The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1886-02-11

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letter My private address Il at thu head OF
the page SAMUEL BRAnTooK
Hector ~ Annoa, peansbury London"
Iody tydorl dropped th, paper on the
table For tha moment plainly Rs the rocioFa
statement wa EXPIRE d she apToarel 70 ba
Incapable Of understanding 10 "What, In
uod' name d1,l thl5 mo9nN he asked,
The lawyer and tlQ steward looked al each
other Which OF Ihe two W. entitled 10
speak ilrW Lady Lydard gave them no
time 20 decide "Moolyn shn snd, struly
lyon took charge Of tha letter. | look TO you
forNn eyplanltion,'
MoolyR dark eyes nlahod Ile answered
Indy lUdArl without CARING 10 conceal
thot ho raautod the tone In which she had
| spoken 10 him
vi undertook 10 deliver the lotter at lts
address ho mld, ~ found ~ scaled, on
tho table Your lRdyshr has Tho clergy
nHlR witl'n Testimony that handed IL 10
him with th' seal unhrolon, ! have done my
duty and have no explanation to offer"
Before Lady lydinm could speak again,
Mr. Troy dleroetly lntorierel lie saw
| plainly ihat his experience wa required 10
lead tho inyoitlgaton In tho right direction
/ "Iardon me- my lady he said with that
( happy mixture Of the positive and the polite
/ IN his mannar Of which lawyers alone pos,ess
| the secret "Ihorc ~ only ono way Of nrly-
I ing at the truth IN painful matters Of this
sort We must begin at the beginning May
vonture TO ask your ladyhip question:
| Lady Lydiarl felt the composing nGucnc,
Of Mr. Troy ~ am At your disposal sir
she said, quietly,
"Aro yuu absolutely certain that you In
closed the bank noto In the letterr tho law
yer asked,
~ certainly believe | lnclosod IT, Lady
Ly1Inrl answered. "Rut was 80 alarmed
at the time by the sudden Illness Of my dog
that do not feol Justified In speaking posi-,
lively"
"Wag anybody In the room with your lady
ship when you put the Enclosure In the lot
ter a. you believer
~ wns IN the room,n said Moody, VI can
swear that saw her ladyship put tho bank
note In the letter, and tho letter IN the en-
yelop0"
"And seal tho onyelopoN asked Mr. Troy,
"No, sir llor lndyshlp was called away
Into the next room 10 tho dog before she
could seal the envelope"
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Lady LydiOrd, "Did your lOdyship take the
letter into the noxt room with your
"l was too much alarmed 10 think OF Ii,
Mr. Troy, loft II here on the tabla"
"With the envelope oponN
"Yean
GLOW long were you ab'ont In Mo other
roomf
"llalf an hour or more"
"llaln said Mr. Troy 10 himself, "thls com,
pllcntes II littlen lie reflected fer awhile
and then turned again 10 Moody. "Dld any
Of the servants know Of this bank noto being
In hor ladyshipN possesElonf'
"Not one Of them, Moody anhwored.
'Do you suspect any Of the soryantar
"Certanly not, hrn
Are thoro any worlunon employed In the '
housen
mo, SIR
'po you know Of any porsom who had
access TO the room while Lady Lydiard wa
absent from ltN
"fwo visitors called, sir"
"Who were theyP
"llor ladyshipa nephew, Mr. Felix Sweet !
sir, and the Honorable Alfred Hnrdymann
Mr. Troy shook his head irritably. ~ am
not speaking OF gentlemen OF high position
and roputen ho aid. "ltH absurd oven 10
mention Mr. sweotslr and Mr. Hardyrnan.
My question related 10 strangers who might
have obtained access 10 the drawing room
people calling, with her ladyahipS sanction,
for subscriptions, for instance; or people
calling with articles OF drom or ornament 70
bo submitted 10 her ladyahips inspection"
mo such persons came 20 tho housc, 10 my
knowledge Moody answered. (
Mr. Troy suspended the investigation, and
took turn thoughtfully In tho room The
theory on which HIS inquiries had proceeded
thus far hal failed 70 produce any rOsulta
Ills experience warned him 10 waste no moro
time on H. aud 10 return 10 the starting
point Of tho inyostlgation-in other words,
10 tho letter Shifting his point of view, he
turned again 10 Lady Lydiarl, and tried his
questions In now direction
"Alr Moody mentioned Just now no sald,
that your ladyship was called into the next
room before you could Soal your letter. On
your return 10 this roorn did you sco the
lctterr
II was busy with tho dol,n Lady Iydlard
answered, Isabel Millor was OF no uso In
tho boudoIr and l told km 10 seal IL for
mNn
Mr., Troy gtartod, Tho now direction IN
which hc waa pushing his inquiries began 10
look like the right direction already "Ma
Isabel Miller no proceeded, "has been
resident undur your ladyshpe roof for somO
little time, believer
"For nearly two years, Mr.. Troy
"As your ladyships companion and
roadcr,r
"As my adopted daughter hor lndyshlp
answorod, with marked omphaiS
Wise Mr. Troy rightly interpreted tho ON.
phnsis as n warning 10 him to suspend tho
examination OF hor ladyehp and 70 addrws
10 Mr. Moody the fur moro aorious questions
which were now 10 como.
"Did any one give you tho lcttor before
you left the house with II, " no said 70 the
steward, "or did you take II yourrlfT'
~ toJk IL myself, from tho table hore-
'Was II scalodl'
''YOn
''woa anybody prcaont whon you took ths
lottor from the tablcr' H
"Miss Isabel was proeontn
Ibid you find her alone In tho roomY
"Ycs, sir.n
Lady Lydiard opened hor lips 10 moal,
and checked ho,polf Mr. Troy, having
cleared tho ground before him, put tho fatal
question.
'Mr Moody" ho said, "whcn Mis- IsabGl
yna instructed 10 seal tho letter, did aho
tnow that bank note was inclosod In tP'
Instead OF replying, Robert drow back
rom the lawyer with look OF horror
lady Lydiard started 10 hor fcot aud
'hcckcd herself again on tho point Of speal-
ng,
Answer him, Moody" ahc said, putting a
Itrong constraint on herself
Robert answered very unwlllingly ~
ook the liberty Of reminding hor ladyship
hat sho Ind left her lcttcr unacalcdn no
mid "And mentioned ~ my excuse for
stopped and corrected him.
'elf-"l believe mentioned that a valuable
nclo1ro wao In tho letter.
"You believer" Mr. Troy repeated. "Cant