The daily Alaskan., 1912-11-08

Many of those now inhablting palaces at Newport had sold fish and yege- tables to his ancestors, but the present generation knew nothing of that and Fairghlld was not admitted Co their charmed circle However, he could call upon Lady Amelia at Mrs. Harkcr- Royingtons and would be welcomed gs the latter's friend
 Having asked permission to do thls and received lt he felt comparatively easy-that is, as to gaining access to Lady Amelia. As Co the matter of winning her. he could not but consider himself pregumptuous Co think Of such a thing. Besides. he had but a beg Carly balf million, and he suspected the noble lady was to visit America with a view to making a match with some rich man.
 As the ship neared port Lady Anne. lla grew iIl ut ease. She said that no arrangement had been made with any one to meet her and she dreaded land ing alone and unprotected on the shores or a new country Were she landing in England her brother would send his man. COnnors. who had been fin the family since his birth and had waited upon her since she was httle girl. But landing in America was far different.
 This was gratifying Co Fairchild, since it gave him an opportunity Co place Lady Amelia under obligations to him and become initiated Co relying upon him. He told her that he would be only too happy Co assist her In get ting her luggage through the custom house and would see her to her car rlarc and Co any place she proposed Co go. She accepted his ofTcr, but somehow that dread she felt in land ing i'm a new country did not disap. pear. He assisted her in making out her declaration" for the customs on. rors. and she asked him if she must declare jewels she had inherited She had brought them all since she would need them In New York and Newport He gave her fuu instructions on this point and an others that concerned her
 When the ship was docked Lady Amelia and Foirchild stood together near the gsngvay he carrying her hand baggage. He noticed inst she was pale and seemed Co be laboring under suspense. He escorted her down thc Cauuway, and they had scarcely set foot on the dock when a man stepped un to Lady Amelia and said.
 Come this way, please"
 "whnt for" asked FairchIld, hris. ting.
 "Don't you Interfere. sir. have telegram from England to arrest woman answering Co her description don't think ! am mistaken"
 FalrchUd. thmdcrstruck, followed the man and his prisoner into a pri- vatc room. whore thc officer read the telegram directing the arrest of Mary Thompson. maid to Lady Amelia Poin- dexter. who had dcramped with her mistress jewels and was supposed Co have sailed for New York on the steamer just arrived The man then took a shit case belonging Co the SO called Lady Amelia and asked for the key. She produced lt, he opened The case, and there. rolled in undercloth Ing. was a small fortune in jewels
 Falrchld wouId not believe but that a mistake had been made can nc was Informed tbnt Lady Amelia had con scented Co ga back fo England without making any trouble. trusting Co her mistress Co hn Iouient with her Then he gave lt uD. Tt turned out that Mary Thompson had been born a servant in a noble British family and from con. stant contact with lts members had ac. 0ufrpd the manners of a lady, which she could assume at will She and a valet had concluded Co make wuy with some of Che. family property ra Co AmcrIca and set mp for themselves. The valet arrived on the next steamer and was also tUEan iu.
 The maid had appropriated some of her mistress writing paper with the family crest on it. but she was unable to write her native language grammat- IcaUy or spell correctly, not having re- ceived much of an education She had been brought into contact with the arlstocratic friends of her mistress, who not only knew everybody m the upper circles In England. but had been to New York and been entertained at Newport. Indeed. her maid before leaving her had stolen an invitation she had shown Fairchild having changed the date
 Fairchild came to believe that she had uurposcly let slip the letter that had been blown away from her on the steamers deck tu get a grip on him, but what she intended Co do with him after getting him he remained in igno- rance about
 Fairchild has become socially mis- anthropic. lie is beginning to think that after an refinement comes usually with-or rather. ofter-the possession of wealth. and the fact that a man Is refined comes from his ancestors hay ing acquired money to be used in his rs3Dewput TTa frf,re stiU further. aver