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

was obstinate; she had found out be-
fore that the exemplary CECILIA could
not hold her tongue.
This extreme discretion having been
observed, the Scotland Yard detective
arrived rs a visitor, and no one one paid
any particular attention to him. He
was very quiet, and adopted the char
lacter Of 9 man who does not dance,
or Do anything, and Il answered adm:
rably A number Of other men, with
superb shirt fronts, hung about the
doorWays and looked bored. t:Aza {.
Mr. Hawk was admirably gotten up
for the purpose, and had only to min
Iglo with these others and looked al
bored as they. Lady Hayward was de-
lighted at this excellent efface ment Of
himself, and kept her eye on him with
great interest. She managed to speak
to hin, very late, whom the party was
breaking up. He had discovered moth
ing SO far-not even .'clew''-and
she went to bed disappointed. ,ssg
Visitors at Hayward Castle breakfast
ed,S OF course, at any time during tie
morning, but the family household al
ways assembled to morning pray ers at
S:46, and breakfast formally began d.
rectly afterwards. Mr.: Hawk had
learned this, and was in the room
earl.y-the only guest present. No
one else turned up but Lord and Lady
Hayward themselves. Rose Mannering,
who always appeared with her charge
at this time, and the servants. Even
Miss Colette was too tired to come
down, thoughno one was strictert, the
oretically, on the subject Of family
prayers. How grateful was Lady Hay
ward, half an honr afterward. that her
sister had been late that morning!
The servant had come in led by the
butler and the stately housekeeper and
Lord Hayward read prayers. Mr..
Hawk sat very quietly in the shadow of
q curtain. Sls III. u IS;
With all decorum the. servants filed
out again. and Mr.. Hawk did not
move. The moment the door closed on
tho last of them he leaned over to Lord
Harvard. W. s s 80
..My lord, he SAID, may the men
servants watch the windows of this
room outside for a fewminutesp Don't
ask me to explain, there's no time to
lose. y, N s!l 81. s;i;E5 8 =.
The old butler came in at that mo-
! ment, carryjnga silver coffee-pot. Lord
Hayward gave the. order. z: .,ss%.
And tell them to keep their eyes
open, I added Mr.. Hawk. "We've got
TO deal with the lightes. pair Of heels
in the kingdom. y q v
Lady Hayward listened and looked,
her heart in her mouth. What was COM
ing nextp s.5. wv i535s.i
our ladysl,ip. = said Mr.. Hawk,
may l send for your maidP'' Lord
Hayward rang Instantly. +: e
Why should you suspect herp pro-
tested Lady Hayward. "she is most
superior girl. SHE has travelled with
me aud I know her we'll. No suspicion
must fall upon her unless you: have
proofs. 81 3 ,5s .5 4: .S
Mr.. Hawk rose and went anxiously
to the door. The order had been given
but scarcely q moment had elapsed.
80 you expect her to como home in
less than q momentp' asked Lady Hay
ward, a little Grossly. 4.f5
just then Taylor appeared at the
door, the butler behind her. She came
in and the door was shut the butler re-
naming outside. At the first glance
Lady Hayward had seen curious look
on the girls face-one she had never
seon there before. But Immediately she
was herself again, and now she stood
before Lord and Lady Hayward and the
detective, perfectly quiet, without a
1 culver on her face. I: 4 sSs X IS =
John said Mr.. Hawk, "this is
really very wrong of you; it is an infa-
nous trick to have played. For two
years you have been wanted, and I
know you weren't out of the. country,
but I'd no idea you could be doing such
. thing as this.'' q; II r I M. a B
While he spoke Mr.. Hawk had ap-
preached Taylor and put q pair of hand
cuffs on her. There had been a little
by-play first Taylor had scanned the
windows and instantly saw they were
guarded. 5s II: Il ;s. q
$50 the game' up she said sullen-
Yes. my lady 8 maid, to the tune Of
fourteens5e ears answered Mr., Hawk.
hat does 1t mean Pr cried Lady
Hayward; Il can't understand!' q
Mr.. Hawk atehed tho dainty Paris
ian cap and the smooth brown wig
from Iaylor's head and flung them on
\ the floor. In an instant the gentle
i girl'sGface became j. man. smooth and
Emalleable aswax. II was not nice to
look at now. The head was covered
with q dark. very. very short growth
of hair. s5. vi 3 sEs
Lady Hayward uttered . shrek and
4 fell back i'll her chair. $sss s5
4 ..l'lltake him Of. y said Mr.. Hawk.
s"It's too much for hcre ladyship. 7
Mr.. Hawk Mr.. Hnwk!'' cried poor
i Lady sHayward, put on his wig and
take him away as q woinan II Ii give
you: anythi nytling. lyon will do
4 thati''
Mr.. Hawk seemed sud- enl S to under
stand.
Four lad yship may depend On me, Z
he said solemnly, and put the Wig and