Hutchinson gazette., 1901-11-14
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CHAPTER ",
II was only towards morning that
Alice dropped asleep; the consequence
was, that long after her usual hour
for rising she was still sleeping, The
opening Of her door by some one
awoke her; II was Lady Sarah's maid
"Why, missl are you not up? Well
| never! wanted the key OF the Jewel
box, but I'd have waited II had
known"
what do you say you want?" re-
turned Alice, whose Ideas were con-
fused as is often the case on being
suddenly awakened,
"1'he key Of the bracelet box II YOU
please
"rhc kcy?" repeated Alice "Oh, !
remember" she added, her recollec'
tion returning to her, "Be at the trou'
bic, will you, Hughes, to take 1t out OF
my pocket, II Is on that chair under
my clothes"
The servant came to the pocket and
speedily found the key, Are you
worse than usual, miss this morn
ing?" asked she, "or have you over
slept yourself?'
"a have oversight myself, Is 1t
latc?"
Between nine and ten My lady Is
up, and at breakfast with master and
Lady Frances"
Alice rose the instant the maid had
left the room and made haste to dress
vcxcd with herself for sleeping so
long. She was nearly ready when
Hughes came In again
"Ir ever saw such n confusion as
that jewel box was in" cried she, In
as pert and grumbling a tone as she
dared to use, "The bracelets were
thrown together without law or order
Just az If they had been so much
glass and tnsel from the Lowther
Area lc "
"lt was Lady Sarah did II" replied
Alice. 81 would have put them
straight, but she said leave 1t for you"
thought she might prefer that you
should do It, 80 did not press IT,
'"Of course her ladyshlp Is aware
there's nobody but myself knows how
they are placed in It," returned
Hughes, consequently II could go
to that or to the other jewel box in
the dark, and take out any one thing
my lady wanted without disturbing
tho rest"
81 have observed that you have a
gift of order" remarked Alice with a
smile. at is very useful to those
who possess 1t, and saves them from
trouble and confusion"
80 it do, miss," said Hughes, But
| came to ask you for the diamond
bracelet"
"rhe diamond bracelet" echoed
Alice, What diamond bracelet? What
do you mean?'
"It is not in the box, miss"
"rhe diamond bracelets are both in
the box" rejoned Alice.
"The old one is there, not the new
one. | thought you might have taken
IL out to show some one or to look ut
Yourself miss, for I'm sure It's sight
for pleasant eyes,
81 can assure you 1t Is In the case,
said Alice. "All are there except what
Lady Sarah had on You must have
overlooked it,
Il must be great donkey II |
have" grumbled the girl, ut must he
at the very bottom, amongst the cot
ton,' she soliloQuized, as she returned
to Lady Sarah's apartments, and !
have Just got to take every individual
article out to get at It, This comes
Of giving up ones keys to other folks
Alive FASTENED down, Begging par
don for her late appearance 1t was
readily accorded. Alice's office in the
house was nearly II sinecure when
she had first entered upon 1t Lady
Sarah was Ill, and required some one
to sit with and read to her, but now
that she was well again Alice had lit
tie to do,
Breakfast was scarcely over when
Alice was called into the room.
Hughes stood outside.
Miss" said she, with a long face,
"the diamond bracelets not in the
box. thought could not be mis-
taken"
"But It must be in the box" said
Alice.
But It is NOT" persisted Hughes,
the negative; cant you