Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1897-01-29
A Pair Of Ear Drops.

The QuepreSt thiugs that hap
nen never 6nd their wav Into the
new~p pers. Il Is difficult to see
why: perhaps it is because they
are too queer. FIR instancN, L
1 .ub, if yon bave ever heard OF a
certain strange incident that hap
peued only season or two ago in
thai select section OF the fashiona-
bic world knOND as 'SOclety.'
A lady If tide, Lady BarmOulh.
requested me to call on her one
morning about the beginning of
jane, the London season being
then at It's height.
i want your belp, Nr. Love-
She began, and then stopped al k
Aardly. Perhaps you are not
aware that at several balls and
dinner parties this season there
have been Jewels and ornaments
stolen. 1t has, of course, caused
great deal Of unpleasantness. La
several cases tIiDkets have been
actually taken from the wearers,
vitbout their knowing how it was
done, or who did it,
heard several wild tales OF ar
ncIcs having been missed at fash
ionable gatherings, and tbeIe was
some speculation as to who was
the cu,prit. Tue articles were not,
as alule, Of immense value, and
they always disappeared singlN,
consequently no puOlc notice had
been directed to the matter. In
one or two cases the police had
consulted, but it was impossible
Tor them to help. There could be
no doubt that the thief was per
son who mixed III society as au
equal prObab y a woman; who had
allowed her loveOf iewelry to temp
her to dishonesty.
l presume, then, that tbe-er
thief Is guest-a person IN So
ciely! l said irqulringIy.
Il am afraid so. Two or three
things were missed az a dance
which gave last week. Now,
dm giving another dance next
Thursday, and / am, of course
most anxious it should not occur
again, at any rate in my house. l
thought | would engage your ser
vices Tor the evening to see 1t you
cOull detect anything suspicious
| OF course, you would be treated al
a guest
l made arrangements about
terms, and it was agreed that
should be introduced as an z mt ri
can, by name Captain Burke.
i suppose Lady Barmouth,'
sad careleSsly, you dOu'r suspec
dny body in PARTICULAR
'Oh, no. the said but 1 noticed
what l thought was look of anx
lcty on her face, and made
mental note of 1t.
As | was leaving, Lady Barmeuti
said: OF course; Mr.. Lowe, yOI
quite understand, there must b
no expose. If you make any dis
cOyeries, they uust be treated a:
secrets, can't have scene 0l
any kind. It must be hushed up.
returned to the Office Impressed
with two ideas. First, that ml
task was one of those delicat
cases that require all your tact an
aud 81 ield very little credit;secOnd
y, that Lady BArmOuth knew
more or at any rate, guessed more
lban she cared to tell.
+ Thursday eve1ing arrived and
d went to Merieo House. Practical
ny duty was to mingle with th
guests, enjoy myself, and keep III.
o. es wide open. Nothing SCENE
to be more improbable than tia
- there should be- a thief among I'll
y brilliant thrOng that crowded th
- rooms. Every thing was cOnduc
ed in the most samptuOus and In,
urious style, a Hungarian ban
discovered the sweetest of dane
music, aud the guests we're amor
!. the highest in the land.
For a long while nothing o
CARED of the smallest signlticanC
But at about 2 O'clock in the morl
ing, while was sitting 10 a snr