The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-03-27

COUNT, anu S1y1ng CnA SIG uoA Jueo uoA q
telegram summoning her to the SICK ped
Of relation, that in all prooaoanty she
would not be back till after our departure,
but that she had left directions with the
servants, and hoped they would make US
quite comfortable, and that we would ex-
cuse her hurried departure.
A few minutes after CAB drove up to
the door, into which, from our window,
we saw Miss G. get, and drive rapidly
away.
Later on in the evening, while Jane was
clearing away the dinner things. SAID TO
her, "By the by, Jane, who Is the tnlro
maid?" She was just going TO leave the
room as spoke. Instead OF replying she
turned round with such scared look on
her face that 1 felt quite alarmed; then,
hurriedly catching up her tray, she left the
room. Thinking that further inquiry
would be very disagreeable to her foroore
again mentioning the subject. Next day,
our week being up, we departed Ior Iresh
woods and pastures new.
Our tour led us considerable further
north, but month later saw US home"aru
bound. The nearest route by rail leo Us
by x. AS we drew up at the station we
noticed on the platform parson, IN wnom
we recognized one Of the clergy OF Il
whose church we had been to. Presently
the door of our compartment was opened
and he put in a lady, wished her gooo-oy'
the guards whistle blew and we were OH.
After short time we fell into conversa-
ton with the lady, and found her to DE the
clergyman's wife. Among other thlngs'
we asked after Miss G..
'Oh, Miss c." she replied; she Is
very well, but hear, poor thing, sne mas
not had very good season"
''I am sorry to hear that" l replied;
"why is it?" She was silent for minute,
and then related to US the following facts:
At the beginning of the season rather
untoward event occurred at Miss G-'s
lodgings. An elderly lady took one Of the
flats for a month. She had with her an at
tendant of about thirty. Before long Miss
G. 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 at
the top of the house, packed a small bag
and, having put On her things, was about
to descend the stairs when, from hurry OF
agitation, she missed her footing, and fall
ing to the bottom broke her neck.
But not the least extraordinary part o1
the business was that not the slightest
clew could be obtained as to who the lady
was, the linen of herself and her maid hay
ing only initials marked on it. The police
did their best by advertising and inquiry
but all t1y could find out was that they
had come straight to x from Liverpool
where they had arrived from America
There they were traced to the Fifth Ave
nue. hotel, in New York, where they hac
been only known by the number of theil
room, and to which they had come from
no one knew whittier. Enough money
was found in the lady's box to pay the ex
penses of their funerals. An open verdict
was returned at the inquests which were
held The police took possession of theil
belongings, and have them, no doubt, al
the present moment.
At this point the train stopped, the lady
wished us 'Good morning" and left ths
carriage; and we, as we steamed south
were left to mediate on this strange bu
perfectly true story, and to solve as w
best could the still unanswered question
of, ''Who was the third maid d?"-Argosy.