Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1889-01-31
CHAPTER xxi.
rF I FIND HIM-MHArl


Several days before the occurrence Of the
incidents set forth in the foregoing chapters,
there had arrived at the village Of Bar Har-
Dor note that awakened no little interest
in the family of the Guluares, dwelers at
the lovely mansion of Desert Rock A
card, bearing the address, windsor Hotel,
n. "" accompanied the letter that read as
follows:
DEAR D.: have just learned OF the sud-
denly-planned departure for America OF a
very dear friend. As we are great chuns,
and know something of the loneliness of a
young girl in strange lard, have given
her several letters of introduction to old.
time friends who knew me as plain Miss
Jerome. May count upon you. too, to
show her some attention. She is one Of INV
most admired and dearest friends. don't
think you will consider me going too far
when | add, she must, therefore, be very
lovely and attractive
The note was from the wife Of a well.
known English peer.
Upon arriving in New York, Lydia mailed
this letter with several others Of similar
character. 1t was reforwarded to Bar Har-
Dor and one result of its receipt was the
sudden departure of young Mr. and Miss
Gulnare for New York city with the pur-
pose Of pursuading Lady Lydia Broadacros
to spend with them the remaining weeks Of
their sojourn at Desert Rock.
Having once entered upon her mission,
Lydia was resolved upon carrying it
through to the end. Natalie must be found
or her own suspicious forever laid at rest
She decided upon paying brief visit to a
certain remote village, best made known
by sentence copied from a previously
t,,npfis4,f41 ,ota aF NJ, R5olarI D,re
II shall often think of him. far away in
that quiet little village of Drifton in Penn
sylvanian
Informing her aunt that she had heard a
great deal about the coal mines and the
unique scenery Of the mining district Of
Pennsylvania, she declared her intention Of
immediately inspecting the region around
about Hazleton, in Luzerno County.
Under assumed names, they registered at
little hotel in the village Of Upper Lehigh,
within two miles OF Drifton, "a Ponnsyl-
vania
Prof. John Fairfax, dignifed, gray
haired old gentleman, was in charge Of fe-
male seminary in the town. He was well-to-
dc only in the size Of his family, consisting
Of several daughters and two sons Arthur
and Dana Fairfax.
Mr.. Arthur Fairfax was absent -uo one
knew where. StiLI this fact, although not all
reassuring, was by no means conclusive
proof Of his guilt. So ''ny Lady Lydia re-
solved to profit By his absence.
Ere her departure she had learned mach
about the town, moro about the Fairfaxes,
and, most Of all. about Mr.. Arthur Fairfax.
She heard, too, the history Of his disappoint-
ments and his present unhappy state Of in
decision. But, the more she learned about
him aud the more she saw Of his fathers
family. the more she began to think That it
was impossible that he should be any thing
else but innocent.
Lydia was what might be called prac-
teal dreamer; and. To be candid, many Of
her musings latterly were chiefly upon one
subject, and much in the following extra
ordinary vein
Her estates We're large: her tenants man
fold. They, Of course, would vote for the
man OF her choice, should he offer himself
as Parliamentary candidate How much
better would be her life could she marry a
man whom she might thus help. Howm much
happier than if mated with some rose. her
equal in wears and station. perhaps, but
tired of life and in blass; whom was no am
bition and no apparent interest in the world
at large.
These. and thoughts like these. constant