Telegram-herald., 1888-01-08


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spectacle wsAaa- -Soshisg tat Mr. FsrTxri
could do weQld sarprise ne, sAs replied, "A
her deepest b4ss tones.
you sssas rather karssly ef Air.y said
Mr.. Roland suddenly opened her e,es
zgsin 4 sgsak kaEshly Of nobody without
reason, sas sa.d Mr.. Ferrsri eSsaFea 10
ms, Mss lockwood. as no rozn living has
ever oshayed-teiore or Sinos
~What did be DOE
Ms ROLAND answered with stoay stare
Of horror: lie took liberties with ale
Yosng Lady Mon1b4Fry suadsnly turned
aside and pat her handkerchief over her
mouth ia eonvuisiens Os Suppressed laughter.
Mrs Roland went ga, With Il grim eajsy.
msRt OF the bewildsrment whicb her reply
had produced ia Agnes. And whes 1 insisted
on IA apelsgy. miss, be had the audacity 10
say that the life at the palace was duh. and
be di&n't know how else 70 smuse himself
Il am afraid | have hardly made mysrlf
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/ ing to you OUT Of aay interest in Ferrari Are
you aware that be y marriedFs
Il pity bis wife said Mrs. ROLAND.
"she IS naturally in great grief about him.
/ Agres proctedsd-
She ought to thank God she is rid Of hin."
| Mrs. Rolznh interPosed.
| Agnes sdil persisted II have known Mrs.
Ferrari frbm her childhood and | arm sin-
| cerely snx Gus 10 help her IN this matter Dad
| you notice anything while you were at Ven
/ ice that We uid account for her husbands ex-
/ traordinars disappearancei On what sort OF
/ terms for instance, AID he live with his mas
T ter and mituesf
@On terms OF familiarity with his mistress"
said Mrs. Ro.iand, which were simply sick
ening 10 "A respectable English servant. She
used TO encourage him to talk 10 her about
all his affairs-how be got on with his wife,
and how pressed he was for money. and such
/ like-just as if they were equals. Conteinpa-
! ble-that's what / call it,"
"And his mastersr Agnes continued "Hou
did Ferrari get On with Lord Montbarry~
my lord used 10 live shut up with his
studies and his sorrows" Mrs ROLAND an
swered, with a hard solemnity expressive OF
respect for his lordship's memory. @Mr. Ter
rari got bis money when u was due; and he
cared for nothing else. III could afford is
would leave the place, too; but can't af-
ford it. Those were the last words he s.ia to
me on the morning when left the palace. L
made no reply. After what bad happened
ION that other occasionl was naturally not
on speaking terms with Mr. Ferrsri."
''Can you really tell nothing which will
throw any light on tkis matterY
Nothing said Mrs Roland, with an un-
disguised relish OF the disappointment that
she indicting.
There was another member of the family
at Vesice," Agnes resumed, determined TO
sift the question to the bottom while she had
the chance. There was Baron Rivar."
Mrs ROLAND lifted her large hands, GOV.
cred with rusty black gloves. in mute protest
against tie introduction of Baron Rivar as a
subject of inquiry "Are you aware, miss"
she began, that | left my place in conse-
quence OF what | observed'-
Agnes stopped her there. Il only wanted
TO ask, she exclaimed 'If anything was said
or done by Baron Rivar which might account
for Ferraris strange conduct"
Nothing that know Of" said Mrs. Roll
land "The baron and Air. Ferrari Of / may
use such an expression were birds of a
feather so far as | could see-I mean one
was as unprineipled the other. / am a Just
woman and | will give you an example,
Only the day before left heard the baron
say Through the open door of his room whils
was passing aleng the corridor1 'Ferrari, 1
want thousand pounds. What would you
do for a thousand poundsf And heard Mr..
Ferrari answer. Anything, sir, as long as
was not found OUT And then they both
burst out laughing / heard no more than
that Judge for yourself miss"
Agnes reflected for a nietnent. A thousand
pounds was the sum that had been sent TO
Mrs. Ferrari in the anonymous letter. Was
that inclesure in any way connected, as a re-
suit. with the conversation between the baron
and Ferraril 1t was useless TO press any more
inquiries on Mrs. Relland. She could give no
further information whtrh W as OF the slight
est importance to tao object in view. There
was no alternative but 70 grant her her dis
miSsal. One moro effort had been made TO
find trace of the lost man, and once again
the effort had failed.