The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-08-11

junior. We hadn't bcep out three 6ayf
before the young wife was DAFT -h3r
Trevor and the hnsband efcrns ,stttt
jealousy. Theu there was an oit. upnk
who would SIT mollng on deck sfIS
Trevor appeared. when she would lrn-
guish til he Joined her aud lock fne y
pr'ssibly happy ifshe did 50 for sven
a few minutes And 50 could "a x
mentioning various Women, an u
whom were more or less affas1el
Trevor singled me oul for his princiIn
companion. and we used 10 sit IL his
statcroon by the hour chatting an6
smoking on onc occasion l rallied
him on the preference shown him byl
the young married woman.
zone morning after the breakfast
hour we missed Trevor IN the smok-
ing At noon O seward camA ia
me as Trcsot9l0!gel lInq1aDAlItlo-
ciate and tcld me that my friends
room was locked and nl,e camoput cf
knoakipg could elicit W ilkibiy. Tho
ships carpenter was cnned. I went
With him, and he forced the door
The room was empty.
'efhere could have been no means ef
egress Tor the occupant except the pofs-
holes lt seemed 10 me that be woulc
have had diliculty IN getting through
one OF them, but there Is no knowing
what one may accomplish Ia crawling
through small space. especially B giver
abnormal strength by insanity. though
some thought Trevor had crawled ous6
ia hts sleep. n
I'VE were duh company fog the
rest OF the voyage The young wife
didn't attempt 70 eoneesl her emotion.
aad her husband looked as IL he would
have liked 10 help Trevor make wey
/ with himself Some OF the men even
hlnted THAI the husband had something
60 DO with Trevor's disappearance, bnt
this supposltion did not gain favor
with the rest Indeed. 1t was absurd
ON its face.
1--WE reached New York without tho
rcappearance OF the favorite or solu-
tion OF tile problems Tho purser broke
open Trevors trunk tn the hope OF
learning more ~ HIS Identity than his
mere name. but a,e Information was
not forthcoming. SO the case was set
down as one Of those mysterious diaap-
pearances that are never to be ex-
planned.
NOW comes one of the strangest
happenings of all my ilfe Talk of CO..
incldences. mover Isvc heard or read
Of ANYTHING 30 beat what Im going 70
tn yon Three years later went from
my home IN CONNECTICUT 10 the Pacific
coast partly on business and parils 70
attend tho Wedding of Niece of mine
! reached her home seSfE.il DAYS before
The wedding ard when Introduced %
The groom eNpectnnt stood paralyzei
with astoUishmcnt
"Hc was Trevor
"flc turned rcd aud white ana was
evidently at first hent on denying his
Identity. Then he laughed aud said
Eyes: we've met hcforc There's nu
| explanation not much TO my feat I
, confess, bul il might have been more
TO my dlscredit n hadu't done what
J did, though to tell ihe irfth oEose
mefbod that was rather .,epeptable 10
, Young scapcgraoe than an older man.
Do you remember the young married
! woman who
Sc, hcr husband Wild by going
, Wild herself about yong Yes. go on
she was Wild true enough SO
! Wild couldn't control her She wac
bent Oh rulnmg three persons. her
, husband herself ana me luade =
conidant of the captain and PROPOSED
l 10 make stowaway OF myself for tho
rest OF the voyage 10 get out OF her
, way. He offered 10 stow ne IA hio
! Cabin instead. and | accepted the ofser.
Mighty good man. the captain. snd
! FIRST class at keeping secret ! er~
s ranged the disappearance and, 10 pre-
Z vent the news reaching home before
J could cable, remoVc-y 1if thin1y' m :.
woald point TO N astess% Bag
heavens. how did | come 10 get en-
gagged 10 your niecef
"Why didn't YOU conhde ia mer Z
asked
"'Captaln said confde Ia no one or
he would have nothing to DO with the
matter
no an this the bride expectant
listened with eyes and ears wide open
Wei ! declarer she said at the tinish
~ I had heard that story without the
name 81 tile principal ! would have
known lt was YOU i'ncle. do you
ihml. Ina safc Do marrying such a
manY Then 10 her dance. Why
haven't you confessed this TO Inc with
other ihingsT
"How would It lock fol me 10 tell
you that / had 20 disappear 70 get
away from womanY
Right yoa are, said l. no truly
modest man could have done IT,
u found that my nicce's father 0ny
, sisters metW9 bad been furnished
ali iho cvidegee required tu prove that
fIglgfi sg4 fyYwxFg sgp ~ British
nohlenan. iio had been ranehman
! since roming 10 America and would
not 30 back 70 England ON any nc.
count"
"NextT' cried one Of the listeners
That was z good one N Il War made
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