The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-09-27

ioness and to have been willing to as
Stst her in this lowduwn business Of
ericting the UppnEhams."
There you are wrong Clcck When
Inspector Naylor rang me up this morn
ing. that point naturally arose and nc
was at the pains to tell me that Seton
Hartopp was extremely indignant when
he heard OF it. and declared that # hs
had had any suspicion of what she WAS
up to or that she was q person of that
stripe She should never have darkcucd
his doors for an instant"
Just SO. Any idea how she came to
darken them in the first place? Where
he met her. and how:
Yes. At Monte Carlo. the winter he
fore last while he and his wife were
stopping there. II appears that in the
with hers--bnught rosewood and ma
hogany for him for piano cases. vol
know-and that fact proved a sort Of
link between them and led to acquaint-
ancc.'
DO you know If they have offered
any explanation for taking up with tins
woman who on your own showing. was
not only n bulgarian. but utterly taboo
in the social world
Yes. l do. Naylor says that Seton
Hartopp vas ar pains 10 eNralin Fnat
when he heard for the first tim" Of ~"
Observation-Disclosures business. ii"
said that h" and his wife always had Il
Sncaktng sympathy with the woman.
expect that. when We come to 90 into
the matter. Clrek. ". shall ftnd that
Sctnn-Hartnpp'S statement that h. knew
nothing Of the eviction business Will
prove quite true: for her going down to-
tho Hall Yesterday was matte A chance
affair. AS matter OF fact. she really
was 70 have visited them six DAYS acS
hut WAS obliged TO Put il off owing tot
an accident. Fire broke ont in the rooms
usuaIlv assirncd tn be- and rid 81 n,urh
damage that they had t" ask her to-
put off her visit until others could BE-
that the tower suit. was finally as.
signed 10 her. Scton-iIartnrp and wife
went up TO London for week
while. the workmrn were in re-
pairing the damage: hut. find
ing that it would take longer than an
ticipated, they dispatched orders to the
servants for tn" tower suite TO be rra-
pared. and. finally. the lady returned
tn. work in person.
Him. l see. The lady. eh? And didn't
No. 1t would have been a waste or
time"
About this tower suite-whats It
| like OR don't you know"
1t happens that | do. Owing 20 it's
| being in 4 tower and that tower being at
the west wing, it is. Of course. some
what separated FROM the main body OF
|. the house. AS 1t Is Il relic Of icudal
! times. all windows are supplied with
; stout iron bars. This might. at FIRST
] glance make the tower suite appear
| most undrsirablc: but 1t happens that it
| commands the best view Of any suite in
| the entire place and Scton-Hartopp has
| had II most SuDcrbly equipped. There
are no vines of any sort upon the outer
walls: there is no door by which it can
| be entered from the OUTSIDE: nor lnHcco.
all. save by way of passage leading
| from the main body of the house to L
! flight cf stairs going up TO the suite it
self. and these terminate at door waicn
when locked on the instde-as II was last
| nlght--makc II an absolute lmpoSSthllitE
| for any human creature to enter the
rooms without both the consent and the
| assistance OF the occupler.
! Nov. then. here's the situation: AZ
! o'clock Yesterday afternoon the old
| girl arrived. was received by James
| Seton-Hartorp and his wife. conducted
| to that suite took a nap Of half an
! hours duration, at called her maid 10
her to unpack her effects. at 1 began to
! dress herself for Misunderstanding Ter
self with vast quantities of jewels: to
! which she was much addicted at Such
| times. often overlooking her person with
! them until she was one blaze oil gems
| like q jewelers. ~lndoW-and AT loin"d
her hust and hostess for dinner and must
have had the shock Of her life. In the
interval of her last visit to the Hall the
Seton-EiartopPs had engaged new foot
man. and the instant the marchiCness
entered the dining room and that foot
| man stepped forward to place her chalr
she recognized him as n cousin of her
late totheraR ir,S sn IAN n ns hS ,ir I'm
arrival In England; had come over All
the way from Dublin to ask her TO give
| him g little assistance out Oh her great
wealth"
| Ohio" said Cleek. In two different
| tones. That's gray morse OF anolher
color
THE situation was certainly awkward
for both. and the lady was so upset by
it that she had to ask for private in
! teryiew with her host and hostess and
! tbera onfcssed the state Of affairs beg
| Eng them to relieve her from an en-
Ssrrassinr situation by sending the man
away at once"
which they did. of course"
| .Ycs-certainly Seton-Hartopp packed
the fellow off on the instant. before he
| rould confids the state of affairs TO anv