Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1909-10-09
CHAPTER XVII.

tips QulNereu. one luCeu ntl minus Cione-
ly together but all she said was the
monosyllable "Gren.' Small mercy was
Mrs. Upcroft likely to meet with at his
hands; her insolence had already made
Roses teeth CRATE
unfortunate, Mrs. Upcroft," he OBJ
served, with an evil smile; "but l am
afraid the butcher will have to walt for
some time before he next enjoys the pleas
ure Of your society. You see, you have
unluckily admitted, before myself and
Miss Denison-two witnesses, bear in
mind-that you were privy to the remov-
al or abstraction of a deed OF value
even II you did not actually remove such
deed with your own hands. The law, Of
which you are aware | am an expounder,
calls casualty of this kind by the name
Of felony, and recompenses 1t with varied
terms Of transportation. 1t is unpleas-
ant, Mrs. Upcroft; but | fear unless you
can recollect where those particular pa
pers are there is nothing for II but to
wait here patiently until the police escort
] Am about TO summon has arrived for
you"
The sulky insolence was taken well out
Of the unhappy housekeeper before Roses
speech was finished. Like most people of
that class, she had but very vague ideas
Of the power of the law, and an almost
morbid horror Of encountering II in any
shape. The barrister's accusation, too.
sounded very plausible to Impractical
ears.
"Oh Mr.. Grenvile, after knowing me
all this time, whoever'd have thought
you'd go against me In this way? oh,
dear oh, dear what shall | do?"
DO what you ought to have done, at
once. Tell Miss Maude this 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 II you can't do 1t
by the end of that time, I'll lock you In
here and send for the police"
''Oh, please don't don't know, right
ly. l think, Miss, they were all put up
In an old trunk In the garnet overhead"
sobbed the now thoroughly cowed house
keeper.
go and see, Maude," said Rose, quiet
B.
Miss Denison tripped out of the room,
leaving Granville to the quiet contempla-
don of his victim.
"Oh, my l-oh, my !" sobbed the house
keeper, ito think of those old publishing
things being of any consequence And
what right have you, sir, to say l took
them? To think of my being accused OF
taking things, after all these years But
l suppose poor servants character Is not
TO be taken away for nothing7 III have
the law Of you, | will"
You're right, Mrs. Upcroft; you will,
and very much TO your detriment, too, If
the paper / want is not forthcoming.
You're not talking to woman now.
You'll neither brighten me, nor get the
slightest mercy at my hands. You're
In az fair way Of spending the next
six or seven years at Portland as any
body / know; and, by heavens, III take
pretty good care you get there They
have stood your insolenge long enough
here. II you want to take few things
with you, I'll ring, and one Of the maids
can put up your box. I'll run through
your accounts after you are gone. and fam
cy / can substantiate q tolerable charge
of peculation to boot"
The housekeeper had rallied a little,
but this last speech OF Roses completely
crushed her. She knew that she had
carried on a systematic scale of robbery
for years. She Topped down on 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: couldn't carry them In my
hands. Good gracious. Mrs. Upcroft, do
get up. What is the matter?"
"Stay where you are, and apologize to
Miss Denison for your impertinence, be-
fore you RISE Numbered Granville
"Quick, woman. and I'll be lenient about
the second charge | have against you"
"Oh, please forgive me, Miss Maude !
/ didn't mean it-indeed didn't % whim-
pered the crestfallen housekeeper.
There, thatll do" said Rose, con-
temptuously, while Maude stood In open
eyed wonderment at the complete subju-
CATION of her ancient foe. Eureka - he
shouted, as, after running his eye over
some half dozen mouldy papers, a more
musty parchment than usual came beneath
his ken. This will do. You can 20,
Mrs. Upcroft. without a police escort for
the present; but you had better bear In
mind, In future, that II you are lnsolent
to Miss Denison you will settle with me,
and that next time l promise you II shall
be a settlement In full"
With low curtsy the disconnected
housekeeper left the room-anger raging
In her breast. but mixed with a strong
proportion of fear. Her malevolence
would know no bounds II she should
ever see her opportunity but for the pres
ent Granville Rose had established
wholesome terrorism.
Let her go, my darling" said Gren-
vile, as he stole his arm round Maude's
waist. This is the deed / wanted. l
must leave for town directly after break
fast. Armed with this think / can
ga fely say Pearman shall trouble you no
more. What guerdon is your champion
10 have when he has rescued you from
he dragon"
Nothing, I'm afraid"
''You migrate What do you meant"
What | said. / fear, Gren." replied
the girl. as she lifted her smiling face
TO his, that ! have given my champion
all have to give already, and II that
don't satisfy him, can only"