Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-01-03

| htAlluiSWt VI WiiOIl you nave LOlu HlG
and tell him to find cut if Lord Ber-
! tie Is in England or within reach. If
| he Is, Mr.. McAndrew is to give him
this message: olivia Vanley--'
She stopped, and her face grew red
and then white. NO, olivia only
olivia wants you to come to her OIL
matter of life or death That is all
He will ask you for money, very like
Ily." She flew to her jewel-case.
which Bessie had arranged, and
snatched the first thing that came to
hand.
It was Faladeane's present. Her
lips quivered and he, eyes filled with
tears as she loked at it, and she was
putting it back in the case when she
stayed her hand and exclaimed sud
denly:
Yes, this! How better could | use
it than in bis service? Take this and
give it to Mr.. McAndrew. You win
find him at Scotland Yard. see, |
nave written down the address. Teie-
graph to me, or come back to me with
the news; and oh, Bessie, remember
that you and | two helpless women
are trying to save the life of the man
who saved yours, and who is lisldng
Ibis life now to screen someone els2,'
Bessie gave a sob, then set her
teeth hard, and hurried from the
room.
In half an hour she had reached
Garfield Towers and delivered the
note. Lord Garfield came out to her
as she was waiting in the brougham
Tell your dear mistress, my girl"
he said sadly, that / am as ignorant
as she is of my sons whereabouts
OF course it is on account of MI.
Faradeane and this terrible mystery
that she wants to see him?"
Yes. my lord" said Bessie, firmly,
"and | will find him and bring him To
her if he is to be found"
She caught the evening up-train,
and though she had never been j.
London before, she faced it's strange
ness and it's vastness without quailng;
it seemed as If Olivia had infused
something of her own desperate cour-
age and energy into the timid country
girl
She drove to Scotland Yard, and
after five minutes waiting, during
which by the way, Mr.. McAndrew had
been calmly and keenly scrutiniZing
lher from behind a curtain, he entered.
Bessie delivered Oliyia's message
word for word
He looked at her with the simple
smile which made his face so innocent
and commonplace then nodded.
so your mistress wants to see Lord
BERTHE, does she?" he said in kindly
fashion. Hem! so do I; and per-
haps we shall both see him presently.
What's this?" he asked, as Bessie put
the necklace-case in his hand.
My-my mistress said you WOULD
want money, and sent this" faltered
Bessie.
The great man smiled softly and
opened the case, then suddenly his
face changed, and his eyes as they
scanned the magnificent gems closely,
Igrew sharp and keen. But it was
only for an instant; the next moment
his expression was that of the simple
commonplace individual
Where lid YOU get this frOnl-your
mistress, | mean?" he asked.
ut was her wedding present from
lar, M, =. q
faltering voice
oh" he said, slowly, from
Mr.. Fa'adeane. Hom!' he snapped
the case and nut it in his pocket.
I"Yes, we detectives always want
money, and you can tell your mistress
I'll take care of this. Oh yes, she
can rest easy I'll take care of it, "
He stood looking at her in silence for
a moment, then he said And so your
mistress saw Mr., Faradeane in prison
this morning CHI"
Bessie started and crimsonod, ana
he laughed
Now You can go back; YOU don I
mind travelling all night, do you? Be
cuse your mistress will be anxious
you know
"Oh, yes, yes" assented Bessie,
eagerly, "and II can only take her
some good news!" and she clasped her
hands.
To be continued.