Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-06-17
CHAPTER XVII.

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'Cuforrunzte. Mrs Cpc-otr," be Oh
served. wiki an evil smile; hut l an
afraid the butcher will have 20 wait fo-
some time before ne neIt enjoys the pleas
Urs Of your sociery. You see. you have
uuluckily admitted, before myself and
Miss Denisor-tWo witnesses, bea- in
uind-Chat you were p-ivy 10 the remoy-
a. o. abstraction OF 4 deed Of value.
even Il. you did NOT actually remove such
deed with your own hands The law, OF
which you are aware l an an eTpOunder.
calls casualty Of this kind BY the name
OF felony. and recompensss IL with varied
terms Of transportation. IL Is unpleas-
I ant, Mrs. UpcrOfr; bat I fear, unless you
can recollecr whore those particular pa
| pe-s are, there is nothing for II but 70
wait here patiently until the police escort
an about 70 summon has arrived for
you-"
Z The sulky insOleucs was taken well out
OF the unhappy houseksspsr before Roses
speech was finished. Like most people OF
that class. she had but very vague ideas
/ oi the power OF the Law. and an almost
morbid horror Of encounterine II in any
shape. The barrisrsr's accusation, too.
sounded very plausible TO unpracticed
ears
"Oh. Nj Grenville, after knowing me
all this time. whOeyer'd have thought
you'd 90 against me in this way? Oh,
dear oh. dear what shall dO?"
/ do what you ought 10 have done, kt
once. Tell Miss Maude rhis instant
where those papers are. None Of your
nonsense about not remembering. You
know perfectly well what you've done
with them I'll give you two minutes TO
collect your ideas, and il you can't do it
By the end Of that time. III lock you in
here and send for the police"
'Oh, please don't. I don't know. right
y. think. Miss, they were ell put up
in an old trunk in the gsrrst overhead" /"
sobbed the now thoroughly cowed house
keeper.
Go and see, Maude," said Rose, quiet
Iy.
Miss Denison tripped out Of the room,
leaving Grenville 10 the quiet contempla-
ton OF his victim.
"0h, ny oh, my :" sobbed the house
keeper, TO think OF those old publishing
things being Of any consequence And
what right have you, sir, to say ! took
them? To think OF my being accused OF
taking things, after all these years But
| suppose poor servants character is not
to be taken away for nothingi I'll have
the law OF you, will"
You're right, Mrs. Upcrott you will.
and very much to your detriment, too, il
the paper l want is not forthcoming.
You're not talking TO a woman now.
You'll neither frighIen me, nor get the
slightest mercy at my hands. You're
In as fair way OF spending the next
ak or seven years at Portland as any
body | know and, by heavens, I'll take
pretty good care you get there They
have stood your insOlenqe long enough
here. II yOU want TO take a few things
with you. III ring. and one OF the maids
can put up your box. I'll run through
your accounts after you are gone, and fan
cy ! can substanriate a tolerable charge
Of peculariOn TO boot"
The housekeeper had rallied q little,
but this last speech Of Roses completely
crushed her. She knew that she had
carried on systematic scale Of robbery
for years. She Topped down OF her
knees, and implored that mercy might be
shown her, backing her entreaties with
many sobs and tears.
Here they all are, Gren," said Maude,
entering the roOm- Il tumbled them into
this towel; l couldn't carry them in my
hands. Good gracious, Mrs. Upcroft, do
get up. What is the matEeri"
Stay where you are, and apologize TO
Miss DenisOn for your impertinence. be-
fore you rise" thundered Grenville.
Quick, woman. and I'll be lenient about
the second charge I have against you"
"Oh, please forgive me, Miss Mauds
| didn't mean It-indeed / didn't - vhiu-
pered the crestfallen housekeeper.
There, thatn do" said Rose. con.
temptuously, while Maude stood in onan-
eyed wonderment az the complete subiu-
CATION OF her ancient foe Eureka ~ hs
shouted. as, after running his eve ova,
some half dozen mouldy papers, a uDo-s
musty parchment than usual came bepeatb
his ken This will do. You can -
Mrs. Upcroft, without a police escort Tor
the present; but you had better bear IN
mind, in future, that Il you are InsoIent
to Miss Denisou you will settle with ms
and that next time promise you n sbs1 |
be a settlement in full"
With low currsy the discomforsss |
housekeeper left the room-anzer ragSn-
In her breast, but mixed wiki a .-ro1s
proportion Of fear. Her msl4rols,os /
would know no bounds Il she sbo1IS
ever see her opportunity: but for the pra~.
ent GrenvilIe Rose had estsblisbed
wholesome terrorism.
Let her go, my darling" said Gran.
vile, as he stole his arm round Nf.nd@s.
waist. This is the deed 1 wan,ed :
must leave for town directly after brsaL
fast Armed with this, l tbjnk -,
safely say Pearman' shall troubls ron ~
more. What guerdOn is your cbsmn;oo
to have when he has rescued Won TO-
the dragon?" ''On'
Nothing, I'm afraid"
You Migrate! What do vou na.rp
What | said. fear, Gren." renl,sa
the girl. as she lifted her .mI,,n~ 80
to his, tina, have given nv chsnrsos az
all l have TO give already, and n tba,
don't satisfy him; I can ouly-p
Miss Denisons further views q, 81,
subject we're never pronuIz.,a5 N"e