Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-11-04
CAPT. SCARLEII'S' coat.
AN ANECDOTE

time an account of the Robbery Of
the Manchester Mail. From the mos,
! authentic s1urce.l
/ Lord S.ayneyard was one Of The most
/ distinguished ornaments of the Upper
! House. He not only boas,ed Of the fin
I est collection OF cravats 20 be found in
The k.rg-1m but he dealt faster than
any man az Whites. The gOss.ps at
I ST. James limited thaJ. had a certain
: minister held office but SIX months
\ longer. he would as Ike as not have
I had the BuckhCunds offered him. No
,5ubJ be would have refused them,
I because as Charles Fox once said or
I him. Lord Stayney8rd would be the last
man alive who would wish to be Of even
ncm nal service 20 any government
However. Il. the time of which 1 write
/ ne was bus cwo-and-thirty, and was eX-
cesd.ug'y popular; not what one might
ca, coming man, for The truth was that
I he had always been there.
Ij was generally admitted that he
had only done one wise thing IN his
I life. He himself used 20 avOw that this
single sensible action cCunierba.ance-'
a lcagisl sequence of fOOHsd ones. IN
der the heading. LIST Of Marriages, the
/ deed IS recorded on the pages OF The
Ge1-,eman's Magazine OF the year It,
/ June o., V.sC5unt Stayneyard 10 MISS
seton" runs the brief announcement.
Miss Nyrtila Seton was the daughter
Of the Chaplain and Rector OF Laugh
ton. his Lorsh.p's place in South Der
1vsire. Her mother had been niece
3s Lc-d D3rec0urt; 50, though she
brcugl. Der husband no fortune, the
gna-ch was nowhere cons. derel a mesaI-
I..2ce. All accounts acknowledged ner
great beauty and charm of manner. In
less th3n two seasons Stayneyard
House. which has ,Ong since disappear
G. became the most popular rendezvous
in the fashionable word.
The parties at Laughron were some
wha- less formal than The Mayfair en-
-e-.8.uuen,s; as was natural Whefe d
reu1I Of cJvert-shOoung cards, IoN-
hunting. dancing and Jheatr.cals We're
Che chief pleasures.
r. was the close of 81 Mr.. Pitt was
q, Brighton preparing his Irish policy
Ps--iemen- would no, meet L fore the
EN- OF the following January. Al
Dlughtol Park were assembled a num-
her of guests for the new year On the
eve of t. -h.re was 20 be dance ana
on New Year day a the3-r.ca. entertain
ue17. varied with songs and music
The company .nciu1ed the DoIager
LADY, Le,harby and the Misses EllZaDeJn
and E1r1the1 SUc-Cn, the LeN-ng,ous,
/ -ra bishop and his good lady Lor0
. Efe1mcre. Sir John and Lady Marcn-
nE.0a. Tcmm yHur.estone, MISS OoU-
.a-d q host f others. and Mr.. George
Haw,ev. Bu- on The 18th and 5Otn the
guests had been admittedly LITTLE ouI,
For thar universal favOr.te, George HaW-
lev had been absent on a brief visit 10
am old friend Of his living on the Dor
-ars NJ I.eices-crsh.re. He was TO re-
.u-n TO Laugl-on on Ihe 3lst IN order
10 be present az Lady S,ayneyaru 5
dance.
NV Year eve was that rare occur
renee. a bye with Mr.. Hugo Meynel. $
pack. Mr. George Haw.ey sa, ~rlnA.1s
rs-t I'm Squire Sheldou's oak parior. IL
was close on three O'Clock ID the aI'er-
noon when ne rose 10 80.
~re squire naturally protested az los
Ing The finest company in the Worto'
and before they had touched on the
. y,-ss .ns.e~ Scrutiny, CT even a secoAd
b0.-,e had been cracked. But HaW-ey
was fm. He had promised Lazy
S9vns..rd very faithfully 20 return IN
fms former dance There lay at ieast
, -v,e'ys-1,iIe ride before him, and there
+ MA. moreover some likelihood OF a ia-l Oh
/ snow before night. 800,
/ S one ,cc}l his leave of the gSnial
+ squire. ana hale an hour after sunloWh
+ w.swtl,a six miles Of LaugAhn FaIA'
/ Re was riding quietly on the night ROAD
when sHd sn,v a curious .de2 came
|1.rr.s his mind. He felt shade weary
+ If --b m-r0tOmy Of the fashionable lie
/ ne had led at Laughl.n Park for near a
v=l1. The Cd strange eagerness I0I
/ adventure possessed him. quick ds
-beueh- his mind was made UP. MOI a
mile away. and approached by a desc
rara lane. we're some d.sused tarm
/ buildings. In the matching OF the ROOF
~ one of the was hidden ne famous
scarlet coat. and his larger pislol was
also there. He had not capped eyes
ur~n his notorious property since ne
h-- -7k7n clear hundred pounds OF
,7--,ver Bradley enc windy night three
weeks back on the Ashbourne Road.
. -5e recollection of his encounter with
-.e DISTINGUISHED soldier Stirred him TO
Immediate action. In a very few min
MES when i- would be totally dark, ne
iY-red the Manchester mail would come
-9tHrg uD that hill Captain Scarlet
would b. -here 70 meet It,
W.-h that Ulerring sense of localities
/ which ad been no small factor in max
ing the man 50 successful he reached
/ tho lonely homestead. Here he dis
mounted and entered. Sanding on the
of the feeding tr0ugbs, he ran his hand
/ between the matching and a broad raf-
ter. There. sure enough. ne found the
coat It was of silk and unlned Round
/ the elce Of the collar ran narrow gold
/ brai+ Folded neatly If occupied a very
small space a little further along the
. ret.er his hand struck the leather hol-
/ s-er cOu-a!0 ng the horse pistol. This
was wraOpej round with hay and was
no assured himself perfectly uniniured
. from exposure 90 damp. He loaded Il
cs-cu-lv as also the smaller weapon
he carried with him where danger
m.eht chance 10 come. Thought snow
had not We, fallen, the night was bit
l-r'y cola. and he decided not to wear
+ tho silk coat there and then in exchange
fo~ his riding coat. as was his usual
custom. bu- 10 put Il on az the last
minute over the other. for the garment
wrs me g. loose 50 as to admit Of his ar
r.-.v--,,n0+ Then no strained thp hOl-
s.---o -r- e'55'o B'ouzelnda his mare
ve.-'~- 0r-.e n-.@ a,l The while. He re-
Ere-cl gr-0t'r Uo- having any white