The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1909-10-21
CHAPTER xvII.

$3.50 A. k~A~At AtANaf ~ aAAEE% Win at IA
hands; her insolence had already mad
Roses teeth CRATE.
Unfortunate. Mrs. Upcroft.~ he Of
served. with an evil smile: but / al
afraid the butcher viii have TO wait TO
some time before he next enjoys the pleas
urs OF your society. You see. you hav
unluckily admitted. before myself an
Miss Denison-two witnesses, bear il
nind-shat you were privy to the remoy
al or abstraction OF a deed of value
gwen IL you did NOT actually remove sucl
deed with your own hands. The law. o
which you are aware l am an expounder
calls q casualty OF this Kind by the mans
of felony, and recompenses 1t with varies
farms Of transportation. II is unpleas
ant. Mrs. Upcroft: but fear. unless you
can recollecf where those particular pa
pers are. there is nothing for II bur 70
wait here patiently untn the police escort
/ am about 30 summon has arrived for
ycu-"
The sulky insolenee was taken well out
Of the unhappy housekseper 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 encounfering IL in any
snaps. The barrister's accusation. too
sounded very plausible 10 Impractical
ears.
"Ohs Mr. Grenville. after knowing me
all this time. whoever'd have thought
you'd so against me In this way? Oh.
dear oh. dear what shall | doy'
do what you ought 60 have done. at
CAGE. Tell Misc Mauds this instant
where those papers are None OF your
nonsense about NOT remembering You
know perfectly well what you've done
with them III give you two minutes 10
collect your ideas. and II ron can't do it
by the end OF that time. I'll Iock you In
hers and send for the police"
+'0h. please don'tl don't know, right
r. 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
u.
Miss Denison fripped out OF the room, |
leaving Granville TO the quiet contempla-
kdon of his victim
@0h. my Aoh. my ?" sobbed the house
keeper, TO think Of those old publishing /
things being OF any consequence And Il
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than? To think OF my being accused of /
taking things. after all these years But
suppose poor servants character la not
to os taken away for noehing7 III have
the law OF you. will"
You're right, Mrs. Upcroft: you win,
and very much to your datrimsnf, too, il
tina paper I want is not forthcoming
You're not talking TO g woman now
You'll neither brighten me, nor get tbs
slightest mercy ar my hands. You're
In as fair way of spending tina next ,
six or seven years at Portland as any :
body / know: and, BY heavens, III take J
pretty good care you get therel They I
lave stood your insolense long enough | I
zsre- IL you want to take a few things +
*ifh ron. III ring. and one of the maids /
an put up your box. III run through
our accounts after yoa are gone, and fan &
y can substantiate a tolerabls charge Ii
4 peculation TO boot" RI
The housekeeper had rallied q little, +,
Iut this last speech Of Roses completely
rushed her. She knew that she had r
arried on a systematic scale of robbery !,
or years She topped down on her :,
nees. and impiored that mercy might be :,
hown her, backing her entreaties with s
aany sobs and tears.
Here they all are. Gren," said Maude. n
utering the room Il rumbled them into re
ais towel: couldn't carry them In my I'd
ands- Good gracious, Mrs. Upcroft. do
st up. What Is the matter de
stay where you are. and apologize to r.,
Iiss Denison for your impertinence, be- fa
re you RISE" thnndered GrenvilIe. be
Quick, woman. and I'll be lenient about fri
e second charge | have against you" th
"Oh, please forgive me, Miss Aaude CO
didn't mean it-indeed l didn't =" whins- he
red the crestfallen housekeeper an
There, thatll do" said Rose, con we
mptuously, while Maude stood In open thi
ed wonderment at the complete subju-
tion OF her ancient foe. Eureka - he IA,
cuted, as, after running his eye over try
me half dozen mouIdy papers. q more By
1sty parchment than usual cams beneath In
' ken. This viii do. You can 70. axs
Rs. Upcroft, without q police escort for
Q present: but you had better bear In dsr
nd, In future, that II roo are insoIent onf
Miss Denison you viii settle with me.
d that next time / promise you IL shall qui
a settlement In full"
With a low curfsy the discomforted 7
N7cACOPrA ArAt tAr fVu4u-3UEEE raging
her breast, bat mixed with a strong NOT
oportion of fear. Her malsvolencs fac
uld know no bounds II shs should RESI-
n see her opportunity but for the pres sool
Granville Rose had established a mer
olesome terrorism. hoa
Let her go, my darling" said Gren- aga
le, as he stole bis arm round Maude's was
list This is the deed | wanted. I otis
st leave for town directly after break q
C. Armed with this, / think I can mar
ely say Pearman shall trouble you no 6dei
re. What guerdon Is your champion had
have when be has rescued you from vest
dragon2v r.
Nothing. I'm afraid won
You migrate What do you meauT OF
What ! said. | fear. Gren,v replied final
girl. as she lifted her smiling face shou
his, that / have given my champion ite
have to give already. and II that Il
I satisfy him, ] can only bis
lies Denison's further views on thu as /
|ect were never promulgated, for rea- With
that are palpably obvious nor will to e
ordinary observer be much astonighed | do
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