The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-09-19

utterly to destroy those relations
which should exist between mistress
and pupil.
Lord Valdane had, therefore, de-
termined to bring her back to Eng
land, and he the more readily consent
ed to this arrangement, as he had had
information that Mr. Arne had left
this country for America. Having
no servant to whom he could trust the
duty of escorting his daughter home,
Lord Valdane had come to Mr.. Bas-
kerYille, with whom he banked, to ask
that some confidential clerk might be
sent to Antwerp to meet Miss Val
dane, and bring her home to her
fathers house in Eaton Square, A
servant would be sent with her as far
So Al tWarp, where she would be met
by the person chosen to escort her.
| asked Mr.. Baskerville if it was
! thought that the young lady would
return home willingly" =,
They imagine that she will do so,'
said he;' she has complained in her
letters, which have been very few, of
her transportation, as she called it.
tits most probable that her youthful
passion will have died out. This fell
low, Arne, is described to me as an
misunderstanding, though elegant man
! but wanting In many of these manly
attributes which are to most women
their chief attraction In a mans char
acter, ,tt 4
80 Mr.. Baskerville told me to come
to him again for paper of instruc-
tions that he would give me, as well
as a letter from Lord Valdane to his
daughter, directing her to place her
self under my charge. He also told
me that she would be accompanied by
her maid, young girl, and too mex
perienced to be trusted with the duty
of an escort. ,s..5.,..
80 / returned to my seat and thought
over all that / had heard, and all /
was to do. i confess that / did not
like the work it was not of a kind
that | had bargained for on entering
bank, and seemed to me to be more.
the duty of superior servant than of
a gentleman. [ knew, however, how
much depended upon my making my
self useful to the firm, and so / de-
termined to put my pride into my
pocket. a2s.a .Sf
!. Before I left the office / got my
paper of instructions, and returned
4 home to read them, having first OBJ
tanned from the cashier, by Mr.. Bas-
kerville,s orders, sum sufficient to
| defray all possible ex penses, those of
the young lady and her maid included
] found that | was to start for Dover
| by that nights mail, and go by the
first boat to Ostcnd, and thence to
Antwerp. | was instructed to be
very firm with Miss Valdane, and was
advised to avoid any attempts at in
| timacy on her part was simply to
be her escort, and as far as possible to
relieve her of all trouble. She would
expect me, as letter had been
written to Mrs. Slater desiring her to
send the young lady to Antwerp I'M
der charge of a servant" 3
by Jove, thought said Herbert
Engledue, wouldn't just like little
thing like that sort to do! Ia .s-.a-as
Wait until you hear the end of my
story, and you will think different, "
said Mr. Minton; no one likes to be
fooled, and that was what happened
g started according to my instruc-l
1 tions, by the night mail for Dover, and
at one o'clock the next day found my
self at the door of the Hotel st. An
tome at Antwerp. / inquired if Miss
Valdane had arrived, and was asked
to step up to a drawing room on the
second floor. No one was in theroom
when | entered, but in few minutes
respectable-looking middle -aged
woman came in, with an expression of
anxiety on her eountenance.
g Are you the gentleman from Lon
| don, sir p she said.
{" I am, said I. When will IL be
convenient for Miss Valdane to set
out on her journey? ,5..dasa slt
t. "Oh,. sir, said she, Miss Valdane
is very unwell, and has been obliged
to go to bed This has upset all the
plans that had been arranged, and I
don't know what to do 5000.
when did this illness come on?'
| asked. a.sa ~
+ GO Why, sir, Miss Valdane seemed
very we'll when we left but as we got
near Antwerp she complained of
headache, and was obliged to go to
bed directly we got to the hotel. The
worst of it is, said she, after pause,
| that | must return by this evenings
train. Il kH4Id III ,4l4ot -
%ssThelyoung lady has her maid, I
understand said L.. TO- 80 II ra ~ =
,#"g oh, yes, sir, she is with her. Ger
4 tainly; but she is young and Eighty,
and | haven't much confidence in
2 her. -ania- raaaa.s1 ".
d. HAS Miss Valdane seen any medi-
cal MANI? said /. e- 10 al Is
|l9@'' Oh, no, sir, she wouldn't hear of
one being sent for.
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