The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1886-03-11

| Sunday IN London, However, You can Try
II, II you Ike Send mo a WIit,an abstract
| of fhe case, aud viii forWar 10 10 ono OF
| tho oihginl people IN tho Rue Jeru nlem, whC
will do anything ho can TO obligo me-, Oi
course said Felix, turning 10 Mr. Troy,
'some Of you have got the number OF the
lost bank nota II tho thiaf has tried 10 pass
II In Paris my man may be OF some use Ia
YOU
"lhree Of us have got tho number OF the
noten answered Mr. Troy, 'Miss Isabel
Miller Mr., Moody and myself
Every good said Felix "Send mo tho
number, with tho abstract OF the case Ia
there anything else can do towards recover.
ing the money! he asked, turning 10 his
aunt "lhere Is ono lucky circum tanee In
connection with this loss, isn't therei IL has
fallen on person who Is rich enough 10 take
II easy, Good heay ans suppose II had been
nv loisl"
at has fallen doubly on men said Lady
Lydiardi "and | am certainly not rich
enough 10 take that easy, The money was
destined 10 a charitable purpose, and have
felt II my duty 10 pay IL again.
Felix rose and approached his aunt's chair
with faltering steps, as lecame suffering
man, He took Lady Lydiards hand and
kissed ID with enthusiastic admiration,
"You excellent oreasurem no taid, "You
may not think II, but you reconcile mo 10
human nature How genorousl how nobel
! think III go 10 bed again, Mr. Troy II you
really don't want any moro OF me, My head
feels giddy, and my legs trembe under me,
II doesn't matter; | shall feel easier when
Alfred has taken me out OF my clothes again.
God bless you, my dear alntl | never felt
10 proud OF being related 10 you ~ DO To-
day. Good morning, Mr. Troy Don't for
got the abstract OF the case aud don't 'ttrouble
yourrelf TO SOC mo TO the door, dare say
shant tumble down stairs, and II | do there's
the porter IN the hall 10 pick me up agaln,
Enylahle porlorl o. fat ~ butter, aud as idle
AZ a pigl Au reyoirl au reyorl lie kissed
his hand aud driftcd fecbly out Of tho room,
sweotsir, one might say In n state Of eclipse;
but Ftl the solyiccabla SWcctHIr, who was
never consulted In vain by tho fortunate
people privileged to call him trIond,
"sho really VI, do you tIi ki' Mr. Troy
asked
"My nephew has turned nfty' Lady
Lydiard answered, "and he persrt In living
AR II he wtie q young man. Every now and
then Nature nays 10 him. Felix, you arc
old Aud Folk goes 70 bed aud says It's
his nerves.
~ suppose he ~ to DO trusted 10 keep his
word about writing 10 PARISH pursued the
lawyer
"Oh yes Ho may delay doing II, hut ho
will do IL, In spite Of his Ia kadalacal man.
ner, he has moments OF energy that would
a fIU al aupnuIgaa haWN
something TO tell you about Moody, Within
the last day or two there has been n marked
change IN him change for tho worse"
"You aslonih me, Lady Lydiard In
what way has Moody dotorloratodP
"You shall hear Yesterday was Friday,
You took him out with you, ON buainosa,
early In the morning.
Mr.. Troy bowed and said nothing Ho
had not thought II desirable 10 mention tho
interview nj which Old Sharon had cheated
him out Of his guinea
"ln the course Of the afternoon pursued
Lady Lydird, ~ happened 20 want him,
and was Informed that Moody had gone
out again. Where had no gonol Nobody
know, Had ho loft word when ho would bo
bachl lie had left no message OF any sort
or course he Ia not In tho position OF an or
dInary servant don't expect him 20 ask
permission TO go out, but | do expect him TO
leave word down stairs OF tho tmo NJ which
he iS lil,cly 10 rO,urn, Whom he did como
back after an absence Of some hours, |
naturally asked for an explanation Would
you believe M no simply informed mo that
ho had been away on business Of his own, ox-
pressed no regret, and offered no cxplana-
ton-ln short, spoke m II ho were an indie.
pendent gentleman. You may not think II,
but kept my temper | merely remarked
that hoped II would not happen agan llo
made mo a ow, and no saidl My business
ia not completed yet, my lady l cannot
guarantee that II may not call mo away |
again NJ n moments notice What do you |
think Of thatl Nine people out OF ton would |
have g ven him warning 10 leave thoir sor-
vice | begin TO think | ann wonderful |
woman, only pointed 10 the door, Ono docs
hear sometimes OF mems brains eoftcning In |
tho m unexpected manner have my
tuspcona OF MOolyh brnina | eau toll yOu.n |
Mr., 1roye suspicious took u dllOront !
direction; they pointed along Ito limo OF |
stroos which led 20 Old Shniona lodgings |
DiScrccty silent ~ 10 tho turn which hil |
thoughts had taken, ho merely expressed |
himself ~ feeling too much surprise 10 olfor |
any opinion at nll,
aNait a little" said Lady LydIard ~
haven't done surprising You yot You have |
seen hoy hero IN pages livery ! think
Well, ho is good boy, aud ho has gone home
for weeks holiday with his friends The
proper person 10 supply his place with tho
boots aud hoes aud Other small cmployments
H. Of course, tho youngest footman, lad Of
only few years older than himself What
do you hiul Moody doosl Euguges stranger
with the houo ful Of idle men servants nj.
ready 20 illl the pngoh place, Az intervals
this morning heard thom wonderfully merry /
IN the servants hnll=Ho merry that the nolso
aud laughter found Ia way up stairs 10 tho
room like my servants 70 ho In
good spirits but II certainly did strike mo
that they were getting beyond reasonable
llmitA ] questioned my maid, and was In.
formed that the noise was all due 10 the Jokes
OF the ttrHngost old man that over was soon,
In other words, 10 tho person whom my
steward had taken II on himself 10 engage In
the PAGES absence, spoke 20 Moody on tho
subject llo answered in nm odd confused
way, that hc had exercised his discretion 10
tho best Of his Judgment and that Qf |
wished ny ho would tell the old man 70 keep
hIe good spirits under better control !
asked him how ho came 10 hear OF the man
lie only answered, by accident, my lady,
and not one word more could gel out OF
him, good or had, Moody engages the SER
wants, ne you know but on every other ooca.
zion he hHs invariably consulted mo before
m engagement was settled | really don't
feel NJ all sure about this person who has
been no strangely introduced into the house,
ho may be n dfunknrd or thief | wish
YOU would ercak 20 Moody yourself, MIR
Troy DO you mind ringing the bcllr
Mr., Troy rose, ~ matter OF course, and
rang the bell
llc was by this time, II II needless 10 aey,
that Moody had not only gone
baoL 10 consult Old Sharon on his own no.
but, worse still, had taken tho
liberty OF introducing him ~
, spy into the house, To communicate this
explanation TO Lady Lydlad would, IN hor
present humor, DO simply 10 produce the dis.
nissnl of the steward from her service Tho