She had not gone far when he approached her with a
fashionably dressed young lady on his arm. Mrs. Hazelton ran towards
him with a cry of recognition, but, whatever he may have felt
towards her before, the sight of her as she now appeared drove every
trace of affection from his heart, he looked at her coldly, and
without the faintest sign of recognition The effect of this
treatment under the circumstances can well be imagined; the wretched
woman fell fainting at his feet, raving wildly and uttering the most
awful imprecations. By this time a crowd had collected, and the
police, thinking she was some madwoman who had escaped, had her
removed to an asylum, and placed under medical treatment.
During all this period Hazelton was like a man demented; he caused
advertisements to be inserted in the principal papers, describing
his wife, and offering a reward for her recovery. The canal locks
were dragged from end to end, and every place likely to have been
visited by her was thoroughly searched and examined. At the end of
about a week Mr. Hazelton received the following telegram:--
Chicago, Oct. 14, 18--.
To S. Hazelton, Esq.,
Montreal
Person answering description in advertisement in _Tribune_
found here to-day, and placed under medical treatment.
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