Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-06-12
CHAPTER LVl.


to fly from one to another-the very
air seemed TO catch them and CARY
them along.
One Of the keepers, on going We,
tween four and five in the morning
to look after some waterfowl, fancied
he saw something strange on the lake
"A light paper parcel floating as uc
wind blew. He took a long pole and
drew It toward him, ana on openiag
IT, found that It contained a Skcin Of
fine blue sewingsilk, such as ladies'
use in embroidery Further down,
near the fountain, something else was
stirring In the water. This too lie
drew out, and found It TO be a lady'3
handkerchief OF fine lace, with
delicatey embroidered monogram the
letters Of which were "G, r.
In one moment he understood. He
had heard Of the missing lady as he
walked from his home to the park.
He had met two of the Culdalc men
servants searching, and the three had
stopped and talked together for some
timo. At FIRST they spoke seriously,
and wondered what accident had be
fallen her; but, after time, one OF
the mon remarked CCrclCRBly that II
was II case Of "Jock O IIa2eldean"
that the missing lady was n most
beautiful woman, and there was no
doubt lover In the case They aan
parted with laugh, the servants
going back to Culdalc, and the keeper.
John Thorno, going on to BrantOmu.
The man stood dazod and bewIldcrcd
as no held the handkerchief in his
hand.
She Is hcrel" he declared She
has not gone with a lover, or lost her
way She is drowned in this lake.
May Heaven forgive our light wordst"
II was but TO work of moment
to get into the boat moored close by
and row across the water to the
fountain, and but little time olapgeu
before his suspicion was confirmed
that the missing young lady lay at the
bottom of the lake
Thorno FASTENED toward Culdalc.
and when half way there, he me,
Lord Culdale. with two or three
gentlemen, and told thom the terrible
news.
His lordshIp looked ut the handi,or.
chief, with It's finely embroidered
monogram of GO. r."
Gladys Rancl" he gaapcd "But
how, In the name of Heaven, could snc
have fallen Into the lake at Bran.
tomo?"
They hastoncd to the lake, and soon
raised the body, and laid 1t rovcrcnI-
~ on the stone terrace, The face
was calm, oven smiling. Porhaps-.
Heaven was good her last Thoughts
had been pleasant ones. The tx.
quisite features and the rippling
black hair were almost as they hao
last soon them. They were strong
men; nut, as they looked ON tho lr
dead woman, tears filled their oycs.
A hat that Lord Culdalc recognized
as Miss RanC'a lay ON the stems iu,n
where 1t had fallen from her hands
Something very thin and light cung
around her 1t was like a goasamcr
web, and In raising her ono of the
Tho honl, n.ha ,',,', t., , """ u"uE !, upon
Tho alarm had boon given at Bra,
hn,,,,,,,, """ "' ''' ''u'S 'on'"
'"N ""' ','"'lll tue COM
-, =, va "'N'u 'no h"uSekooper
",N ~ ''iN'"'' "''" 'o' answer aImos,
''" ',, "''
-, '"'r" mas p"eh terrlhI' accident
MISS uhar'eS' replied Mrs. Bowen
Nhe VI tue 'adioS Wh" had ho"n stop.
ping ut Nnlual' mas been found
"'oW"'N III our 'aNe''
Iaoy from CuldaIe?' Angela
questioned, ana then Mrs. Bowen told
h'r inc Whole story as she had hcaro
II from the serVnnts-how one Of the
VISITORS at Nuldalo very beautiful.
lauy' had been missing since ycstor-
day afternoon, and had hccn rounu
crowned IN Brantome lake,
What was the lady's Nance"
Angela asked, In voice quite unlike
her own,
The hOuSckCCper rpuliOI tbot shr