The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1907-04-04
Copyright. 1903, by Henry Holt & Co mEanuaHHH1zzza


them. Her fathers ON too. We're
evidently undisturbed.
Here's one thing" 1 said, THAI
might help" and l picked UP a photo
graph from the mantel. You wouldn't
mind my using it?'
Mr.. Royce took it with trembling
hand and gazed at it for a moment
at the dark eyes, the earnest mouth
Then he handed it back TO me.
NO" he answered; mot if it will
really help; we must use every means
we can. Only"
II won't use it unless I absolutely
ave to-" l assured him; and when I'm
lone with it, I'll destroy it,"
Very we'll" he assented, and / put
it in my pocket.
There was nothing more to be dis
covered there, and we went away, after
warning the two men to say no a
word to anyone concerning their mis-
tress's disappearance
Plainly, the first thing to be done was
to find the coachman who had driven
Miss Holiday and her maid away from
we visited at all the stables
in the neighborhood; but from
none of them had a carriage been
ordered by her. Had she ordered it her
self from a stable in some distant por-
ton of the city for the purpose of
concealing her whereabouts, or had it
been ordered for her by her maid, and
was she really the victim of foul play?
I put the question to Mr.. Royce, but
he seemed quite unable to reach a con
clusion. AS for myself, l was certain
that she had gone away of her w
accord, and had deliberately planned
her disappearance. Why? Well, I be-
gan to suspect hat we had not yet
really touched the bottom of the mys-
terry.
We drove back to the office and found
Mr.. Graham there. I related to him the
circumstances of u search, and sub
mitted to him and to Jul Junior one
question for immediate settlement.
A the best, it's a delicate case" 1
pointed out. Miss Holiday has plain
ly laid her plans very carefully to pre-
vent us following her. 1t may be diff
cult to prove that she has not gone
away entirely Of her own accord She
certainly has a perfect right to go
wherever h wishes without consulting
us. Have we the right to follow her
against her evident desire?"
For a moment Mr.. Graham did not
answer, but sat tapping his desk with
that deep line of perplexity between
his eyebrows. Then he nodded en-
p~hatically.
TITS our duty to follow her and find
her," he said. Its perfectly evident
to me h a no girl in her right mind
would act as she had lone. She had nc
reason whatever for deceiving us-for
running away We wouldn't have in
terefered with her. Jenkinson's right
she's suffering with dementia. We must
see hat she receives proper medical
treatment"
TT might not be dementia" I sug-
gested, so much as ulidue influence
on the part of the new maid, perhaps
Then it's our duty to rescue her from
that influence" rejoined Mr.. Graham,
tality."
Eve If we offend her ?'
We can't stop to think of that. Be.
sides, she won't be offended when she
comes to herself. The question is, how
to find her most speedily"
The police, probably, could do il
most speedily" I said: but since She
kind, I rather doubt whether it would
be wise to call in the police. Miss
Holiday would very properly resen,
any more publicity
But" objected Mr.. Graham, "if W.
don't call in the police, how are we t.
find her? l recognize, of course, how
undesirable it is that she should b,
subjected to any further n%otorietv bn,
Is there any other way?"
l glanced at Mr.. Royce and saw tina
he was seemingly sunk in apathy.
II l could be excused from the Of
flee for a few days. sir" I began hest
tatingly, Il might be able to find SON,
race OF her. If I'm unsuccessful, w,
might then call in the authorities"
Mr.. Royce frightened up for a mo
ment.
That's it," he said. Let Lester loo]
into it,,
Very well,' assented Mr.. Graham. +"
agree to thai OF course, any expense
you may incur will be borne by tn
Office"
Thank you, sir and / rose Wit,
fast beating heart, for the adventur
appealed to me strongly. .I'il begin q
once then. 4 should like assistance i
n thing. Could you let me have thre
OF four clerks to visit the various sta
bles Of the city? It would be best
think to use u own people"
certainty assented u senior in
SANITY. I'll call them in, and we ca
gtve them their instructions at once.
So four clerks We're summoned. an
each was given a district of the cit,
Their Instructions We're to fnd fro1
which stable Miss Holiday had 81
dered q carriage the morning of Thur.
day. April 8. They We're to report :
the office every day noon ana evanin,
until the search was finished. The
started away at once, and I turned /
follow them, when my eye was ca,1g}
by the expression of our juniors fac
NJ Royce is i'll. sir.!" I cried. Loo
at him!"
He was leaning forward heavily. h
: face drawn and livid, his eyes set, h
hands piucking at the arms of his chat
We sprarg to him and led him to
couch. ] bathed his hands and "a,
in cold water, while Mr.. Graham hu
riedly summoned a ph5ssirian. The do
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