Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1898-11-14
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to be found-a large market-cart-
and started along the same route that
Alice had Deen carried, the earl S
heart growing more wretched every
minute.
They cocld only travel slowly, and
the night was falling as they reached
the town. AS luck would have it,
they met the same policeman Who
had directed Jura, and at once from
him learned the name of the hotel to
which he had gone.
The earl, white and breathless,
rushed into the hall.
wi here is the lady who was brought
here this morning by dark gentle
MANI" he demanded eagerly.
The landlord shook his head and
called his wife.
"Do YOU mean the mad lady, sir?'
she asked.
The men looked at one another.
"a slender, fair haired, pretty girl
cried Frank Meredith quickly.
eyes, sir-that's her. [ couldn't be-
Iieve as how she were mad like. But
her husband said she was"
Her husband" gasped Roy, sink
ing into a chair.
The detective put hand on the
ear1's shoulder.
Pardon me, my lord" he said
quietly; "leave this in my hands.
Now, my good woman, answer my
questions. Where is this young
LADY,"
Il don't know, sir" the landlady
replied. looking a little frightened;
''she was took away by the gentleman
about half an hour ago. He said they
was a-going to Dorchester by the ex-
press. Lor', sir, I hope there amt
nothing wrong! She looked so ILL.,
poor thing!"
<'She is no more mad than you or l.
She is the wife of this gentleman-the
Earl of Darrell All, you have heard
of her disappearance, of course. That
man has abducted her. She must be
rescued at once"
Great heavens! if I'd only known"
cried the woman, overcome Win
alarm. ooh Lord, I wish I'd known,
he should not have taken her. L
begged him to wait till tomorrow, but
he wouldn't hear nothing, and she
looked fit to die at any moment. She'd
no count where she washer nina
seemed gone"
~On the verge of brain fever, no
doubt" said Godfrey Armistead quiet
ly. Nov Newton, what's to be
done?"
ITO the station to make enquiry.
The earl hao better stay here"
NO, MOI" cried Roy, starting to his
feet; 81 must go! I should go mad II
I stayed here an instant"
Come, then; there is no time to
LOSE
They hurried across to the station.
Remain here" whispered Mr.. New
ton as they entered it; 81 will speak
first"
He touched porter on the shoulder.
HAS the express to Bornchester
gone, my MANI" he asked.
Gone? Yes, sir, half an hour ago.
GLOW tiresome! I must have made
a mistake; I thought it went at seven
fifty"
"No, sir; seven-twenty.'
Hum! it's a great nuisance.
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gone by the same train. You didn't
happen to see them, perhaps-a gen
tleman, his wife, pretty fair-haired
LADY,"
The porter shook his head.
ono, sir; I weren't here, it was my
tea-time, but perhaps Bill did. here,
Bill, gentleman wants to ask you
question"
What is it, sir?" demanded the
other porter civilly. GA lady and
gentleman, very pretty with lots of
yellow hair; lor', yes, she was took
fearfully i'll, Topped off in a faint,
Just as she was a-getting into the
train; your friend was in a horful
way. They've gone to hotel in the
town, sir-I can't tell you which.
Thanks" the detective slipped
some money into the others hand.
my poor friend-I must try to finl
him at once"
He approached the others.
"They are in the town. Now to
find where, that's the next thing. We
must get the police to help u.s.
In few minutes they had sepa-
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except Godfrey Armistead and Roy,
who went off together.
An hour slipped by.
They drove all around the town.
and could discover nothing, and then
went back to the station to wait for
frank and the detective.
They had not long to wait. Frank
soon rushed in, with a face white with
excitement.
''They are found! Newton has got
the house surrounded-he can't es-
cape! She is down with brain-fever!'
Roy uttered no word, but followed
the other two out Of the station,
down one or two narrow streets, until
they approached a small public-hou5e.
Godfrey put his hand on the earl's
arm.
sEPa nation+ ord Darrell - he said