Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1910-03-11

way fact that I was called after
friend of my mothers of the name of
Denzil; but he has been dead these many
years, and I believe il was his surname.
"We went on by train from Liverpool
to London. On the way to the hotel
where / had telegaphed for rooms it
occurred to me that / wanted new
comb, and that I might as we'll buy it
at once. When | went into the hair
dresser's shop to buy that comb / had
no thought at all of giving Masham the
slip. But when l came out to find my
cab / saw my maid absorbed in the
street sights, obivious of my existence,
and the driver engaged in discourse with
fellow Jehu. I failed Immediately to
attract his attention, and then the
thought struck me, Now is my timel'
$50 quietly walked away along Bond
street, and, thanks TO my study of the
London map, was able to walk along
as if had lived all my life in London,
and so found my way to the little house
which my fellow conspirators had taken
for me in Pimlico. My housekeeper and
parlormaid were awaiting me. There was
some fear that I might have been seen
arriving, but time proved this fear to
be unfounded.
Then, when the advertisement for
Denzilia Lavenham had been several
times repeated, l made my appearance
as Denzil Caterhouse You know I al
ways could assume any voice and almost
any appearance I pleased; but / was
none the less careful to show myself as
little as possible When, for the sheer
Er,x 80 H. 7 IL IL
rishe to an interview | confess ] was
little uneasy as to the result; but need
not have been. He had no suspicion.
For long time / and my friends en-
joyed ourselves hugely. We did all the
work of the house ourselves, and think
did it very cre6itably. As the months
went on, however, we began to be little
bored by the monotony of the parts we
played. We therefore meditated new
departure.
my faithful parlormaid, with many
precautions, procured me a new disguise.
This time l took the part of young,
lady who, having lost all her money and,
quarreled with all her relations was
compelled to earn her own living. In
this character l took rooms in an arti-
sans tenement, and from that abode ad-
vertised for pupils in the art of minia,
ture painting. Denzil Caterhouse was
always in bed when his new niece, Den
ziha Anselm, was living in her tenement
or giving lessons in miniature painting.
my advertisement was answered by
a Mrs. Matthieson, who cont6ntedly ac-
cepted the reference gave to my house
keeper, who replied from the Hotel Con-
tinental to her inquiries. From this
time the game was one of which its
holiness alone saved from ruin. During
my absences my housekeeper and parlor-
maid made frequent appearances in Lon
don and renewed their acquaintance
with their fellow passengers. The only
precaution they observed was that they
professc1 not to be staying in London.
They always came up from the country,
and for the day.
"One morning, meeting one of their
male steamer friends in the park, Miss
Grier, for such was the name by which
they were known, remarked how much
she would like to see Nottingham He
replied that he could give her tickets for
the next day, but could not himself &C.
company them. He would, however, give
them gentleman's ticket, and they
would no doubt easily find an escort.
MISS CTTleT answered uemureiy That she
thought it possible. Thus it came about
that, as the papers relate, Miss Laven-
ham was seen in Nottingham gardens,
accompanied by gentleman and lady.
/, on this occasion, took without dis
guise the part of Miss Grier. Miss Grier,
having an aptitude for smoking cigar
cites, personated the so-easily procured
escort. Mrs. Grier was a discreet cha
peron who effaced herself as much as she
could while the mailen and the gcutl-
man hirted.
"The next day found I had been rec
ognized. Alick Langrishe came, with an
other young man, who was enthusiast
cally eager to play the amateur detective
in search Of Denziia Lavenham, to see
me. Thinking something might come of
the adventure, | was 'on' that day in the
part of Denzil Caterhouse / interviewed
the two young men very successfully.
There was nevertheless vague perpIex-
ity in Mr.. Langrishe's eve which. as il
looked at me, made me resolve to see
him no more.
TO BE CONTINUED.