Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1915-07-02
which had seen IN Murtol's cozy little
room up at Rannoch


Fellow OF hers at Chichester. There
fore inquired Of the photographers
lady clerk whether she could supply
me with print Of the negative.
For considerable time she searched
In her books for the name. and at last
discovered 1t. Then she said:
Il regret. sir. that We can't give you
print. for the customer purchased
the negative at the time"
All, I'm very sorry for that" / said.
ITO what address did you send IT."
The customer who ordered it was
apparently foreigner" she said, at
the same time turning round the ledger
80 that could read, and saw that
the entry was: "Heath-Miss Rlma-
three dozen cabinets and negative.
| Address: Baron Xavier Oberg, Vos-
nesenski Prospect 48, 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 a far cry,
yet l resolved II 1t We're necessary I
would travel there and investigate.
At the German embassy in the Carl
ton House Terrace, found my friend.
Captain Nieberding, the second Sec
rotary, of whom inquired whether
the name Of Baron Oberg was known,
but having referred to a number of
German books In his eXcellency's H.
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 1t was not German
name. for there was a little place
called Oberg, he said, on the railway
between LODI and Lowicz.
Next day l ran down to Chichester.
and after some difficulty found the
Cheverton College for Ladies', a big
old-fashioned house about half a mile
out Of the town of the Drayton road.
The seminary was evidently q first
class one, for when entered | no.
ticed how we'll everything was kept.
To the principal an elderly lady of
somewhat severe aspect. l said:
Il regret, madam. to trouble you,
but am in search of information you
can supply. 1t is with regard to a
certain Elma Heath whom you had as
pupil here, and who left, | believe.
about two years ago. Her parents
lived in Durham. There has been some
little friction in the family, and l am
making inquiries on behalf Of another
branch Of tan aunt who desires to
ascertain the girls whereabouts"
"Ah, regret. sir. that l cannot tell
you that. The baron, her uncle, came
here one day and took her away sud
denly--abroad, think"
Had she no school friends to whom
she would probable write?'
There was a girl named Leithcour
-Muriel Leithcourt-who was hel
friend, but who has also left"
And no one else?" l asked "Girls
often write to each other after leav
ing school, until they get married
and then the correspondence usual,
ceases"
The principal was silent and refiec
tive.
WELL" she said at last, there wa.
another pupil who was also on friendl,
terms with Elma-a girl named Lydi:
Moreton. She may have written t.
her. II you really desire to know
sir, dare say l could find her ad
dress. She left US about nine month.
after Elma."
Il should esteem 1t a great favor 4
you would give me that young lady.
address" | said, whereupon she un
locked drawer in her writing-tablt
and took therefrom thick. leather
bound book which she consulted for {
few minutes. at last exclaiming:
Eyes. 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 an.
information? II so. might find thi!
girl whose photograph had aroused tn,
irate jealousy Of the mysterious un
known.
The ten o'clock Edinburgh express,
from Kings Cross next morning tool
me up to Doncaster, and hiring must,
old fly at the station, I drove three
miles out of the town on the Rother
ham road. finding Winston Grange tt
be fine old Elizabethan, mansion IL
the center Of great park, with tai
old twisted chtmneys. and beautifully
kept gardens.
| When descended at the door and
rang, the footman was not aware
whether Miss Lydia was in. He looked
at me somewhat suspiciously.
thought, until gave him my card ant
impressed upon him meaningly that
had come from London purposely tt
see his young mistress upon very i'm
portant matter.
"Tell her." said, "that wish to see
her regarding her friend, Miss Elms
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