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was spiriting

  • past progressive
    of spirit.
    spirit
    noun
    the principle of conscious life; the vital principle in humans, animating the body or mediating between body and soul.

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From certain indications in the pair, Jack had inferred that she was some foolish or reckless creature whom "Ed" had "got on a string," and was spiriting away from her friends and family.

From A Protegee of Jack Hamlin's and Other Stories by Bret Harte