The Green Forest tribune., 1915-09-03

'He udme or the original was Elma meath, and that she had been school fellow of hers at Chichester There lore inquired of the photographers lady clerk whether she could supply me with a print of the negative.
 For considerable time she searched Tn her books for the name, and at last discovered it. Then she said:
 regret, sir, that we can't give you print, for the customer purchased the negative at the time."
 An, Pm very sorry for that" said
 To what address did you send it?"
 The customer who ordered it was apparently a foreigner" she said, at the same time turning round the ledger so that l could read, and I saw that the entry was: "Heath-Miss Elma- three dozen cabinets and negative. Address: Baron Xavier Oberg, Vos- nesenski Prospect 4S, St Petersburg, Russia"
 Who was this Baron Oberg? The name was German undoubtedly, yet he lived in the Russian capital From London to St. Petersburg is far cry, yet l resolved if it were necessary I would travel there and investigate.
 At the German embassy, in the Carl ton House Terrace. I found my friend, Captain Nieberding, the second sec retary, of whom I inquired whether the name of Baron Oberg was known. but having referred to a number of German books in his excellencys li- brary, he returned and told me that the name did not appear in the lists of the German nobility.
 He may be Russian-Polish, most probably" added the captain His opinion was that it was not a German name, for there was a little place called Oberg, he said, on the railway between Lodz and Lowicz.
 Next day l ran down to Chichester, and after some difficulty found the Cheverton College for Ladies, big old-fashioned house about half mile out of the town of the Drayton road. The seminary was evidently a first class one, for when I entered no- ticed how we'll everything was kept
 To the principal. an elderly lady of somewhat severe aspect, I said:
 T regret, madam, to trouble you, but I am in search of information you can supply. It is with regard to a certain Elma Heath whom you had as pupil here, and who left, I believe, about two years ago. Her parents lived in Durham. There has been some little friction in the family, and I am making inquiries on behalf of another branch of it-an aunt who desires to ascertain the girls whereabouts"
 "Ah, regret, sir, that I cannot tell you that. The baron, her uncle, came here one day and took her away sud denly-abroad, I think"
 Had she no sctooi friends to whom ske would probab write?"
 !, :.,ris f4 ere was was g. es s,l named Lcitheeurt -Muriel Leithcourt-who was her friend, but who has also left"
 And no one else?" I asked. Girls often write to each other after Ieav- ing school, until they get married, and then the correspondence usually ceases.
 The principal was silent and refec- tive.
 Well" she said at last, there was another pupil who was also on friendly terms with Elma-a girl named Lydia Moreton. She may have written to her. If you really desire to know, sir, I dare say I could find her ad. dress. She left us about nine months after Elma"
 T should esteem it a great favor if you would give me that young lady's address, I said, whereupon she un. locked drawer in her writing-table and took therefrom a thick, leather. bound book which she consulted for a few minutes. at last exclaiming:
 "Yes, here it is-Lydia Moreton, daughter of Sir Hamilton Moreton, K. c. M. G., Winston Grange. Doncas. ter"
 And with that I took my leave, thanking her, and returned to Lon. don.
 Could Lydia Moreton furnish any information? If so, I might find this girl whose photograph had aroused the irate jealousy of the mysterious un. known.
 The ten o'clock Edinburgh express from Kings Cross next morning took me up to Doncaster, and hiring musty old fly at the station, I drove three miles out of the town on the Rother- ham road, finding Winston Grange to be a fine old EliZabethan mansion in the center of a great park. with tall old twisted ehimneys. and beautifully kept gardens.
 When I descended at the door and rang, the footman was not aware whether Miss Lydia was in. He looked at me somewhat suspiciously. 1 thought, until gave him my card and impressed upon him meaningly that had come from London purposely to see his young mistress upon very i'm portant matter.
 "Tell her. said, "that wish to see her regarding her friend, Miss Elma Heath"