The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1899-11-01
ALL ENDS WELL.

w ny, hasn't mary got DICK yetf
Mr.. Blair asked, as be Came 10 at $50;
and Ralph Duncan One of Mary's ad.
niirers, who was With him. seowled.
mo. she hasn't CONE yet Mrs. Blair
replied. And che SAID positively that
she would be hoWe TO tea"
ITS lovely evening for riding. !
think they've gone around by the lake"
said Laura.
Nine o'clock came. Mrs. Blair walked
about uneasily; the boys camped down
TO wait, refusing to go TO bed until
Mary had disclosed to them a promised
secret.
Ten o'clock.
This begins to look serious. said
MFR. Blair.
Perhaps she went at once to her
room," suggested Duncan.
mo, looked before dark" sad Cissy.
"An pretepse was thrown away;
they We're openly anxious and went
III body to search the house.
I'll go and see If anything has been
heard Of Dick" said Duncan, when
they gathered again in the parlor
He rushed away and they waited 81
lently. In twenty minutes he came
back accompanied by an excited young
man.
Il brought Miss Stanton home about
Csc" the other said briefly.
impossible" exclaimed Mr.. Blair.
81 swear l didr' he declared vehem.
emily 81 left the horse standing and
walked TO the door with her"
They looked at each other blankly;
tben said Mrs Blair, solemnly, mot L
SOP. in this place has seen her since
she left With you at g."
All efforts were useless, and as the
crowd of seQtchers gathered toward
evsplpg Of the pext day there were
f1apy open EXPRESSIONS of opinion that
there had been foul play.
1T Is unaccountable, unaccounta
he" muttered Mr. Blair. walking the
fG0}{ ast ono nor.on o.n oxn,.,o :, an,
that's Dick Roberts" said Duncan
nereely.
II have told you oil know over and
oyer again, Brought Miss stanton
safely home last evening" Dick re-
Piled.
You were seen about driving on
the Harris road with a woman" Dun
can went on, The ppsfson could not
not Explain THAR
1iNh WIS hlltut.
Roberts" Mr.. Blair stenly said, az
You can say anything in explanation
You had better do It,"
MI. BNir-Laurar Dick cried sud
denly. Does it seem to you Possible
tpat ! could have bhrmed Mary?
love her, l asked her to be my wife.
! was 10 wait for an answer until she
lad retuIhed to her home. Do you
tbipk / would harm her under such
circumstapeesf
That's yoyr story" Duncan sneered
In jealous fury. ut remains to be
proved"
Hell have a chance to prove 1t X
comes the 6flcer to arrest him"
But at this instant wild shrieks were
heard, and Cissy flew In Dreaming:
Papa Dick Comc-eome, Mary."
aud she turned back, followed by the
crowd.
Down the hail she darted, through
tie back entry into the old wing where
there was a large room with closet
tie length Of one side. Into this CiSsy
Owed "She is here! She is here |
heard herr
flushing her, Mr.. Blair listened a
moment, then exclaimed: ITS true.
She is here somewhere"
He struck match. disclosing a small
door. against which Dick flung him
self furiously, bursting II In.
In moment he dashed out into the
air with Mary lying limp in his arms.
Half an hour later she had recovered
sufficiently to tell her story.
81 found that little dark place a few
days ago l was making secret of It
TO tease the boys because they never
had found 1t, and they play IN those
old rooms so much. When Dick left
me last night | went there, intending
to show II to them. They We're not
there, but thought heard them COM
ing, and l called and then ran to the
little closet and pushed the door to.
and somehow it fastened so | could
not open it.
II called for help. and my voice
sounded so muffied l grew frightened.
fearing no one would ever hear me- 1t
seemed to be sealed up almost alright,
and but for the ratholes | believe
should have smothered."
A woman came pushing her way in.
"Dick Roberts was with me last
pightw she cried. My son came home
so crazed with drink that | could do
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help. | met Dick and he went home
with me and stayed until Frank had
gone TO sleep came as soon as
heard, for asked Dick to say nothing
about my trouble last evening. 1 am
very glad that Miss Stanton has been
found. think you might have known
Dick Roberts better" and she departed
as quickly as she came.
''oh, Dick, did they think Mary
began.
II don't blame them," Dick broke In.
s 1t locked hard for me-"
But 10 think that any one would
suppose that you would she
t4stopped and held out her hands Dick
took them close and kissed the bruises
tenderly; he saw his answer in her
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