The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1897-11-26
XII.
MISS ZENITH TELLS A LIE.

| MISS ZENITH TELLS A LIE.
Pursuant to appointment the adju-
tant called at the Morton's and for
hours waited in anxiety for Miss Stel-
la. Weary with waiting, fearful that
she was in trouble at home, he at
length went to Captain Zenith's and
being shown in saw Miss Zenith to
whom he said:
Can l see Miss Stellar"
stella went to New York last night
with a relative and will not return for
an indefinite time"
"W-i+h yShCr, I'D Sha On? Whv did
she go so suddenly? What is her New
York address,"
"She went with cousin who tele-
graphed for her from Scranton as he
was enroute home from Wilkesbarre.
have forgotten their address in New
York but we will have it when she
writes. The visit is one long promised
but it was not just now expected to
occur so soon."
The adjutant was bewildered by this
information and finding it impossible
to elicit the name of the relatives to
whom his affianced had gone he return
ed to his quarters in camp
That Miss Stella had gone to New
York he did not doubt and he was wor-
ried by her apparent neglect to write
to him before her departure, even
though it was so hurried and unpre-
meditated. He rem embered that she
had spoken of s.n anticipated visit to
an uncle in New Yo k, whose name, he
recalled, was Wills. He slept but little
that night, his mind being occupied by
the situation of his owe affairs.
The next morning he procured
through his Colonel, an order from the
department commander, to proceed to
New York for the purpose of execut
ing verbal orders to be communicated
to him by Colonel Boyden, this method
being frequently resorted to to evade
record of leave of absence, when Off
GERS desired to visit any place for pri-
vate purposes. Accompanying this Or
der came one for the detachment to
move to Scranton.
Thus, at the hour that Miss Stella
left Barton, the adjutant started to
New York, and the detachment
marched out of Minersvale toward
Scranton.
So little did the adjutant doubt that
Miss Zenith had told him the truth
that he never thought of consulting
Miss Morton but proceeded to New
York without communicating with her.
He communicated with no one, except
the Colonel Of the regiment who was
at Scranton and Captain Welter, who
commanded the detachment at Miners
vale; thus leaving everybody in Mi
persvale under the impression that he
| had donartad with tho troOnc
He reached the metropolis in the
night and before he retired procured a
city directory and made list of all
those named Wills whose ad-
dresses were found in that
volume He intended to call
upon them, one after another, and to
say to each that he had just arrived
from Minersvale and carried a mes
sage for Miss Stella Zenith, lately ar
rived in the city to visit relatives
whose name he knew to be Wills, but
whose address he had lost. He had no
doubt that by this method of search
he would succeed in finding his affi-
anced very easily. AS soon as he
found her, they would be married, if he
could gain her consent.
Having thus fixed his plan of cam
paign, he prepared and sent to each
morning paper this PERSONAL
"The young lady from Minersvale
will receive an important message if
she will send her address to Adjutant
Homer at the Gilsey House."