Telegram-herald., 1888-01-01

CHAPTER X
-No~. my goea er4aesrs, wha5eTsr yoa
Asss - sas - ne. sal ailn ls a. oae~.
<ens ~ssE-ts karTY yaa nseslesasy bus thrss
are oa.ilss4 hssfs. zaa hags etaer PeoPlas
Affairs - st1ss1 % essl.ies ysaFs.
A4.tre.aax FsfrsFf's eifs. with bis usual
ssaat GOD sansor. Ia taess serals. N. Troy
rsgessr.a l1e 49, q time ~ a glance Is
shs ~.tes ea his assz aad tasn waited ~
1s4r 9has 1n eiiaut sas - say - aim
-lts solnssEsng mers. 81 aooat rAs isEter
-iLA LEs Ihos.sand psssd Rste. Hrs Fsfran
kegaa 4 ave fsusa cas- was ssat Il 70 m@.
NJ frsy stzrsst ~rhs aess l1dset."
- zaia -Wk0 .sns yss4 tas lsttcrP
lard asnthsrrY ssRs q. ~
Is ~as aos sass - tsks M. Troy ~ 81
priss sss An Fsrsri threw atm coua-
Plstasg o1 his oaiaHca For awhile 10 could
enly ioek - hsr IA siient sorprie ~Non-
ssass'- be sa.d. a. soon a. hs has recovered
kisn1alk ~lhsFs Is sona usissaks--it caa's
49,
~fhers b no missale." Nrz Ferrari re-
tnknssi, Ia her most positive mauaer -Tso
ssarisnasn from tIe Insurance Offices called
Ga Hlo thas u,oFasns. - - tia lstter. They
Usrs completely puEz .esi-sssp~cially when
thsy baaEa of sae bank nose inside. Bat they
kno~ sao ssnl the ls1teg Hls loriship's doc
tor Ia Vegics posssd i1 at as losdsaips TO
guest Go - -hs gentlemen yourself, sir II
you don- behave me Tlsy were polite
snough - zsk Il / csuld accounz for Lord
kontbsrry writing to ae AMI sending els tns
Dcney gave tnefn my opioioa--i said It
~as lie bis ier,isbiys ki.dness"
Like his lDrlishlps kis1iEcss4 Ar. Troy 70
5rafei ID klaak aaa4zslneHt
Yes slFl Lord Moatbarry ksew me, like
al ths other ui~mbsrs of tbs family. when
was az scnooi Ga the estate la Ireland II be
could have done it, 10 souid h.r.s protected
my poer dear husband bus hs Was helpless
himssii IN ths hands 81 my lady and the
baron-aad the only kiad thing he could do
was to provide for ne Ia my widO~ hood, hks
shs trus nobieman be was
a very pretty sxp,anationl' said Mr..
Troy. "it hat cid your visitors from the in-
surance oclc,s think of itF
They ASKED Il had any proof Of my hus-
>ands death"
and what did you sayF
Il sad 4 give You better than prooa,
gentlemen; give you my po~itive opinion. .
That satisfied them. cf e0urssf
They didn's say 80 tn words. sir. They
I,oked at each othsr-apd wished RE good
morning"
~vsn. Mrs Fsrrari, unless Jcu have soms
more extraordinary news FOR nae, think
shan wish yru good morning. too ! can take
note q your Information very startling IN
formation. ounl, and, In the absence Of
proof can 10 no more
Il can pyovi iie ycu with proof, sir-if that
b al You want. said Mrs. Ferrari, With great
sigaity. Il only want to know, first,
whether the law justifies me N doing it. You
may have seen ia the fashionable intelligence
sf the newspapers. thai Lady Moutbarry has
arrived IN London. az NsWbury's hotel.
propose - 90 ard SEQ her.'
Tbs deuce yen dol May l ASK for what
pnrpossf
Mrs F~rraTi answered in . mysterious
whisper. -For the purpose Of catching her in
. trap I sAan'f Send IN my nafze-I shall
snnounc- myself a. pcrson on business. and
the first words l say 70 her VIII bs these: 4
come, my lady, 90 acknowledge the receipt of
tue money sent 20 F.rrsri's widow Ahl
yoa may well start. Mr.. Troy, IL almost
takes you OF your guard. doesn't itl Maks
your mind easy. sir; I shall hnd the proof
that avery body asks me for in her guilty
facs. Let her only ehaags color by the
shadow Of a shade--iet h-r eyes only drop for
naiI 81 in~oAAb-A snail tuccoFrf ncT4 4 ue
enc thing want % know Is, does ths law
permit IT,
-1he law permits it. Mr. Troy answered,
grsvely. but shcthsT her lsdysaip will per-
init IL. IS quits another question Have you
really courage enough. Mrs. Ferrari, to carry
sut this notsois scheme Of yoursi You hase
b~es described 70 uls, by Mss lockwood, "A
rathsr a nervous. tiInid sort Of psrsou-and.
II mar trsiss my own obssrvaIio should
say yoa Justify the description
~tf you had hved in the country, sir. in
steal Of nving in London,' Mrs. FsTrAri re-
pied. syou would sometimes have seen sven a
sheep tura on dog. 4 am far from saying
that / ara a bcid wcnlan-Qui-e the reverse.
But wnsn I S,tnd ia that wretchs presence
and think Il nv murdered hssasnd. the ore
of US two who Is likely % be frightened IS not
rue. am gong there now. SIR You shall
bear how it ends 1 wish you good morning
With those brave words the courisr's wifl
gathered hrr msntis about her and walked
cut of the room.
Mr. Troy ssnileil-not satiricaliy, but com
passiouateiy ~Ths Little ssmpietoni~ ID
thoaxhs 20 himself "If half of whaE shcy
ssy q Lady Monsosrry b true. Mr. Ferrar1
snd ber trap have bus poor prospect befors
shena wondsr how it viii endr
All Nr rroy's experiences failed 10 fore
v.rs him of how it did end