The Bad Lands cow boy. [volume] (Little Missouri, Dakota [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-1886, 1886-12-09
Ill WIG a Nd GOWN.

4 AVr y DILL tWHlcn was TO De gwen at the
castle the fol lowin evening.
last the carriage dashed up to the
door, driven very fast, for tie COACH
man knew it was very late. The first.
person who emerged from the carriage
was an exceeding ~ quiet oking, we'll
dressed Dung woma tlhe maid eyi-.
IDENTITY. She quick disapp sared and
was followed BY Lady Hayward, whose,
arm was instantly seized BY her hus-.
band. 5;3s
4 want to speak Ito you before you
/ dress; there's just time. 4
ss he followed her up to her room,
where tea was waiting on . little table.
by the fire. Lady Hayward s maid had
Just put on an easy wrapper mptingly
ready, and was busy getting out her
dinner dress for her mistress. AZ
81 will send for you in q few minutes,
Taylor & said Lady Hayward; and the.
perfectly -trained servant vanished at
once. VI ;tss US ~
3. wonder if its that girl after alll',.
exclaimed Lord Hayward; .".yet It
seems impo ssible.' 3.f,55a 4
Don't talk enigmas,' said Lady
Hayward, imperiously there isn't
time. What is the matterp'' She was
pouring out her tea as she spoke, and
now began to sip it. ff$ss u NJ
$s ~; N ore things have disappeared, p
said Lord Hayward In q low voice,
'.and this time its worse. The old
duchess has lost her diamond ring, and
your sisters diamond necklace is
gone. s.
Lac Lady Hayward put down her tea.
Sgss "a. Y hat are we to doP Who can it bep,
It's absurd to talk about Taylor; she
was with meTin town. q isS a. Il!
.Ah, but we can't tell exactly what
time the things we're taken; she s, may ",
have gotten rid Of them in London Il
was when you took her to town with
you last that your diamond brooch.
went I, Is
$50 its was,'' said Lady Hayward.
5.But that makes no diferenc The
brooch was taken while we were away.
Besides, the thing is absurd. Taylor is
\ above suspicion, i know the girl SO
well: Why, Vernon, she went with me
all through France and Italy when /
Joined you IS Rome; we were always
together, and I used to- talk to her a
great deal. She is a very superior girl
No; # would be most unjust to suspect.
Tayl Tor. i;
sWell, there is no one else,n said
\ Lord Hayward, dejectedly except
poor little Rose Mannering. =
DOR little Rose Mannering', was was,
the governess who took charge Of their
one little girl. 5287
- blsurdl'' said Lady Hayward. And
50 i was on the face Of it. They knew
Rose Mannering's family well; she was vas.
9 lady, and little more than child.
a silence followed, during which they
both looked into the ire for insptira-
ton. All the servants iii the house
were born Of families who had been for
generations on the estate The idea Of
suspecting any Of them was painful.
Taylor was the only exception, and she
had been with Lady Hayward for two
years. y Z
q begin to believe said Lady Hay.
ward THAT it is one Of our guests. 3
Good heavens, Kate, what an an.
idea!'' IS
C IAN you suggest anything elsea'' 81
No I can t. There's some Internal
deyiltry at work, but beat my brains
how 4 will, 7 cannot see where it comes
from. 4 v. s. $s {;s7
q tell you what we must do, YER
non, said Lady Hayward .decisiyely.l
We must be very careful not to
frighten any one, and keep our own
+ counsel. Ride over to the town. to
morrow morning and telegraph TO
Scotland Yard for q detective to come
down disguised to the ball. There will
be SO many people the servants won't
have time to notlce him. He must stop
s.! on q g visitor until he finds out some
thing 34s&;
That will do exclaimed Lord
Hayward Il; 3
-. low 60. said Lady Hayward, ring
ing the bell for Taylo must dress
4 at once.
As he went out to meet the maid in
the doorway, and he gave her more
curious look than usual. The result
YVES to give up his idea as preposterous.!
She had g very gentle good facs; her
soft brown hair, brushed smoothly
over her ears, gave it almost q Puritan
lie look. Lady Hayward had made
something Of i friend of her, and tho
girl had never presumed in the least
4 upon it, but had always retained her
subdued, sweet mnnner.
Lady Hayward scrutinized her, too,
during the process Of dressing, but she
shrank8 from the thoughts in her own
mind. She had grown fond Of the
!, treasure Of . maid, md felt ashamed of
her quickly Impressed suspicious.
EARLY next morning a telegram was
sent to Scotland Yard BY Lord Hay
ward, who drove over alone to send it
and waited for the answer. The reply
seemed to please him, and he rode
back in good spirits TO- q very late
breakfast. He even faced. with mode
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