The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1905-04-27
CHAPTER xxII.-scontinued.,

uontsohcry came up 10 me again. dres
ed for the street.
Il can't find ii now. Silas: | will brin
1t home with me and you can do il I,
morrow"
Vexed and annoyed at this triaing,
ran round TO the front of the house
But to re-enter the pit was impossible,
The people were erowding out in on
dense stream; SO L was Obliged TO stan,
aside until my companions should APP
pear. or until the passage was sufii
GENTLY cleared sor me to go back I,
seek them
| had not stood there many second.
before 4 saw Mrs. Wilson forcing her
self through the crowd. and looking wild.
ly about her. She caught sight of me in
an instant
W here is Clara?" she cried. gaspins
Tor breath Il have lost her in the
crowd Some men pushed between us.
and separated her from me; and from
thar moment | have lost sight OF her.
Look about you She must be in the
street,
The audience were now dispensing in
all directions. Up and down. in and out
the crowd. here. there and everywhere.
l eagerly sought for her. but she was
~ W >CCh- -hA>- w l4>tu. SIInQ-
ing in a doorway. trembling and wiring
ing her hands. soon collected small
crowd round her.
Had they seen young lady. in
black dress. with long golden hair?' she
never ceased asking
At last a man suggested that the DO
lieeman who had been standing about
the door during the latter part of the
nQrfnrrn fha
to have seen her.
Yes. He had seen a young person an
swering the description She had been
one among the first Of the crowd to come
down the passage She looked as il she |
had lost some one. When she got into l
the street young man touched her upon 4
the arm and said something. and she
walked away with him. Then he lost
sight of her.
What was the man IikeY' I asked.
~Oh. he was youngish. smooth-faced
fellow. with cap on" was the replv.
The very man who had beckoned me
out of the pit 1t was a plot, then:
but by whom originated. and for what
purpose?
Take cab; go to Bow street police
'tation a once. and / will follow you in ,
l few minutes" l said to Mrs. Wilson. .
Back | rushed to the stage door. Had
hr. Montgomery left the theater? He i
lad followed out at my heels, was the /
nswer .
Suddenly | bethought me of the public I
ouse frequented by Josiah and Mr.. a
montgomery. Away ran thither. No:
hey had not been there that evening O
hen | went down to Bow street. where (,
found Mrs Wilson. more dead than e
live, giving her deposition. +,
Are you quite certain that the Young "
ldy has not gone off OF her own free ).
Ill .-some sweethearting case. per al
aps-only for a little walk-met some b.
ne she knew, and finding that she had Sc
Used you, he has taken her home?-
iggested the functionary who was TAX &,
g down the depositions. 10
Pray disabuse yosr mind of such an pa
ea, the young lady in question has no "
lends except those you see here tr
lows no others-associates with no flo
hers al
The solemn earnestness OF my tones III
emed to convince him OF his error, for
PM that time be gave us more seri- I'll,
s attention. 81,
"A description shall be sent to the diff srl
'eDt heats and police stations, and you I'D
better issue bills. and il you care inl
90 to the expense. advertise in the
ly papers. Ii we hear anything, we nv
] LET you know. But you can make but
II mind easy upon one point-at least, the
think so; wherever she is, she has sn
he with her own free will There's dis
accounting for the yagaries OF girls" .
Soth myself and Mrs Wilson felt very unt
Iry at the light and skepticaI manner liz.
which a subject SO momentous to us I
) treated; but the officer only smiled bur
bur warmth. at
FRS. Wilson expressed her intention =.
issuing bills early the next morning. car,
ring a reward for her discovery. vou
re was nothing more to be done in fror
place, for the cab was waiting. Won
l persuaded her to return home i'm seer
lately. She impIored me 10 accom- ~
y her. No. would search the neigh die
Iood; | might chance to get some min.
igs. -,
hiding that all her entreaties were prov
ain. the old lady reluctantly depart "
lone. tort,
r. Jonathan was standing upon the "Wh
step when the cab drove up. Before II
cabman could descend from the I,ox. have
ad the door open. pleas
here IS she-where is Clara p he has
., seeing but one person within. radai
70 utterly terrified and bewildered to misel
! Of the oddity OF such question as
stranger whom she had never and
before. Mrs. Wilson could only gasp. my q
is gone-run away with" me "
n minutes afterwards. Mr.. jena pleas
Jumped into the cab that had From
hit her home. and which he ordered been
-ay. ITO the Bow street police victim
IN as fast as you can drive he You
dealt
mercy
that night wandered about in a Short,
ed state up and down the streets. She
by the river. | know not where. nIace
me on to rain, and | was soaked couId
skin. Still, hour after hour. 1 lin eves
about the same spot; the dawn "Rr
and merged into broad daylight. Firat
ie hustle Of the day began. yet still conor,
d not tear myself away; the pass lescep
shrank from me-they must have iron,
IT me an escaped lunatic. At last. ,vi,b ,
that nature could hold out no long tiona,,
AT must fall down upon the n, arr
ent II | walked about any longer. ,.i4I, ,
n remember dra 1QinU nveelf df.ur,, -,