
OF the girls singular disappearance,
that she was quite startled BY the
sudden appearance Of a man, who
must have been behind her all the
way down.
He passed rapidly step or two in
advance, as they neared a lamp which
hung over the door OF a marine store
shop half way down the court; then
he wheeled suddenly round, confront
ing her as the light fell upon her
features.
II knew it was the same, !" he cried,
in a husky voice, at the same, he
cried in husky voice, at the same
time clappng huge hand upon her
shoulder, and effectually barring her
further progress.
80, Mistress Meghorn it's you. is
it? The name amt SO common that
there should be many answering to it,
and when you couples the lTranklen
alongside A desperate oath con
Guided the sentence.
TO BE CONTINUED.