The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-12-04
FlANCE'S ODD STORY.
Chicago Man Informs Hts Sweetheart
lie Was Abducted.

CHICAGO. Hi. Dec. 1-AXel Nals-
from declares he was kidnapped ANA his
sweetheart. Alma johnson. believes him.
ID does not make bit OF difference what
others may say. she has known AXel for
six years, and she trusts him. They were
10 have been married Monday morning
az the home of Almas sister Mrs Swan
Morris. 5l4s Carpenter street. Instead Of
a bridal festival there was mourning for
one who was believed 90 DE dead. Alma
had done everything in her power TO find
her hauce. lie left her home Wednesday
night 40 10 o'clock That was the last
she saw of him until Monday morning.
when she was called 10 his boarding
place. the Stockton hotel. "A East Chicago
avenue whittier Dee had returned at /
o'clock that morning.
When she reached him Naistrom was
unconscious and she cried over his
ragged. muddy FORM Fully AN hour she
sat thus before he opened his eyes in
recognition.
III could tell YOU you would find the
robbers. he began in "a half-daZed tone.
Il woke up once. and ] was in little
room with low partitions. over which
could see the gas light outside / was
lying on some rags on the floor and ]
was cold. ! began TO cry and man came
i'm and gave me something 20 drink. Iie
said. You be still or youn get hurt
ami pushed me back. | could hear people
walking outside. but when / began TO get
warm / went 20 sleep again
That is an she says ne knows about It.
He had walked as far east as Morgan
street i'm Fifty-seyenth streeton Wednes-
day when two men drove up In "a buggy
and asked him to take ride. lie SAID
mo- and turned away into the empty
b.. .f.N h..
One of them jumped out Of the vehicle.
but Valstrom has no recollection Of hay
ing been struck at that time.
He had been to the bank that very
afternoon ana had drawn 5000 from his
deposit of 5000 with which 10 buy his
honeymoon tickets for Sweden. lie and
the agent didn't agree. however, and he
left the office with the money still In his
possession Then he went TO see his
sweetheart. and to please her, carried
with him roll of the bills. He put part
in his stocking. The rest. roll Of $40
was in his left hand vest pocket
When he left Alma he promised to re-
turn at the next afternoon TO take her
TO "a friends house for Thanksgiving din
ner at 4.
IL was only after search OF five nights
and as many days that Alma found her
sweetheart again Then she took him
TO her home i'm Carpenter street, ana
patiently settled down 10 nurse him.
1--WE will be married soon," he said.
"and we will go TO Sweden Just the
same"
The doctor. G. y. Korsoell, Of 500 Went
worth avenue gave him some medicine
and shook his head 'AXel has been
druggei." was all he would say 10 Anna.
70 others he would not say that much,
Id rlf Oh. ant 10 as to
mans alleged misfortunes.
NaistrOm is SWede % years old. VINO
has been in this country long enough 20
know its ways. lie came 10 Chicago
twelve years ago. and was employed up
TO the time OF his adventure as layer
Of curbings for the Adolph Anderson
Contracting Company. lie met Alma
Johnson six years ago when she hai Just
come 20 America. and he loved her. tie
was faithful. SO was she. They had
waited many years for the little hoard
which was to take them TO the father
land
we will 20 Just the same" is the prom
Use which is a great comfort 10 Alma, for
she has a father and mother near Mexya
whom she mas not seen for six years.
Valstroms roommate, AXel Esterberg.
tells OF his return thus:
81 heard knock at he door al
o'clock in the morning and went out TO
ind Valstrom leaning up against the
wall with the hotel-keeper Ahlgren
laughing at him. Valstrom was stupid
ana couldn't tell me how ne got up the
four flights of stairs nor where he mad
been. Proprietor Ahlgren said he didn'
know anything about 1t. he had just
found him leaning against the wall Val
strom IS a steady man without any bad
habits. and ! don't believe he was in
toxicated Tho Chronicle