The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1905-04-15
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CHAPTER xXII.-fContinuedl


Montgomery came up to me again. dress
ell for the street.
Il can't find il now, Silas: will bring
Il home with me and you can do it to-
morrow"
Vexed and annoyed at this trifing.
ran round TO the front OF the house.
But TO re-enter the pit was impossible.
The people were erOwding out in one
dense stream; so was obliged to stand
aside until my companions should APP
pear. or until the passage was suffi-
GENTLY cleared for me to 60 back to
seek them
had not stood there many seconds
before l saw Mrs Wilson forcing her
self through the crowd. and looking Wild
" about her. She caught sight OF me in
an instant
Where Is Ciaral'' she cried, gasping
for breath. II have lost her in the
crowd. Some men pushed between US,
and separated her from me: and from
that moment I 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.
! eagerly sought for her, but she was
nowhere to be seen. Mrs. Wilson, stand
Ing in a doorway, trembling aud wiring
ing her hands, soon collected a small
crowd round her
Had they seen a young lady. In a
black dress, with long golden hairP' she
never ceased asking.
At last a man suggested that the po-
hceman who had been standing about
the door during the latter part OF the
performance wss the most likely person
to have seen her.
Yes. He had seen young person an
swering the description. She had been
one among the 6rst OF the crowd to come
down the passage. She looked as il she
had lost some one When she got into
the street young man touched her upon
the arm and said something. and she
walked away with him. Then he lost
sight OF her.
What was the man hkey' l asked.
oh, be was a yOungish. smOOth-faced
fellow, with a cap on" was the reply.
The very man who had beckoned me
out OF the pit. II was a plot. then:
but by whom originated. and for what
purpose?
Take a cab; go to Bow street police
station at once, and will follow you in
a few minutes" l said TO Mrs. Wilson.
Back | rushed 10 the stage door Had
Mr.. Montgomery left the theater? He
had followed out at my heels. was the
answer.
Suddenly | bethought me Of the public
house frequented by Josiah and Mr..
Montgomery. Away | ran thither No;
they had not been there that evening.
Then / went down to Bow street, where
j found Mrs. Wilson, more dead than
alive. giving her deposition
Are you quite certain that the young
lady has not gone OF OF her own free
will f-sOme sweethearting case, per
haps-only for a little walk-met some
one she knew. and finding that she had
missed you, he has taken her home ?"
suggested the functionary who vas tax
ing down the dispositions.
Pray disabuse your mind OF such an
idea. the young lady in question has no
friends except those you see here
knows no Others-associates with no
others"
The solemn earnestness Of my tones
seemed to convince him Of bis error. for
from that time he gave Us a more seri-
Gus attention.
ferent heats and police stations, and you
had better issue bills, and il you care
TO go 10 the expense. advertise in the
daily papers. IL we hear anything. We
will let you know. But you can MAKE
your mind easy upon one point-at least,
think 50: wherever she Is, she has
gone with her own free will. There's
NJ accounting for the vagaries OF girls"
angry at the light and skeptical manner
IN which subject 80 momentous to as
was treated: but the officer only smiled
at our warmth.
Mrs. Wilson expressed her intention
Of issuing bills early the next morning.
Offering a reward for her discovery.
There was nothing more to be done in
that place. for the cab was waiting,
and persuaded her TO return home i'm
mediately. She Implored me 10 accom-
pnny her. No. would search the neigh
bcrhOod; | might chance to get some
tidings.
Finding that all her entreaties were
In vain. the old lady reluctantly depart |
ed alone
Mr. Jonathan was standing upon the
doorstep when the cab drove up. Before
the cabman could descend from the box. !
be had the door open.
Where Is she-where Il Clara p he |
asked. seeing but one person within.
Too utterly terrified and bewildered to
think Of the oddity OF such . question
from stranger whom she had never
seen before. Mrs. Wilson could only gasp. |
"She is gone-ruu away with
Ten minutes afterwards.N Mr.. iona |
nkYnF8 HH1rFa T..4 IT, Al
brought her home. and which he ordered
tn stay. TO the Bow street police /
station as fast as you can drive" he
cried.
All that night | wandered about In
freEzied state up and down the streets. !
down by the river. / know not whore. |
II came on to rain. and I was soaked
20 the skin. Still. hour after hour, lin
gered about the same spot; the dawn
broke and merged into broad daylight.
and the hustle Of the day began. yet still
could not tear myself away; the pass
erR-by HhFauk from mR-thpv must have