The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1923-09-21


warning to leave their service. | begin
to think / am wonderful woman: l
only pointed to the door One does
hear sometimes of mems brains soft
ening in the most unexpected manner.
have my suspicious of Moody's
brains, I can tell you"
Mr.. Troy's suspicious took differ
ent direction; they pointed along the
line of streets which led to Old Shar-
on's lodgings. Discreetly silent as to
the turn which his thoughts had TAX
en-, he merely expressed himself as
feeling to much surprised to offer any
opinion at all.
wait a little" said Lady Lydiard,
Il haven't done surprising you yet.
You have seen a boy here in a pages
livery, think. Well, he is a good boy,
and he has gone home for a weeks
holiday with his friends The proper
person to supply his place with the
boots and shoes and other small en-
pigments is, of course, the youngest
footman, lad of only few years
older than himself. What do you think
Moody does? Engages stranger, with
the house full Of idle men-servants
already, to fill the pages place. At
intervals this morning I heard them
wonderfully merry in the servants
hall--so merry that the noise and
laughter found it's way upstairs to the
be in good spirits, but it certainly did
strike me that they were getting be-
yond reasonable limits. / questioned
my maid, and was informed that the
noise was all due to the jokes Of the
strangest old man that ever was seen.
In other words, the person whom my
steward had taken it on himself to
engage in the pages absence. spoke
to Moody on the subject. He answered
in an odd, confused way, that he had
exercised his discretion to the best
of his judgment, and that Off wished
| it) he would tell the old man to keep
his good spirits under better control.
| asked him how he came to. hear
of the man. He only answered, BY
accident, my lady; and not one word
more could l get out of him, good or
bad. Moody engages the servants, as
YOU know; but on every other occa-
sion he has invariably consulted me
before an engagement was settled.
really don't feel at all sure about this
person who has been so strangely in
troduced into the house: he may be
drunkard or a thief | wish you would
speak to Moody yourself, Mr.. Troy.
Do you mind ringing the bell?'
Mr.. Troy rose, as matter OF
course, and rang the bell
He was by this time, it is needless
TO say. convinced that Moody had not
only gone back to consult Old Sharon
on his own responsibility, but, worse
still. had taken the unwarrantaple
liberty of introducing him as spy
into the house To communicate this
exclamation to Lady Lydiard would
IN her present humor, be simply to
produce the dismissal OF the steward
from her service. The only other al
formative was to ask leave to inter
reeate Moody privately, and, after
: d,,Iv removing him, to insist on the
departure of Old Sharon as the one
condition on which Mr.. Troy woulo
consent to keep Lady Lydiard IN ig
norance of the truth
81 think l shall manage better WIZ
Moody if your ladyship will permi
me to see him in private" the lawyer
ga .Sbnl, 20 10 snstairs and speai
n him in his own room"
: .cWhy should you trouble yourself u
! do thatq" said her ladyship. See MN
t here and I will go into the boudoir.
t AS she made that reply the footmal
/ aopeared at the drawing room door.
send Moody here" said Lao
Lydiard. ,,,.oa q
]. mat moment, assumed an importahc
/ INCH was not expressed in the 100
n MANS wrods. my lady," he said MI
& Moody has gone out.
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