Year: 1868




Dir Kennedy, as the father kept re-
pealing that terma


But she is mere child for all that, y
replied the iather-"a mere Ci1h--a
helpless ci,ild." @


Hump! p said Mr.. Kennedy, who
thought that a girl who coald manage
such an escapede as had Just been de-
tailed to him was anything but "help.
less child" In fact, he had already
made up his mind that the girl had not
gone to Cil,a, but he kept his own
counsel, and sent the father away with
the assurance that every effort possible
should be made to 6nd his daughter
and restore her to her home.


Mr. Kennedy at once detailed mer
towork ap the case, which. Of course
they knew just how 10 handle GoiDe
to the livery stable nearest The girl's
residence they began their inquiries
there, and from that point circled out
and out. and out, until they found the
stable where she had obtained the
carriage. which was about half a mile
distant from her fathers hoase. She
had ordered the carriage Eve days in
advances with strict injaHctions that it
should arrive at the door precisely at
half past eleven, and not a moment
sooner orlater. That morning she had
been to the stable again, to repeat her
instructions, aud to request that a sec
ond man should be sent with the carri-
age to bring down her trunk without
the least delay. Smart girl.


The next thing was to examine the
driver His story was short and sim
pie He had driven to the Havana
steamer and deposited his passenger
and baggage on the wharf, in the usual
way, and there he had left them. 1t
had taken a day to find out so much.
The next thing was to ascertain what
policeman had charge of the steamer
wharf on the day the steamer sailed.
This was done The policeman re.
membered that a young lady came a
short time before the steamer sailed
and requested him to keep her trunk in
charge while she went on board the
vessel, to see If her friends had arrived
with whom she was geing TO Havana.
The policeman had put man in charge
of the trunk and then assisted the
young lady to go on board When
the signal, 'all ashore" was sounded,
she came back and told him that her
friends had evidently got belated, as
they had not arrived, and therefore she
would be obliged if he would call =
hack for her to return home in. He
called hack, she entered it, her trunk
WAS pat on board, aud she was driven
away.


This showed that Mr.. Keunedy's
shrewdness had penetrated tie young
lady's clever game at the start.


The next step was to find the hack
man who had driven her away This
was done in the course OF the next day,
it being the third day since the search
was commenced. The hackman re-
membered all about bis part in the
matter. He had taken the young lady
to the Girard House On inquiry at
the Girard House, it was found that a
young lady answering tothe description
of the fugitive had taken a room there
on the day and hour specified. Was
she there still7 She was. She had
not been out since her arrival. She
had taken her meals in her room, aud
no one had called to see her. But now
an imperative call was made, and the
lady was taken in close carriage to
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Mr.. Kennedy then heard her story.
She said:


Z "My fatheris a hard, harsh man, my
mother is an angel, and my sister is a
shreaO. She and my father have always
treated me as a child. They would
never treat me as a womdn. They in
suited me in that way beyond endur-
ance, and burst away from home, not
knowing what / should do or what
would become of me, nor did l care.
Anything--even death itself-was bet
ter than the life led at home"


Mr.. Kennedy questioned her about
the Spaniards. She knew nothing a.
boutihem. She had not heard from
any of them for years but she remem-
bered how jealous of them her father
and sister were, and how her sister
used TO take her away from the board
ing-house piano when they would
gather around to hear her sing, and
that was what put it into her head 10
pretend that she was going to Cuba.
She knew they would believe she had
gone there, and SO would be thrown
completely off her track. al


She didn'tknow whether she'd 20
home or not. If she could be treated
like a woman, and stnancipated from her
sisters tyranny, she would; but if not,
then she wouldn't


The father was sent for, and after q
thorough indoctrination as to his pster-
nal duty, he was permitted to-take his
daughter home to her mother Being
treated thenceforth like a woman, and
not like "ohild," she remained at
home until she made q romantic mar
riage, the story of which is as interest
ing as that of her previous fight, and
we may give it in some future number
of PAcKARD's MONTHLY.


81 Conclusion Nert Week.