Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-20


- were eminently respectable. She was
ssSSSJ needless to say-very good to them
and they adored and obeyed her in
quite feudal manner. When at supper in the
servants hall-al old and all sedate-they might
have been company of Quakers from the So
briefly of their demeanor. The head of the ta-
Bile was taken by the cook, and the foot by
James the coachman. Those two were married
and were both fat, both devoted to Miss Beren'
garia, and both rulers of the other servants. The
coachman swayed the little kingdom of domes-
tics with his stout wife as queen.
On the very evening Miss Plantagenet came
back from Cove Castle the servants were en-
joying a good supper and James was detailing
the events Of the day. After this his wife mar
rated what had taken place during his absence.
And at the side of the table sat Jerry, looking
the picture of innocence. The information con-
veyed to James by the cook related to several
tramps that had called, and to the killing OF
two fowls by fox terrier that belonged to a
neighbor.
"And nice rage the missus will be in over
them said cook.
'You should have set Sloppy Jane on the ter
rier" said James. "Our poultry is prize birds
and worth dozen of them snappy dogs as bite
the heels Of respectable folk"
housemaid "a tramp came to the gate asking
for Miss Alice, and 1 couldn't get him away"
'"What did he want with Miss AllceT de-
manded James, aggressvely.
sAh, what ndeedi" said the housemaid. 81
told him Miss Alice wouldn't speak to the like
Of him. But he looked gentleman, though he
had a two days beard and was dressed in such
rags as you never saw"
GEDid he 90 Sarah ?"
ooh, yes, he went in lingering sort of way
and had to tie Jane up III case she'd Hy on
him. / didn't want that"
"Why not?" said the coachman, dictatorially
Cramps is tramps"
Sarah Wondered. "Well cook and James, its
this way" she said, with some hesitation. "Thi'
murder of old Sir Simon" Jerry pricked up his
cars at this and looked more innocent than ever
"Go on" said the cook, wondering why Sarat
stopped.
sfThey said his grandson done it."
"And~that I'll never believe" cried James
nounding the table. "a noble young gentleman
| Mr. Bernard, and many half-crown he's giveI
me. He never did it, and even if he did, het
dead and gone" err -
forgot that" she whimpered. ut must hav'
been his ghost" and she threw her apron owe
her head.
such thing. Whose ghostF'
ssNIr Bernard's." said Sarah looking scared
as she removed her apron "0h, to think
sbonld have lived to see ghost. Yes, you ma,
al look. but that tramp, ragged and torn, wa
Mr. Gore. Don't I know him as well as
know myselfY 80,
male and Jerry listened more eagerly than ever
''vou rave in crazy way
'"Ob. we'll. there's no knowing" cried Sarah
hvstericaly, "but the tramp was Mr. Gore, AM
7 forgot he was dead. His ghost-it must hav
been his ghost. No wonder Jane wanted to H.
"Mr. Bernard's ghost wanting to see Miss A
;oo,0 said cook. "Get along with you, Sarah
TIe must be alive I don't believe all the paper
saw. Perhaps he wasn't drowned after all.
; 1--WE must inquire into this" said james
magsterialy and feeling for his glasses. "of
bw The way"-he drew dirty envelope out c
his pocket-"here's something for you, youn
sbsver" He threw it across to jerry. ~ wa
s;tt{no IN the kitchen in his lordship's cast
end being waited on by dark,eyed wench.
cold her of us here and mentioned you. Sh
said she knew you and asked me to give yo
. that. And, to be sure, she would know you,
sdded James, half to himself Seeing Mrs. Moo
;s vour grandmother, and fine figure of w
man. But touching this here ghost"
Terry rose from the table and retreated to
corner OF the warm room to read his note. Bl
!, he kept his ears open all the time TO the coael
mans investigation of Sarah's doings with Ii
tramp. The note was from Victoria asking Je
: Nv 10 come over and see her, and stating thu
/ there was gentleman stopping at the eastl
:. ssThere's something queer about him, jerry
! he keeps himself very much to himself. Also
i knows your whistle as you whistles to m
4 which is funny. Can't you come over and 81
n meYH This, with all allowance for mis-spellin
a was What Jerry deciphered. Then he thrust Il
n note into his pocket and returned to the tsbl