Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1900-05-10


they heard the sound OF voices; but
when she went to the door, she could
see no one. 1t was some time before
Frodsham returned, and then he
brought no news. The woman at the
lodge had seen nothing Of the master
She told him that the outer gates
were unlocked, and he had passed
through; he had looked down the
road, but there was no sign OF Sir
Karl
Lady Allanmore wrung her white
ieweled hands.
oh, Frodsham, AIN afraid some
thing has happened to hint" she
cried.
But still the old man secuted the
idea OF danger. Sir Karl would come
walking up presently, and would laugh
at them for their pains.
Take my advice, my lady" he said,
and do not get anxious, Sir Karl
knows every step of the ground about
here-he could not lose himself IL he
, tried. He went on business, you say,
my lady? Then he has been detained"
But, Frodsham," cried his mistress.
with tears in her eyes, "he would not
be detained | am sure. He would be
50 anxious. He would know my alarm.
After promising to return at half
past nine, he would never have stayed
out until eleven"
All the nervous forebodlngs of the
last few weeks returned to her. and
she trembled like leaf.
Il will walk just little way into
the park myself" she said.
But not alone, my lady. | will fol-
low you"
The picturesque mansion, with its
long terraces and magnificent gardens,
lay bathed in silvery light. In the
Ivy near one of the towers an owl had
made It's home; and its hooting was
the one sound that broke the silence of
the night The deep shadows cast by
the trees and the melancholy cry of
the owl made Lady Annalmore feel
strangely depressed. She dared not
walk far; innumerable shadows SEEM
ed to fall over her. Once she raised
her soft voice and cried. Karl" but
no answer came.
Sir Karl Is nowhere in the park
my lady" said the old servant at last.
1T will be better for you to come
back to the Hall; and, il you still feel
anxious, will call some of the men,
and they can go in different directions
to look for him"
She grasped at the suggestion; and
the butler gave great sigh of relief
when he left her to the care of Mrs.
Pickering.
Persuade her to lie down." he said
in low voice. She will wear herself
out; he may not be home for hours
yet. know what masters are! If
every lady made as much fuss IL her
husband was not home by eleven, | do
not know what servants would do"
Dolores followed the housekeeper's
advice. She lay down and tried to
compose herself, tried to believe tina,
there was nothing wrong; but she
sprung up with sudden cry of alarm
| when she heard the clock strike one.
Call Frodsham!" she cried. "He
must send all the servants out. Oh
how can they sleep when their master
Is perhaps in danger? We must not
delay any longer.
A horrible feeling came over her
| that she would never see him again
II he had entered at that moment
she would have almost died OF Joy.
My lady" said the housekeeper, at
yon would but let me speak! We SER
wants see so much more than you
ladies do. No harm can have come to
Sir Karl. IL you send the servants to
look for him, he will not be pleased.
People might talk and laugh about 1t.
and he would not like 1t. n it should
get known that, because Sir Karl was
out until one o'clock, you sent SER
wants to sCour the countryside for
him, 1t would not look well; and he
would be angry. Gentlemen don't like
everything exposed to the world In
that fashion. Think of it, my lady,
before the servants are called"
Il will try to be patient; but do YOU
think he will ever come home AGAIN."
"Of course he will, my lady and by
this time tomorrow you will have had
many n hearty laugh over this. There
are SO many things that could have de-
tanned him. Perhaps he has called in
somewhere, found a gentlemen's din
nor-party, and has not been able to get
away. DO cheer up, my lady; there is
nothing to rear!"
Lady Allanmore lay quite still
listening to the stream of comforting
words until the clock struck four: |
tell YOU that he will never come home
again! | feel 1t. You yourself are
you not anxious now"
Frodsham was called in again. Then
1t was decided that the men-servants
should be reused from their slumbers
and sent out In different directions.
The housekeeper had just remember