The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1912-10-11

We're really cottages then-spent their
summers there and owned cottage.
Many of those now inhabiting palaces
at Newport had sold fish and vege-
tables to his ancestors, but the present
generation knew nothing of that, and
Fairchild was not admitted TO their
charmed circle. However, he could call
upon Lady Amelia at Mrs. Harker-
Boyington's and would be welcomed
us the latter's friend.
Having asked permission to do this
and received 1t, he felt comparatively
easy-that is, as to gaining access to
Lady Amelia. As to the matter of
winning her, he could not but consider
himself presumptuous to think of such
a thing. Besides, he had but n beg
carly half million, and he suspected the
noble lady was to visit America with a
view to making n match with some
rich man.
As the ship neared port Lady Anne
liza grew Ill at 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 of new country. Were she
landing in England her brother would
send his man, Connors, who had been
in the family since his birth and had
waited upon her since she was little
girl. But landing in America was far
different.
This was gratifying to Fairchiid.
IA II
place Lady Amelia under obligations
to him and become initiated to relying
upon him. He told her that he would
be only too happy to assist her in get
ting her luggage through the custom
house and would see her to her car
rage and to any place she proposed
to go. She accepted his offer, but
somehow that dread she felt in land
Ing In new country did not disap-
pear. He assisted her in making out
her declaration" for the customs Off
GERS. 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 full instructions on this
her
When the ship was docked Lady
Amelia and Fairchid stood together
near the gangway, he carrying her
hand baggage. He noticed that she
was pale and seemed to be laboring
under suspense. He escorted her
down the gangway, and they had
scarcely set foot on the dock when Il
man stepped up to Lady Amelia and
said
Come this way, please"
what for? asked Fairchild. bris-
Ting.
Don't you interfere, sir. / have
telegram from England to arrest a
woman answering to her description.
don't think am mistaken"
Fairchild, thunderstruck, followed
the man and his prisoner into a pri-
vate room. where the officer read the
telegram directing the arrest Of Mary
Thompson. maid to Lady Amelia Poin-
dexter. who had decamped with her
mistress jewels and was supposed TO
have sailed for New York on the
steamer Just arrived The man then
took q suit case belonging to the so
called Lady Amelia and asked for the
key She produced 1t, he opened the
case, and there, rolled In undercloth
ing. was n small fortune in jewels.
Fairchild would not believe but that
a mistake had been made till he was
Informed that Lady Amelia had con-
scented to 90 back to England without
making any trouble. trusting TO her
mistress to be lenient with her. Then
he gave It up. 1t turned out that Mary
Thompson had been born a servant In
n noble British family and from con
slant contact with its members had ac-
quired the manners of lady, which
she could assume at will. She and a
valet had concluded to make way with
some of the family property, 90 TO
America ana set up for themselves
The valet arrived on the next steamer
and was also taken In.
The maid had appropriated some Of
her mstres writing paper with the
family crest on it, but she was unable
to write her native language grammat
ically or spell correctly, not having re.
ceived much of an educa ton. She had
been brought into contact with the
arstocratic friends Of her mistress. who
not only knew everybody in the upper
circles in England. but mad been to
New York and been entertained at
Newport. Indeed. her maid before
leaving her had stolen an invitation she
had shown Fairchlld. having changed
the date
Fairchild came to believe that she
had purposely let slip the letter that
had been blown away from her on the
steamers deck to get grip on him.
but what she intended to 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 all refinement comes usually
with-or rather. after-the possession
Of wealth. and the fact that man is
refined comes from his ancestors hav-
ing acquired money to be used in his
refinement He goes still further, aver
ring that. while in America our arts
tocracy comes from the possession Of
funds acquired in trade. abroad 1t orig
inally came from robbery, most OF the
powerful families in England today
having obtained their fortunes from
the dispossession of some one who
likely originally stole it from another.