The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-02-15

mouth drawed TO one SIDE. Goduhrd
and me, we saw 1t was n stroke at once,
a! when we'd carried him up to his
bed, we sent for the doctor. Mr.. God
dard, he was told on to see after Sir
Henry. and. by evening he seemed a
goodish bit better, and the doctor
didn't think there was any danger, so
Mr.. Goddard left him for bit with
little Miss Craley, who couldn't be
persuaded to leave his Side-she was
that fond OF him and Master Charles
and came down to tell me how he was
a getting on. And then II was he told
me OF the fiEger that he had seen loiter-
ing about the premises some days be-
fore, and how he's seen Il again that
very moment, entering the shrub
beries."
What did you say TO that?"
why, sir, my first thought was for
my lady, who had left the house but u
short time before. Whatever would
she do I said, II she met the man and
he was rude to her. had seen her
in the hall wrapping q dark mantle
round her head and shoulders, and !
had Ventured to say, surely she was
never going out at such a time-half
past six, SIR, and such n dark even
.ng-and she replied that she had n
headache and must have some fresh
air. 50, Of course. ] said no more. Mrs.
Goddard and me, we watched at the
tIning-room windows for over half IN
hour, md then we saw my lady comins
out Of the Strawberries by herself l
went to meet her In the hall, and her
cloak was wringing wet. said: 1t Is
10 be hoped that you won't catch your
death OF cold, my LADY, and abe said:
I'm 30 upEet about this affalr, Nelson.
that l don't know II I'm standing on my
head or my heels But never saw
nothing OF the man, sir, and when I
asked my lady II she'd met him. she
chilled me a fool. and said II was too
dark to see anything! Which II was,
str!"
ION what terms have you servants
usually been with the Dowager Lady
EiIesmere, Mrs. Nelson7" | asked.
well, sir, not what you may call
over and above goodi Many's the time
would have given warning, II It
hadn't been for the old master Her
temper's high, and she haven't much
consideration for her servants, Nor she
hadn't for Sir Henry, neither, though
he wouldn't hear word against her!
But I, for one, wasn't surprised, when ]
heard the contents OF the will, for l
knew he loved his son at heart, though
my lady had come so much between
them OF late years He never really
meant to leave his money away from
Master Charles, not for one moment,
and my lady, she knew as much, tool
I've heard her coax him again and
again to give her them Jewels, but he
always made the same answer, that
they weren't his 10 give!"
rs this all you can tell me. Mrs. Nell
SOM"
at is all, sIr!"
(which OF the other servants saw the
most OF Sir Henry In his last hours?''
"only Rachel Marks, sir!"
"Well, send Rachel Marks to me
here,"
The old woman curtesied herself out
of the room again, and In another min
ute her place was taken by bright,
rosy.cheeked girl Of about twenty. all
gigglcs and blushes. stuiilng u corner
OF her apron In her mouth the while
she spoke to me. ,
began.
"oh, yes, sir; but hope you're not
going to write down anything l say,
because I never set eyes on them Jew.
eIs ill my lady called me TO her and
asked mo II they wasn't beautiful, and
she UaId they would be hers as likely
MS not when Sir Henry died, and MI
/ answered was: Yes, and never
see them again, sir, as sure as I'm a
living woman!'
1T am certain you did mott How, could
you when they were always locked
AWAY. Have you young man, RaehelE
but I needn't ask the question. You're
TOO pretty a girl to want Il bcnui"
Rachel Redeemed md smiled.
TITS like your Impercnce 10 ASK, she
replied, with the cffrontGry, with which
n pretty woman always feels she Gun
address cvcn n constable OF the law: