The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-02-09
DAILY REPUBLICAN,. WILMINGTON. DELAWARE, THURsl

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to learn something more Of the history
Of the unfortunate lady about whose
life go much terrible mystery had hung,
and ! hastened to put myself into DOM.
munication with tho Duke Of Lundy.
| His grace was very peculiar man
. man one instinotively felt it impossi-
Die to like, and yet person whom it
would be equally impossible not TO 70.
spect. He was patricisn to the back
bone--faultlsssly courteous. but Jolly
cold. The death of his daughter must
have affected him terribly, but be pre-
scented an untroubled demeanor to the
world, for had she not been dead to him
for years? l had one short interview
with him, in which he expressed regret
ut his inability to furnish me with any
details Of her life that would be Of serv-
ice to me. She had left his roof without
word of warning, and he was absolute
~ ignorant Of her life from that day.
It was evident I should have to look
to other quarters for assistance, and for
once in way Dame Fortune favored
| me.
found out that Henry Wray, an old
sohoolfellow Of mine, was the rector Of
Lamford the parish in which the
dukes seat Of Glsnmore was situated
and to him I at once went. He had
known Lady Florence Mostyn for some
years previous TO her disappearance,
and he told me all he thought would DO
Of use to me. The girl-for she was on
ly 40 when she left her fathers roof
was Of happy disposition, and she was
q general favorite. She was equally at
home in parish work, in the hunting
field and in the ballroom. She was ao-
oompliahed and she was distinctly hand
some. As might be we'll imagined, she
had many suitors, but she turned a deaf
ear to all until certain Mr.. Arthur
Durant made bis appearance, and on
this man. III many respects the least
suitable Of her admirers, she did not
look askanoo.
There was some mystery about this
Durant Hs was q colonial, had made
his money in atore-he did not conceal
that-and he had returned to spend it.
Had he been a rich lancashire cotton
man. or an ironmaster Of native growth.
1t might have been difficult for him to
. have obtained the entree to the circle in
which LADY Florence Mostyn moved.
But to the rich American or colonial
most things are possible, He had hired
hunting box for the season, and, thanks
TO his spJendid borseflesb. his own pre.
sentable appearance, unstinted libersiity
and genial disposition, he was soon
moving on equal terms with the men he
met in the field, He did not seem to
care for society, and this made his social
Advancement all tho easier, He was
soon invited everywhere, Some invita-.
tions he accented and some he refused.
and among the former were those of the
Dnke Of Lupdv.
Ero,,, Tho rsrr arst bo hod ov;nood a
,;Lino for Gadv Floran.a bnt tbonoh ba
was nevsr more animated or showad
h;oseIf IN oroo,or odyontaga Than whon
in hor soc;atv vet hs aid not obtrnda
h;s nresencs nnon hsr Nav he even
sas,nad ~ suo;d hor Had h: dons ri.
SaI;horoto,v and with set burmese b.
oonIJ 49, bovo n,.,od hi. cards bettor
~, .ho mas ;,,st 10 woman IN annraci.
ota selt ,nort;f;cation m her account
- s.,a IT, sh. on.,,, .,,oIIv Iot b;r, soo
thot shs Aid not wi sh him tn ksen aIoof
wa .ha. ho wss MI, too hannv 10 mr.
s..e liz odn.n.aao
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.a o" y. ~. ~ ~ $500 ~ .ho
sou wv and tunhIa IA. hs hsd ,s1 was
roo,s attractive IN har thar the ont and
dr;ad sorms che had hitberto met with.
AZ any rate Durant was soon establish.
adj Az iady Florenos's attendant cavalier.
and whether in the hunting field or the
draw;ny room ha sonpht her side and
ysmained there with a look of ouiet.
unassumino proprietorsbin.
II II not certain that Dnrant nronosed
n T,adv Florenca hnt 4, is certa;n thar
he asked the duke for permission to do
that was neremntorilv
refused bv that nersonave. who on that
narticnlar occasion came as near to los
inc bic tor,ner aa aver he did in his lifa
Dnrant was no longer asked to Glen
more and Tadv FIorenca,s Freedom was
hence forward S;stinctIv ourtailad,
Tbon she vanished. absolutely and
Having m trace beb;nd
and she had naver heen heard of again
bv her family or her friends until her
az tho victim op the Sonth
Audlev street mnrder
mAnd what ahont Dnrantpn T asked
INV frisnd
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IT, 49, 80 ~. -" MI
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