The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1898-09-09
XIV.
XIV.
WHERE is MY DAUGHTER"

XIV.
WHERE is MY DAUGHTER"
Miss Zenith and Miss Lettie had re-
tired, leaving Mrs. Zenith to her soli-
tary vigil. When at dawn they heard
Captain Zenith and Miss Carrie return
they hastily arose and joined them.
| Having heard the little there was to be
related, Miss Zenith said:
She has eioped with the adjutant!"
"Nonsense!' the Captain exclaimed
"Now, Mollie!" Miss Carrie said,
Don't talk like that about the darling
child She may be dead; and then you
would regret that SANDER while you
live"
81 believe it! She is in love with
him, and, in her own wilfull manner
she is de ermined to marry him. She
told him so in Mas presence and de-
clared that she did not care what Ma
and the rest of us had to say against it.
When he left here 1t was with prom
Use to meet her at Mortons yesterday
afternoon. He went there and waited
for her till he could wait no longer;
then he came here and l told him that
she had gone out of town. We now
know for certain that she got more
than half way home before
dark. You will find that she
has either gone to him or sent for
him as soon as she reached town. TAX
ing care to not let any of her friends
know anything about it, unless it was
Bell Morton and she wouldn't tell if
you would ask her with the lips of
hot pinchers. You will find that while
you were hunting her on the hills she
was with the adjutant!"
at certainly is possible" Mrs. Ze-
/ NTH assented.
II do not think it even remotely
probable" the Captain commented.
"Of course it Is not the case! 1t is
and shameful and God will punish
you for it!' said Miss Carrie.
You may cling to your own opinion;
l will adhere to mine; am quite sat
isied that it will prove to be correct.
l shall have the pleasure of reminding
you that told You So
The discussion was continued until
Miss Zenith so far impressed Captain
Zenith of the possibility of her theory
being sound that he proceeded to in
vestigate.
The cavalry was encamped at Camp
Cook, about two miles from Scranton.
Captain Zenith went to Scranton by
the first available train and went to
Camp Cook in a hack directly from
the station.
At the camp he met Lieutenant
Doyle whom he personally knew and
of him inquired:
els Lieutenant Jaquese in camp"
He is in New York"
when did he go?"
Yesterday"
alone or accompaniment"
He was unaccompanied, SO far as
know. He was called away suddenly
by some private affair and left us at
Minersvale; l did not see him before
he set out. Our marching orders were
unexpected and was not in camp. So
far as my information goes he is not
aware of our departure"
Then you do not know where he is
to be found? Where his headquarters
will be in New York;"
No"
81 must find him!"
is it important! Is the matter one
of haste?"
HE has carried off my daughter"
He has carried off your daughter?
| do not understand"
! my daughter Stella, to whom he
/ has been attentive, went to the coun-
try to visit friends; prior to her depart
ure she made an appointment to meet
him at mutual friends; the appoint
ment was made in the presence and in
defiance of her mother; the hour was
yesterday afternoon. He went to the
! rendezvous; she had not returned; he
called at my house and saw her eldest
! sister who informed him that she was
| out of town. He went away and that
was the last we heard of him until you
/ now inform me that he went hurried
! ly to New York. or course he went by
last nights train? She expected to ar
rive home at noon but missed the train
and started to walk home. At least
she told her friends that she was going
to walk home. Just before dark she
was seen on the road, at point less
than four miles from a station which
1 she could easily have reached in am
pie time to join him on the train by
which he must have gone. She was
not seen by anyone, SO far discovered
after the occasion l mention. Now, it
is evident that she has notified him OF
her failure to catch that noon train;
the information reached him after he
called at my house and the details OF
their plans were arranged after that.
Or, as she could have reached Miners
vale before the train left, she may have
come on to town and the elopement
may then have been decided upon"
II fear, Mr.. Zenith, that it is worse
than that He is not the man to elope
in that way. He might marry clandes-
timely but he would avow the act as
soon as it was irreyocably accom-
plished. l am afraid that you are
mistaken and losing valuable time;
fear that some accident of which he IS
as ignorant as We are has befallen
your daughter. He would not have gone
away when he knew that she was in
distress. We can inquire OF Captain
Welter who commanded the detach-
ment and learn if he possesses any in
/ formation in the case
| They proceeded to Captain Welter's
/ quarters and found that officer, Cap
i tain Won Smith and Chaplain Kephart
mounted and just leaving camp lor a
visit to Scranton. Captain Weiter
said:
"All that / know is that the lieu en-
ant wanted quick leave on account of
some love affair in which a Miss Ze-
NTH was concerned; in what manner
| | do not know"
When Captain Welter said this he
rode away and rejoined his ccmpan-
ions on their way to town. Captain
Zenith said to Lieutenant Doyle:
/ was confident of it! His sudden de-
parture and her simultaneous disap-
pearance convince me that they have
gone to New York to get married and
to keep out Of my way until the family
! becomes reconciled. OF course, the ev-
idence, after all, is only circumstantial;
but it Is nevertheless convincing. l
shall follow them to New York by the
next train. If you hear from him in
the meantime | shall be glad to have
you wire me at the Gilsey house. l
would appreciate the kindness all the
moro If Won also tplapranh YOUR iQfOr-