Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-08-12

the room he turned to the old maid.
as she an IDIOT"
by no means But she is not very
clever l have taken great interest
in her, as, to tell you the truth MIR.
James, she was badly treated by her
aunt"
at is lucky she has such friend"
said Mr. James.
about this WILL" snid Miss Bull lay
ing one thin finger OH the document.
"Matamc leaves to Mnrgery Watson,
her niece, the money In the green box
in her sitting room and also her jew
els
Yes Also, IL you will recollect, the
clothes of the deceased lady"
lis there nothing eiseY asked Miss
Bull, raising her black eyes inquiring-
ly. What Of the lease of this house,"
THAT Is the property Of Lord Der
rington, and he only let the house to
Mrs Jersey by the year"
lis not that rather stranger
VERY strange. But the whole con-
nection of Lord Darlington with my
late client is strange. know that she
received from him an annuity of f50O
a year and the lease OF this house by
the year, remeinber--from December to
December. Now she is dead the an
nuity lapses. The lease ends on the
31st Of December and 1t will not be
renewed Lord Darlington, so far as
! know, has no interest In Miss Mar
gerry Watson"
what interest had he In Mrs. Jer-
seyY asked Miss Bull, seeming scan
DIAL, and her eyes Frightening.
II can't tell you that, and If l could
I would not"
quite right beg your pardon for
asking. but you see, in the interest of
that poor girl, ! wish to know exactly
how matters stand"
'1'hey stand as / tell you," said
James. and he rose to go. II have moth
ing more to 90 IN the matter. and my
connection with the late Mrs. Jersey
ceases here
Zone moment" said Miss Bull quiet
w.. "What of the furniture"
! "rhat Is also the property OF Lord
! Darlington. He bought the house as it
stood from the executor Of the last
owner, Mr. Anthony Lockwood, fifteen
years ago. Mrs. Jersey wished to set
UP a boarding house. 80 Lord Derring-
! ton placed her In here. Every stick in
the place belongs to him. Should Miss
Watson leave, she goes with the jew
els, the money In the green box and
"a 4 .,1rS@
az very poor outfit to start life on
at her age" said MISS Bull, rising In
her prim manner "By the way, Mr..
james. what Is the name of the late
Mr.. LockwSods eXecutorT
..Roger Ireland" replied the lawyer,
looking rather surprised. why do you
ask"
"For my own satisfaction. Mr.. James.
! II no one else will assist this poor girl
shall do so. Good day"
SO far rs james was personally con-
cerned. he heard no more Of the little
woman Miss H,ill collected the board
ers In the drawing room after dinner
and made speech. She said that 1t
was Margcry Watsons intention to
keep on the louise and that the terms
! would be as before. IL any chose to
stop they would be welcome, but those
who decided to go could have their bills
made out at once. Having thus acted
as the mouthp,ece Of Margery, Miss
Bull took the girl away to the sitting
room Of the late Mrs. Jersey, the very
one in which the tragedy had taken
place
| Good child" said Miss Bull, Lord
Darlington is the owner Of this house.
and he leased 1t to your aunt by the
year-a very strange arrangement, for
which there ought to be some explana-
ton. am going to seek 1t from Lord
Darlington. With regard to the an
nuity"-
"What annuity"
II forgot-you don't know about that.
Well, there is no need that you should.
But it seems that Lord Darlington al
| lowed your late aunt an annuity OF
$500 year. l don't know the rea-
son why he did SO, and as such rea-
son is not pertinent to matters in hand
do not wish to know, but the annuity
must lapse. 1t is not likely that Lord
Darlington will continue 1t to you"
She paused and looked at the girl.
your parents are dead, believe, Mar
gefy?"
Eyes. For many years l have been
| with my aunt. She was my only rela-
tive, dear Miss Bull"
Call the better. l don't want other
people interfering" said Miss Bull in
her icy way. well, Margery, shall
see IL can get Lord Darlington to re-
new the lease to you, and l shall be
your security. With the money in
hand-I have counted it, and with that
in the bank 1t amounts to f2O0-we
i can continue the boarding house. A
j few of the boarders will go, but many
will remain, as they will not get any
where so cheap place. You will be
the nominal head Of the house, but In
reality I shall manage. Do you agreeT
81 am your slave" cried Margery,
with melodramatic intensity.
"you gre my friend" said Miss Bull,
her thin lips relaxing. Il am lonely
woman, Margery, though l still have q
surviving sister"--her lips frightened
again as she said this-'and love
you, my dear, for your goodness. Well,
we shall keep OH the boarding house"
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