Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-06-19

was a grateful creature. / wish we had
more such grateful creatures as well as
more such faithful servants He said
something about finding his way to Lon
don in order 70 thank you properly. A
good soul, indeedr'
''Gone!" she repeated. "Why, on Thurs
dav morning saw him.
She checked herself in time
at was on Wednesday morning that Won
saw him, and he was then recovering rap
idly"
Put he was far too weak to travel"
You may be quite certain that should
not have allowed him to go away unless
he was strong enough"
Fanny made no reply. She had seen
with her OWL eyes the man lying still and
white. as if in death; she had seen the new
nurse rushing off. crying that he was dead:
now she was told that he was quite well,
and that he had gone away! But it was no
time for thought.
She was on the point of asking where
the new nurse was, but she remembered
in time that it was best for her to know
nothing and to awaken no suspicious.
She opened the door of the spare room
and looked in. Yes, the man was gone
dead or alive-and there were no traces
| left of his presence. The place was cleared
up, the cupboard stood with open doors,
empty, the bed was made, the curtain
pushed back, the sofa was in it's place
against the WALL the window stood open.
| Nothing in the room at all to show that
| there mad been an occupant only two DAYS
before. She stared biaHk!y The dead
| man was gone, then. Had her senses al
together deceived her? Was he not dead.
thing of imagination? Behind her, IN
the hall, stood the doctor, smiling, cheer
full
one remembered that her first business
was to find her mistress. She was not con-
nected with the Dane She closed the door
and returned tO the hall
WELL" asked the doctor, "have you
made any discoveries? You see that the
house is deserted. You will perhaps learn
before long why. Now what will you dos
Will you go back to Londons'
II must find her ladyship.''
The doctor smiled.
Had you come here in a different
spirit" he said, 81 would have spared you
all this trouble. You come, however, with
suspicion written on your face. You have
always been suspecting I'D watching.
1t may be in a spirit of fidelity to your
mistress; but such spirit is not pleasing
to other people, especially when there IS
not single person who bears any resent
ment towards that mistress Therefore,
| have allowed you to run over the empty
house and to satisfy your suspicious soul.
Lady Harry is not hidden here. AS for
Lord Harry-but you will hear in due
time, no doubt. And now 1 don't mind
telling you that have her ladyship's pres
ent address"
ooh! What is it?''
She appears to have passed through
Paris On her way to Switzerland two days
| ago, and has sent here her address for the
next fortnight. She has now, | suppose,
arrived there. The place is Berne; the
Hotel But how do l know that she
wants vou?"
''Of course she wants me-"
"Or of course you want her? Very good.
Yours is the responsibility. not mine. Her
/ H. >nC iCt Lotto ~ A ball
write it down for yous There it is, 'Ho-
tel d'Angleterre, Berne.' Vow you will
not forget. She will remain Inere for one
| fortnight only. After that, cannot say
whittier she may 90. And, as all her
| things have been sent away, and | am 60
ing away, [ am not likely to hear.'
oh, must 60 to her. l must find her!''
cried the woman, earnestly; eff it is only
to make sure that no evil is intended for
her"
That is your business. For my own
part, know OF no one who can wish her
ladyship any evil"
'Is my lord with herr"
Il don't know whether that is your bus
mess have already told you that he is
gone. II you join your mistress in Berne,
you Will very soon find out if he is there
as we'll" Something in his tone made
Fanny look up quickly. But his face re-
vealed nothing. What shall YOU do
| then?" asked the doctor. You must
make up your mind quickly whether you
will go back to England or whether you
will go on to Switzerland. You cannot
stay here, because | am putting together
the last things, and l shall give the land
lord the key Of the house this evening. All
the bills are paid, and am going to leave
the place."
Il do not understand. There is the pa
tient," she murmured vaguely What
does it mean? | cannot understand"
My good creature" he replied, rough
ly, what the devil does it matter to me
whether you understand Or whether you
do not understand? Her ladyship is, us
have told you, at Berne. If YOU pease
to follow her there, do so. 1t is your own
affair, not mine. If you prefer 10 90 back
to London, do So Still-your own affair.
Is there anything else to say?'
Nothing. Fanny took up her bOX-thiS
time the doctor did not offer to carry it for
her.
Where are you going?" he asked.
"What have Won deciIad2''
II can get round by the Chemin de Fer
de Ceinture to the Lyons station. | shall
take The first cheap train which will take
me to Berne.''
BON voyager said the doctor cheerful
", and shut the door.
1t is long journey from Paris to Berne
even for those who can travel first-class
and express-that is, if sixteen hours can
be called long journey. For those who
have to jog along by thirdclass, stopping
at all the little country stations, it is
long and tedious journey indeed The
longest Journey ends at last. The train
rolled slowly into the station Of Berne
and Fanny descended with her box. Her
wanderingS were over for the present.
She would find her mistress and be at
rest.
She asked to be directed to the Hotel
dAngleterre The Swiss guardian of the
peace with the cooked hat stared at her.
She repeated the question.
Hotel d Angleterre?" he echoed. ''There
is no Hotel d'AngIeterre in Berne''
Yes, yes; there is / am the maid Of
lady who is staying at that hotel"
mo, there is no Hotel d'Angle terre,"
he repeated. There is the Hotel Berner
hof"
"No." she took out the paper and show