The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1901-09-19

he goes to the Rose tavern. where he
drinks all night"
LET some one 60 to the Rose tavern,
then, and quickly. Captain Crowle, we
will go to the Grown while inquiries
are made. Gentlemen, there is great
suspicion that an abominable crime
hath been committed and this young
lady hath been forcibly carried away
for the sake Of her fortune. take
blame to myself for not making sure
that I was placing her in her own
chair. This Is my business. But ask
your help for the honor of the spa and
the company"
A dozen gentlemen stopped forward
and offered their help and their swords,
if necessary. Among them was Colo
mel Lanyon.
Come, then; let us adjourn to the
Crown and make inquiries. Be of good
cheer, captain. We will find out which
way they took. If they have nothing
but the chair to carry her away, we
can easily catch them up
II know my GIRL" said the captain.
1T is not one man who can daunt her,
nor will dozen men force her to mar
~ against her will. If they try. there
will be MURDER
IF we cannot find the way they took,
we must scour the country
At the gates of the garden they learn
ed that the keeper had seen the chair
go out and observed that it was closely
followed by a gentleman whom he
could only describe by his height,
which was taller than the average.
Now, Tom Rising was six feet at least.
At the Crown, in Lord Fylingdale's
room, they held a brief consultation,
after which the gentlemen who had
volunteered their help went out into
the town to make inquiries.
In few minutes they began to re-
turn. 1t was ascertained that Tom
Rising was not at his lodging, nor was
he at the Rose tavern, nor could he be
found at any Of the taverns used by
gentlemen. This strengthened the sus-
picion against him. Then one remem-
bered the strange words of the early
morning in which Tom Rising had
promised his friends that he would be-
fore the next day was done be the rich
est man in the county - rich enough
to play with them until he had stripped
every man as bare as Adam. Those
words were taken as mere drunken
rawlings. But now they seemed to have
mad meaning. Where was Tom Ris-
ing?
Another discovery was that of the
two men belonging to the chair in
which Molly was carried off. They
were found in one OF the low taverns
by the riverside drinking. One Of them
was already too far gone to speak:
the other. with stronger head. was
able to give information, which he was
quite ready to do. a gentleman, he
said. had engaged the chair and had
given them 4 guinea to drink if they
would suffer him to find his own chair
men. His description of the gentle
man correspondent with that already
furnished. He spoke Of a tall gentle
man with a flushed face and rough
manner Of speech. He knew nothing
more except that two men, strangers
to himself. had taken the chair and
carried it of.
ASASAASAs SdAu LIS lOEuSulD,
there can be, fear. no doubt. The
abduction of Miss Molly has been de-
signed and attempted by Mr.. Rising.
Fortunately he cannot have gone very
far. 1t remains for us to find the road
which he has taken"
They fell to considering the various
roads which lead out Of the town.
There is the highroad to Ely Cam
bridge and London, but to carry a
chair with an unwilling lady in it on
the highroad, frequented by night as
we'll as by day with travellers of all
kinds and strings of pack horses, would
be ridiculous. There was the road
which led to the villages on the east
side of the Wash. There was also the
road to Swaffham and Norwich.
81 am of opinion" said one of the
gentlemen, that he has fixed on some
lonely place not far from Lynn where
he can make her, prisoner until she
complies with his purpose and con
sents to marry him. '@s<' ~ ~
Captain Crowle shook his head. "She
would never consent" he said. my