The sun., 1897-05-26
STONE TRIES TO ELopE.
GOES TO SYRACUSE WTTH TWo OTHER
ENSIGys AFTER MISS CONDE.

she Csnes Dswn from OaweEo-se Doea 1Ie'
| Brother. who ContriVcs 60 voei tho EnsiEu
| with q Bogus N7iss Cende-Then stose Bis'
nppenrs and Conde wonders where He ps.
| SYRACUSE. n. ". May o5.--An exciting game
| OF hide and seek was played at tho Yates Hotel
In this city tonight. the principals being Ensign
| George l.. p. Stone OF tho United States
monitor Puritan, Tom Conde. brother of Miss
Marie Condo OF Oswcgo, and a veilod lady I'm
porsonating Miss CondS. whose hand is sought
in marriage by the young naval officer
Stone and two of his shipmates on the Puritan,
Ensigns Osborne and Parker came TO this city
yesterday with deep plot to carry out an
clopement between Stone and the rich oswcgo
wool manufacturers daughter.
Mrs. Condo has discountenanced tho young
officers suit all along. desiring n hand
some marriage for her daughter. and
saying TO her daughters lovers face
that his salary was not big enough to
pay tho half of tho young lady's dressmaking
bills. Stone made plucky fight in Now York,
and in spite of difficulties was sanguine OF sue
coss until Saturday. when the young lady and
ber parents loft for their country home In Os
wego.
But Stone did not mean to let distance stand
between him and the object Of his affections
He was bound to marry Miss Condo, even II a
SO, with two Of his trustiest shpmates. En-
signs Osborne and Parker. he came to this city
yesterday morning and prepared to carry his
plans into effect. The three young officers regis
tered at Congress Hall under assumed names.
Ensign Osborne. who was for tho time Mr..
Robert Hatfield. won't 10 oswego and met Miss
Condo on the street.
and wished her TO oomS to him She came bSt
first told her brother. Thomas Conde OF Oswego.
who is not tho least in sympathy with her hanct:
friend Of the ensign and manager of his enter
Ali wore at the Yates together this evening. as
was young woman. not Miss Conde, who came
Mr. Conde called at the police station during
oBrion and Paroman Woods aSs Ssppenea to Se
II there was trouble they would be ready.
into Condos confidence and took pleasure in
Late in the evening the false Miss Conde
was spirited down the freight elevator, out
in hack. She screamed a little for effect
for the false Marie Condo was to ali appearances
taken away contrary to her will.
While the spectators to the stacy abduction
were few. it was SO arranged that Stone could
Ensign Stone believed that shc had been here
to meet him and that IA league against him had
nt the moment Of success turned all Of his plans
mcntary clues. He stood around and looked
blue.
There were conferences and wid-goose chases,
and all sorts OF sorrow in the camp of the Stone
party, while the Condo faction gathered In the
Yates wine room, complimenting each other on
their success as stratcgists, and laughing at the
discontinue of their enemies, who did not know
the scheme worked on them.
But about IL o'clock the lover disappeared.
While he was around the Conda party could
smile at his defeat, confident that 1t was COM
plcte. They believe that 1t is complete.
But there Is one small breaker IN the serene
calm of their self-coptent. Miss Marie Cond6
did come to Syracuse. Thomas Condo says she
went back again yesterday, but his friends are
not SO certain.
A telegram late tonight to Oswego failed to
disclose whether she was at home or not, and
the absence from the Yates of tho pale young
OF strategsts.
When they retired at a late hour after a day
of clever work they felt pretty sure that they
had fully succeeded But they would like to
know for sure that Miss Conde is in OsweGo
and they would like to know what has become
OF the ensign.