The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1886-02-25

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the charming smile that he remembered 30
well was gone,
'Dont say you have seon me she whls'
pered. ~ am not TO come into tho room I'LL
my aunt sends for mo Tell mo two things
before run away again, How Ia Lady
Lydlardi And have you discovered the
thiefP
"Lady Lydlard was we'll when last saw
her, and we have not yet succeeded In dis
covering tho thief Having answered the
questions In those terms, Mr. Troy decided
on questioning Isabel on the subject OF tha
steward while no had the chance, zone
question on my slde,n no said holding hor
back from tho door by the arm, "Do you
expect Moody TO visit you heref'
~ am sure he will visit me-" Isabel an
wered warmly "lie has promised 10 come
here, at my request mover knew what q
kind heart Robert Moody had I'LL this mis-
fortune fell ON mo, My aunt who is not
eaFlly taken with strangers, respects and ad
mrea him, can't toll you how good he was
10 mo ON the Journey here and how kindly,
how noby, ho spoke 10 me when we parted"
She paused, and turned her head away The
tears we're rising In hor eyes "ln my sltu'
alton" she said, family, ''klndnoss Ia very
ke,nly felt Don't notice me, Mr. Troy
The lawyer waited moment TO lot her ro'
cover herself,
al agree entirely, my dear In your opinion
Of Moody, ho said AT tho same time, /
think IL right 10 warn you that his zeal In
your service may possibly outrun his dis
cretion. llc may feol too confidently about
penetrating the nSatery Of tho missing
money, aud, unless you arc on your guard,
ho may iso false hopes in you whom you
next SEQ him Listen TO any advice that no
may give you, by all means; hut before you
decide ON being guided by his opinion, consult
my older experience aud hear what have
TO say ON tho subject Don't suppose that !
am attemplIng % make you dislruat this
good friend, he added, noticing the look OF
uneasy surprise which Isabel fixed ON him,
"No such idea Il In my mind only warn
you that Mooiyd eagcrnosi 20 DO Of service
to you may mlaead him. You understand
mef
"Yos, hrn replied Isabel coldly; ~ under.
stand you. Please lot mo 80 now My aunt
win bo down directly aud she must not lind
mo heroh She courtealed with distant
respect and left the room,
80 much for trying TO put two Ideas TO-
gothor into u girls mind thought Mr..
Troy, when he was al me again, "Tho little
fool evidently thinks am jealous OF Moodya
place In her estimation Well have done
my duty, and can do no more"
llo looked round tho room, Not chair
was out OF its place, not n Spock OF dust was
TO DO seen. Tho brightly perfect polish OF
| tho table made your eyes ache; tho ornaments
on II looked ~ II thoy had never bcon touched
by mortal hnnd the plano was An object for
distant admiration, not AN instrument 70 DO
| played on; o carpet made Mr. Troy look
neryously nj the solos OF his shoes, and tho
sofa Tprotectod by layers OF white crochet
work. said m plainly ~ II In words, 'Slt on
mo II you darol" Mr. Troy rotreatod 10 a
bookcase AZ tho farther end OF tho room
The books fitted the shelves TO such absolute
perfection that he had some difficulty In tak.
ing one OF thom out Whom he had succeeded,
no found himself In possession OF volume OF
tho History Of Englandn On the ily-loaf
he encountered another written warnlngi
"ThIa book belong, 10 Miss pink'a Academy
for Young Ladies' and ID not 10 bo removed
from tho library Tho date, which wal
added, referred 10 period Of ton years since.
| Miss Pink now stood revealed aa retired
achoolmhtrogs, aud Mr. Troy began 10 under.
stand some Of the characteristic pooullarltlol
OF that lady's establishment which had puI
Elod him up 10 the present time
Ho had just succeeded In putting the book
hack again when the door opened once more,
and leahcs aunt entered the room
II Miss Fink could by any possible con
juncturc Of circumstances, have disappeared
mystcriously from her house aud hor friends,
tho police would have found the great
eat difficulty In composing tho ncccs.
eary description OF tho missing lady,
Tho acutost observer could have dis.
covered nothing that wos noticeable
or characteristic In hor personal appearance
Tho pen Of the present writer portrays her In
despair by acrlea Of negatives She was
not young, she was not old, she was neither
tall nor short nor stout nor thin, nobody
could call her features attractive, and nobody
could call them ugly, there was nothing In
her voice, her expression, her manner or hor
dress that differed Ia any approciablo degree
from tho voice expression, manner and dress
Of five hundred thousand other single ndlos
Of her age and position In the world lfyou
had asked her 10 describe herself, sho would
have answered ~ am n RonllowomanG and
! II you had inquired which Of her numerous
accomplishments took highest rank In hcr
| own ostcom she would have replied, my
powers Of conversation For the rest, sho
was Miss Fink, Of South M)rdcn, and whom
that has been said, NIL has been faid
"rray bo seated, sir We have had q
beautiful day after the lato long continued
wet weather | am told that the season IA
very unfoyorablc for wall fruit May ollcr
you somo rcfrc,hmcnt after your journcyf.
In these terms, aud IN tho Nnoothost Of
yolcce Miss Pink opened the interview
MI Troy made polite rolly aud added a
few strl ,ly conventional WmarlW on the
beauty of tho nelghborhool. Not even o
lawyer could Ne In Miss plnk's presence and
hear Miss rlnka conversation without feol-
Ing himself called upon On the nursery
phrasc) ~ "bc on his bcat lohaylorn
at IA extremely kind Of you, Mr. Troy, 10
favor me with this viitn Miss Pink 70.
nmcd, al am well aware that the timo Of
professional gentlemen N OF especial valuo TO
them, and | viii therefore nsk you 10 excuse
mo II proceed abruptly 10 tho subject on
which desire 10 consult your experience"
Here the Indy modcstly smoothcd out her
dress over her llnees, and the lawyer made n
bow Miss pmts highly tr ned convorea-
tion had perhaps ono fault--it was not,
strictly speaking. conversation NJ all In Ia
effect on her hearers II rather rcscmbled the
contents OF n nucntly con, ontlcnal lottor,
rend aloud
"'1he circumstances under which my niece
laobcl has loft Lady Iydiard's house, Miss
Pink proceeded, "aiO no indescrlbably pain.
full viii 20 further, will my so deeply
humiliating-thot have forbidden her 10
refer 20 them again In my presence, or "a
mention thom In tho future 10 any living
creature besides myself You ore acquainted
with those clrcumsloucot, MIR Troy, and you
will understand my Indignation when | ilrst
learned that my sisters child had been sus.
po,ted Of theft have not che honor Of
being acquainted with Lady fydinrd Rho