The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1914-05-14

you mean. Simply answer the ques-
tions I shall ask, and nothing more.
There are certain facts / must have
from you II am to shield you. . You
must tell me the truth. take 1t you
are an English girl. Where do you
live? Who are your friends? Where
is your family?"
The girls face flushed for an instant
and then grew pale again.
II will tell you the TRUTH" she said.
my name is Hetty Castleton. My IA
ther is Col. Braid Castleton of - of
the British army. My mother is dead.
She was Kitty Glynn, at one time
popular music hall performer in Lon
don. She was irish. She died two
years ago. My father was gentle
man. l do not say. he Ia a gentleman,
for his treatment of my mother re-
lieves him from that distinction. He
Is in the far east, China, l think.
have not seen him in more than five
years. He deserted my mother. That's
all there is to that side of my story.
appeared in two or three of the
musical pieces produced in London
two seasons ago, in the chorus. l
never got beyond that, for very good
reasons. was known as Hetty Glynn.
Three weeks ago l started for New
York, sailing from Liverpool Previ-
ously l had served in the capacity of
governess in the family of John Bud
long, brewer. They had son, a
young man of twenty. Two months
ago / was dismissed. A California
lady, Mrs. Holcombe, offered me a sit
uation as governess to her two little
girls soon afterward. / was to go to
her home in San Francisco. She pro-
vided the money necessary for the
voyage and for other expenses. She
is still in Europe. landed in New
York fortnight ago and, following
her directions, presented myself at
certain bank-I have the name some
where-where my railroad tickets
were to be in readiness for me, with
further instructions. They were to
give me twenty-five pounds on the pre-
sentation of my letter from Mrs. Hol-
combe. They gave me the money and
then handed me a cablegram from
Mrs. Holcombe, notifying me that my
services would not be required. There
was no explanation. Just that.
"On the steamer I met-him. His
deck chair was next to mine. / no.
ticed that his name was Wrandall-
C. Wrandall' the card on the chair in
formed me. +"
you crossed on the steamer with
him?" interrupted Mrs. Wrandall
quickly.
YES"
"Had-had you seen him before? In
London?-
Never. Well, we became acquaint-
handsome and agreeable" She paused
for moment to collect herself
Very handsome and agreeable"
said the other slowly.
I'VE got to be very good friends.
There were not many people on hoard,
and apparently he knew none of them.
1t was too cold to stay on deck much
of the time, and 1t was very rough. He
had one of the splendid suites on
the"
Pray omit unnecessary details. You
landed and went-where?"
He advised me to go to an hotel
l can't recall the name. 1t was rather
an unpleasant place. Then l went to
the bank, as have stated. After that
did not know what to do. I was
stunned, bewildered. I called him up
on the telephone and-he asked me to
meet him for dinner at a queer little
cafe, far down town. We"
"And you had no friends, no ac-
quaintances here?"
mo. He suggested that / go into
one of the musical shows, saying he
thought he could arrange it with
manager who was a friend Anything
to tide me over, he said. But would
not consider it, not for instant.
had had enough of the stage. II am
really not fitted for it. Besides, am
qualifed-well qualified--to be gov