Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1909-03-05

g,oda benson eyes NoA
ylao' She laced her hands close
D '5ar. but all she said was the
'S m,bla "Gren." Small mercy was
,5 l ,,e likely to meet with at his
OI sor insolence had already made
= Innate. ..+ Mrs. Upcroft," he OBJ
18th an evil smile; ''but l am
2, no butcher will have to wait for
.~. before he next enjoys the pleas
'I ranr society. You see, you have
Z. ~. admitted, before myself and
D n|anison-two witnesses, bear in
.5s- YOU were privy to the remov-
,bsrraction Of a deed of value,
=. IAN did not actually remove such
~ ronr own hands. The law, of
ron are aware I am an expounder,
,- 'ooenalry of this kind by the name
s,-,r and recompenses it with varied
= +raDsDortatiOn. 1t is unpleas-
NJ, rDcroft; but l fear, unless you
.,,,1nc+ where those particular pa
A.. there is nothing for it but to
s,rs oatiently until the police escort
about to summon has arrived for
r. snIkr fnsoIence was taken we'll out
u, rnhaDDy housekeeper before Roses
- ros finished. Like most people of
,sss she had but very vague ideas
d.. rover Of the law, and an almost
III horror of encounterlng it in any
-, The barrister's accusation, too,
-,fd very plausible to Impractical
Al Mr.. Granville. after knowing me
His time. whoever'd have thought
90 against me in this way? Oh,
ob dear. what shall | do?"
IA what YOU ought to have done, at
Tell Miss AIaude this instant
.q those papers are. None of your
ar,p about not remembering. You
7arfecrIy we'll what you've done
Them. III give you two minutes to
r vorr IDEAS, and if you can't do it
he end Of that time, I'll lock you in
snl send for the police"
d. please don't. l don't know, right
| think, Miss, they were all put up
~ Old trunk in the garnet overhead"
I'D the now thoroughly cowed house
M
10 and see, Maude," said Rose, quiet
Hs Deuison tripped out of the room,
rg Granville to the quiet contempla-
Of bis victim.
rl my oh, my :" sobbed the house
-a, TO think Of those old publishing
IS being of any consequence And
right have you, sir, to say | took
q: To think of my being accused of
@. things, after all these years But
ar0se a poor servants character is not
taken away for nothing? III have
law Of you, I will"
You're right, Mrs. Upcroft; you will,
very much to your detriment, too, if
paper | want is not forthcoming.
Ire not talking to a woman now.
j.. neither brighten me, nor get the
-,es. mercy at my hands. You're
fair a way of spending the next
Or seven years at Portland as any
| know; and. by heavens, I'll take
7 good care you get there! They
By stood your insolenge long enough
!" II you want to take a few things
d you, III ring. and one of the maids
put up your box. I'll run through
accounts after you are gone, and fan
/ Can subStantiate a tolerable charge
3.Caci0n to boot"
lie hOuSekeeper had rallied a little,
his last speech of Roses completely
Za her. She knew that she had
-4i on q systematic scale of robbery
E@rS. She Topped down on her
@ and impored that mercy might be
I her, backing her entreaties with
~T @5s and tears.
Here they all are, Gren," said Maude,
-al1s the room. Il tumbled them into
lowell; l couldn't carry them in my
~& Good gracious, Mrs. Upcroft, do
.2 What is the matter?"
&aE where you are, and apologize to
y peniSon for your impertinence, be-
4 you RISE Numbered Granville.
~.A' woman, and I'll be lenient about
second charge l have against you"
.- please forgive me, Miss Maude !!
. mi mean Indeed I didn't :" whim-
~ lie crestfallen housekeeper.
mere, that'u do" said Rose, con-
-.aousIy, while Maude stood in open
. 'onderment at the complete subju-
I~- OF her ancient foe. Eureka y he
. . as after running his eye over
II. -a.I dozen mouldy papers, a more
81. parchment than usual came beneath
'y4' This will do. You can go,
OPcFott, without a police escort for
resent; but you had better bear in
r. IL future, that if you are insolent
.% Denison you will settle with me,
'-a' next time l promise you it shall
1 settlement in full"
~ low curtsy the disconnected
&..'ePer left the room-anger raging
:. breast, but mixed with a strong
\, .3-00 Of fear. Her malevolence
Know no bounds if she should
" ~ 0eF opportunity; but for the pres
.,s1'lIIe Rose had established a
some terrorism.
4es so, my darling" said Gren-
n, y ne stole his arm round Maude's
sr Ihls is the deed l wanted. |
k 'a,e Ior town directly after break
h, armed with this, 1 think / can
h. Ny ny Pearman shall trouble you no
,,- nat guerdon is your champion
\ 3,,..|an mt, he has rescued you from
y o,aing, I'm afraid"
'FS,t Migrate. What do you mean?"
~ 1 said. 7 fear Gran f" reDlied