The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-07-28
A TRAP
Fooled
By SARAH BAXTER

One morning young woman entered
my law Office in Boston saying that Il
mutual friend had recommended me
for an attorney. She said that her IA
Their, who was a widower and an old
man, had been III for moro than a
year, under the care OF d trained nurse
The nurse Miss Dartmore. was wo.
man about thirty-five years old She
was attempting to marry her charge
with view to getting control OF his
fortune A struggle was going on be-
tween the nurse and the daughter. the
one trying to accomplish this marriage.
the other endeayoring 10 prevent IT,
My client. Miss Ambrose, was having
the worst of the struggle at the time,
for Miss Dartmore had taken the old
man aboard his yacht, the Rowena,
and had sailed away with him on the
high seas, taking with her a consider
able portion of his property in negoti-
able bonds and cash.
1t occurred TO me that the proper
course for me was to get warrant fo-
Miss Dartmore's arrest on a charge o.
kidnapping, a deputy sheriff to serve it
and give chase. | called up n friend
who knew all about yachts and where
one could be procured, aud within
few hours | had chartered the Nan
titus. an auxiliary boat, and before sun
set Miss Ambrose. an aunt OF hers. nv
self and Il deputy sheriff We're of in
the wake Of the Rovena.
All we knew OF the direction taken
by our adversary was that It was east.
ward. 1t occurred to me that Miss
Dartmore would endeavor to lose her
self among the islands lying beyond
Portland, though she might stop AZ
that city for the purpose of being mar
rted. Miss Ambrose informed me that
so far as she knew her father had not
thus far consented to a marriage. hut
he was quite feeble. and IL the nurse
had sufficient time she would doubtless
dominate him to her purpose.
On reaching Portland we put in
there, made hurried search of the
harbor and, not finding the Rowena,
pushed on eastward, striking the is
ands as soon as we left port They
ire very thick, aud we passed many
which enabled us to make
INQUIRIES without stopping if any one
lad seen the yacht we were after We
Don got track Of the Rowena. but she
lad twelve hours start of us. and this ,
vas great advantage to her. Never 8
heess we tracked her. sometimes By .
nquiring of those on shore but usually
( those on the water She kept in
mong those islands nearest the main
and and nearest together.
Miss Ambrose was very much trou
led lest her father give way before
re could catch the party. and if he
i'd there would be no trouble in get
ng a clergyman to marry the couple
almost any Of the villages on the
lore | did all | could TO encourage
pr and directed the engineer to keep
p full speed. From those of whom I
e inquired who bad seen the Rowena
e knew we were gaining on her.
One advantage we had of our enemy
a description of his yacht. while 1t
as not likely she had any idea even
at she was pursued Consequently 7
e could approach her without our in :.
ntlon being discovered But Miss
mbrose had learned thu the sailing /
aster of the yacht was in league with Il
e woman and that he had enlisted a L
aw on whom he could rely to resist II
pture. II
Well, we kept hearing of the Rowena II
ing nearer and nearer to us until at II
L, rounding an island. we saw her II
anchor In cove not a mile away L
I'M us. In order not TO excite suS- L
ion l put the Nautilus of a little. L
t slowed down in speed. After sail
. about for awhile with no apparent 81
inite purpose, constantly getting b,
lrer the enemy. l saw that she hal fl
sufficient number of men on board ~
resist US II they saw ut. II | could "
near enough for the deputy to real E
warrant. should they refuse 70 M
Id. they would be subject to the
ANY VI INC law. anu klA4S W0I4u NP M
reat advantage TO US. nc
told the deputy to tie his white is
idkerchief around his neck instead ch
. craVat and otherwise make himself
( as much as possible like a parson. TO
n sailing up TO within a cables NJ
yth Of the Rowena I hailed her and -
ed il she would take gentleman me
ard-s lergymAn-waiting for an J.,
to 20 10 Portsmouth. &C.,