Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1899-02-10
lContinued from last week.

tContinued from last week
Miss Pridgett seemed pleased at the
Importance with which she was SO sud-
denly invested, and, nothing loath, told
the tale somewhat as follows:
1.-The very first time as I set my eyes
on the late Lady Florence Mostyn was
on Friday night Of May, last year.
She came here alone and with precious
little luggage and asked if 1 had small
roon! al liberty. happened to have
one, which she took and kept all the
time she was here l can show you the
room, sir It's scarcely big enough for
one person to turn round in, but it suit
ed Lady Florence down to the ground.
She had supper in the coffee room that
night, but as it was pretty full OF gen
tlemen she only made hasty meal,
suu 1hen went up stairs.
Tho next day sandy haired gentle
MAN. with only one arm, turned up
with some luggage-a Mr.. Lambert he
said his name was There was no room
for him. so he staid at Hardness, the
grocer. but he had his meals here with
Lady Florence -';ustyn- Miss Staples
that L., a. We cat:ctl hel. They had the
prjv:>:' sitting r,'u,' as soon as it was
at I,~l,., " ::lch WAS Ci, tie Monday fol-
luWi,', I.l:tet:i::rr tat particularly
vel. *: nA that vlry Giy another gen.
t. 80: v...:,>s 80. al waits ia the
c".':@' .''l t.! ! $50 tl>::> 20 out to-
gt.: :. il,:: l., ~ cat IN oath and
sH' ~ : t.:-.. Tie: h:,d gone to-
q; =: s;..:':.',, ..':S lie back, but
hlt'.;> t,'t> IL. + F.: .;r;>& tie !:>vn the
at:::2 r.: ~;":1 &; :: ~ They were
too far 60 - hear vi:;t wcs said, but
$heir l;.;'Ils were t.-Sl,rs >.i;e enough.
~ j.ltni all, Lady / lorI nee she grabs
hole 1T Mr.. Lambert, and seems about
to fall to the ground viii r.; git. Mr.,
l.",libcrt puts his onu arm round her
AND holds her up, while he places him
self he>wixt her and the stranger There
was scsue strong language used on that
green, Sir, and though / couldn't hear
the words, it was plain to any one that
there was u violent quarrel on both
sides Then the newcomer seemed about
to strike MIR. Lambert, but Lady Flor.
ence she pulls herself together and
stands up! She then says something to
the new man which seems to astonish
him, and makes him change his mind
about striking Mr.. Lambert Then they
all grow calmer, and at last all three
come indoors and 60 up to the sitting
room, and l could hear them talk, talk,
talk. I'LL closing time, when the two
gentlemen left together quite friendly.
yike.
met Lady Florence Mostyn on the
stairs soi.:s TO her room, and her eyes
We're 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
Mr. Dacre-as found the other was
called - goes away and leaves Lady
Florence. She Was very much cnt IN
when they went and restIessike At
last she settles dos IL to her painting and
fancy work--a]l tor her bare living. I
thnTrht for she WAS at it informing til!
night
Then all Of a sudden the two men
comes back. | remembers the day we'll,
for the night before there had been
big robbery at Squire Marchuut's at the
hail They comes back quite chummiIy,
and Lady Florence seemed downright
glad to see them and that time they
sti'i'S tor a week or more, fishing most
of the while. Then the two men 20 and
leave her again. But they had not been
gone many days before in comes Mr.
Fenton and his friend
The friend only staid a 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 Ecr She seemed to like his So
clety and quite frightened up, and
was hoping they would make match
OF 1t, when all of a 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 breaE
fast is ready in time, and, please, don't
tell any one I'm going, Miss Pridgett.
SAID she, and didn't, but when saw
the state Mr.. Fenton was in over it I
was sorry hadn't told him. thought
he would have gone mad. He went
about making inquiries at every house
for miles round. Poor young gentlemanl
l felt sorry for him, but it was as we'll
perhaps he didn't find her. -
why did you say that, Miss Prid-
gett?'
Miss Pridgett looked round cautiously.
Well, sir, - said she, II don't know
as how ought to tell you, seeing as
I've kept quiet so long, AID not soul
knows it but myself, but 1 think Il
should feel easier if l told some one,
and the information might help you. /
give you no opinion on the matter ut
all. l simply says just what L 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, 4
thinking she would be sending for ii. 1
At last opened it, hoping / might find
some address in it. There was nothing
Of that sort inside, but I found some
thing else instead which I would have
piven a good deal not f0 have \ isnnov 4