Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-03-22
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II met Lady Florence Mostyn on the
stairs going to her room, and her eyes
were fearful red. She had evidently
been crying a great lot, but the next
morning she was quite calm and quiet
looking, and all three seemed to get
along without any more trouble. Then
the two men, Mr.. Dick Lambert and
MIR. Dacre-as l found the other was
called - goes away and leaves Lady
Florence. She was very much cut up
when they went and restlesslike. At
last she settles down to her painting and
fancy work-all for her bare living, l
thought. for she was at it morning till
night
"Then all of a sudden the two men
comes back. remembers the day we'll,
for the night before there had been a
big robbery at Squire Marchant's at the
hall. They comes back quite chummily,
and Lady Florence seemed downright
glad to see them; and that time they
stops for week or more, fishing most
of the while. Then the two men 90 and
leave her again. But they had not been
gone many days before in cumes Mr.
Fenton and his friend
1.-THE friend only staid few days,
and when he had gone Mr.. Fenton
seemed to want to make up to Lady
Florence-Miss Staples, that is, as we
called her She seemed to like his So
oiety and quite frightened up, and l
was hoping they would make match
of it. when all of sudden she comes to
me and says, Miss Pridgett, she says,
I'm going away by the first train in
the morning, so, please, see that break
fast is ready in time, and, please, don t
tell any one I'm going, Miss Pridgett,
said she and l didn't. but when | saw
the state Mr. Feuton was in over it |
was sorry hadn't told him | thought
be would have gone mad He went
about making inquiries at every house
for miles round Poor young gentleman !
l felt sorry for him. but it was as we'll
perhaps be didn't find her.
why did you LAY that Miss Prid-
gett?''
Miss Pridgett looked round cautiously.
"Well. SIR" said she. 81 don't know
as how ought to tell you, seeing as
I've kept quiet so long, aud not soul
knows it but myself, but think l
should feel easier if told some one,
and the information might help you. l
give you no opinion on the matter at
all. 1 simply says just what / found
and leaves you to draw your own con-
clusion. Well, Miss Staples left here in
a great hurry and forgot one of her
boxes We kept it for many months,
thinking she would be sending for it.
At last | opened it. hoping might find
some address in it. There was nothing
of that sort inside, but found some
thing else instead which | would have
given a good deal not to have discov-
ered."
The landlady paused.
well. What did you find?'
lyon see, sir, no good would have
come of it if had told any ons Lady
Florence could not be found, for Mr..
Fenton had searched high and low for
her, and if any one could have found
her he would, and then my house has
always had such high name that 1
didn't want blot to stain it, so / told
no one.
"Well, but what was it you found,
Miss Pridgett?" asked, somewhat i'm
patiently.
"In Lady Florence Mostyn's bag,
among some pocket handkerchiefs and
AL old skirt, found some empty mo-
rocco cases. l knew them we'll, for I
used to see them at the hall when l was
lady's maid there to the first Mrs.
Marchant. They used to hold some OF
Mrs. Marchant's jewelry, and that jew
elry was stolen from the hall while Lady
Florence Mostyn was staying here"