Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1891-05-02

noor waiting for rs 70 start on an expear
tion that would engage US all day.
On my return, late ia the afternoon,
meeting Miss c. in the passage / said
to her, "Who IL the third servant that
Mrs k sod myself have seen once or
twice In our bedroom2"
Miss c. looked, thought. rather
scared, and murmuring something that !
could not catch turned and went hur-
riedly down the stairs into the kitchen
An hour afterwara, as we were sitting
waiting for our dinner, Jane brought a
note from Miss c. Enclosing her ac-
count, and saying that she had just had a
telegram summoning her to the sick bed
of relation, that in all probability she
~nnld nor l.a hank tin after orr denartnr4
DuJ UnaJ she Dad left directions with the
servants, and hoped they would make us
quite comfortable, aud chat we would ex-
case her hurried departure.
A few minutes after a cab drove mp 70
the door, into which, from our window,
we saw Miss c. get, and drive rapidly
away.
Later on IN the evening, while Jane was
clearing away The dinner things, said 70
her, by the by, Jaae, who is the third
maidY She was inst going TO leave the
room az / spoke Instead Of replying she
turned round with ouch scared look on
her face that / felt quite alarmed; then,
hurriedly catching up her tray, she left the
room Thinking that further inquiry
would be very disagreeable to her forbore
again mentioning the subject. Next day,
our week being up, we departed for fresh
woods and pastures new.
Our tour led us considerable further
north, but d month later saw Us homeWGru
bound. The nearest route by rail led rs
by x. As we drew up at the station we
noticed on the platform parsJn, in whom
we recognized one OF the clergy Of x
whose church we had been to- Presently
the door Of our compartment was opened
and he put In n lady, wished her gCOd-by,
the guard's whistle blew and we were OF.
After a short time we fell into CONVERSE
ton with the lady, and found her TO be the
Clergyman's wife Among other things,
we asked after Miss c..
"Oh Miss c. she replied; "she Is
very well, but / hear, poor thug, she has
not had a very good season."
II am sorry 20 hear that / replied;
"wby "a itg" She was silent Tor minute,
and then related TO as the following factG
At the beginning OF the scason rather
untoward event occurred at Miss G----'s
lodgings. An elderly lady took one Of the
flats for month. She had with her an at
tondant of about thirty. Before long Miss
c. observed that they were not on very
good terms, and one morning the old lady
was found dead In her bed.
A doctor was at once called In, who, on
viewing the body, found there were very
suspicious marks round the neck and
throat, as If "A PERSONS fingers had been
tightly pressed upon them. The maid on
hearing this at once became very restless,
and going TO her bedroom. which was Mt
che top of the house, packed a small bag
and, having put on Der things, WINS about
20 descend the stairs when, f.on harry or
agitation, she missed her footing, ana fall
Ing TO the bottom broke Der neck.
But not the least extraordinary part Of
tho business was that not the slightest
clew could be obtained as to who the lady
was, tho linen OF herself and her maid hav-
ing only initials marked on it. The police
did their best by advertising and inquiry,
but ell they could find out was that they
had come straight TO & from Liverpool,
where they had arrived from America.
There they were traced TO the Fifth Ave
nue. MOTEL, in Now York, where they had
been ouly known by the number Of their
room, and to which they had come from
no one know whittier. Enough money
was found in the lady's box % pay the ox
penses Of their funerals. An open verdict
was returned at the inquests which were
held The police took possession OF their
belongings, and have them, no doubt, at
the present moment.
Az this point the train stopped, the lady
wished as Good morning" and left the
carriage and we, as we steamed south,
were left TO mediate on this strange but
perfectly true story, and 10 solve rs we
best could the still unanswered question
OF, ''Who was the third maid p'--Argosy.