The morning times., 1896-04-19
KIDNAPPED BY A WOMAN

sionate woman, half America from that
nation She got her mother, her money and
her dasn-half Italian, hence her fire and
her looks inthose Old days never Thought
or any other woman seriously-h0w could
/, little one? But for some unknown rea-
son she had thought seriously or me. and
as good as proposed To me- T. however
had no wish 70 marry her, and left after
d rather stormy scene, and have really
thought nothing of her since She did me
more honor.
When i woke up and she saw that i
was conscious, she vanished and sawno
fngO her for several days. Italian servants
waited on me, but beyond answering nee
essary questions on food and toilet, they
refused TO speak. AT last I went on deck
dressed in the clothes provided for me- or
foreign cut, but rich and gorgeous. far
beyond the ordinary English suit had been
wearing to meet you in. Then we met
she was dressed maEniIicently, but insult
ably, in some brilliant silk material. and her
black eyes cleaning with some emotion;
what, ! could not tell.
Mr.. FarquaTson, i believe, she said.
we have had the pleasure or meeting be-
fore, think
"a i think we have said but how The
i mean how we come to meet agsin. /
must ask your
Then / shall have great pleasure in
telling you / have had you brought here.
because / intended to marry you. whether
you will or not. But you viii. think.
prefer il to the alternative I shall offer
- But, madam,' / answered. -unfortu-
nateIy for your scheme, / am as good
married already. / was to be married-why,
good heavens, il should have cen today
"'Ah, that I know, but instead OF mar
rying that good-tempered English giri.
who Will make you puddings and pies, you
will marry me. i have had YOU watched
for months. / vowed YOU should never
marry her, andit was my men who Knocked
you down and brought you in my boat
TO my yacht. upon which you now are
in the Mediterranean
We'll we didn't talk much then. There
was really not much 90 say. j could onl,
swear that / would never marry her anG
She could only swear / should begged t@
be allowed TO send you a line. but we onIG
touched shore for water or eatables, ane
then / was locked up in my cabin. Once
in the evening, when the was setting
the sea was-weU words never can describe
sea and sky-I saw another side To her. /
was walking on deck. thinking you can
guess of whom nd what. when she came up
behind me and took my arm and strOksd
my hand and then my face. / could not
strike her, though she was my Tailor.
"She whispered: Edward, look at me-
full, with MeduSa-like beauty. Her breath
was on MY cheek, her teeth. white and
cleaning. were cienched; in her eyes was
the fierceness OF passion.
i" DO YOU know love yOu-I love you'll
/ who love YOU am a countess / have
wealth. / am gloriousiy beautiful: you
know It. But / am not proud, for love
you-you who are nothing but an English
merchant
And then-oh. Agatha. dear love. I never
want to see such thing again-she put
her arms around me and cried. To see a
woman nd such woman, cry for me was
terrible And she said much more, which
i will not repeat.
zone day, after many weeks ~ cruising.
when had thought and thought 1f you till
could think no more, We landed ut Naples
and did with great difficulty what had
tried in vain to do sooner In crossing the
city westopped at shop. The countess gOt
out OF the carriage. I was left with her at
tendants. / had no pOckctboOk- no note
book, nothing; but Spied a dirty corner or
paper in the carriage, borrowed pencil
and scrubbed those words you had Quick
y I called Il passer-by- gave him The al
dress, and with gold. OF which / had been
given plenty, bribed him 10 put il in an en-
/ velope and send it off. He evidently was
I honest. on our journey up the COuntry-
/ l think we were going to one OF her castles
/ we stopped the night at an inn Whether
/ she thought thatI was becoming cont enteti
/ l cannot say, but certainly was less ciosel =
| watched. and one night, rather more than a
| week ago. / bribed a common lOafer IN the
! inn to change clothes with me. | went bacs :
! to Naples, took the express and crossed &C
| London last night. Today I am here
/ Where the countess is I cannot tell.
! can only hope that she is mad; AMI this is the
/ nineteenth century. and fools say eiectricit =
/ and steam have killed romance"
/ What more + Etwar1 FarquaFs0n said when
/ the elders had left the room. cannot tell,
! but Agatha heard. and it was not long be-
/ fore the busters and skewers were wanted,
] all