The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1923-07-13

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this sort. We must begin at the begin
ming May l venture to ask your lady
ship question:"
Lady Lydiard felt the composing in
fluence of Mr.. Troy 81 am at your
disposal SIR" she said, quietly
"Are you absolutely certain that
you Enclosed the bank note in the let
ter?" the lawyer asked
Il certainly believe l inclosed It,"
Lady Lydiard answered But l was
SO alarmed at the time by the sud-
den illness of my dog that l do not
feel justified in speaking positively"
WAS anybody in the room with
your ladyship when you put the in
closure in the letter, as you believer"
II was in the room,' said Moody.
l can swear that saw her ladyship
put the bank note in the letter, and
the letter in the envelope"
"And seal the envelope?" asked Mr.
Troy.
mo, sir. Her ladyship was called
away into the next room to the dog
before she could seal the envelope"
Mr.. Troy addressed himself once
more to Lady Lydiard. Did your lady
ship take the letter into the next
room with your"
81 was too much alarmed to think
of it, Mr. Troy. 1 left it here on the
table,"
with the envelope open?"
Yes"
How long were you absent in the
other room?"
Half an hour or more"
Hal" said Mr.. Troy to himself,
this complexities it a little" He re-
Elected for a while, and then turned
again to Moody did any of the serv-
ants know of this bank note being in
her ladyship's possession"
Not one of Them" Moody an
swered.
do you suspect any of the serv-
ants?"
Certainly not, sir"
Are there any workmen employed
in the house?"
mo, sir"
do you know of any persons who
had access to the room while Lady
Lydiard was absent from it,"
1.-TWO visitors called, sir
who were they?"
Her ladyship's nephew, Mr. Felix
5weetsir, and the Honorable Alfred
Mr.. Troy shook his head irritably. |
4 am not speaking of gentlemen of
high position and repute," he said.
It's absurd even to mention Mr..
Sweetsir and Mr.. Hardyman. My ques-
ion related to strangers who might |
lave obtained access to the drawing
calling, with her lady
ships sanction, for subscriptions, for
Instance, or people calling with ar
icles of dress or ornament to be sub
nitted to her ladyship's inspection"
mo such persons came to the
louise, to my knowledge" Moody an
wered.
Mr.. Troy suspended the investiga-
ion, and took turn thoughtly in the
DOM. The theory on which his in
uiries had proceeded thus far had
allied to produce any results. His ex-
erience warned him to waste no more ;
me on it, and return to the starting
ONT of the investigation-in other
'ords, to the letter Shifting his point
view, he turned again to Lady
ew direction.
"Mr. Moody mentioned just now" he
aid, that your ladyship was called :
ito the next room before you could
sal your letter. On your return to
lis room did you seal the letter On
our return to this room did you seal
lie letter."
II was busy with the dog" Lady
ydiard answered. isabel Miller was
no use in the boudoir, and 1 told :
sr to seal it for me-" II
Mr.. Troy started. The new direction
which he was pushing his inquiries
sgan to look like the right direction
ready miss Isabel Miller" he pro-
,eded, has been resident under :
our ladyship's roof for some little
me, believer"
For nearly two years, Mr. Troy"
"As your ladyships companion and
ader?"
"As my adopted daughter" her