The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-05-14

II pehlnd him, and still she did not move.
am going to walk to the station" he
SAID to the parlor maid, who was waiting in
the nall. Will you send that after me?
There is half a crown for the man, and ten
shill1ngS for yourself
Thank you, my lord; 1 will send it at
once answered Anna.
Ii you please he answered, courteously.
And then the door closed and she heard his
retreating footsteps the gravel path. But
Lady Lesson had borne as much as she could
pear by this time, and, darling upstairs, she
locked herself in her own room, and tainted
dead away; the strain had been TOO much for
her
CHAPTER ".
She did not know how long she had been
insenslble when she felt life come tingng
pack INTO her benumbed limbs and presently
sne was able to drag herself to the wash
STAND and reach up for the bath sponge
which was still wet. She passed this over
ner forehead and the palms of her hands,
and after while she felt so much stronger
she was able to struggle on to her feet, and
Iotter across the room to her dressing table,
Mnere she had some strong smelling salts.
She always kept some brandy in her room in
case OF illness in the night, and as soon as
she could trust her feet she mixed herself
good strong dose of this, with water, and
drank it off at draught, shuddering.
She was quite unprepared for the effect it
created, not being accustomed to spirits. The
sluggish blood began to dance in her veins,
and run down to her very feet like quick
silver. The color came back to her lips and
cheeks, the light to her eyes, and she felt
suddenly strong and we'll. She was wise
enough to know that this sense of bien-
etree and exhilaration would not last and the
reaction might be trying, so she FASTENED off
at once to Dorothys room.
She knocked twice, and then a faint voice.
full of tears, answered her from the bed
Il am lying down. my head aches SO badly.
If you don't mind 1 would rather be alone,
L may go to Sleep"
Poor Dorothy would have been glad to
think she should never sleep again, she felt
SO little like it; but she believed this pious
fraud would be forgiven her She wanted to
reassure her mother, and secure solitude for
herself Like the wounded animals, she felt
as if she must hide away, to suffer and die.
For die she would, Dorothy believed. What
was there to live for? She did not know as
yet that many people just exist year after
year in this way, even to extreme old age,
for Death is capricious, and goes willingly
where he is not wanted whilst he keeps aloof
from those who welcome him with open arms.
Appearances had to be saved and Lady
Lesson, as a woman of the world rose to the
occasion. She went downstairs when Doro-
thy refused to see her, and rang for the par
lor maid.
you can clear the breakfast away" she
said to the girl when she appeared; I'VE are q
none of US inclined to eat this morning. The
diamonds Lord Rothbury gave Miss Lesson
have been stolen in the night
Stolen, my lady?" repeated Jane. Surely
not.p,ad3iti ,s7 ~ 7noA sos ~ .-,...e: -.r-
"At any rate they have disappeared" con- :
tinued her mistress, with forced calm. ~
locked them in the plate cupboard last night,
and kept the keys in my pocket. The keys
were all right but the casket has disap-
peared.".
"Oh, my LADY," almost screamed Jane.
And we never heard anything. l wish I
didn't sleep so sound"
All the better for you. If you had heard
them about, and had alarmed the house, they
would have killed you perhaps"
Jane shuddered, and made up her mind she
would give notice that very night.
But Lady Lessons next words treasured
her somewhat.
I'VE shall be safe enough now" she said;
there is nothing more to steal"
Not the plate, my lady?"
SILVER is very cheap, and have not much.
YOU see they did not consider 1t worth TAX
ing, or they would not have left it behind
them"
Jane gave sigh of relief and reconsid-
cred her previous decision Lady Lesson
went on
'It is impossible to tell how thieves learn
where things are to be found. They say it
is through the servants half the time. Their
accompices court them, and find out all the
secrets of the house"
'I am sure my sweetheart is to be trusted,
my lady" observed Jane, with dignity.
But you may have mentioned about the
jewels to some of the tradeSpeople."
You told not to, my lady"
ST know, but it might have leaked out"
81 don't think so, my lady, because cook
was very solemn about it the other night,
and told us we had better keep our tongues
between our teeth for our own SakeS, as swell
were like the Jesuits, they sneaked
in everywhere. She had been reading out
something from the newspaper, my lady,
where the butler had let the thieves in"
'I remember the case" her mistress re-
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